Recent content by Syph

Hey Aslan, Sorry for the delays. The Red Pill Best, Syph

Well, I just checked your 2010 BJ poll: 83 members broke even, or made money. Of those, only 33 made over $5K for the whole year. You have 7,250 members. :shrug: Best, Syph

Gee, I'm not sure if there's anything for me to add. :) Actually, I fully appreciate where Aslan is coming from, and I've always felt it a touch negligent that counting is promoted so recklessly. It is a winning strategy, to that there is no doubt ... but the people employing it are not...

Hi Aslan, Would you like to know the truth, or would you like to hear more stories? I think you'd like the truth, but maybe not. I don't want to be presumptuous. Some prefer to feed off the rose of illusion. Most, actually. Maybe you are different, maybe not. It's your choice: The red...

Odd, I received a ten year ban just a few days back as well. This hasn't happened in a long time. To be honest, I was beginning to think I was untouchable. Even more interesting, I was banned from the entire property, poker included. In another time I would have been flattered, now it has vexed...

*** Now, onto more important matters. I found a post of yours regarding the NRS formula for shuffletracking: "I am sorry but you seem to have no knowledge of the NRS treatment for shuffle tracking. Whenever you are in the playzone your divisor is the effective shoe size, which is equal to...

Actually, you hated BJFO from the start, so there's a little bit of misrepresentation at work here, Norm. And there's no reason for civil behavior that gets in the way of discussion. I think that's an area you fail to understand. Those who are interested in BJ aren't concerned with pandering to...

This, here, is exactly what curtails discussion, limits debate, and turns potentially valuable threads into pissing matches. Someone's feelings were hurt. Dead stop. Do not pass Go!, do not collect $200, go directly to jail. Feelings were hurt. And it's all about the feelings. The wounded...

Thanks for the kind words, Panther. In truth, I am a hack compared with some I've met in the field. I recently chatted with James, and he mentioned that his ability, now, far exceeds where he was when we first met nearly a decade ago. His skill then, even from my perspective now, was...

Well, I spend more of my time playing against players now than the casinos, so one of the full-time votes may, or may not, be valid. As for the weekend warriors and counting, I'm not really a big fan of the concept. Many will never play long enough to overcome a bad stretch of variance, so I...

Hey guys, Just swinging by to say hi and caught KJ's post. Good on you. Now, you know that I think little of counting as a means of building a bankroll. And even less as a sole means of support. I think I've made my feelings known on that matter for a number of years now. But so what...

Ah, you go back a ways, eh? I, too, have met many poker players convinced they were on the fast track to the WSOP finals. I patiently took one such friend through the numbers, and demonstrated that he would be far better off buying 5000 lotto tickets. He didn't like that much. For...

Hi Aslan, Your dedication is commendable, and I wish I could offer advice for your situation, unfortunately this is a field where opportunities are unique to each environment. For instance, I talked about a little system I used for 1-2 poker. However, it wasn't really the system per se, but...

I was just perusing the threads, and realized I never got around to answering this: Actually, at my poker games I know within seconds whether the game is worth playing. Most regs will tell you the same. And it can be quite simple. For instance, when Wilfred comes ... the game is good. I've...