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[nycplayer]

23rd Anniversary of the day Stanislav Petrov following his instincts and saved the world.

Not poker, but next time you're faced with a tough decision on the river, think of this and remember it could be worse.

[nycplayer]

Hero is Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov the officer on duty at the Serpukhov-15 bunker near Moscow.It was his responsibility to notify his superiors of any impending nuclear missile attack against the USSR

Pre-flop: Cold war at it's peak, September 26, 1983, 3-1/2 weeks after the Soviets had shot down Korean Air Flight 007 killing all 269 people on board.

Flop:
The KGB sent a flash message to its operatives in the West, warning them to prepare for possible nuclear war.

Turn:
Just past midnight, at 00:40 hrs, the bunker's computers indicated that a US missile was heading toward the Soviet Union.

(Lt. Col. Petrov reasoned that a computer error had occurred, since the United States was not likely to launch just one missile if it were attacking the Soviet Union - it would launch many simultaneously. Also, the satellite system's reliability had in the past been questioned, so he dismissed the warning as a false alarm, concluding that no missile had actually been launched by the United States.)

River:
A short time later the computers indicated that a second missile had been launched, followed by a third, a fourth and a fifth.

Hero??

[BriMc]

Wow, awesome, thanks for posting that.

[nooob]

f'in suckout. god i hate them rivers.

[Daniel Magix]

“on May 21, 2004, the San Francisco-based Association of World Citizens gave Colonel Petrov its World Citizen Award along with a trophy and US$1000 in recognition of the part he played in averting a catastrophe.”

$1000 for saving the world? I've seen bigger rewards for lost cats!!

[Quanah Parker]

I love this kinda stuff, keep it coming.

Can you do a poker analogy of Carter's attempt to resuce hostages back int the day?

[warlockjd]

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I love this kinda stuff, keep it coming.

Can you do a poker analogy of Carter's attempt to resuce hostages back int the day?

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LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!

[elena_elphie]

I actually think this play is a no-brainer because there is no upside to firing. If there actually wasn't an attack we have just instigated the destruction of the human race. If there was an attack we are all dead whether we fire back or not, so the best chance for humanity is for us still not to fire. It's kind of like a satellite bubble, we need to lay down AA here.

Of course it is vitally important that the enemy think we will fire back if they fire at us,again like in a satellite where it is tremendously beneficial to have our opponents think we will make calls that are -EV for both of us so they don't attack our blinds.

[ChuckyB]

I'm guessing this is where "Crimson Tide" came from?

[Black winter day]

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Wow, awesome, thanks for posting that.

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