...The Theory of Poker By David Sklansky A product of Two Plus Two Publishing SIXTH PRINTING October 2004 1 About David Sklansky David Sklansky is generally considered the number one authority on gambling in the world today. Besides his nine books on the subject, David also has produced two videos and numerous writings for various gaming publications. His occasional poker seminars always receive an enthusiastic reception including those given at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. More recently David has been doing consulting work for casinos, Internet gaming sites, and gaming device companies. He has recently invented a new game called Poker Challenge, soon to appear in casinos. David attributes his standing in the gambling community to three things: 1. The fact that he presents his ideas as simply as possible (sometimes with Mason Malmuth) even though these ideas frequently involve concepts that are deep, subtle, and not to be found elsewhere. 2. The fact that what he says and writes can be counted on to be accurate. 3. The fact that to this day a large portion of his income is still derived from gambling (usually poker but occasionally blackjack, sports betting, horses, video games, casino promotions, or casino tournaments). Thus, those who depend on David's advice know that he still depends on it himself. Other Books by David Sklansky Hold 'em Poker Getting The Best of It Sklansky on Poker Poker, Gaming, and Life Sklansky Talks...
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...The Theory of Poker By David Sklansky A product of Two Plus Two Publishing SIXTH PRINTING October 2004 1 About David Sklansky David Sklansky is generally considered the number one authority on gambling in the world today. Besides his nine books on the subject, David also has produced two videos and numerous writings for various gaming publications. His occasional poker seminars always receive an enthusiastic reception including those given at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. More recently David has been doing consulting work for casinos, Internet gaming sites, and gaming device companies. He has recently invented a new game called Poker Challenge, soon to appear in casinos. David attributes his standing in the gambling community to three things: 1. The fact that he presents his ideas as simply as possible (sometimes with Mason Malmuth) even though these ideas frequently involve concepts that are deep, subtle, and not to be found elsewhere. 2. The fact that what he says and writes can be counted on to be accurate. 3. The fact that to this day a large portion of his income is still derived from gambling (usually poker but occasionally blackjack, sports betting, horses, video games, casino promotions, or casino tournaments). Thus, those who depend on David's advice know that he still depends on it himself. Other Books by David Sklansky Hold 'em Poker Getting The Best of It Sklansky on Poker Poker, Gaming, and Life Sklansky Talks...
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...Shawndocee Grant 11/05/15 Short Essay #3 K. Juarez Film 1010 “Snow on tha Bluff: Keepin’ It (Neo) Real…ism” Curtis Snow conceptualized in the simplest manner his life and the lives of others residing in the 103-Beat of Atlanta when he stated, “We just still. Still smokin’. Still drinkin’. Still takin’ care of chil’ren or whatever. Still strapped… We just still” (Russell & Knittel, 2012). In such a minimalist expression of ones lifestyle the same goes for capturing the essence of life for these residents. Director Damon Russell wanted “real” and what better way to pay homage to the genre of Italian Neorealism than using its primary sources. From the incorporation of the storyline set amongst the poor and the working class to the film being...
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...Size Should Not Matter: Being Over a Size Ten Does Not Make One Ugly Is brand image more important than satisfying the most customers possible? In the mind of Mike Jeffries, CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F), yes brand image is more important than satisfying the most customers possible. According to Jeffries, A&F has a very selective target market, which does not include anyone who is overweight or in Jeffries’s mind who is not “good-looking”. In my opinion, even though the company A&F believes it has a certain brand image to maintain, there is no reason why A&F should discriminate against the amount of people that they do. By considering Aristotelian virtue ethics, Mill’s utilitarianism, and Carr’s idea on business bluffing, it is easy to see why the tactics of A&F are unmoral, or in the case of Carr, unjustified. On the other side, Kantian deontology shows that the tactics of A&F can be considered moral, however Kant’s reasons are not stronger than the reasons of Aristotle, Mill, and Carr. Before getting into the analyses from the perspectives from the previously mentioned people, it would be ideal to give some background information on the unethical values of A&F. It was not until 1996 when Jeffries became fully in charge of A&F when the company started to become an unethical store. The main reason the company has become so unethical, was because of the new brand image Jeffries decided to create for the company. Instead of having a brand image that could be marketed towards...
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...Cristian Uribe The war without end, selfishness, nothing to do against death and the scars of the war in Men without women In this essay I’m talking about the main issues present in the following short stories in Men without women by Ernest Hemingway (1928): In another country (25-29), Hills like white elephants (29-33), The killers (33-40) and Now I lay me (83). In another country is about a wounded American soldier recuperating from an injury by receiving treatments from machines in a hospital in Milan, Italy. Machines. With him there’s an Italian major receiving treatment for a shriveled hand. There is a strong optimism of a physician employing the new machines which is contrasted with the skepticism of Italian major who, disbelieving in the machines, nevertheless comes regularly for therapy to his hand. That daily attendance is interrupted only with the sudden death of the major’s wife. The machines were new, as result, the narrator and the major were trying them. And although they both didn’t trust in the machines they were under their treatment because they really wanted to recover. The major wanted to be his wife and the narrator probably wanted to clean his pride because his wound and medals were “fake”. What I think can be infer from the text is that even if the machines have success healing the soldiers, the war for them won’t end because is not just facing enemy on the front line but also picking up the pieces of their damaged lives and facing the prospect...
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...may think and requires more than just an explanation to fully comprehend what is going on. The simplest possible version of poker requires the use of only 3 cards and 2 players, whereas the full game would require all 52 cards and an average of 5 players. For example, imagine three cards, King, Queen and Jack, all the same suit. Now you and a friend will place $1 bet to start the game. From the 3 shuffled cards, 1 random card will be dealt to each player, leaving a single unknown card remaining. After both players have acknowledged their own card, one player will proceed to take the second...
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...Abstract On June 25, 1876, the 7th Cavalry Regiment led by LTC George Armstrong Custer, went into the valley of the Little Bighorn. Unknowingly they were walking into the largest number of Indian warriors the world has ever seen. By the end of the day 210 soldiers would lay dead including Custer himself. The Battle of the Little Bighorn has become the most discussed and most popular battle of the Indian wars. It marked the greatest, and last, battle the American Indians would have over the Untied States Army. It was also the most devastating loss the U.S. Army would have in the Westward expansion of the Untied States. The news stunned the nation and led to an endless debate about the facts, strategy and tactics of the battle that continues to the his day. INTRODUCTION The Battle of Little Bighorn also known as Custer’s Last Stand. Took place in June 1876, in the little Bighorn Valley of Southeast Montana. The number of Sioux and Cheyenne warriors that the 7th Cavalry Regiment faced was approximately 4,500. The battle showed how the failure to use the Principals of War, Mass and Synchronization, helped cause the most devasting defeat that the U.S. Army ever received during the Indian Wars. And how the use of Mass and Concentration could affect a conflict. The primary resources used Custer’s Last Stand by Peter Panzeri and Custer’s Last Campaign by John S. Gray. STRATEGIC SETTING The road to war. In the 1860’s Sioux tribes roamed the great...
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...of Raoul Wallenberg has been different. He has never liked violence and would avoid it at all cost. Wallenberg does not like killing so much that one day as a kid he snuck out of his house in the middle of the night to let out his neighbors hunting dogs so they...
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...Internet Texas Hold'em Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro First Edition By Matthew Hilger Introduction “If you can't spot the sucker in your first half-hour at the table, then you are the sucker.” This is a common poker saying spoken by Matt Damon in the classic poker movie Rounders. I used to play in a tournament every Sunday night in Costa Rica with some of the best players in the world. Unfortunately, I had no idea at the time who those players were. Hopefully this book will help you spot the sucker rather than be the sucker. It takes a lot of experience and study of the game before one realizes what it takes to play at an advanced level. Everyone needs to start somewhere. This book should increase your learning curve, but there is no substitute for experience. The Internet is an excellent vehicle to develop your game, no matter if you just play low limits a few hours a week or strive to develop into a world-class player. The following story gives you a glimpse into my poker life and the struggles I went through before I started playing on the Internet. My first memory of poker is sneaking out into the woods when I was about eight or nine years old to play penny poker with my friends. In middle school, I remember getting sent to the principal's office for playing craps in the bathroom. In high school, I was assistant manager at a local movie theater and one night my friends and I played poker in the projectionist booth while the movies were playing. To my...
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...Leroy Scott English Oct. 29, 2011 I can recall my first haircut at a barbershop. Nine years old, clueless of what a “low-cut, bald fade” was. From the outside, the establishment resembled the place my mother always got her hair styled. The inside however was heaven for me. The moment you walk into Lou’s Barbershop, the smell of clippercide against the clean, quiet, steel motor was an intriguing scent. Throughout the shop, barbers either gave pointers on styling hair or debating sports. At this time, Michael Jordan was the man to idolize; fortunately I was not there for the bald that M.J has. Nevertheless, you did not hear much aside those two topics. By the age of 14, I had experienced my mother’s version of a haircut numerous times. After so many haircuts from her, I decided to cut my own hair. Despite my limited expertise, I was able to obtain a few clients and develop my craft and learn tips on the fly. The emotion on the recipient of an awesome haircut is enticing! By the age of 22, I had developed a passion for becoming a licensed barber and establishing my own barbershop. I credit my love for styling hair to the countless faces of satisfied customers I have seen since I began cutting hair. Before I styled anyone’s hair, my cousin Antoine was the first to let allow me to demonstrate my raw skills. He had more faith in me than I did! Granted he rated the first cut a “six of ten”, I was ecstatic for the opportunity to feel like a barber. I remember the look he gave...
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...photograph is color or black and white, color photos are usually more upsetting because people can see more vivid images, like blood, bruises and cuts. The second is if the photograph has been enlarged or is close up, they also tend to show more vivid details or appear distorted. Third is when the photo was taken, like at the crime scene. Sometimes it is also decided to only show wounds in a photograph but not the face of the victim as it can be very upsetting when it is a child. The same goes for the video tape, it has to be determined if it is relevant and non-prejudicial. I can be argued that the video did not contain the child therefore should not be admitted since the trial was based on child abuse. I believe all the evidence should be admitted; I think it would all be relevant in showing the abuse of the child and the character of the abuser(s). If the video tape of the sexual acts is too upsetting to play in a courtroom during a trial then it would be...
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...MNGT-5990 Is bluffing in business ethical? Summarize Carr’s argument. Do you agree with him? Does bluffing pass Hooker’s generalization test in poker? Does it pass the generalization test in business? "Is Business Bluffing Ethical?” written by Albert Carr, was a rather provocative read for its time, and I will venture to say remains so today. The majority of what Carr speaks of in his writings can be seen among businesses and business persons alike today. It seems to express the general attitude that everything you do in business that is not against the law is morally permissible. He suggests that executives can do anything they want if it is part of a business game in which people play by the rules. What cannot be forgotten is that not all games are good to play, and not everyone is savvy with regards to the rules. Carr's belief is that poker and business have many similarities. He refers to them both as games having a “large element of chance," both in which each player (businessman) “is offered a choice between certain loss or bluffing within the legal rules of the game” (Carr pg. 153). If a person is resigned to winning then he must have skill, a profound awareness of the rules, and acumen into the psychology of the other “players”. To Carr, bluffing is permissible according to the rules of both poker and business. So when Carr wrote, "in their office lives [business people] cease to be private citizens; they become game players who must be guided by a somewhat different...
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...why. Truman Capote, interested by the ordeal, wrote the novel In Cold Blood following the before and after the night of murder; Capote pieced together the story from all sides to give insight on what happened and why. One of the detectives on the case called the murder a “psychological accident”. Most of the detectives wondered why it had occurred in the first place. However, the “psychological accident” was a product of hypermasculinity and the manifestation of shame that ultimately lead Perry to murdering...
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...Following an analysis of the above issues, I will detail my two recommendations in improving relations with the Fijian government. Taxing Battles When FIJI Water first opened its factory in 1995, the government at the time granted the corporation a thirteen year tax holiday. As a result, the company has paid very few taxes since beginning operations. When Commodore Frank Bainimarama rose to power in 2006, two years still remained on FIJI Water’s tax holiday. But in July 2008, without consulting the company, the Fijian government imposed a tax of $.20F per liter of water. In response FIJI Water threatened to shut down, frightening the government into retracting the tax (McMaster and Nowak 14-19). FIJI Water’s bluffs were proven ineffective, however, when the company unsuccessfully threatened to shut down again in 2010, this time in protest of a $.15F per liter tax hike....
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...government. Following an analysis of the above issues, I will detail my two recommendations in improving relations with the Fijian government. Taxing Battles When FIJI Water first opened its factory in 1995, the government at the time granted the corporation a thirteen year tax holiday. As a result, the company has paid very few taxes since beginning operations. When Commodore Frank Bainimarama rose to power in 2006, two years still remained on FIJI Water’s tax holiday. But in July 2008, without consulting the company, the Fijian government imposed a tax of $.20F per liter of water. In response FIJI Water threatened to shut down, frightening the government into retracting the tax (McMaster and Nowak 14-19). FIJI Water’s bluffs were proven ineffective, however, when the company unsuccessfully threatened to shut down again in 2010, this time in protest of a $.15F per liter tax hike. This time the government did not back down. Ending the employment of nearly 400...
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