Re: The "Game" and the "Rules"

Xiaoding wrote:
> On Apr 28, 5:11 pm, s0183616 <s0183...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Xiaoding wrote:
>>> On Apr 28, 4:53 am, "Ryan Robbins" <redbird...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> "Steven L." <sdlit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>> news:opOdnW15FtsRAI_VnZ2dnUVZ_sednZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>> Notice that Hurley is good at games too--he won the Lottery.
>>>> It takes absolutely zero skill to win a lottery.
>>> But, not all games require skill.  Backgammon is mostly luck.  Poker,
>>> luck.  Luck may be im****tant on the island.
>> Bull**** about poker.  I'd say poker is 30% luck, 70% skill.
> 
> At some point, you got to call.  

No you don't.  You can fold or raise (unless the bet is higher than your 
  stack).

> the internet, so reading is overrated.  Moslty playing the odds.  I
> would give it 50-50.

Reading is overrated, unless you're really good at it.  Reading is by 
far typically a very small part of the skill part.  The real skill comes 
in realizing exactly what situation you are in and making a play that 
makes sense.

It's so amazing how often people chose a play that makes absolutely no 
sense whatsoever.

If you want to argue 50-50 vs. 70-30, I'm not going to have that 
argument with you.  Acknowledging that it's at least 50 percent skill 
makes your position reasonable.