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why tell them you play in the interview?

by mitchi 13y ago

llamataboot 13y ago
why not? It demonstrates the ability to hold a huge amount of information in your head at once, make rapid decisions in a high pressure environment, and do what are essentially Bayesian probability calculations in your head. I may be biased as someone that played poker to put myself through grad school and had a nice hourly rate by the end of it, but I think that it requires a high intelligence, the ability to emotionally disconnect from decisions, and the ability to retain and act on such large amounts of information that it's a definite positive. (It's also really boring and psychologically brutal at times and I wouldn't recommend it to many folks.)
- mitchi 13y ago
  Are you still a winning player? Were you playing before Black Friday? I heard it was easier. I studied the game a lot these past few months and I barely break even. I'm only winning in live poker.
  - sejje 13y ago
    As the field narrows to just the devoted players, it will get harder. Also, as the article suggests, poker strategies are advancing quickly. I started in 2004, and by 2012 I was still ahead of the curve, but the game had clearly gone light-years forward in terms of general strategy--in particular I'm speaking to HUSNGs, my game of choice.
  - llamataboot 13y ago
    Not sure...there is a dearth of games now for US players and I was so disgusted with my money getting wrapped up in the Full Tilt BS that I went away from poker for about a year. I am certainly still a winning player at live poker, but the hourly rate can be a bit dismal and I don't enjoy it enough to do it everyday, or even once a week. I would say that by 2008 the average live game was strong enough that I definitely had to practice disciplined game/seat selection, couldn't just sit down anywhere and expect my edge was higher than the rake. I agree HU strategies advanced exponentially once stoxpoker and some other video sites came on and people started being heads-up specialists.
    - mitchi 13y ago
      I'm hoping the US players can come back online soon. I'm not saying US players are bad but it can't be harder than playing Russians hyper-LAGs all day.
sejje 13y ago
I agree. I also played professionally for 3 years, and I found that when applying for devloper positions, my poker experience has been lauded as related.

why tell them you play in the interview?

by mitchi 13y ago

why tell them you play in the interview?

why not? It demonstrates the ability to hold a huge amount of information in your head at once, make rapid decisions in a high pressure environment, and do what are essentially Bayesian probability calculations in your head. I may be biased as someone that played poker to put myself through grad school and had a nice hourly rate by the end of it, but I think that it requires a high intelligence, the ability to emotionally disconnect from decisions, and the ability to retain and act on such large amounts of information that it's a definite positive. (It's also really boring and psychologically brutal at times and I wouldn't recommend it to many folks.)

mitchi 13y ago
Are you still a winning player? Were you playing before Black Friday? I heard it was easier. I studied the game a lot these past few months and I barely break even. I'm only winning in live poker.
- sejje 13y ago
  As the field narrows to just the devoted players, it will get harder. Also, as the article suggests, poker strategies are advancing quickly. I started in 2004, and by 2012 I was still ahead of the curve, but the game had clearly gone light-years forward in terms of general strategy--in particular I'm speaking to HUSNGs, my game of choice.
- llamataboot 13y ago
  Not sure...there is a dearth of games now for US players and I was so disgusted with my money getting wrapped up in the Full Tilt BS that I went away from poker for about a year. I am certainly still a winning player at live poker, but the hourly rate can be a bit dismal and I don't enjoy it enough to do it everyday, or even once a week. I would say that by 2008 the average live game was strong enough that I definitely had to practice disciplined game/seat selection, couldn't just sit down anywhere and expect my edge was higher than the rake. I agree HU strategies advanced exponentially once stoxpoker and some other video sites came on and people started being heads-up specialists.
  - mitchi 13y ago
    I'm hoping the US players can come back online soon. I'm not saying US players are bad but it can't be harder than playing Russians hyper-LAGs all day.

sejje 13y ago

I agree. I also played professionally for 3 years, and I found that when applying for devloper positions, my poker experience has been lauded as related.