By Sklansky criteria: Jim Brier is the Smartest Poker Player

[Vince Lepore]

The ability to obtain a PHD in physics constitutes Sklansky's intelligence criteria. Physics? Bah Humbug! Jim Brier is studying for and I believe soon to obtain a Doctorate in Mathematics. Physics, shmysics, try to get a PHD in Math. I've had this discusion before with a very well known poker author who shall remain anonymous here. OK, his initials are MM. OK, he sometimes answers to Mason, when he is in a good mood. Thst's enough because I promised not to mention his name when I use Sklansky's name in vain. A business thing I believe. Well anyway he , MM, has assured me that it is an order of magnitude more difficult to obtain a math phd than it is to get one in physics. OK, Mason may not really have said that but Im sure he would have if he had given it a lot of thought.

The point is that Sklansky picked the wrong PHD to determine "ability to think" Math is much more difficult than physics. Look at it this way if ability to think could be rated on a scale of 1 to 10 a physics phd would be a 10 but a Math PHD would be e. The reason is that the Physics guy deals with reality. He doesn't invent things. A quark is a quark is a quark. But the math guy, now here we have true genius. If he doesn't have an answer for you he makes one up! Have you ever heard of imaginary numbers? I'm sure you have. How about imaginary matter? O.K the physics guys have come up with anti matter to explain a little discrepancy between prediction and observation but that's about the only thing that even remotely approaches all the made up things the math guys have given us. Hell, the math guys would have you believe, and most of us do, that there is such a thing as a number. Yes math guys are much better thinkers and consequently Jim "mathguy" Brier and other like him must be the smartest poker players. Maybe Sklansky should evaluate his own ability to think before he tries to rate others.

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[pindawg]

All great physicists are great mathimticians .. I don't see a difference between the two. Everything behind physics is mathimatical

[partygirluk]

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Look at it this way if ability to think could be rated on a scale of 1 to 10 a physics phd would be a 10 but a Math PHD would be e.

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Dumbest quote of the year.

Do you see why?

[Vince Lepore]

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I don't see a difference between the two

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Think, why are seperate degrees if there is no difference?

Vince

[Vince Lepore]

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Dumbest quote of the year.

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Because you did the quoting?

Vince

[m2smith2]

If it really mattered, most fields in physics require math, but not the other way 'round.

But it doesn't matter...

Especially for "math" people who think e > 10...

[Vince Lepore]

O.K. genius do you truly believe that mine was a serious post?

Sheesh!

Vince

[partygirluk]

No, but I'm certain you thought e>10.

[Allinlife]

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The point is that Sklansky picked the wrong PHD to determine "ability to think" Math is much more difficult than physics.

[/ QUOTE ] what's your point? phd in physics is still very respectable thing to achieve. and I'm pretty sure Sklansky didn't give him the rank based on the sole fact that he has a phd in field of physics. Obviously sklansky & Brier and many others here at 2+2 has it, Where is your logic?

[zaxx19]

Lets end this ridiculous arguement right now....Stu Ungar is the smartest guy ever to play any card game....ever...

Case Closed.