eye opening conversation

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

just got off the phone with a friend of mine..hes the mgr of a sports book at a major hotel in vegas.we were conversing about trends and whats hot for him at the book..he says horseracing is getting a stronger play at his place in the last year or so..nascar and ufc have taken a downturn as there is no star power as of the older days.of course football and college hoops are allways strong hes seen considerable jump in horseraces at his book i asked him why he thinks that is..he says the prime people are scavs types mid to late 20s up to 50 s types that have some education..and that a large portion of them are come backs done the poker thing and find the horses a better game..

i thought it was interesting..and hope its true...

[blackthroatedwind]

That is interesting. Hope it's true as well.

Not surprising that a lot of people eventually realized they were in over their heads playing poker.

I never get the draw to poker.

Its fun, but it gets very old, very quickly.

[Mortimer]

What about Bingo and HangMan?

[blackthroatedwind]

You have to be very clever to be successful playing poker.

[Mortimer]

The key to success in draw poker is knowing exactly what you need to draw and how to do it.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Mortimer

The key to success in draw poker is knowing exactly what you need to draw and how to do it.

Much like Hangman.......and quantum physics.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

That is interesting. Hope it's true as well.

Not surprising that a lot of people eventually realized they were in over their heads playing poker.

yes thats very true ,the huge influx of wpt and wsp time on the tv had jump started the poker world..but in the end its a very tough game if played vs an exp player/players.imo

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Much like Hangman.......and quantum physics.

I agree,but those are harder I think.....I quit both of them.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You have to be very clever to be successful playing poker.

And have a death wish.
Most of these guys have grapefruit size gonads.
And money.

Originally Posted by Mortimer

I agree,but those are harder I think.....I quit both of them.

The great thing about quantum physics is you can
be bad at it and not know it. But in a parallel universe,
you can be a leading authority...

And not realize it.

[herkhorse]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

just got off the phone with a friend of mine..hes the mgr of a sports book at a major hotel in vegas.we were conversing about trends and whats hot for him at the book..he says horseracing is getting a stronger play at his place in the last year or so..nascar and ufc have taken a downturn as there is no star power as of the older days.of course football and college hoops are allways strong hes seen considerable jump in horseraces at his book i asked him why he thinks that is..he says the prime people are scavs typesmid to late 20s up to 50 s types that have some education..and that a large portion of them are come backs done the poker thing and find the horses a better game..

i thought it was interesting..and hope its true...

I laughed- Scavs is one of a kind.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You have to be very clever to be successful playing poker.

not if you aim low enough.

stop trying to beat the best and concentrate on beating the worst.

in horse racing i have to beat the average consensus plus a rake. in poker i can choose my opponents. huge advantage.

it's like betting in a wagering pool where good players are excluded.

it isn't clever. but it requires an egoless evaluation of your own skills and a willingness to walk away from better players.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

I laughed- Scavs is one of a kind.

The Scavs demographic

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

not if you aim low enough.

stop trying to beat the best and concentrate on beating the worst.

in horse racing i have to beat the average consensus plus a rake. in poker i can choose my opponents. huge advantage.

it's like betting in a wagering pool where good players are excluded.

it isn't clever. but it requires an egoless evaluation of your own skills and a willingness to walk away from better players.

You're right.

[Mortimer]

Some things are self evident...to some.

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

not if you aim low enough.

stop trying to beat the best and concentrate on beating the worst.

in horse racing i have to beat the average consensus plus a rake. in poker i can choose my opponents. huge advantage.

it's like betting in a wagering pool where good players are excluded.

it isn't clever. but it requires an egoless evaluation of your own skills and a willingness to walk away from better players.

Its also a frkkn marathon.

Cant set in a seat that long.

Dont poker players get some sort
of specific type of butt rot?

[GPK]

If I had a $1 for every hand of poker I played online yesterday...

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Its also a frkkn marathon.

Cant set in a seat that long.

Dont poker players get some sort
of specific type of butt rot?

patience can't be overvalued.

if you've got a plane to catch, try slots. same likelihood of success.

better players rely on the same law of large numbers that casino's do. in the short run it's all about luck. but play long enough against a weaker player and the result is inevitable.

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

patience can't be overvalued.

if you've got a plane to catch, try slots. same likelihood of success.

better players rely on the same law of large numbers that casino's do. in the short run it's all about luck. but play long enough against a weaker player and the result is inevitable.

Kudos to you.
I cant concentrate that long
unless its really interesting.