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Old 05-24-2010, 06:54 AM   #1
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Old news: 1968 Life article on a new fangled game called "Hold me"

Enjoy:

http://books.google.com/books?id=Sj8...page&q&f=false
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Old 05-24-2010, 07:37 AM   #2
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Re: Old news: 1968 Life article on a new fangled game called "Hold me"

So much gold. About to transfer you an internet for the find.
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Old 05-24-2010, 07:46 AM   #3
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Re: Old news: 1968 Life article on a new fangled game called "Hold me"

12-max, must be hard to beat.
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Old 05-24-2010, 07:50 AM   #4
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Re: Old news: 1968 Life article on a new fangled game called "Hold me"

Awesome read, thank you.

"I predict the game is a major event in the history of poker and I predict it will replace stud for the rest of the century"
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Old 05-24-2010, 07:52 AM   #5
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12-max, must be hard to beat.
What is the optimal UTG preflop strategy?
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Old 05-24-2010, 07:55 AM   #6
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Re: Old news: 1968 Life article on a new fangled game called "Hold me"

up to 22 can play. This leads to huge action and big pots...
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Old 05-24-2010, 08:06 AM   #7
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Re: Old news: 1968 Life article on a new fangled game called "Hold me"

wow great find. That article is surprisingly good for its time. I expected it to have more emphasis on live tells and stuff like that, but it actually talks about the mathematical viewpoint of poker and stresses the importance of understanding betting patterns when reading your opponent.
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Old 05-24-2010, 08:07 AM   #8
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Re: Old news: 1968 Life article on a new fangled game called "Hold me"

obviously out-dated, but kudos to the writer for forseeing how popular the game would become and explaining some concepts relatively accurately

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Old 05-24-2010, 08:10 AM   #9
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Re: Old news: 1968 Life article on a new fangled game called "Hold me"



that's the face i want to associate my cigarettes with
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Old 05-24-2010, 08:19 AM   #10
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Great find. Thanks.
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Old 05-24-2010, 08:41 AM   #11
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Re: Old news: 1968 Life article on a new fangled game called "Hold me"

gold
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Old 05-24-2010, 09:08 AM   #12
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that's the face i want to associate my cigarettes with
I think it's bad ass. Kinda makes me wanna buy a pack.
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Old 05-24-2010, 09:11 AM   #13
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Re: Old news: 1968 Life article on a new fangled game called "Hold me"

very impressed by author's analysis of the hand and his own admission that he didn't know the true odds of AKs v QQ preflop. the "monkey" reference.
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Old 05-24-2010, 09:31 AM   #14
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Re: Old news: 1968 Life article on a new fangled game called "Hold me"

that game they were playing was pretty high stakes.....like 50/100 today.....

they had car advertisements for 2000-3000 dollars and they ended up having a 3000 dollar pot....

cool find.....always interesting to look back in time
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Old 05-24-2010, 09:33 AM   #15
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maybe 25/50 or 5/10 lol.
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