Bet £50 you'll watch this.

Hi
did anyone watch this last night?

I just found the Phill Helmuth part (PokerBrat) hilarious.

After claiming that he could "see into your soul" he laid the proposition bet that if the presenter could tell him 5 lies and 5 truths he could tell which was which.

Well the presenter took the bet and afterwards said how spooky it was how well Phil did.

Yes he got 5 right out of 10. That is what you would expect someone with no skill to get by just guessing it is what you would expect to get when guessing a coin flip.

So to get this right he cannot "see into your soul", he is just a good poker player who has also had some luck.

The lesson to be learnt here is that luck evens out in the long run and we all get our fair share, just some of people get it during the big payouts and become poker celebrities. However realise that winning in the long run is skill and in the short run (all tourneys) requires some luck and skill.

This will help you remain humble as humility is very important, in life as well as poker.

well just my tuppence worth, I think he made a fool of himself.

Peter

Loose and Lose

One of my pet hates is people using the word loose when they mean lose, such as "I always Loose".

You see it all the time especially in the comments box online playing poker.

So if anyone knows whether this is an Americanisation of the spelling could they let me know.

It is quite funny though when you consider the different meanings but what the outcome of being loose is.

Loose players lose.

But just to make it clear to anyone reading this.
Loose is the opposite of tight
Lose is the opposite of Win

You do not loose a bet a hand or anything else you lose it

Rant over see you at the tables.

Peter