OT: The Throwing vs Hitting Tennis Bet

[El Diablo]

bz,

"It would be stealing if Roger Federer dressed up as someone really terrible at tennis, made it seem like you had a chance to win, then pulled off his mask and said "surprise! Thanks for your money!""

Nick stated his tennis credentials in great detail.

Nick stated that he has a match set up for ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS under these conditions.

Nick stated that he is willing to take any comers.

How the f could he be any more clear about his qualifications here?

Please point out where the "deception" occurred.


"Grow up."

HahhahHAHAHHAHAHHAhhHhahahahhaHAHAHAHAHAhahahha

[baronzeus]

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For some reason I feel like you've never accepted a prop bet before.


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You are right. I never have, and probably never will. I'm not much of a gambler.

[baronzeus]

El D,

In this case, it was the nature of the game that was of issue, not Nick's credentials.

[Nick Rainey]

"You are right. I never have, and probably never will. I'm not much of a gambler. "

this is a great example of real poker player and new online player.

[bottomset]

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El D,

In this case, it was the nature of the game that was of issue, not Nick's credentials.

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yeah and Ken stupidly didn't research this before running his mouth

many people run blindly into your poker games, and let you win 200k in a month

if they stood back and realized they are huge dogs, they wouldn't play

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For some reason I feel like you've never accepted a prop bet before.


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You are right. I never have, and probably never will. I'm not much of a gambler.

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Here's how I put it in AIM:

[23:16] me: who the [censored] would read this thread
[23:16] me: and not think
[23:16] me: "wow, there must be some [censored] huge angle. maybe I should investigate."

Nick said he'd be willing to wager a metric fuckton on this match. He stated his credentials. He told people everything they needed to know, and then, after saying he'd be willing to wager a TON on the match, he talked about how it was going to be tough to win.

They're called sucker bets for a reason.

[baronzeus]

Bottomset,

Looking back over the thread I see that Ken did in fact run his mouth a bit. I don't know if I realized that at first but I apologize on his behalf.

But like I said before, those poker players have a CHANCE on every given day to win. That is the difference.

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Bottomset,

Looking back over the thread I see that Ken did in fact run his mouth a bit. I don't know if I realized that at first but I apologize on his behalf.

But like I said before, those poker players have a CHANCE on every given day to win. That is the difference.

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um Ken can win the bet

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anyone ranked top 400 in the world would beat me everytime. that is a fact. today i played a few games with some guys ranked around 200. i won the first few games, but once you figure out the strategy, a skilled tennis player will win. that is why i will take the racket side of the bet.


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its not a total impossible to win situation

[baronzeus]

Actually, Nick claimed that he is 150% sure he would win against Ken, in an AIM conversation. So no, Ken has no chance.

[Nick Rainey]

Then grow some stones and lets play Ken catches and I hit.