[Micturition Man]

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This is why Barry was embarrassed at having to say "lol donkaments" on HSP and probably regretted it afterwards because he is not an "lol donkaments" kind of guy even if he does green leak to charity.

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You are right that Barry is not an 'lol donkaments' kind of guy, but not for the reason you think, imo.

People always misjudge Barry because of his math PhD and his intelligent demeanor as someone who approaches gambling foremost as an intellectual exercise or a profit-maximizing problem.

Barry is actually more of a gambooler type than a math/game theory type. This extends to his view of tournament results, imo. He underrates variance and therefore is excessively generous to people who have some big tourney wins (which not coincidentally includes Barry himself).

Now don't get me wrong, I am not remotely slighting Barry's intellect. I am just saying that while he has the brain of a math whiz he has the soul of a gambler (unlike Chris Ferguson let's say), and that does color his attitude toward tournaments.

I would guess that Chris Ferugson, by contrast, is wholly on board with the 'lol donkaments' idea, even though from an ego point of view he has every reason not to be.

And just for the record my opinion, though it certainly might be wrong, is based mostly on firsthand impressions.