First and foremost this is a BIG thank you to those who responded kindly to my request for research help. RGP will be credited when I use the material. This is really Roy Cooke. My old friend Ed Hill noted that I have posted here in the past in his ... | |
I am the initial proponent of a new Usenet group, rec.gambling.poker.moderated. The Request for Discussion was presented on February 20 and included myself as a moderator but indicated that "additional moderators will be added after further ... | |
I would like to see us submit a formal proposal to create a rec.gambling.poker.professionals moderated sub-group. The following document explains the relatively complex process by which sub-groups are created: http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/big-eight.html Back on March 19, 1999, there were ... | |
These RGP 'outsiders' recently so vigorously pushing their "RGP-M" idea on us...primarily "Rich M," "D," "Kathy Morgan"...they have repeatedly cited "spam" as one of their main reasons... However, in my own opinion, spam is NOT really a serious ... | |
I'm fairly new to poker, but i've been a games player for over 25 years. I used to make a living as a professional backgammon player for 7 years and now play tournament chess at the expert-class level. While chess has less of a luck factor than ... | |
1) I won a seat on poker stars for the main event of the WSOP in a $650.00satallite. As you notice both Dan and I agree that I paid money spent my time and WON my seat. Nobody gave me the seat I WON it. As I recall it only took me about 6 hours of ... | |
What if the poker room (online rooms only of course) automatically teleported players from one table to another randomly, between hands? You would still be playing the same game and stakes - just with different players. This would allow players to ... | |
In a posting on 11/11 our senior math expert Mason said that: " Video poker is a zero sum game." I asked Mason to provide more info about this, and he hasn't. I'm very interested in this breakthrough reasoning. Could someone else please provide the ... | |
I recently made the big mistake of entering a single table limit holdem tournament on Ladbrokes poker, instead of the usual No Limit game. I simply couldn't believe how tedious and boring it was. Even though the players are given fewer chips than ... | |
The "Monty Hall Problem" is usually good for a flamewar or two. Those of you "in the know" on this one please don't spoil it. If you figure it out quickly, please let the others stew on it for a while. Based on the TV game show "Let's Make a Deal". ... | |
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