Jman article in Bluff

[Jman28]

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I don't think this has been mentioned, but is the small dig at Sklansky really necessary?

(The "egotistical" statement is what i mean if anybody is unsure)

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I don't think anyone who knows Sklansky or Sklansky himself would not consider him egotisctical.

It was not meant as a dig. I have a ton of respect for David Sklansky.

[Daddy Warbucks]

Meh, maybe i'm just being nitty! Most people don't know Sklansky like the people on this forum though, and it just seemed like it was a comment that didn't need to be made.

[SGspecial]

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I need to write another one this weekend, so any suggestions are more than welcome.

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shot taking!?

how big is your BR when you sit down to play 60k NL hu on 4 tables

how do you decide when to take shots and when you gotta stop the shot taking and move back down

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I make mistakes when it comes to this. I would give bad advice.

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How about an article on what NOT to do when taking shots??

[SGspecial]

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if you keep coming out with articles like this theres gonna be no fish left

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there'll never be no fish left, but articles like this definetly do make good players better. still frustrating [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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That points another error in the article, when he says:
"Good luck at the tables. I hope you all become Galfond Billionaires"

If everyone who reads the article profits by it, are there really enough fish with enough $ out there for ALL of us to become billionares in the long run?? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[durron597]

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this may be the best poker article I've read since i learned the rules to NL holdem

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[solinar]

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I don't think you understand what "the ultimate long run" means.

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Yes I do. There's still no guarantee it will even out completely. It will however even out in the sense that:

(earned sklansky dollars)/(earned real dollars) -> 1

but even in the long run:

(earned sklansky dollars) - (earned real dollars) != 0

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Your both right, just discussing 2 different variables.

Yes, the difference in actual dollars earned does not approach 0 the more hands you get. It is always likely to be off by at least the profits or losses of 1 hand if not more.

Yes, the difference in percentage between slansky dollars earned and real dollars earned does approach 0 the more hands you get.

[soon2b]

I have always had the utmost respect for your game, and more importantly your love of the game. This is easily the best article I have ever read. Awesome job

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thanks for making everyones lives more difficult now [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[w_alloy]

Was there really anything new here for succesfull mid/high stakes players? While the article does a good job of articulating a somewhat advanced concept, I thought everyone already understood the substance.

I am surprised how positive the responses have been in this thread, although it was a good article.

[Hawkster]

Really good stuff...much broader than average advice.

[aejones]

obviously this is not ground breaking, i'm always talking about merging ranges and it's a fairly popular theme on the forum. however, merging ranges is close to but not exactly the theme of this article... although this explains mathmatically the ideas behind lots of concepts- which might help some who are more drawn towards the mechanical side of poker.

rly though, i feel like even hsnl players struggle with this concept and the application of it due to primarily bad habit. honestly, this is one of those things i'd love to have read 6 months ago, but now wish hadn't been posted.