Re: Playing to an opponents weaknesses

On May 12, 11:18=A0am, Rich <r...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Sun, 11 May 2008 19:02:32 -0700 (PDT), pauldepst...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> >On May 12, 6:19=A0am, gammon_gang...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> >> On May 11, 6:04=A0pm, Rich <r...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> >> > On Sun, 11 May 2008 21:52:15 GMT, Michael Petch
>
> >> > <mpe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> > > Basically, I outplayed you, and when luck
> >> > >is factored out the bot thinks I should have been favored in every
m=
atch.
>
> >> > Cue Monty to say something along the lines of "What do the bots
know?=
"
> >> > He will ask for evidence of the validity of the error rate and luck
> >> > scale of gnu. He will question whether we should use gnu as the
> >> > arbitrater of who is the better player.
>
> >> > There is only one person who can tell you who the better player is,
> >> > and that is almost World Class "Monty". He is almost World class,
eve=
n
> >> > though by his own admission, he cannot maintain concentration
longer
> >> > than an hour. Imagine how difficult it would be for Monty to play
in
> >> > real life where he had to count pips. Cue Monty to say he is a
world
> >> > class pip counter.
> >> > And he is almost world class even though he plays too fast and
makes
> >> > blunders, as a result.
>
> >> > Rich
>
> >> Let me try to clarify my SWINDLE comment so that Monty can understand
> >> it. Over the past several months Monty has made such an insufferable
> >> flaming, gaping, red asshole of himself that sooner or later someone
> >> was going to bite, even if he had to pay Monty an appearance fee.
>
> >> It's true that Monty didn't originate the proposition, but with all
> >> the childish egos at play here it was just a matter of time before
> >> some brainless jagoff jumped at the op****tunity to humiliate both of
> >> them in front of world-wide audiences.
>
> >> Let's make the rematch a pay-per-view on HBO. Does anyone have Don
> >> King's phone number ?
>
> >> Bob- Hide quoted text -
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> >> - Show quoted text -
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> >Hi GammonGang,
>
> >Just wondering what the reason is for your anonymity?
>
> Best to remain anonymous on the internet. Especially true for Bob
> Ebeler. Oops. There goes his anonymity. Sorry bout that.
>
> >Are you really a world-class player?
>
> No. But he tries to pretend that he is. His name is Bob Ebeler and his
> nym on FIBS is NIHILIST. He gets off on manipulating his rating so
> that he is at the top of the leader board. He and BIGGLES are cut from
> the same cloth.
>
> Some think of him as a world class asshole though.
>
> > Adam Tansley seemed to imply
> >that you are an extremely strong player (perhaps world-class)
>
> He is as world class as Red Top aka Hank Youngerman.
>
>
>
> >I'm not a particularly good player myself. =A0I estimate that I play at
> >about the same standard as Michael Petch. =A0However, if I beat Michael
> >Petch 5 to 2 or even 6-1 or 7-0 and if my error-rate was not better
> >than his, I would be more than happy to accept that my victory was due
> >to luck. =A0Many many times, I have beaten players far stronger than me
> >with better dice.
>
> >Your comment about the "salience" of a 5-2 victory seems bizarre.
>
> Actually the comment is par for the course for Bob. I think he has an
> axe to grind with Michael Petch.
>
> >It's a rather small sample size after all.


Hi Rich

Thanks for explaining it.

Paul