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Re: Vinokourov: “We want our credibility back as a matter of urgency”

natev — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:05:56 -0000

Not gonna happen. Not for me at least....

Re: The Simplest Of Pleasures

natev — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:42:44 -0000

I loved the post except for the part where you recorded an interview. Look for the pockets of pure fun Chris. ;)

Re: Pay now for rewards later - hmmm?

natev — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:40:13 -0000

Poker is a lot like business: you gotta spend money to make money. So I pay for info all the time.

If I'm in a live cash game and I'm playing against a new player (new people get invited to the "home" game all the time) I definitely want to know what they consider good cards, what their threshold is for raising vs. calling.

In tournaments I do it less frequently. Usually try to do it heads up if possible, and if the cost isn't too high since I have a limited number of chips. In those cases I've even taken notes so that I remember. (I've met people later in tournaments that I "knew" something about from earlier hands)

I also like to do it when I have nothing and I can show down my 'bad play' or fake a bluff & set up a particular table image. This will allow me to play the same way later when I have a hand and hopefully get some ROI on that info I bought.

Re: Friending and Reputation

natev — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:26:12 -0000

I tend to follow the adage: You will be measured by the company you keep. So I evaluate those that want to connect with me. Two examples:
1) My parents decided to join FB and reached out to me right away. I agreed, but gave them the caveat that I can't control what other people say, and in fact how I interact with my friends on FB might not be what you as parents expect. So far so good, but it's only a matter of time before someone posts a photo tags me in it and I may have to explain some things to my parents.

2) An ex co-worker was fired from my company under not so good circumstances. He did some stuff that he shouldn't have. About a month later he asked to be connected with me via Linked-in. I declined because I knew he viewed that connection as an endorsement and even if I didn't he would use it as such. I didn't want that to happen so I let it go and told him why.

So, well you may not view friending as an endorsement, in some ways it still does qualify as one. We may not like it but the people that we associate with on whatever level will reflect on us to some degree.

cheers
Nate

Re: It might be time for live games ….

natev — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:53:20 -0000

Last time I played live poker at a casino I sat down at a table of regulars.
It was right out of 'Rounders'. They probably weren't much better then me but they all had the same goal. Take my money. That was an expensive lesson in live play. However I would do it again.
I much prefer live play over the internet. A large part of poker for me is reading the opponent.