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"It's OK. You are OK. ([Don't] Make me an Optimist)"

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"With 'Orange Liar' eliminated, the Final Round was all down to me and 'two-pump tommy' ..."

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If it weren't for those 3,455 kilometers between them ...

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Three Suited, One Off pre-flop; shite post- and beyond (Reprise)

I'd stop playing if there was only a sign ...

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Neither physics nor fun.

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Night in the Ruts

Suited hole cards.

No love from flops, turns, rivers.

[N]ight in the [R]uts across tables @ #WSOP and #blockchainpoker

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Dealer's HAL to my IBM happens almost as much as OZ:NY

[0] Understood it's HA:IB

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Dealer's OZ to my NY happens frequently

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Caribbean is Beat-the-Dealer. Setups like "hole cards off by 1, either way" are #PortentsOfHorseshit

Whether it's OZ to my NY or HAL to my IBM, Dealer usually wins.

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Omaha is WSOP's gateway into Wealth Distribution

Same rules as IRL and with extrastatisticals like recurring “Three Suiteds, One Off” and harder turns and rivers that shift lots of chips.

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"I've got too many Queens" shouldn't ever be a concern. #Omaha makes it one. And #WSOP likes that setup.

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“Three Suiteds, One Off” continue at (extra-statistically-)high-frequency in WSOP. Related deviations follow closely.

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The hands and progressions are assembled before players see the first card. WSOP knows how to curate card sets. It's enjoyable enough so far to avoid pipelining them through the Robot Dream Crushers.