chewybarber

If I misused the word paradox then I apologize, I've never been the smartest guy in the room--well, maybe once or twice, and then I was probably standing in a line.

Makes sense to me--

I agree; but, when a player goes out first table they have no business whinning, it wasn't the thousands of players that ousted them, just the first nine. Now, the people that go deep, yeah, I can see some whinning because nobodies a miracle worker. ..even then though, if its a sport you have to accept ( some ) responsibility. Well, unless your the guy who swears every time you win it was skill, and every loss was luck... That is exactly what I was talking about. This is illogical--The worse my oponnent plays the more luck plays a part, and therefore the harder it is for me to win. Now let

Poker Paradox (just some thoughts)Anyone who watches WSOP events has seen a professional player complain about the level of competition, usually just before being eliminated—and isn’t this odd? Can anyone think of another arena of competition where a strong opponent frets over the weak? Does a 2200 chess player worry about being paired with a 1500? Or does a scratch golfer worry about the 15 handicapper? Obviously these are unfair comparisons because chess and golf are games of complete information, and poker is not. Still, if anyone thinks that because poker isn’t a game of complete inf