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Another rant: Clueless price-matchers

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Reply #30 on: March 04, 2008, 11:28:46 pm
ENOUGH WITH THE ANALOGIES!!! :P

Oh, alright, one more analogy.  You are playing poker, and you have a two pair.  Another guy outbids you.  What do you do?  Should you risk raising, hoping that he is bluffing?  Or should you fold, assuming that he actually did have a good hand?


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Reply #31 on: March 04, 2008, 11:41:15 pm
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You are playing poker, and you have a two pair.  Another guy outbids you.  What do you do?  Should you risk raising, hoping that he is bluffing?  Or should you fold, assuming that he actually did have a good hand?


Take his experience and his body language into consideration.

If he is a relatively inexperienced player / player playing only for fun occasionally (like your typical teens), if he is leaning back, that probably means he has good cards, so fold. If he is leaning forward, that probably means he is buffing, so raise.

If the player is experienced, do the opposite (because he would know this and try to do the opposite body language intentionally to con you).

You should also observe the player as soon as heshe join the game and use the slowly accumulating experience of his/her body language vs. hands/cards to help determine the style of the player.

Alway grab a chair with a back if you play poker with your friends. Don't sit on stools. They give you out easier. Also, always sit up straight, and lean against the back of the chair (of lean against a wall if you are sitting on the floor). Maintain that position as long as you could, and try not to move too much.

Poker is a science.

Same thing applies to AM. Test your competitors out. If they lower their prices in respond to you lowering your prices, try not to continue lowering it and avoid his routes. If they don't do a thing after you lower your prices, go and kick their butts :P



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Reply #32 on: March 05, 2008, 06:57:59 am
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In blackjack your playing against the dealer, not against each other.


While you might understand how to play Blackjack, have you ever played in a casino?

I've seen some players in Atlantic City & Vegas get downright brutal and rude against other players because they didn't like how they were playing.  While you're "playing" against the dealer, you're "competing" with other players for the cards.
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Reply #33 on: March 07, 2008, 11:18:20 pm
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So you have no desire to make him a better tennis player?


I'm worried about myself and no one else

It's called capitalism.. go look it up


That's called being conceited and clueless. Helping a 'newb' only makes the game better and more profitable for everyone. 8)


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Reply #34 on: March 08, 2008, 06:16:23 am
Hey get back in the game Dooskie!
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