There should be a warning label :)

Just browsing the stickies and followed some of the 6-max links
e.g. http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/a...negreanu02.htm

Originally Posted by Negreanu

After all, we all know by now that wins and losses aren't how you measure your profits at poker, it's your hourly rate. My hourly rate in that game was $43.33. Multiply that by two and you get $86.44. Simple right? OK.

Do we really trust this guy to improve our poker play?

well damn, i need to re-evaluate my calcumalus. 0.33*2 = 0.44

But his points are right on...

Do we really trust this guy to improve our poker play?

Yes.

Pile Theory: he has a bigger "pile (of money)" than i do; therefore, he probably has more WINNING experience than i do. i think i should listen.

LOL... let's ignore the content of an article and instead point out things like that.

Originally Posted by DaNutsInYoEye

LOL... let's ignore the content of an article and instead point out things like that.

i am confused. the op never asked about the content. he asked if we trust dn to improve our poker play.

i am sorry that was too complex an answer. my answer is "yes," trust his knowledge. he DOES have the chip stack to prove that he knows how to win/manage money.

and as for the "pile theory," it is a well known way to judge whether or not to listen to somebody's advice. would i take advice from warren buffet on picking value stocks?...yes, pile theory. would i take advice from steinbrenner on building a baseball dynasty?...yes, pile theory. and so on.

After all, we all know by now that wins and losses aren't how you measure your profits at poker, it's your hourly rate. My hourly rate in that game was $43.33. Multiply that by two and you get $86.44. Simple right? OK.

ahhhhhh, if only poker were this easy.

Originally Posted by Chopper

Originally Posted by DaNutsInYoEye

LOL... let's ignore the content of an article and instead point out things like that.

i am confused. the op never asked about the content. he asked if we trust dn to improve our poker play.

i am sorry that was too complex an answer. my answer is "yes," trust his knowledge. he DOES have the chip stack to prove that he knows how to win/manage money.

and as for the "pile theory," it is a well known way to judge whether or not to listen to somebody's advice. would i take advice from warren buffet on picking value stocks?...yes, pile theory. would i take advice from steinbrenner on building a baseball dynasty?...yes, pile theory. and so on.

Ooo-kay.

I was just mocking the maths skills.

"Pile theory" is not entirely bad. Two huges weaknesses:
i)not all who can do, can teach;
ii) really, really successful people don't always want competition.

Don't know much about DN. Tends to have sensible things to say when I've listened to him.
I'm just going to check his advice more carefully when it comes to things like pot-odds in future