Check Your Advice. You Don’t Know Where It’s Been.by Dusty Schmidt | Published: Oct 31, 2012 |
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“Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from people who take the subway.” – Warren Buffett Those of you who’ve read my columns over the years probably are familiar with my hate-love affair with online poker forums. On one hand, I think they drive our game forward. Chatter begets interest, which begets play, which begets income. At the end of the day, I’m 100 percent in favor of income. However, I think that some players get distracted by what’s being said on the forums rather than focus on their games. They mistake the sizzle for the steak. The other issue I have with forums is that their anonymous nature makes it difficult to gauge the credibility of those offering you advice, which as we know, is not all created equal. Posting hands on poker forums can be a great way ...
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