Sounds fun. Do you wager in this game? I am partial to Texas Holdem.Malcolm wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 3:53 pmThe Ma sang are credited with inventing Pagchen, the "Great Game," a sort of Tibetan version of dominoes, popular in the Dzogchen Community. I played the Boss a couple of times. It was intense. He yelled at me once because he could not read my face, "Don't be indifferent" he said. He liked to win, and when he did not win, he would get very annoyed.Crazywisdom wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 2:02 pmI like Dorje Legpa as sort 9f the patron saint of pro gamblers which is what I am now.cloudburst wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 7:07 pm
Isnt it true that some traditions regard Dorje legpa as and enlightened being, others and a worldly entity? Some Nyingma traditions hold DL to be an enlightened protector, no?
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What type of gambling do you do?Crazywisdom wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 2:02 pmI like Dorje Legpa as sort 9f the patron saint of pro gamblers which is what I am now.cloudburst wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 7:07 pmIsnt it true that some traditions regard Dorje legpa as and enlightened being, others and a worldly entity? Some Nyingma traditions hold DL to be an enlightened protector, no?
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Poker and futures.Stewart wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:47 pmWhat type of gambling do you do?Crazywisdom wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 2:02 pmI like Dorje Legpa as sort 9f the patron saint of pro gamblers which is what I am now.cloudburst wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 7:07 pm
Isnt it true that some traditions regard Dorje legpa as and enlightened being, others and a worldly entity? Some Nyingma traditions hold DL to be an enlightened protector, no?
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Let me know when and where the pot is amd I will learn it.Malcolm wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 10:06 pmYes, it is fun to play (about as fun as watching paint dry to watch). And yes, it is a gambling game and to win, requires skill.Crazywisdom wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:05 pmSounds fun. Do you wager in this game? I am partial to Texas Holdem.Malcolm wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 3:53 pm
The Ma sang are credited with inventing Pagchen, the "Great Game," a sort of Tibetan version of dominoes, popular in the Dzogchen Community. I played the Boss a couple of times. It was intense. He yelled at me once because he could not read my face, "Don't be indifferent" he said. He liked to win, and when he did not win, he would get very annoyed.
http://web.archive.org/web/200812050619 ... regeln.htm
https://www.pagat.com/tile/cdom/bagchen.html
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I play 5 card on the low end table. Hold em gets expensive quick. I love throwing bones though. I may need to supplicate Dorje Legpa...Crazywisdom wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:15 pmPoker and futures.Stewart wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:47 pmWhat type of gambling do you do?Crazywisdom wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 2:02 pm
I like Dorje Legpa as sort 9f the patron saint of pro gamblers which is what I am now.
The profound path of the master.
-- Virūpa, Vajra Lines
-- Virūpa, Vajra Lines
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I've recently started playing holdem again, I used to play both online and live about 12-15 years ago. I gave up, and 'retired' in decent profit, which I was happy about.Sennin wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 6:48 pmI play 5 card on the low end table. Hold em gets expensive quick. I love throwing bones though. I may need to supplicate Dorje Legpa...
During lockdown, I've reopened my pokerstars account and have been playing low end cash games and tournaments. Been doing pretty good and getting my instinct's and skill back.
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I understand. There is holdem with limits and no limit holdem. To play pro you need a stake and play the buy in you can afford to fold for hours and go all in is less thamn half your stack. If you know the game you can profit.Sennin wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 6:48 pmI play 5 card on the low end table. Hold em gets expensive quick. I love throwing bones though. I may need to supplicate Dorje Legpa...
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Conscious ruined my poker game
there was a time when it paid the bills and fed the kids
there was a time when it paid the bills and fed the kids
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Pokerstars is where its at.Stewart wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 7:30 pmI've recently started playing holdem again, I used to play both online and live about 12-15 years ago. I gave up, and 'retired' in decent profit, which I was happy about.
During lockdown, I've reopened my pokerstars account and have been playing low end cash games and tournaments. Been doing pretty good and getting my instinct's and skill back.
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It is also capitalizing at the cost of someone's bad decision making, luck or combination of both.
That doesn't feel right to me, enough so it ruined my ability to do it.
YMMV
I miss the thrill and once in a blue moon I might play .5/.10 online but there it isn't the same and not because of the stakes. Not selling, just telling.
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I'm not pro, but I do know a couple. My strategy is to get involved in hands as much as possible, based on starting hands, obviously, but position to the button and blinds, and the perceived betting patterns of the other players, stealing blinds, check raising when strong etc For myself anyway, this applies to cash and tournaments.Crazywisdom wrote: ↑Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:40 amI understand. There is holdem with limits and no limit holdem. To play pro you need a stake and play the buy in you can afford to fold for hours and go all in is less thamn half your stack. If you know the game you can profit.
Constantly folding and having to try and double up once my stacks depleted is a risky strategy IMO, firstly when you do make a move, everyone knows you've played pretty tight, so a lot of good players will fold and not want to double you up, and of course you may lose to a big stack that calls you because they see you as desperate.
Playing like this kinda makes it more a luck game than skill. You end up in a crap shoot for your stack and always on the back foot.
This is just my experience from playing online and live games, also watching pros play in both formats, over the last 15 years or so. YMMV.
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Gambling is a pretty pointless waste of accumulated merit.
"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
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I dunno mate, playing some small stakes tournaments, including free-rolls, allowed me financially to travel to attend retreats and teachings. Poker is primarily a skill game, I don't gamble on anything else, like sports betting or house casino games.
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