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Originally Posted by JPII
exactly.... where does it end? To the strongest, smartest, most well prepared go the spoils I say. This is how life and nature are, why should poker be any diff?
I don't remember where I saw it, but I remember seeing a quote about Stu Ungar suggesting that he died broke at least partially because he refused to learn "the art of the hustle." He'd just sit down, crush guys, dominate them, and it was done.
Meanwhile, guys who could be friendly with a fish, console them on their bad luck, and be polite were making a lot more money.
Players having a good time in your game is good for your bottom line, even if your immediate ability to crush them and mock them and teabag them in front of their mothers is slightly reduced.
If there's one thing that I'm pretty sure is not in dispute, it's that plenty of players have been intimidated or otherwise discouraged from playing HU, and that's bad for you. Making the game more approachable is not only +Life EV, it's +$$ EV as well.