Interesting story and some thoughts.
Here's an excerpt from Andy Bellin's book, "Poker Nation".
There's a guy that lives in Indiana.
One morning he wakes up to hear a voice in his head. The voice says, "Quit your job, sell your house, take all your money, and go to Las Vegas."
He ignores the voice and goes to work.
Later in the day, he hears the voice again.
"Quit your job, sell your house, take all your money, and go to Las Vegas."
Again, he ignores the voice.
Soon he hears the voice every minute of the day.
"Quit your job, sell your house, take all your money, and go to Las Vegas."
He can't stand it anymore, so he takes the voice's advice.
He quits his job, sells his house, takes all his money, and flies to Las Vegas.
As soon as he steps off the plane, the voice says, "Go to Binion's Horeshoe."
He goes to the Horseshooe.
The voice says, "Buy an entry into the World Series of Poker."
He puts up his $10,000 and buys a seat in the tournament.
He goes to the assigned table.
In his first hand the guy is dealt AsAc.
The voice says, "Go all in."
He pushes his entire $10,000 bankroll into the pot.
Three players call.
The dealer lays down the flop: 9hThJh.
The voice says, "Fuck."
ha ha. Scrooll down for some more interesting stuff.
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Don't look back.
1) How many times did the voice say "Quit your job, sell your house, take all your money, and go to Las Vegas?"
2) What was the player dealt?
3) What was the flop?
4) Where was the guy from?
5) How much money did he bet on the one hand?
I almost had it. I missed one of the suits on the questions. And, I still can't remember what my wife told me five minutes ago.
Andy's point to the story is that to become a great player one must have a great memory. And it's not something we're born with, it's something we develop. Interesting.
Cheers
Magi
There's a guy that lives in Indiana.
One morning he wakes up to hear a voice in his head. The voice says, "Quit your job, sell your house, take all your money, and go to Las Vegas."
He ignores the voice and goes to work.
Later in the day, he hears the voice again.
"Quit your job, sell your house, take all your money, and go to Las Vegas."
Again, he ignores the voice.
Soon he hears the voice every minute of the day.
"Quit your job, sell your house, take all your money, and go to Las Vegas."
He can't stand it anymore, so he takes the voice's advice.
He quits his job, sells his house, takes all his money, and flies to Las Vegas.
As soon as he steps off the plane, the voice says, "Go to Binion's Horeshoe."
He goes to the Horseshooe.
The voice says, "Buy an entry into the World Series of Poker."
He puts up his $10,000 and buys a seat in the tournament.
He goes to the assigned table.
In his first hand the guy is dealt AsAc.
The voice says, "Go all in."
He pushes his entire $10,000 bankroll into the pot.
Three players call.
The dealer lays down the flop: 9hThJh.
The voice says, "Fuck."
ha ha. Scrooll down for some more interesting stuff.
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Don't look back.
1) How many times did the voice say "Quit your job, sell your house, take all your money, and go to Las Vegas?"
2) What was the player dealt?
3) What was the flop?
4) Where was the guy from?
5) How much money did he bet on the one hand?
I almost had it. I missed one of the suits on the questions. And, I still can't remember what my wife told me five minutes ago.
Andy's point to the story is that to become a great player one must have a great memory. And it's not something we're born with, it's something we develop. Interesting.
Cheers
Magi
Comments
I missed Indiana, and 1 suit on his hole cards.