WSJ: Harvard Ponders Just What It Takes to Excel at Poker

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Arggghh, NO! Players collect MONEY by getting others to fold or by having the best hand.

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??? Collecting money = winning, right?

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No, not really.

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So you can have -BB/100 stats and still be winning? What are you talking about?

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Of course not- you answered your question for me.

Think about what that -BB rate means, as far as the type of player and the number of hands involved in vs. won...

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OK, so the problem is he missed the "long term" aspect.