Comments on: Stronger Than Fiction

By: The Litvak

The Litvak — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:03:10 +0000

Someone incredibly good isn’t my worst nightmare. There are plenty of people so much better than me that they and the Pokerator 9000 have similar advantages over me.
The “worst nightmare” opponent is a guy you think we can beat who has only a small edge on you– and you keep slowly losing to him thinking you’ll eventually start to win.
You can’t win, you can’t break even, and you can’t even quit the game.

By: clrusso

clrusso — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:53:15 +0000

The thing about sociopaths is that they tend to have egos too large for their own good. It comes from thinking you’re the only true human in the universe. He wouldn’t be able to fold.

I’d do what I usually do when I think I’m in the presence of a sociopath-get the hell out. There is nothing positive that can come from dealing with someone who has no conscience.

As for your original question, I’d have to say the lead detective in the OTHER Law and Order- not the original and not SVU, I’m blanking on the name, dammit.

That guy is like Sherlocke Holmes, knowlegeable in alot of areas and with an innate detective instinct. He’s also well versed in psychology, how to read lies and get into someone’s head.

By: Pokerpeaker

Pokerpeaker — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:50:47 +0000

Homer Simpson. The ultimate fish, but a guy who always seems to find good situations and work his way out of bad ones, for no reason at all. The ultimate luckbox, he would be the guy who would call you down with a gutshot, three to a flush or an A, and he would hit every time.

By: Iakaris

Iakaris — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 04:44:36 +0000

Kilgore Trout would also prove a wily, indefatigable felt menace. Having written several hundred books on just about every topic and managed to span instellar distances on at least one occasion, I think proves his near-omniscience. Trying to take him down would be -EV, but somewhat easier on the ribs and kidneys.

Mackey is a mostly functional sociopath. Poker table, supermarket checkout line, heroin bust – if I’m in his way, I move.

By: Bill Rini

Bill Rini — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:03:37 +0000

a fictional creation – an opponent who, technically speaking, doesn’t exist, but is still a better player than you are.

Isn’t that redundant? If he’s better than me, of course he’s fictional.

By: CJ

CJ — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:40:58 +0000

But can the guy fold? That’s what I wonder about his play. Can he lay down a loser before it costs him too much? He hasn’t always shown his that ability. Often times, he got himself bailed out by someone else.

Otherwise, I agree with your assessment wholeheartedly. I’d fold and walk away.