A critique of poker and poker players - Page 8 - Poker News

jmill · 06-21-2008, 01:29 PM

Brit, confirm/deny:

It is possible for a small % of players to play poker for a living, because they have a clear edge on average over their opposition.

BartJ385 · 06-21-2008, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Britessential

I can't please all the people all the time. Perhaps if I didn't see People on these forums regularly and cynically flame people for next to nothing 9including myself) then I might change my approach. Yes, my style is direct but sometimes it has to be for people to take note.

I am diplomatic. but im not going to be PC just cus some emo wants me I.P banned for having an opinion.

Well, have it your way. I can only tell you what I experienced. My first OP in this matter was almost like yours. It was moved from Poker Theory to BBV, and I got through to no one. The only people to reply were those kiddos who try desperately to get the "Carpal/'Tunnel" tag by writing "wat" and "ROFL" 100 times a day.

In my second approach I was much more diplomatic, and my thread stayed in Poker Theory and I got several approving replies.

spintronics929 · 06-21-2008, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Britessential

There aren't as many levels of poker skill as people make out. People always like to use the "ultimate beginner" example to prove that skill is very important in poker but it is just common sense that someone new to something wont know what they are doing. Iam saying there is a big difference between the ultimate beginer and the experienced player but after that, there isn't much that sets anyone apart

You might have a good point here. I think quite a big chunk of differences in skilll levels (if they exist clearly for all levels) can be attributed to the players' bankroll. For example, if I was given 1 million dollars and I had to play heads up with Phil Ivey, I would play sub-optimally because I am playing way beyond my bankroll and fear of losing all of the money will interfere my play. However, if Phil and I were playing with play chips, I would be much more relaxed and play better. The interesting question is, upon assessing players and their skill levels, should their bankrolls be taken into consideration?

lucksack · 06-21-2008, 01:47 PM

I love this thread. Keep posting Brit.

romdom · 06-21-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by romdom View Post
too bad u'll never find out for sure

weird because i am a winning player and it is all roses.

if it wasn't inspired by losing then what on earth inspired u?

u don't have time to play but u have all day to engage total strangers in a subject u know very little about?
why not follow all this with IMO, because the ad-hominem isn't cutting it.
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too bad u will never find out for sure, imo

why am i a winning tournament player and you're not a winning anything, imo

If this garbage wasn't inspired by losing, then what was it inspired by? imo?

How come u dont have time to play but u have time to engage strangers on the internet in a subject u know close to nothing about? imo?

LysSta · 06-21-2008, 01:53 PM

This thread is bulls.hit CLOSE!

potatoesareawesome · 06-21-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Britessential

and how many more millions go broke, bust, borrow? I doubt you would find them on a google search bragging about it.

Aren't you saying that then there is a winning field? Sure it's small, but that is because this is a skill game, and only few people posses this skill to be able to beat poker long term, while having an edge of the larger field.

jontsef · 06-21-2008, 02:13 PM

Please post this in P5 I want to read the replies there too.

jxi · 06-21-2008, 02:14 PM

OP, your brain=zero.

iplay27off · 06-21-2008, 02:18 PM

I agree with OP for the most part. lol at people getting all upset at op....it's like they are trying to defend their ugly GF or Wife...

iplay27off · 06-21-2008, 02:20 PM

[QUOTE=PrekiGeo;4745480]Brit,

Why do you think that you have the ability to see through the lies, yet all the other people, some of which are undoubtedly smarter than you, can't?

Is there a possibility that you're wrong because you don't really understand how the game works? Or are you just special, in that you are smarter than the people who have actually thought about this game for years?[/QUOTE]

Oh plz, tell me how pokah works sir!

jxi · 06-21-2008, 02:21 PM

you can find ppl to illustrate each of his points, but those are at the extreme end of the spectrum. iplay27off, you must be a loser, and for that i thank you.

jrf361 · 06-21-2008, 02:21 PM

Pilots aren't asked to fly blindfolded.

No, but if you made a contest in which people could wager on their ability to fly blindfolded fastest or farthest or straighest, whatever, people would. And some would be consistently better at it than others.

iplay27off · 06-21-2008, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jxi

you can find ppl to illustrate each of his points, but those are at the extreme end of the spectrum. iplay27off, you must be a loser, and for that i thank you.

You think you are a benefactor of my poker money? LOLZ

I don't play online but thanks for the insult. Me thinks you have an ugly GF or Wife and my post struck a nerve.

jmill · 06-21-2008, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by iplay27off

You think you are a benefactor of my poker money? LOLZ

I don't play online but thanks for the insult. Me thinks you have an ugly GF or Wife and my post struck a nerve.

pnycff · 06-21-2008, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Britessential

typical ego-driven response that does not address any point I made in the innitial OP. People like you think that there is SO MUCH to learn about poker--true there is a lot to learn, but to continually evolve as a poker player? No.

this is probably why u suck

2orange · 06-21-2008, 03:31 PM

stop trolling imo

06-21-2008, 04:20 PM

Everything you said was correct

I don't think you were harsh enough though. I mean, the poker community is home to some world-class idiots and fakers, and you barely mention that

Almost everyone here is totally delusional

Another thing you should've mentioned is that nobody's life has been improved by poker

99% of them are closet losers or win almost nothing, and the 1% that actually win money win that money at a prohibitively steep cost. They give up friends and family and relationships and college and opportunities, and somewhere down the road most of them will probably be pathetic remakes of the Stu Ungar story

PoorSkillz · 06-21-2008, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Scansion

I'd be very very surprised if Britessential's entire existence was not a level.

this made me lol

LuckyDevil · 06-21-2008, 04:44 PM

I only read 1-3, but OP, please don't have children.

NeonFlowerPot · 06-21-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Britessential

The truth is you are all pretty much as good as eachother but some of you are getting luckier than others (for now).

I always knew I was just as good as Krantz.

pnycff · 06-21-2008, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Britessential

No exam, no skillset, no qualifications. The fact that poker pros can turn pro whenever they want is a perfect illustration of the deluded nature of the game and the poker ego at work. Denial springs to mind. I'm gonna go down to wimbledon this summer, try and get a game on the account that I am a pro because my new donnay racket was 120 pounds.

there no exam to open a business either
whats your point

Britessential · 06-21-2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by yi style

op what are your thoughts on day trading for a living?

also, you should really try to focus on something more positive and productive besides denouncing poker on a ****ing internet poker forum, sick life.

how can you be sure my views on poker will not help anyone or haven't already?

Britessential · 06-21-2008, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by romdom

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Originally Posted by romdom View Post
too bad u'll never find out for sure

weird because i am a winning player and it is all roses.

if it wasn't inspired by losing then what on earth inspired u?

u don't have time to play but u have all day to engage total strangers in a subject u know very little about?
why not follow all this with IMO, because the ad-hominem isn't cutting it.
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too bad u will never find out for sure, imo

why am i a winning tournament player and you're not a winning anything, imo

If this garbage wasn't inspired by losing, then what was it inspired by? imo?

How come u dont have time to play but u have time to engage strangers on the internet in a subject u know close to nothing about? imo?

its the weekend

bobboufl11 · 06-21-2008, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Britessential

how can you be sure my views on poker will not help anyone or haven't already?

Telling people to learn the bare basics isn't helping...though if someone was dumb enough to believe that once you've played for a few months everyone is equal they deserve it.

Please poast a winning graph, I refuse to believe someone who beats poker thinks this way. I used to sort of think this before I came here but there's only so much you can blame on bad luck before you have to take responsibility for the leaks in your game and learn and evolve as a player

I agree almost everyone overestimates themselves, but it's a competitive game, why would you play if you didn't think you could win