chess or poker

[baronzeus]

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Do you play tournament chess, BaronZeus?

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no, but i did in high school (2 years ago). i had never played chess before my sophomore year in high school and quickly became top chair at my school. pretty much everything came easily to me and i won some state and local tournaments without any study or preparation at all. our team also won the state IIRC. i dont think im good enough to be a "master" but i really have no motivation to try. the money is very little compared to poker and who the hell wants to date a chess player?

however, i agree with the majority here. i could teach someone to be in the top 10% of SH limit much easier than I could teach someone to be good at chess. chess requires a LOT more thought on my part than any game of poker i've played.


it's really not close either, IMO. for someone who's played both games, poker is so simple compared to chess. just compare the complexity of all of holdem to a SINGLE move in chess and you will see how vastly more complex chess is.