Things I wish I knew

[SirPerceval]

The drink

 

[bobby1]

What percentage of beans eaten in the world are baked beans in tomato sauce?

[Tal]

How some products can be advertised as having a particular quality (makes your hair shinier, your lashes longer, your chinchilla chinchillier) and for the details to appear at the bottom of the screen to tell you that 68% of 97 people agreed.

How can you advertise something on the basis of 67 people's opinion, particularly when 30 people didn't agree?

[El Sid]

Shared a table with Sid last week, and he didn't say a word the whole time

Tend to play very quiet poker - unless I have anything of value to say. I don't believe in speech play unless somebody else starts it - then I tend to give as good as I get.

I hate criticism of other players while their sitting at the tables by mumblers at the other end of the table, and am no fan of people who criticise players after they have left the table.

Last week at the GUKPTwe had a running commentary on ever hand. on the first table I played on by a fellow wearing Grey Raymer glasses. He knew everything about everthing and fancied himself as Jesse May.

This chap was the archetype mumbler. After anyone had played a hand he decided to discuss it in muted terms with the guy sitting next to him, who invariably had no interest whatsoever and would sooner try and play the current hand, than worry about how somebody at the other end of the table had played the last hand.

This kind of player intersperses his laconic commentary to praise himself for any hand he may win, putting it down to his superior knowledge and explaining how unlucky he was when losing a pot.

I did eventually politely ask this fellow to squeak up and not just mumble his thoughts, as a direct criticism might get a reply, which would give hims somebody else's point of view, which might, in the future  help his poker. Had I been in a more flamboyant mood I would have sung him the Ronan Keating song: "I like it best of all when you say nothing at all."

 - All the best to you Celtic -

[tikay]

Sid, good to see you yesterday. Will post that photo on a new thread shortly.

Good luck!

[david3103]

How some products can be advertised as having a particular quality (makes your hair shinier, your lashes longer, your chinchilla chinchillier) and for the details to appear at the bottom of the screen to tell you that 68% of 97 people agreed.

How can you advertise something on the basis of 67 people's opinion, particularly when 30 people didn't agree?

It's about statistical significance innit?

it was a fair few years ago and my capacity to explain it properly has atrophied but this may help
http://parkinslot.blogspot.co.uk/2003/12/sample-size-and-statistical.html

[Tal]

How some products can be advertised as having a particular quality (makes your hair shinier, your lashes longer, your chinchilla chinchillier) and for the details to appear at the bottom of the screen to tell you that 68% of 97 people agreed.

How can you advertise something on the basis of 67 people's opinion, particularly when 30 people didn't agree?

It's about statistical significance innit?

it was a fair few years ago and my capacity to explain it properly has atrophied but this may help
http://parkinslot.blogspot.co.uk/2003/12/sample-size-and-statistical.html

Well, yes, but even Les Dennis asked a hundred people

[RED-DOG]

Why some poker players have another peek at their cards when they win a pot without showdown.

[outragous76]

Why some poker players have another peek at their cards when they win a pot without showdown.

they might not have looked already?

[RED-DOG]

Why some poker players have another peek at their cards when they win a pot without showdown.

they might not have looked already?

If that was the case it wouldn't be another peek.

[Tal]

I love this sort of stuff.

For some, it's that they want to enjoy the bluff. For others, they want to see that amazing hand once more, perhaps even contemplating showing everyone. The third basic option is that they want to remember the exact two cards for talking about afterwards.

You can always ask them.

[kinboshi]

Why some poker players have another peek at their cards when they win a pot without showdown.

I wish I knew how to win a pot tonight.

[david3103]

Why some poker players have another peek at their cards when they win a pot without showdown.

they might not have looked already?

If that was the case it wouldn't be another peek.

It's so they can do that enigmatic smile that is intended to make their opponent doubt the wisdom of folding.

[redarmi]

Why some poker players have another peek at their cards when they win a pot without showdown.

I do this.  I have no idea why i do it.  I feel a bit daft now.

[GreekStein]

Why some poker players have another peek at their cards when they win a pot without showdown.

I do this.  I have no idea why i do it.  I feel a bit daft now.

me too.

It's often like giving ourselves a pat on the back.

'Did I really have that!? Man I played it well. Good job me!'