Comments on: Poker and Chess http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/poker-and-chess/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:09:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Justthisguy http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/poker-and-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-418486 Justthisguy Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:47:16 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/poker-and-chess/#comment-418486 P.s. Oh, for people who think D. D. Eisenhower was dumb, he gave up poker around 1907 or so, because he would always clean out the pockets of anyone he played with, and thought it wasn't fair to make all of his fellow officers starve until the next payday. P.s. Oh, for people who think D. D. Eisenhower was dumb, he gave up poker around 1907 or so, because he would always clean out the pockets of anyone he played with, and thought it wasn’t fair to make all of his fellow officers starve until the next payday.

]]> By: Justthisguy http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/poker-and-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-418487 Justthisguy Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:42:46 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/poker-and-chess/#comment-418487 The senior moderator of the Asperger's Syndrome community on LiveJournal has made his pretty good living in Las Vegas for some years now by playing poker professionally. I think he finds his "flat affect" and rather bland facial expression very helpful in that endeavor. The senior moderator of the Asperger’s Syndrome community on LiveJournal has made his pretty good living in Las Vegas for some years now by playing poker professionally. I think he finds his “flat affect” and rather bland facial expression very helpful in that endeavor.

]]> By: Flatlander http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/poker-and-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-418478 Flatlander Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:50:16 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/poker-and-chess/#comment-418478 LAS VEGAS - David "Chip" Reese, a card star who won one of the biggest cash games in the world and three World Series of Poker championships, has died. He was 56. Reese died in his sleep and was found by his son early Tuesday morning at his Las Vegas home after suffering from symptoms of pneumonia, said poker great Doyle Brunson, his longtime friend. "I knew him for 35 years, I never saw him get mad or raise his voice," Brunson said. "He had the most even disposition of anyone I've ever met. He's certainly the best poker player that ever lived." After attending Dartmouth College, Reese was on his way to Stanford business school in the early 1970s when he stopped by a Las Vegas poker room and won big, said World Series of Poker media director Nolan Dalla. "He just accidentally stumbled into Las Vegas and never left," Dalla said LAS VEGAS – David “Chip” Reese, a card star who won one of the biggest cash games in the world and three World Series of Poker championships, has died. He was 56.

Reese died in his sleep and was found by his son early Tuesday morning at his Las Vegas home after suffering from symptoms of pneumonia, said poker great Doyle Brunson, his longtime friend.
“I knew him for 35 years, I never saw him get mad or raise his voice,” Brunson said. “He had the most even disposition of anyone I’ve ever met. He’s certainly the best poker player that ever lived.”
After attending Dartmouth College, Reese was on his way to Stanford business school in the early 1970s when he stopped by a Las Vegas poker room and won big, said World Series of Poker media director Nolan Dalla.
“He just accidentally stumbled into Las Vegas and never left,” Dalla said

]]> By: Once a Marine http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/poker-and-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-418485 Once a Marine Tue, 04 Dec 2007 22:09:42 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/poker-and-chess/#comment-418485 At the risk of being accused of being tendacious, I would suggest that the temporal proximity of events do not lead to the inexorable logical conclusion those events are related. As suggested by Skippysan, marriages of convenience last only until the convenience wears off (see, e.g., Venuzuela's nationalization of oil exploration which was largely funded by US companies). The concessions Pakistan elicited as an "ally" are yet to play out entirely and may not be fully clear until such time as the elections promised by General Musharaff are actually held, if they do get held. The same is true of Saudi Arabia which is hardly a beacon of democracy as discussed late last month (Oh for God's sake 11.29 and comments thereto). I don't write to explicate a particular position but only to suggest that there are more sides to the story. Whether it is the nature of my training or the nature of my personality, I am cautious of conclusions which "rush to judgment" and especially cautious of ones which later are shown to have no factual support. Does the apparent refusal of the CIC to accept analyses which get in the way of a desired conclusion (whether in Iraq (WMD) or in Iran (WWIII)) bother anyone? Is a political solution inherently flawed (which would seem to mitigate against anything but a political solution…- SJS)? Yamamoto had misgivings about war with us because he'd gone to Harvard (IIRC). I do not doubt our military's ability to carry the fight to the enemy. They are superbly trained, reasonably equipped, and competently led. However, if our troops are required to resort to deadly force only in a circumstance of last resort, shouldn't out civilian leadership be governed similarly? At the risk of being accused of being tendacious, I would suggest that the temporal proximity of events do not lead to the inexorable logical conclusion those events are related. As suggested by Skippysan, marriages of convenience last only until the convenience wears off (see, e.g., Venuzuela’s nationalization of oil exploration which was largely funded by US companies). The concessions Pakistan elicited as an “ally” are yet to play out entirely and may not be fully clear until such time as the elections promised by General Musharaff are actually held, if they do get held. The same is true of Saudi Arabia which is hardly a beacon of democracy as discussed late last month (Oh for God’s sake 11.29 and comments thereto). I don’t write to explicate a particular position but only to suggest that there are more sides to the story. Whether it is the nature of my training or the nature of my personality, I am cautious of conclusions which “rush to judgment” and especially cautious of ones which later are shown to have no factual support. Does the apparent refusal of the CIC to accept analyses which get in the way of a desired conclusion (whether in Iraq (WMD) or in Iran (WWIII)) bother anyone? Is a political solution inherently flawed (which would seem to mitigate against anything but a political solution…- SJS)? Yamamoto had misgivings about war with us because he’d gone to Harvard (IIRC). I do not doubt our military’s ability to carry the fight to the enemy. They are superbly trained, reasonably equipped, and competently led. However, if our troops are required to resort to deadly force only in a circumstance of last resort, shouldn’t out civilian leadership be governed similarly?

]]> By: Flatlander http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/poker-and-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-418484 Flatlander Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:40:59 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/poker-and-chess/#comment-418484 Indeed. There is a larger agenda at work with this release. It may be that a deal with Iran is in progress, or it may be that a deal with our European sometimes-allies is underway. You can be sure it is not a random event. Indeed. There is a larger agenda at work with this release. It may be that a deal with Iran is in progress, or it may be that a deal with our European sometimes-allies is underway. You can be sure it is not a random event.

]]> By: Buck http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/poker-and-chess/comment-page-1/#comment-418477 Buck Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:13:13 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/12/03/poker-and-chess/#comment-418477 Questions about chess, poker, and strategy in general, aside I find the <i>timing</i> of the NIE's release puzzling...as in: the document itself is relatively old, so why release it at this particular moment? And, keeping in mind we're only seeing a presumably-scrubbed summary, i.e., "Key Findings," further muddies the water. Which I suppose brings us right back to strategy, eh? I am <i>truly</i> puzzled by all of this and it's NOT a "warm-fuzzy" kinda thing. This bears watching. Questions about chess, poker, and strategy in general, aside I find the timing of the NIE’s release puzzling…as in: the document itself is relatively old, so why release it at this particular moment? And, keeping in mind we’re only seeing a presumably-scrubbed summary, i.e., “Key Findings,” further muddies the water. Which I suppose brings us right back to strategy, eh?

I am truly puzzled by all of this and it’s NOT a “warm-fuzzy” kinda thing. This bears watching.

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