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Originally Posted by boobies4me
well theres a big difference between being able to hook up with roommates who are basically part of your social circle and having to basically talk to a girl cold on the spot and be interesting. it's a delimma lots of nice guys struggle with.. being able to be funny and normal around friends but with a girl on the spot just going blank or having no idea what to say.. he seems to fall directly into that category.
nobody is really disputing the fact that Vinny is obviously getting laid on the show, but him getting laid on the show doesn't automatically mean he has "game". There's diff ways to pull... social circle, social value, being good looking, having game etc... and it just seems as though he's very much so lacking in the game department but obviously will still be pulling hot girls due to being part of the JS crew. That doesn't mean his game isn't weak though.
People were noticing his game was weak in season 1 too so it's not like he really had a strong rep up to this point. Not trying to hate on him or anything since he seems like your normal regular cool nice guy. But I mean, when it's all said and done, he was literally begging a girl on the phone to come out with him.
Initially when he first called her and was asking for a pity date I'm sure that was tongue-in-cheek since he thought he'd get her.. but after she canceled on him and he was all distraught over it and then decided to call back and beg... that wasn't coming from a confident/joking frame, it was actual begging.
Well put. I generally hate poker analogies, but in this case I think it's apt.
Vinny's game is the equivalent of basic ABC TAG poker. He's a decent looking and social guy, so it's not hard for him to get laid, just like it's not hard for a reasonably intelligent person to beat a casino 2-5 game.
Getting on the cast of the Jersey Shore is the equivalent of him hitting a big score in a tournament. An ABC TAG can use the increased bankroll to play in some bigger games and make some noise on the tourney circuit. He might even get some accolades from commentators who don't know what they're talking about. But if he tries to play high stakes cash games, he's eventually going to get owned in spectacular fashion.
Vinny walked into a high stakes game and lost his stack with his weak passive game.