Stupidly Gambling For Millions Is Admirable?

[xxThe_Lebowskixx]

David,

you should collect all your posts in NVG as a book.

[El Diablo]

David,

"But to ADMIRE the fact that he has gamble? Cmon."

You find it surprising that a bunch of degenerate gamblers admire bigger degenerate gamblers?

[luckyjimm]

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David,

"But to ADMIRE the fact that he has gamble? Cmon."

You find it surprising that a bunch of degenerate gamblers admire bigger degenerate gamblers?

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What he said

[rgold79]

Agreed. Instead of doing all this work we should all just pull down our pants and see whose is the longest once and for all.

[Marmor]

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Agreed. Instead of doing all this work we should all just pull down our pants and see whose is the longest once and for all.

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QFT
A+

[ahnuld]

Id rather grind out 2k a day for the next few years and have a lot of money in the bank rather than playing nosebleed stakes where the edges are small or non-existant. There are only a few players who have a definite edge at that level

[Triumph36]

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Id rather grind out 2k a day for the next few years and have a lot of money in the bank rather than playing nosebleed stakes where the edges are small or non-existant. There are only a few players who have a definite edge at that level

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you're not a gambler ldo

it's also worth noting that in the past (and probably still today) it's very difficult to find out if you can beat nosebleed stakes unless you take a shot at them short-rolled. cts is an obvious exception but his cpu is a neural net processor - a learning computer. still, tstoneMBD had a wonderful post about how obsessed most poker players are, esp live pros/tourney donks - they define themselves through the stakes they're playing for.

also i'm disappointed that this drama bomb has been derailed by rick astley talk. to talk about a man's poker game is one thing, but to insult his shoes a low blow.

David, i'm hoping your response includes something about A: all the Nobel Prizes you'd have if you hadn't dropped out of school and B: a hand where someone has 100000 BBs.

[sellthekids]

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to talk about a man's poker game is one thing, but to insult his shoes a low blow.

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really? b/c i posit that both relate to how one views money and risk....

[DAT MOOSE]

you're right david, its much more admirable to nut-peddle a 20-40 LHE game and fold every hand in a tournament.

the thing with actual gambling (and not being a nit and writing books about it) is that you have to give action to get action. a strong gambler puts himself in spots where he isnt sure if he's the favorite.. maybe now everyone thinks daniel sucks at golf & non-poker wagering in general and he's cashing in big on this image. and maybe hes donating all his profits to cancer research. its a lot more complex than 'how can you admire the guy for making a bad bet' no one is saying 'i really admire daniel negreanu for losing a million on golf'

the people you should be more worried about are the guys who have cheated people out of millions of dollars and are revered by the public. thats a lot worse than making a stupid bet.

[szw]

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is that you have to give action to get action

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I hate this saying so much.