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Old 10-14-2006, 07:54 AM
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Default Re: how/when did Sklansky make money playing video games?

The song, Pinball Wizard, was actually about Slansky
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Old 10-14-2006, 01:15 PM
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Old 10-14-2006, 03:50 PM
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I've probably taken around $500 off Sklansky playing Duck Hunt

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Comedy.
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Old 10-14-2006, 09:42 PM
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In particular, it was common for businessmen on their lunch breaks to gamble at arcades against six year old kids. At least that's what I recall from The Wizard.

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And the sad thing is he would make a smart quip to them after he beat them, followed by "...if you don't understand what I said, then step away from the video game...) [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Old 10-14-2006, 09:45 PM
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I've probably taken around $500 off Sklansky playing Jack To Open

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FYP. But yours was good too. Ahh, the classics.

BTW, for you classic pinball enthusiasts check out the Pinball Museum on Trop:

Tim Arnold's Pinball Museum
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Old 10-14-2006, 10:00 PM
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Default Re: how/when did Sklansky make money playing video games?

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in Gambling and Somethingorother, he talkes about when video poker used to be +EV.

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It still can be
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Old 10-15-2006, 05:29 AM
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Default Re: how/when did Sklansky make money playing video games?

Slansky's weakness is Super Punchout. He can't figure out how to beat Tyson.
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Old 10-15-2006, 06:21 AM
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Slansky's weakness is Super Punchout. He can't figure out how to beat Tyson.


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Probably because Tyson isn't in Super Punchout.
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Old 10-15-2006, 04:55 PM
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Default Re: how/when did Sklansky make money playing video games?

is there any possible way he'd respond to this post? i'm considering PMing him.
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Old 10-15-2006, 06:22 PM
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Only if the words such as God, evolution, creationism, intellectual superiority oif scientists were used. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
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