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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-27-2007, 09:29 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 597
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: Anyone Else At The Panic Point On The Dollar?

The smart money trade is actually on a stronger dollar going forward.
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-24-2007, 01:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 66
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: Las Vegas strip luxury condo market... when to buy?

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Some distressed sales are appearing on the MGM Signature property, and a large supply overhang will come online in 2009 through the CityCenter project.

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Umm ......
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-23-2007, 10:14 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 66
Posted By DespotInExile
Las Vegas strip luxury condo market... when to buy?

Sort of an off-topic investment thesis, but have any of you considered whether to step into the Las Vegas strip luxury condo market? Some distressed sales are appearing on the MGM Signature...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 11-12-2007, 12:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 108
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: do you have to make estimated payments on capital gains?

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Per Ray Zee, it seems the estimate is based on 100% of last year - that is probably right, it used to be a %.

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Yes, although if your income is high (north of...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 11-09-2007, 08:21 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 445
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: Ever Been Threatened in a Card Room?

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Yes, twice, once we went outside I showed him my Ruger, he walked back in, picked up his chips and left.

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I hope you showed him the front sight, and didnt just flash it or...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 11-09-2007, 08:11 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 466
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: Massive Hero fold

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I donīt like the flop cap.

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Capping this against a large field is awesome.
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 11-09-2007, 08:09 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 466
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: Massive Hero fold

Folding here will get more observant opponents to start playing back at you more on the river, either and and out of position. This is awful.
Forum: Software 11-08-2007, 09:12 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 84
Posted By DespotInExile
Computer retard question

I just loaded PT, PAH, and the FTP client on another of my computers, because on very rare occasions I want to play on my desktop instead of my laptop. But I want to make the poker stuff consistent:...
Forum: Probability 11-08-2007, 01:50 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 217
Posted By DespotInExile
Plane crash

Im sorry, Im confused. Suppose the risk of any plane crashing is 1/5. You know that Joe will take 7 flights next year. What is the probability that Joe will die next year?
Forum: Brick and Mortar 11-01-2007, 04:13 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 148
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: nyc bust

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the #1 cause of information leaking is wives calling the cops on their degenerate husbands to stop the bleeding of the family's resources

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FYP
Forum: News, Views, and Gossip 11-01-2007, 04:02 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 4,816
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: Six Years in Las Vegas

Sorry to hear about your father. I've made a note in my calendar to search 2+2 next June for the seventh installment of your life in Vegas story. Thanks for sharing.
Forum: Brick and Mortar 07-11-2007, 11:16 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 93
Posted By DespotInExile
Tahoe

I'm off to Tahoe all next week. Anybody going to be up there?
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 07-09-2007, 11:48 AM
Replies: 2
NYT
Views: 53
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: NYT

dual class structures are a huge problem for ordinary shareholder value--you see this all the time with names like dow jones, ford, etc.
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 07-06-2007, 11:21 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 62
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: Finding Euro-Denominated Funds

ETrade is launching a global trading platform that will allow people to hold euros directly, at low cost, and quite easily.
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 06-29-2007, 02:42 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 83
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: Buffett\'s Income

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OT: I am in favor of corporations paying substantially more taxes than they do now. Many big corps get big tax breaks just to exist especially in local taxes leaving the gap to be filled...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 06-27-2007, 01:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 60
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: basic hedge fund info needed

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that is wierd that they say it is a "carry" rather than just a standard "2 and 20."

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"Carry" is frequently used as a noun also, as in, "Does your comp include carry?" ie.,...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 06-12-2007, 06:36 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 479
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: Taking out a prosper loan to buy stocks

I am astonished that this has been 69% funded. I guess global liquidity apparently runs all the way down to the idiots who lend on Prosper.

To the OP:

In order to juice your returns, I...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 06-12-2007, 06:34 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 127
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: What is your motivation to make more money?

My goal is to have $10M liquid net worth by age 45.
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 06-12-2007, 11:41 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 209
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: Can Now Divulge That Stock and Who Recommended It

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Who cares.

All of your stock posts are pretty uninteresting as all you do is speculate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculation).

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I agree. For as smart as Im sure...
Forum: Internet Gambling 06-09-2007, 11:05 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 83
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: FTP still lagging?

Im definitely lagging, Saturday 11 pm. Very annoying.
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 06-08-2007, 06:43 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 375
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: Applying for an entry-level job at a hedge fund

what the hell, i know somebody who got a job offer at farralon with basically no experience and no meaningful academic pedigree.

i also know somebody who (until a few weeks ago) was hiring for an...
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 06-07-2007, 06:35 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 76
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: K7s blind steal

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I think a better line after this BB 3-bets preflop is to call down on the flop, and value bet into any weakness. Giving action on the flop is potentially going to kill your...
Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing 06-07-2007, 06:28 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 375
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: Applying for an entry-level job at a hedge fund

- indicate stakes and returns, if impressive
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 06-07-2007, 12:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 74
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: TPNK bb defense

the river counterfeits his kicker against A9, AT, AQ, AJ, and AK. if you bet the river, i could find a fold here if i were raised.
Forum: Small Stakes Shorthanded 06-07-2007, 12:15 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 76
Posted By DespotInExile
Re: Time to play passively?

When the PFR caps it OOP, and you're HU in position, and you hit your top pair, I play it exactly like you. If a draw hits on the turn and/or I get a redraw of some sort or pick up more outs even...
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