Damn glad I folded this one

[de-coder]

Finally! Stop rabbit hunting - it's stupid.

[Talking Poker]

1. Why do you think I am worried?
2. How exactly do you think I "wanted" this hand to end up?

What it comes down to is this:

is NOT true, based on the fundamental rules that online poker sites use for shuffling the deck.



Dumbfounded.

[Talking Poker]

But it's ok to say, "this would have stung," when it would have been a completely different hand?

I don't get it. These two concepts are mutually exclusive - either the cards are in a preset order (live poker) or they are not (online continuous shuffle) - and a few of you guys seem to want to pick and choose when to think they are and when they are not.

[Talking Poker]

Who is worried? No one here is worried.

I simply pointed out flawed logic in the OP (a great example that relates back to our original discussion on this), and you did your usual jump down my throat, trying to accuse me of something that is absolutely not true.

I get it. I'm not worried about it. And I understand that random is random. But I also understand what "continuous shuffle" means, and I believe that you do not.

[GTDawg]

Dude...what the hell?

You take such a defensive stance when you start a discussion. I'm not jumping down your throat...

I said just a second ago that it was silly to say either side because it didn't happen.

Also, a continuous shuffle doesn't change the odds of what cards come out. Each card has the same chance of coming out either way.

And, again...if you are not worried about it...you spend an awful lot of time talking about it. It's like the eejit thing from a while ago...if it doesn't bother you, then why spend so much time talking about?

[Robbr25]

Ok how bout this then,
If I called a preflop raise and the flop was this
It would have stung.
Gees you people have too much time to waste.

[GTDawg]

That's definitely something to agree on.

[GTDawg]

And, I can't begin to say how hurt I am by that statement. Partly because it is hard to convey tone through the internet so I can only base my understanding of what you think about by what is posted on here and partly because I wanna be a guy in his (early 30s? i dunno...just guessing here) that lives in Florida and plays poker for a living and sits in his hot tub after really tough days.

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Of course, I think you made a fundamental flaw in getting a pinball machine instead of the classic Galaga/Pacman machine

[Talking Poker]

First, eejit scamming me and RD (I assume that's the thing you are referring to) and then making up lies about it for 6 weeks did bother me. It wasn't so much the money (which he eventually did pay back), it was the lying about it and trying to make me look like the bad guy.

Secondly, you don't need to keep telling me about the odds being the same - please - I get it. I really do.

If my posts seem defensive, it's only because I'm - you know - defending myself when you make comments that don't make sense to me. You say I spend an awful lot of time talking about this, but all I did was make one comment about the OP (which was kind of making the point I was trying to make the other day that certain people didn't seem to follow). That was it - one comment.

You followed this with a comment that didn't make any sense to me (about him not playing the hand ) and then a "whatever man" when I clarified why I made my comment.

The weird thing is, I think we are saying the same thing here. My original comment was basically saying that it's silly to think things like "I'm glad I folded here" - The only difference between what I am saying and what you are saying is because I included WHY it's silly to think like that in my post.

[Talking Poker]

Didn't mean to be hurtful - really. I respect you as a poster (and an intellectual) too much for that. But there have been a few times that I've felt like you were ____ing me (whatever you want to call it) just for the sake of doing it. FWIW though, I respect that you'll speak your mind and not just mindlessly agree with me about something because this is my site.

I'm 32. And I sit in the hot tub after really easy days too. The only reason I'm not in it right now (literally), is because I'm afraid it would really bother my sunburn.

Oh, and most importantly: Pinball >>>>> any classic arcade game(s).

[GTDawg]

I've said before that I do take viewpoints just for the sake of not agreeing with someone and discussing a different position. Mostly out of an interest to make someone explain where they are coming from instead of just saying their point and dismissing reason.

The internet is a very hard place to discuss sometimes because, for example, when I'm responding to you...it's hard for you to see that I'm watching Sportscenter or South Park drinking some vodka or eating pizza and not really paying attention to how my post may or may not be taken.