You play poker like an 18-year-old girl

[jiggery_pokery]

It's been quite a while since I posted last, so I'll ease myself back in to posting with a nice, easy one. Things are doing all right here, thank you, and I shall try to post some more soon

Comments

[lathany]

Loved the story. Loved the write-up.

[songmonk]

The story I already knew. But I, too, enjoyed the write-up. jigger_pokery knows how to write.

[songmonk]

Well, jiggery_pokery, anyway. Dammit!

[bateleur]

I'm quite impressed by the story of Annette_15 being able to win an 180 person event blind. I don't play Hold 'Em (although I know the rules), but it seems to me that this must reveal a lot about the nature of strategy in the game.

One thing about Annette's story, though - I confidently predict we will see this again and again in future years with respect to all sorts of strategy games. The key factor? This game can be played on the internet.

Kids have hundreds of hours of spare time, but previously have been weak competitors due to the fact that they simply don't encounter strong enough opposition to really improve their game until they're in their teens. Now? The grown-up world will discover just how early kids are ready to compete. And their free time gives them a true competitive advantage. This could get embarrassing! :-)

[catalana]

I look forward to seeing Annette compete in the WSOP when she's old enough - it'd be nice to see a few more ladies with bracelets. *grin*

I'm coming to think that the main event at the WSOP is more or less a craps shoot - there's such a huge field that it takes a great deal of luck to be even in striking distance of the money. I think that the HORSE tournament may be the real event for pros now; it's more of a skill test.

[songmonk]

Don't underestimate the crapshootiness of every poker tournament

[catalana]

Umm, I wasn't saying that there *wasn't* crapsshootiness (great word) in other tournaments. I think that's due to the increased popularity and thus increased competition; pros are less likely to money because there are so many more amateurs playing. But I was only really talking about the WSOP because it's the only one I've observed personally. So far the HORSE tournament isn't getting as many entrants and requires a more diverse set of skills, so it's yet to be swamped the way the main event is. (Also, I don't think there are probably as many satellites that result in entries there, which cuts down on the entries - that's a very high buy-in!) Whether this remains the case is something I don't know. I guess we'll have to see. *grin*

[songmonk]

Hi, I want to apologize for how my comment above might have come across, though it seems like you didn't get offended so thank you. :-)

[hedwig_snowy]

Nothing to do with WSoP (as Poker is sooo last year ;)), but I ran across this story and laughed at the line, "One social anthropologist believes Britons are even capable of forming one-person queues at bus stops."

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[anonymous]

perfect design thanks