Oohhh the LLSNL talent show. Poetry reading edition. Wp sir.

No, which is why I'm trying to figure out if Asian means Far East or if Asian means "anyone from the continent of Asia"

Still drunk then are you?

WHILE WE'RE ON THE BASHING BANDWAGON, I WISH YOU PEOPLE WOULD QUIT DISPARAGING OMCs. SOME OF US ARE SENSITIVE TO COMMENTS ABOUT OUR CHOICE OF DRINK.

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Time to fight the good fight and change that stereotype for the better! Old Man Tequila, go!

Jeez can't one appreciate the poetic literary form without being slandered a drunkard?

Best to switch to decaf, gramps.

This thread brought out the best (poetry) and worst (people -including usually normal mods- trying to sound not racist or funny and looking dumb/failing) of this forum. I really love living in America where we can talk about these things.

I think whoever posted about culture is pretty close to dead on. A first generation x vs 2nd vs 4th generation of living outside of the subcontinent would all resemble eachother and play with different baises which influence their playing style. I think using race as a descriptor is too simplistic. White dudes include jews and gentiles, both play more noticably different yet predictable styles and I usually can't tell them apart until after several hours of conversation.

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LOL on so many levels if that wasn't a first post ribbing. If it was first post ribbing, lol.

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In the case this wasn't first post ribbing.

1) clearly an example of snippet taken out of context considering point of post was to say cultural influences are more useful than racial influences on playing style. In fact, I'm not even sure the snippet is xenophobic in anyway to be honest.

2) Isn't the term antisemite?

3) I've lurked in this forum and 2+2 for a long time and have seen a lot worse stuff by mods and pooh-buhs that wasn't bannable.

Jewish people have to be divided into subclasses. There are bocajews (anyone who's family is from the northeast including yours truly), and isrealis. Bocajews are usually omcs if they are over 35. Isrealis usually play Krav maga style poker.

On the topic of religion, I find that jehovas witnesses are the most likely to miss value from their likelihood to knuckle back without the nuts. Muslims are known for their outbursts on the felt. Catholics tend to confess their bluffs. Mormons like to play multiway pots. Christians bluff into dry side pots to save the all in player. Agnostics just tank forever since they have no clue what to do. Atheists always find a fold since there's just no value to be had. Lastly, members of the Westborough Baptist church are easy to play against because they are very vocal about their strategy and least likely to adjust.

Lol, SunChips wins the thread. Wp, sir... wp.

Lol at your post but I still think there is something to what I was saying. I have at times in my life played in a game with farmers and their wives or kids once a month and a game with engineers from work in frequently. It may have been the culture of the particular home games but there was a marked difference in the way both groups of played. Farmers tended to bluff more. Engineers who played maybe a bit less than farmer group all had an amazing feel for mathematically based concepts even if they didn't know the name for it due to lack of serious study of game.

Don't like to spoil the party but in chinese culture there is a special way they treat luck that is probably not transferable to other countries. Having said that the few Indians or Pakistanis I've played with so far were mostly terrible.

For the purpose of profiling, it is confusing to call all asians "asians". Middle eastern and south east asian gambling culture is very different.

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I have lived in the Uk and the USA.

When someone talks about "Asians" in the uk it generally refers to Pakistani/Indian people where as in the U.S. It refers to Chinese/Japanese Thai ect... I think this is where some of the confusion lies in this thread.

The term "orientals" is seen as something of a racial slur in the U.S. But not so in England where it is used commonly.

Anyone find my reading glasses? I thought Benat said ornamentals...

You walk into your local poker room and they have the following 6 options:

1. single open seat at a table filled with asians men (and women).
2. single open seat at a table filled with MAWGs.
3. single open seat at a table filled with south central asians
4. single open seat at a table filled with middle eastern asians.
5. single open seat at a table filled with Russians.
6. single open seat at a table filled with MAWGs and asians and south central asians and middle eastern asians and Russians.

Assume that the games are all the same buy-in and blinds.
Assume that everyone has the same stack which is max buy-in.
Assume that your cards will be the same at all tables.

Which table do you choose and why?

Sorry, only one question per thread.

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