are all poker players unrepentant liars?
interesting article in local hong kong paper today
they are covering the growing poker scene in macau
of course they interview some of the "professionals"
almost all them end up playing poker after getting canned from their super high paying jobs as brain surgeons and arbitrage traders of incredibly complicated financial instruments only the highest order mathematician can fathom
then all of them claim without fail that they earns at minimum 200k per annum, most in the millions
this leads me to some interesting questions;
* is there that much DEAD money out there?
* who are these people being lead to slaughter to be fleeced by these "professionals"
* if everyone plays by the same rules, which are being pretty much followed universally then luck must play a huge factor
* or all these guys are grossly exaggerating their revenue
I remember when ben affleck started playing with the big boys and was getting fleeced, he took a few lessons from that girl (sister of the math genius) after that he was holding his own and even winning. thus leading me to believe ANYONE being taught the fundamentals can win or at least avoid getting murdered.
they are covering the growing poker scene in macau
of course they interview some of the "professionals"
almost all them end up playing poker after getting canned from their super high paying jobs as brain surgeons and arbitrage traders of incredibly complicated financial instruments only the highest order mathematician can fathom
then all of them claim without fail that they earns at minimum 200k per annum, most in the millions
this leads me to some interesting questions;
* is there that much DEAD money out there?
* who are these people being lead to slaughter to be fleeced by these "professionals"
* if everyone plays by the same rules, which are being pretty much followed universally then luck must play a huge factor
* or all these guys are grossly exaggerating their revenue
I remember when ben affleck started playing with the big boys and was getting fleeced, he took a few lessons from that girl (sister of the math genius) after that he was holding his own and even winning. thus leading me to believe ANYONE being taught the fundamentals can win or at least avoid getting murdered.
