[Dragaera] I think I'll go re-read Orca...

[Surfal]

ZOMG Orca is REAL!!!

http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/sm-real-estate-salesperson-charged-with-felonies/article_ae1c4b6a-283d-11e1-b0a5-0019bb2963f4.html

Hehe. They should really find 9 more charges...

On 12/15/2011 4:27 PM, Howard Brazee wrote:
> On Dec 15, 2011, at 4:25 PM, A. Craig West wrote:
>
>> This reminds me of a basic principle I learned playing Bridge, which I
>> suspect maps to poker fairly directly. If you are playing a hand, and
>> the only possibility there is of winning is to assume the a particular
>> player has the King of Hearts, play as if that player has the King of
>> Hearts. Of course, in Bridge one does not have the option of folding,
>> so I don't know think the concept is as strong in poker :-) Vlad
>> rarely has the option of folding either...
>
> True.    But we do have an option of folding - which comes with its costs as well.    Sometimes it is better to take a small loss instead of a larger loss.    For instance, if assuming wrong will allow the opponents to run a long suit with a penalty greater than the gain for making your contract.
>
> Losing small should be considered as an option.
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