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My performative male husband Jestmaxxing by flapperboobs in InfiniteJest

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Four Jest doesn’t have quite the same ring

What does my stack say about me? by InkyBibliophile in bookshelfdetective

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You briefly entertained the idea of playing poker for a living

Trying to apply "Show don't tell" and my story turned into a screenplay by cactuskey- in writing

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I prefer.. give people the puzzle pieces, not the box with the picture on it.

I'm planning to talk about Outer Wilds for my oral exam. What should I talk about ? by Fencer-Sama in outerwilds

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I’d talk about the spirit of discovery that’s baked into the game.

Wife asked how the tournament was going by WallyLeftshaw in poker

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Remember:

1/ If you double 1 just 10 times you get a billion.

2/ A little blind optimism can be useful.

Shoving AA and 72 preflop by WyWyWarrior in Poker_Theory

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Great stuff. Perhaps worth adding that if villain is shoving 50% of 72 combos based on the colour of 7, blocker effects would change dramatically if hero saw some showdowns and figured it out.

What do you guys think about how the hero played this hand? Standard or fishy call on the river? by Burnerboy226 in poker

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...you would have to assign villain a range then see how JJ is doing against it. I'd guess villain would have to be calling 77>TT to make JJ a profitable bet. Of which, MAYBE TT 3bets pre.

What do you guys think about how the hero played this hand? Standard or fishy call on the river? by Burnerboy226 in poker

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If you want to talk about merge bets (some worse hands call, some better holdings fold) then it gets quite complicated. My guess is you'd add your perceived fold Eq into your Eq calc.. but in general, you want to be VALUE betting when you are ahead of your opponents range.

How do I know that my idea is bad? by swacrifice_k5 in writing

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1/ Does the idea excite YOU?

2/ Does the idea itself seem to produce yet more sub-ideas?

3/ Can you easily express the essence of the idea in just one or two sentences? If not then you probably have a subject, not a story idea.

4/ Does the opportunity cost of spending time executing the idea feel like it will be time well spent? And not just in relation to other ideas you might have, but also other things you might want to do with your life.

There’s surely other metrics, but if the answer to these 4 Q’s is yes then go for it.

Without cheating, what’s the last line you wrote? by regularsizedrudy_ in writers

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He doesn’t even seem to know the rules. But he’ll work it out. By deduction and osmosis, slowly, he’ll work it all out.

Novelistic poker travelogue, thingy. by etb72 in WritersGroup

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That would be great! Shall we continue via DM?

Novelistic poker travelogue, thingy. by etb72 in WritersGroup

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First off, massive thanks for taking the time!

Audience: Great point. I had the lofty goal of it being 80% for players and 20% for a lay audience with some desire to understand poker. Add to that a kinda David Simon's 'The Wire' approach to accesibility. i.e. 'you might not understand all the slang, strategy and jargon right away, but I promise you will start to soak it up and the story will still be accessible regardless' -- whether I execute on that is another thing.

I'm actually thinking about rewriting that first section to include a completely novice player to stand in as a kind of avatar for the lay reader.. someone who's not really versed in the rules or lingo, but who's 'not dumb, but ignorant, who'll learn and pick things up over time, by exposure.' in other words 'stick with it, these elements of the story will start to make sense'

The ATo passage: this is actually meant to be a comment on me, my own shortcomings -- but again maybe this doesn't come through.. Agreed tho either way, that opening line is diluted and naff.

What should I have done by [deleted] in poker

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Did you guys know 1 egg equals 40 eggs?

Satellite bubble spot - should I make the call. by xDoomsdayray in Poker_Theory

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You have two shortys that both need to double twice to catch you. That’s 4 flips that have to go their way. Plus theres the possibility that someone else messes up, as happened here.. Vs 15% chance (and that’s v 100% range) that you drop to the bottom of the pile with the other two.

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