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Schneids's Blog

December 25 2008

Two gifts from me to you

Hey all, happy holidays. Before getting out to the fam's I just wanted to pass on these two "gifts":

1. A very inspirational video that helps put some things in perspective

2. I'm sure some of you had read this in a 2+2 thread but I'm also sure many of you haven't since it's in the high stakes LHE forum. I think it's pretty good:

"Heads-up poker is vampire that sucks the life out of all who play. Here is the problem:

When you win a hand, you are somewhat pleased, but after all you deserve to win your share including 3-outers like this one.

When you lose a hand, you are rather more strongly displeased, since this guy is such a luckbox you can't even begin to describe it, and just now he hit yet another effin 3-outer when he should never have even been in that pot in the first place for #*$@ sake!

Now over the course of a session, let's say you finish up even, but each of you has suffered 200 agonizing, knife-twisting losses that are not nearly balanced by the 200 mildly pleasant wins that you deserved anyway. Both of you feel like you have lost! There is a net destruction of utility and human happiness. Vampire poker!!" -pygmyhipo

Happy holidays once again and be safe! And some good movie comments from my previous blog, I'll address them when I have a few more minutes and am not on the go-go-go.

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December 25,2008

thanks for the link to the video... one of the most inspiring videos i've ever seen.

elzino

December 28,2008

Mike,
Thanks for this vid, it caught me by surprise.

neekola

December 29,2008

thanks for posting that inspiring video. It makes me think about all the times I've failed and I still keep trying.

AppleSeed

January 04,2009

Hey Mike -
I know pygmyhipo. He/she is one of the great people on the planet. His perspective is absolutely right and something we should all remember. I know that it's a problem for me to enjoy putting bad beats on as much as I hate having one put on me. And pygmyhipo is correct that if we all experience that then the game produces net destruction of human happiness.

Regards, Lee

Lee Jones

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