Funny Business
A couple of funnies to pass along. Some of you may have seen this stuff — if not, you’re in for a treat.
One, I have to share with you the absurdist wit of Julius Goat.
He has several hilarious series in progress over on his blog, “The Goat Speaks.” One involves sharing excerpts from his ongoing Stupid/System, a work destined to change the way poker is played and discussed for ages to come.
Here are links to the first five ground-breaking entries:
001: Key Terms
002: Basic Considerations
003: Counting Outs
004: Post-Flop Play
005: Managing Pot Odds
Mr. Goat also has a separate series of “Table Profiles” which are also good for many grins. Here’s the latest, posted today, regarding “Skepty_Cal.”
Finally, earlier this week I had occasion to contact PokerStars support to ask for some hand histories. Then yesterday I happened to be browsing the “Beats, Brags, and Variance” forum over on Two Plus Two and saw the thread titled “Stars support staff wins again.” I’ve always been a big fan of Stars’ support and so I clicked the thread to read more. Here’s a quick excerpt from one poster’s inquiry to Stars:
“As I was playing a 70 FPP satellite to your massive Sunday 100k tournament, a question came through my mind. How does our MOON create TIDES!? I mean…….as im sitting there pushing allin with 52 heads up and somehow losing to KQ, as baffling as how i lose that hand is, i find it more baffling as to the relationship between the moon and the tides on Earth. Can you guys help me out?”
Click through to read how Stars support responded. And keep reading. As they like to say over there:
x thread delivers
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ROFL this is great. I’ve only gotten through “key terms” and I’m loving it. Excerpt:
“Raising. Poker favors aggression, and so you must raise with any reasonable hand. There is debate over the best amount, but usually 2x the big blind is best, unless you are opening from early position on the first hand of a tournament, in which case an all-in is best.”