darbday;286275 wrote
Mark HAS been on my ass about my poker skillz and how to play poker...calling me a douchebag (i have the chat) and telling me how smart he is and how im stupid and a d grade poker player.....
To start.. let me say I recall saying that I LOVE that you were posting HH threads, and that I'm digging the discussions around that. BUT, I tried, repeatedly, to give feedback and my opinion, which was thrown out the window as evidenced by the fact that you played the exact same way over and over on those hands.... you STILL play exactly the same on the forum games. I just said in another thread that you're a black hole of feedback, and I wanted to make sure that this wasn't a "Geez, that guy never replies to our questions", it's more a matter of you never hear anything that people are saying to you. I don't know if it's the way you were brought up (lol referenced!), or your recreational activities, but you do NOT listen to other people, even when you ask.... and no, I'm not naive enough to believe you ignore everyone's advice... but you do discard much.
Lets talk about your intelligence on judging skill...and giving advice on poker.....lets talk about how you think your a better poker player....or even think your in my league.....
or should be saying anything to a player who's being taught by the best...
Well, I'll admit, I'm not a pro, I'm a casual player at best. But you DID ask for feedback, and I noted that you ignored it constantly. It got to the point where I told you what you needed to do to beat me at the game, and you still haven't taken that into account (happened in tonight's game). As for my credentials? Best I got is roughly 8 years of hobby-play. Read and re-read numerous books on the subject, some more than once. Studied and understand the math. And, for a while, I was being paid to write articles on poker for a now defunct site, and this one as well.
I'm not bragging or nothing, you asked. Aside from this, I would consider myself to be of above average intelligence, and understanding of human nature. I'm not saying I'm a genius and you should all bow before me (feel free if you'd like though), but I feel I am.
IN YOUR OWN WORLD YOU ARE SMART.......AND IN THAT SAME WORLD YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY POKER......
was fun havin ya.....
PS wondering if you won't answer like you accused me of not doing but i actually answered the question i was being accused of.....
Actually man, I love to argue... it's great! I have often said people should argue everyday. Am I smart in my own world? Yes. There's an old saying something to the effect of "Everyone's a genius, but if you gauge a fish's intelligence by its ability to ride a bicycle...". I've worked with people who aren't bright, either through laziness, inexperience, or actual physical / chemical / mental deficits. I say I'm smart in the "real world applicable" sense. However, if there was an apocalyptic event, I wouldn't even be able to make a freaking pen....
JUST TO BE CLEAR ON MY OPINION...YOUR INTELLIGENCE CONSISTS OF SELF SELF-MENT....AND YOUR POKER KNOWLEDGE IS NON EXISTENT NEXT TO MINE....
* - Citation needed ;)
Mark