http://obamarama.org/2007/01/31/tell-erik-seidel-to-know-when-to-fold-em/ Let's get this Party started Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:02:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://obamarama.org/2007/01/31/tell-erik-seidel-to-know-when-to-fold-em/#comment-21 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:41:29 +0000 http://obamarama.org/2007/01/31/tell-erik-seidel-to-know-when-to-fold-em/#comment-21 I think the basic problem here is that good poker players are SUPPOSED to say things that aren't true. Like, "man, I got another crap hand." Or, "you really think you can beat my pocket rockets? I wouldn't risk it." Seidel was probably just claiming that Obama is an atheist to get inside the heads of his oppenents, getting them to fold. And Brunson and Harman probably just went along with Seidel's claim to establish that they are apparently gullible -- a tactic that could pay dividends when they appear to be letting him string them along with raises on the next hand.The thing is, when you watch poker on TV, you get to see if they are lying about the cards in their hand. So it would make sense to have on-screen text showing that they are lying about Obama, too. I think the basic problem here is that good poker players are SUPPOSED to say things that aren’t true. Like, “man, I got another crap hand.” Or, “you really think you can beat my pocket rockets? I wouldn’t risk it.” Seidel was probably just claiming that Obama is an atheist to get inside the heads of his oppenents, getting them to fold. And Brunson and Harman probably just went along with Seidel’s claim to establish that they are apparently gullible — a tactic that could pay dividends when they appear to be letting him string them along with raises on the next hand.The thing is, when you watch poker on TV, you get to see if they are lying about the cards in their hand. So it would make sense to have on-screen text showing that they are lying about Obama, too.

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