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

Kenneth Gorelick pulmon at me.com
Mon Dec 19 15:47:19 PST 2011


Steve better watch out. They might bring him in on conspiracy charges...
On Dec 17, 2011, at 2:26 AM, Surfal wrote:

> 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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