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Forum: Poker Theory 04-19-2007, 05:27 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 308
Posted By ratel
Re: How many cards should be marked?

People who have to mark cards to win are pathetic. You'll be lucky if you don't get beat down like a dog after a real player catches you at it.
Forum: Poker Theory 04-19-2007, 05:09 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 131
Posted By ratel
Re: Folding KK?

Do you remember the screen name? The hilarious thing is I may very well be the villain you're talking about. If so, it's great to know people are folding KK just because I'm usually tight and turn...
Forum: Poker Theory 04-19-2007, 05:02 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 139
Posted By ratel
Re: \'Going Pro\'- a serious conversation

The first thing you need to do is completely separate your poker bankroll from the money you live on. Manage them independently. With an 18-month-old depending on you, this is the single most...
Forum: Psychology 03-07-2007, 01:27 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 71
Posted By ratel
Re: Anyone else have a problem focusing on days they workout?

If you're doing heavy strength training, chances are your cortisol/insulin/catecholamines are all out of whack. I've seen some really interesting research on the cognitive effects of serum...
Forum: Psychology 03-07-2007, 01:00 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 56
Posted By ratel
Re: pathological narcissism in poker: help or hindrance?

Point taken, but I wasn't thinking so much of "succumbing to it" as using it as a means to an end. People who are shrewd and dedicated enough to channel their grandiose flakiness into productive,...
Forum: Psychology 03-04-2007, 03:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 67
Posted By ratel
Re: Tilt Blocker

Giving yourself a good heaping helping of MENTAL DISCIPLINE works better. Why even play if you can't make your decisions rationally? If you want to ignore something, ignore it.
Forum: Psychology 03-04-2007, 03:02 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 56
Posted By ratel
Re: pathological narcissism in poker: help or hindrance?

Sure, but someone who's truly convinced he's destined for poker greatness will be a lot more likely have a near-monomaniacal dedication to dissecting every aspect of his game than the average person....
Forum: Psychology 03-02-2007, 11:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 56
Posted By ratel
Re: pathological narcissism in poker: help or hindrance?

True, but all the qualities that make a great player (fearlessness, cunning, aggression, reading ablilities, bluffing skills, etc.) evaporate when you're doomed to always second-guess yourself....
Forum: Psychology 03-02-2007, 09:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 56
Posted By ratel
pathological narcissism in poker: help or hindrance?

In case anyone wants to take a crack at it, here's a little "Matrix"-inspired hypothetical which occurred to me this afternoon:

Say the Poker Gods were to offer you a Faustian bargain in the form...
Forum: Laughs or Links! 02-27-2007, 10:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 54
Posted By ratel
Re: Poker Haiku

It's not supposed to: look up "haiku".
Forum: Laughs or Links! 02-26-2007, 01:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 54
Posted By ratel
Re: Poker Haiku

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvCn_KbLpLY
Forum: Laughs or Links! 02-26-2007, 02:43 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 54
Posted By ratel
Poker Haiku

Toward the end of a 17+ hour Full Tilt binge, I was exhausted enough to come up with a little poker haiku. These references might be kind of obscure for newbs, but I figure most people here will know...
Forum: Poker Theory 02-25-2007, 08:48 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 86
Posted By ratel
Re: Question on game theory...

1) "People who never heard of game theory" versus (2) "people who have trouble putting it into practice".
Forum: Other Other Topics 02-25-2007, 02:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 63
Posted By ratel
Re: Coping mechanism for anxiety

My first thought was "that guy is full of"... well, nevermind. heh.

But seriously, you'll be happier in the long run if you work on doing positive things to improve yourself rather than...
Forum: Psychology 02-25-2007, 02:07 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 82
Posted By ratel
Re: Is being a break-even poker player more frustrating than losing?

I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but maybe you aren't trying hard enough. How bad do you want to be a winning player? You sound kind of resigned, which never helped anyone accomplish...
Forum: Psychology 02-25-2007, 02:00 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 90
Posted By ratel
Re: Playing when hungry - what a dead guy did!!!

I kind of like playing hungry...it just feels more intense. (It's not like you're going to be burning a lot of calories sitting in front of the computer, anyway.) Washing down a Hydroxycut Hardcore...
Forum: Poker Theory 02-25-2007, 12:51 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 60
Posted By ratel
Re: How many opponents do I want?

I can see going either way...it depends on whether you're playing to minimize loss or maximize gain.
Forum: Poker Theory 02-25-2007, 12:41 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 86
Posted By ratel
Re: Question on game theory...

Actually, speaking as a former assistant research analyst at the RAND Corporation who studied game theory with Thomas Schelling while working on my PhD, I'd chose to play the latter. Why?

They...
Forum: Special Sklansky Forum 02-18-2007, 02:34 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 1,496
Posted By ratel
Re: Gay Shower Question

Actually, the appropriate analogue is "women who prefer not to shower with lesbians".
Forum: Special Sklansky Forum 02-12-2007, 10:56 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 792
Posted By ratel
Re: Two More \"Axiom\" Questions

1. Yes. Why? I'm selfish, and random dogs die every day.

If you're a softhead, you could always rationalize the premature death of one dog as giving the others in the pool of potential adoptees a...
Forum: Special Sklansky Forum 02-12-2007, 10:35 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 784
Posted By ratel
Re: Great Question From JCrew

I wouldn't take it back--but I would press criminal charges against the thief (so I wouldn't get the reputation for being a soft touch and encourage others to do likewise).
Forum: Special Sklansky Forum 02-12-2007, 10:27 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 378
Posted By ratel
Re: The Pulsating Vein Tell

The answer is simple: if he wanted to prevent autonomic nervous system-derived tells, he should have taken a beta blocker. Beta-adregenic blockers such as propranolol totally prevent the body from...
Forum: Special Sklansky Forum 02-12-2007, 10:07 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 724
Posted By ratel
Re: What If Steroids Weren\'t Really Harmful or Illegal

Data point: When I was diagnosed with borderline-low bone density, I began a regimen of vitamin supplementation and heavy strength training. Ten years later, I did a full body scan, and was told I...
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