Random Thoughts: Eye Vee

by **Drugs Delaney** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 16:14:26

TenuredVulture wrote:Law degrees and MBA degrees, by contrast, should enhance one's earning potential.

Here's hoping that remains true.

by **TenuredVulture** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 16:16:02

Drugs Delaney wrote:
TenuredVulture wrote:Law degrees and MBA degrees, by contrast, should enhance one's earning potential.

Here's hoping that remains true.

If it doesn't, then you're wasting your time. Presumably, that has value even if your employer is picking up the tab.

by **philliesphhan** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 17:14:53

EndlessSummer wrote:Are hockey players born with a monotone voice or do they develop that over time?

I think most Canadians talk that way

by **Pedro Rosa** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 21:25:21

Odd Nerdrum ...master painter...greatest painter in the world today...its really quite amazing, there is an artist alive today that rivals all the greats to have ever put brush to canvas.

by **Trent Steele** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 13:37:58

Houshphandzadeh wrote:
Trent Steele wrote:Won $7500 at the blackjack table last night.

Now that's the tits!

Indeed. Followed it up with another $4500 last night. Resisting urge to drive down today and give it back. Must.....resist....urge.

by **Woody** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 14:30:23

Wow Trent what $ tables were you playing?

by **Trent Steele** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 14:38:54

Woody wrote:Wow Trent what $ tables were you playing?

Friday I played mostly $50 minimum tables at Ceasars. Yesterday, $100 in the high limit room, which became a $200 limit around 5:00. I lost about $3000 in twenty minutes in a shoe and a half. Went back outside to the $100 tables and won it back in about 3 hours.

Hard to keep your spreads at a good number at $200. Generally, I'll play $50 tables and bet between $50 and $500 depending upon the cards that have come out. On a Saturday they are just too many dopes outside the high limit room playing the $50 tables.

Example. Last night I had $400 down. Dealer had 7; I had 6-4. Double down, pull a King, sitting on 20 with $800. on the table. Some freaking moron in the 3 spot stands on 13. STANDS. YOU IDIOT. Next guy hits on 15 pulls a 4. Dealer's down card was a 5. Dealer draws a 9 for 21 every one loses. First card in next deal is 5; dealer would have had 17. $1600 swing.

This is in the high limit room where its a $100 min. Unreal. While usually calm in these situations. I cashed in after the next hand, looked at the dude and said "Thanks you fucking idiot, you just cost me $1600."

by **philliesphhan** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 18:48:50

google wrote:Did you mean: Catherine ( ) towed Mark ( )

No, Google, I did not mean that.

(Last names removed by me)

by **Drugs Delaney** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 20:02:10

Trent Steele wrote:This is in the high limit room where its a $100 min. Unreal. While usually calm in these situations. I cashed in after the next hand, looked at the dude and said "Thanks you $#@! idiot, you just cost me $1600."

That's awesome. Not that you lost $1,600, but that you said that to him. Please tell me he had a reaction to you.

by **Trent Steele** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 20:16:49

Drugs Delaney wrote:
Trent Steele wrote:This is in the high limit room where its a $100 min. Unreal. While usually calm in these situations. I cashed in after the next hand, looked at the dude and said "Thanks you $#@! idiot, you just cost me $1600."

That's awesome. Not that you lost $1,600, but that you said that to him. Please tell me he had a reaction to you.

Just looked down. He knew he fucked up and he knew he cost me $1600.

Unless its someone who has no clue how to play (which are very few in the high limit rooms and who will be playing solo before long), people know when they are ignoring the basic strategy and they know people are going to be pissed when doing so costs money.

13 against a 7 is not even in close. With a 13, there is only a 39% that you will bust if you take a card. A dealer with a 7 will bust only 25% of the time. Beyond stupid.

by **Bucky** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 21:38:20

Thought it was a little extravagant the the Franklin Institute acquired lots of Stormtrooper costumes in conjunction with their Star Wars exhibits....

Then I read this in their newsletter....truth is stranger than fiction....

*Courtesy of The 501st Garrison Carida , a local Stormtrooper costume club.

by **Bakestar** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 22:00:37

Trent Steele wrote:Example. Last night I had $400 down. Dealer had 7; I had 6-4. Double down, pull a King, sitting on 20 with $800. on the table. Some freaking moron in the 3 spot stands on 13. STANDS. YOU IDIOT. Next guy hits on 15 pulls a 4. Dealer's down card was a 5. Dealer draws a 9 for 21 every one loses. First card in next deal is 5; dealer would have had 17. $1600 swing.

This is in the high limit room where its a $100 min. Unreal. While usually calm in these situations. I cashed in after the next hand, looked at the dude and said "Thanks you $#@! idiot, you just cost me $1600."

In this situation, yes, it sucked for you, but assuming a random distribution of cards, isn't the outcome basically a matter of chance? It could have just as easily paid off for you.

by **jerseyhoya** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 22:22:15

10:22, and so ready for bed. What an awful weekend. Jesus should die less frequently.

by **jerseyhoya** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 22:44:59

I think after I read 100 pages of Harry Potter 7 I'll feel better.

by **TenuredVulture** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 22:50:57

jerseyhoya wrote:10:22, and so ready for bed. What an awful weekend. Jesus should die less frequently.

Um, today is the day we celebrate his rising. And we eat candy.

by **jerseyhoya** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 23:38:51

He died this weekend too.

by **Slowhand** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 00:17:11

jerseyhoya wrote:He died this weekend too.

Nevertheless, didn't he only die once?

by **Bucky** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 05:33:59

Bakestar wrote:
Trent Steele wrote:Example. Last night I had $400 down. Dealer had 7; I had 6-4. Double down, pull a King, sitting on 20 with $800. on the table. Some freaking moron in the 3 spot stands on 13. STANDS. YOU IDIOT. Next guy hits on 15 pulls a 4. Dealer's down card was a 5. Dealer draws a 9 for 21 every one loses. First card in next deal is 5; dealer would have had 17. $1600 swing.

This is in the high limit room where its a $100 min. Unreal. While usually calm in these situations. I cashed in after the next hand, looked at the dude and said "Thanks you $#@! idiot, you just cost me $1600."

In this situation, yes, it sucked for you, but assuming a random distribution of cards, isn't the outcome basically a matter of chance? It could have just as easily paid off for you.

by **jerseyhoya** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 08:43:26

A good night of sleep can fix just about anything.

by **Trent Steele** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 08:49:31

Bucky wrote:
Bakestar wrote:
Trent Steele wrote:Example. Last night I had $400 down. Dealer had 7; I had 6-4. Double down, pull a King, sitting on 20 with $800. on the table. Some freaking moron in the 3 spot stands on 13. STANDS. YOU IDIOT. Next guy hits on 15 pulls a 4. Dealer's down card was a 5. Dealer draws a 9 for 21 every one loses. First card in next deal is 5; dealer would have had 17. $1600 swing.

This is in the high limit room where its a $100 min. Unreal. While usually calm in these situations. I cashed in after the next hand, looked at the dude and said "Thanks you $#@! idiot, you just cost me $1600."

In this situation, yes, it sucked for you, but assuming a random distribution of cards, isn't the outcome basically a matter of chance? It could have just as easily paid off for you.

Undeniably true; it could have worked out for me because of his decision(although that was less likely because of the composition of the remaining cards in the shoe based on what had already been dealt). So, my anger was result-oriented, for sure. That said, it didn't work out because of an irrational decision. Although I'm not superstitious at the tables (I dont care who cuts cards, don't care if people drop out of the shoe), it irritates when I lose because of a stupid decision.

I would analogize it to the following situation, although its hardly perfect. 1st and 2nd with 1 out, 5-3 game. Base hit to RF. The RF has a 35% chance of throwing out the runner at home. RF misses the cutoff man, runner goes to 3rd, 5-4. Next batter nubs a grounder between the pitcher's mound and 3B. Only play is at 1B, runner scores. 5-5. Next batter pops up.

In many ways, the infield single is even more a matter of chance than the blackjack table, assuming a BABIP of .300 or so (i.e. the dealer's draw card). But the infield GO becomes a non-event of the RF had not made an irrational decision to throw home (standing on 13).

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