Einstein versus......

[Gamblor]

What if Einstein changes his name to Albert Ditka?

[jaeon]

another reason i think einstein wouldn't stand a chance against any real poker player is i don't think he had the proper mindset for the game. i was watching the elegant universe on nova last night and it was talking about how einstein never included the ideas of quantum mechanics into his theories because he thought the universe was too ordered to be based on probabilities rather than certainties...."God does not play dice with the universe." so i would think as soon as the fundamentals were explained to him, he'd leave in disgust, thinking the game a waste of his time.

[The Yugoslavian]

FWIW, I don't think Fischer could be a very successful poker player due to the large amount of luck invovled (as you mention). Fischer is clearly schizophrenic and he had a hard time *ever* losing in chess which is a results oriented game. In poker I just don't believe he could withstand the massive amounts of losing. We'd never get to see his tirades of Hellmuthian proportions (Fischer's would be different as he'd just boycott events and/or make ridiculous demands all the time -- Hellmuth just is a drama king) b/c Fischer would never make it that far in his poker 'career.'

Also, while Fischer could certainly learn the math and probability related to poker I doubt he'd ever excel at the psychological aspect (which seems to be more important at higher levels) -- although I'm sure he'd recognize betting patterns well.

Yugoslav

[tek]

How about Richard Nixon vs. Harry Truman?

[jakethebake]

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How about Richard Nixon vs. Harry Truman?

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Didn't we already do that thread?

[ThaSaltCracka]

when is the "when will jakethebake reach 5k posts" threads going to start? Jeez you post a lot [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[jakethebake]

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when is the "when will jakethebake reach 5k posts" threads going to start? Jeez you post a lot [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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5K? I'll race you to 20K! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[FatMan]

The bear, he plays tight aggressive.