Do you play your local lottery? How would you compare it to poker and other gambling games? Have you ever won anything at the lottery? How about poker? How would you compare the winnings?
https://www.pokernews.com/news/2025/03/salman-behbehani-poker-drug-conviction-48226.htm
Do you think he will serve any time, based on the fact he's wealthy (wealthy even before poker)? Will he keep his money? Did he really need the money from his hobby anyway, lol?
https://www.pokernews.com/news/2025/04/robinpoker-the-time-i-won-nearly-seven-thousand-wpt-global-48258.htm
What can we learn from this? Who has heard of this guy? Well, I'm wondering if his wins are only balancing out equal or more loses.
https://www.poker.org/latest-news/taylor-hart-endures-epic-tank-in-main-event-win-at-wsopc-turning-stone-aeBwZ9g9RffD/
Who has heard of this? Does this inspire you? What is a tank? I'm thinking it's where things seem like nothing is going on.
https://www.poker.org/poker-strategy/pro-tips-with-andrew-moreno-evolve-or-die-off-atsfE8K9ZJRi/
Anyone like his tips? Who would like to implement them? How has implemented them? What might be some criticism of his strategy?
https://www.poker.org/latest-news/theyre-evicting-us-only-friends-podcast-announces-likely-end-of-show-aEoOC5l9oz6K/
Has anyone seen this show? How did you like it? Is anyone upset this show is going off-the-air?
What is harder? What do you feel is more fun? Have you tried both or one or the other? How would you compare them? How would you compare poker machines, poker video games, and real poker to each other?
The house is supposed to always win. They don't like it when people just keep winning over and over. In fact, they do everything in their power to stop it. They employ technology, experts, you name it.
Anyway, what about the situation when you've won a lot, so casinos are suspicious, like we...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_(2008_film)
The movie 21 was a lot of fun, in my opinion. I really enjoyed it, and I wondered how these math whizzes could possibly overturn the house. Anyway, there have been real life stories of this happening. Who has heard of them?
In the political world, many people are cynical about voting machines, so why wouldn't video poker machines be up for scrutiny? In fact, why wouldn't all gambling machines, like slots, be up for scrutiny?
Anyway, who knows anything about how these machines work? Would you trust your money...
Some people obviously don't like gambling. They might claim that the gambling phenomenon is just targeting impoverished communities like remote Pacific islands (where I was) or Native American reservations. Anyway, there are pros and cons to the argument. Do you feel strongly about this in...
Who has studied probability and/or statistics? Have you been able to relate it to playing poker? Myself, I am certified to tutor many math subjects, but unfortunately, I haven't gotten a probability or a statistics certificate yet. It's something I would want in the near future.
Honestly, I haven't played real poker, only video poker. However, at one time, I knew a lot about it, but knowing a lot about it doesn't mean I was winning, lol.
Anyway, who has tried video poker and where? What were your results? Do you have any big wins or near-wins to mention?