Comments on: Poker, Card Games, and Woohoo http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/134 Yet Another Community Weblog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:15:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fleepy http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/134/comment-page-1#comment-720 Fleepy Wed, 02 Feb 2005 07:33:00 +0000 #comment-720 People don't generally get bitter about getting tricked into betting a bunch by getting slowplayed. Usually they'll congratulate you, and secretly plot to get even the next time. The best part about that is that they'll go in against you on hands they otherwise wouldn't, which works out well when you only stay in when you have a decent hand. I've got the innocent-girl-who-plays-hold-'em-with-the-boys-ain't-she-cute thing going on, and I'm really fleecing them. Play again, it's great fun. People don’t generally get bitter about getting tricked into betting a bunch by getting slowplayed. Usually they’ll congratulate you, and secretly plot to get even the next time. The best part about that is that they’ll go in against you on hands they otherwise wouldn’t, which works out well when you only stay in when you have a decent hand.
I’ve got the innocent-girl-who-plays-hold-’em-with-the-boys-ain’t-she-cute thing going on, and I’m really fleecing them. Play again, it’s great fun.

]]> By: Teisha http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/134/comment-page-1#comment-721 Teisha Wed, 02 Feb 2005 06:13:00 +0000 #comment-721 So what are you going to do now that you've blown your cover? So what are you going to do now that you’ve blown your cover?

]]> By: Gilvoro http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/134/comment-page-1#comment-718 Gilvoro Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:20:00 +0000 #comment-718 I have always thought there was a degree of skill to your standard five card draw. I mean you still have two rounds of betting and thus bluffing to deal with. Also I think there is a skill in knowing what hands you might actually have a chance of getting when you see those first 5 cards. Shrug. Also I thought you like black jack PD? I have always thought there was a degree of skill to your standard five card draw. I mean you still have two rounds of betting and thus bluffing to deal with. Also I think there is a skill in knowing what hands you might actually have a chance of getting when you see those first 5 cards. Shrug. Also I thought you like black jack PD?

]]> By: Owen http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/134/comment-page-1#comment-719 Owen Thu, 20 Jan 2005 02:59:00 +0000 #comment-719 PD: Everything is predetermined, yes, but I like to minimize the amount of "shit I don't know how it's determined". PD: Everything is predetermined, yes, but I like to minimize the amount of “shit I don’t know how it’s determined”.

]]> By: Teisha http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/134/comment-page-1#comment-717 Teisha Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:58:00 +0000 #comment-717 I think that games of luck are good for those of us who have not been gifted with amazing card skills (otherwise, why would we even try to play?). As for you, PD, I thought you were trying to make friends at those sort of social events.. not groups of people who know who to gang up on next time you get together for some games :-) I think that games of luck are good for those of us who have not been gifted with amazing card skills (otherwise, why would we even try to play?).

As for you, PD, I thought you were trying to make friends at those sort of social events.. not groups of people who know who to gang up on next time you get together for some games :-)

]]> By: Paradoxdruid http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/134/comment-page-1#comment-716 Paradoxdruid Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:49:00 +0000 #comment-716 I agree-- that's why I like, say 7 Card Stud or Texas Hold'em poker more than regular 5 Card, which is essentially all luck. The shared card poker varients where you need to bluff, can assemble different hands, and have multiple rounds of betting to evaluate things really seem more skill based to me. On the other end, same thing with ERF-- Being skillful (fast) is tanglibly rewarded. Just to taunt you, Owen: But I thought you didn't believe in chance? Everything is pre-determined. :-P I agree– that’s why I like, say 7 Card Stud or Texas Hold’em poker more than regular 5 Card, which is essentially all luck. The shared card poker varients where you need to bluff, can assemble different hands, and have multiple rounds of betting to evaluate things really seem more skill based to me.

On the other end, same thing with ERF– Being skillful (fast) is tanglibly rewarded.

Just to taunt you, Owen: But I thought you didn’t believe in chance? Everything is pre-determined. :-P

]]> By: Owen http://www.paradoxdruid.com/archives/134/comment-page-1#comment-715 Owen Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:45:00 +0000 #comment-715 The more chance determines the winnner of a game, the less I like it. I'm a big believer the contests should prove skill, not luck. The more chance determines the winnner of a game, the less I like it. I’m a big believer the contests should prove skill, not luck.

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