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Part 2 of Game of Moans Blog is now up!

RICHORFORDRICHORFORD Member Posts: 5,571
edited June 2012 in Poker Chat
Hi all,

Part 2 of my blog where I look at the life lessons that poker gives us, is now up and running.


Let me know what you think!
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  • bugaloobugaloo Member Posts: 487
    edited June 2012
    nice read

    well written
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  • bignoise10bignoise10 Member Posts: 567
    edited June 2012
    Couldnt agree more.
    Paul
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  • RICHORFORDRICHORFORD Member Posts: 5,571
    edited June 2012
    In Response to Re: Part 2 of Game of Moans Blog is now up!:
    Couldnt agree more. Paul
    Posted by bignoise10

    Cheers chaps!
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  • GELDYGELDY Member Posts: 5,203
    edited June 2012
    Hi Rich,

    Liked your blog but not sure these are lessons poker has taught you. Seems more like you already knew these things and these are nice examples from the world of poker to demonstrate them.

    If you had an alternative personality you could have said it very differently.

    i) it's tough winning - when you get there make sure you milk it as much as possible
    ii) you think I am happy with this - I'm not stopping until I take down the WSOP
    iii) help a newbie - give me a break - do you think anyone helped me when I needed it

    We also see these responses in the poker world - just be pleased you're not one of them

    PS we are pleased you're not
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  • KAM99KAM99 Member Posts: 773
    edited June 2012

    Bit of a conflict in there in parts though. Can't berate a donkey at the table, or even nicely say what they are doing is wrong, because if I was a good player I wouldn't coach a player to be better because I want all his money. But then our next lesson is to help out the newbie with all his constant questions... hmm, wonder which one I should do. Make up your mind Rich, i either leave them to flouder under water with my boot kindly pressed on their neck as I remove their wallet or I help them out. hehe

    Personally I enjoy both, but then I'm very strange.

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  • RICHORFORDRICHORFORD Member Posts: 5,571
    edited June 2012
    In Response to Re: Part 2 of Game of Moans Blog is now up!:
    Hi Rich, Liked your blog but not sure these are lessons poker has taught you. Seems more like you already knew these things and these are nice examples from the world of poker to demonstrate them. If you had an alternative personality you could have said it very differently. i) it's tough winning - when you get there make sure you milk it as much as possible ii) you think I am happy with this - I'm not stopping until I take down the WSOP iii) help a newbie - give me a break - do you think anyone helped me when I needed it We also see these responses in the poker world - just be pleased you're not one of them PS we are pleased you're not
    Posted by GELDY
    Thanks Geldy. They're not necessarily lessons that only poker teaches you, but they are things you can do in poker which will improve your well-being/reputation which can also be applied to one's general life too.

    As for the alternative personality you cite above- you'd have to ask that person, if they exist, are they truly happy or just making out they are? And what does everyone else think of them?
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  • RICHORFORDRICHORFORD Member Posts: 5,571
    edited June 2012
    In Response to Re: Part 2 of Game of Moans Blog is now up!:
    Bit of a conflict in there in parts though. Can't berate a donkey at the table, or even nicely say what they are doing is wrong, because if I was a good player I wouldn't coach a player to be better because I want all his money. But then our next lesson is to help out the newbie with all his constant questions... hmm, wonder which one I should do. Make up your mind Rich, i either leave them to flouder under water with my boot kindly pressed on their neck as I remove their wallet or I help them out. hehe Personally I enjoy both, but then I'm very strange.
    Posted by KAM99
    I see where you're coming from, Kam. But I don't see any real conflict there. If someone is asking honest questions, then one should help them. If they're not then one shouldn't be offering up unasked-for advice or seeking to make them look stupid. As you say, you want the bad players to stay at the table, because you can beat them and take their money. There's nothing wrong with that, they've signed on the dotted line with their money and they know exactly what they're getting themselves into. So there's no moral quandary there. However, just being horrible to them is (a) not nice obv and (b) on a practical level, harming your chances at winning money as you'll potentially be chasing them away.

    Thanks for reading the blog and posting your comment :-)
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