VelocityGammon

Backgammon, Sports, Poker

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

Reading @GmanPoker's book. Interesting so far. Nothing too deep yet, but it does bug me that he references 9 handed Party Poker SNGs. Stars was 9-handed, Party was 10 handed in the early 2000s!

[Aaron Jones @aejonesleggo]

@devahaz "DYOR" from smart people tilts me so hard. I've prob got 130 IQ and infinite free time and even I can barely keep up with the couple of things I'm an 'expert' at, I just don't have space in my brain to know what's truly getting microplastics in my balls, sorry

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

@BGammonGalaxy Putting the correct number of checkers on the board is apparently an under-rated skill based on the graphic the slop machine chose!

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

@abarber1 @AdamLoebSmall It is available, one option is from K&K. https://t.co/MM1KxCA8jv which lists labor dispute as a covered cause of loss

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

@BGammonGalaxy Is the bracket for the high roller posted online anywhere?

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

@EVbetsKS The real lesson is going to come when he wins the bet but the other kid won't pay / doesn't have the money / says their mom won't let them etc and there's no enforcement mechanism because people will say the kids shouldn't be betting

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

Morocco and Columbia. Setting up to use Spain France and Argentina in the rounds of 8 4 and 2, picks to be determined later.

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

Check and Check. Each beat one of group stage picks which makes the chances of having 14/16 available next round pretty good.

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

Check and Check. Each beat one of group stage picks which makes the chances of having 14/16 available next round pretty good.

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

Round of 32 Picks: Mexico, Brasil

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

Round of 32 Picks: Mexico, Brasil

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

Big day for the fake entry. Ecuador beats Germany to advance as a #3. Bosnia likely through as a #3. Japan through as either a 2 or 3 depending on the game vs Sweeden. Any more points for Algeria and we advance without using any teams who will be favorites next round.

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

Big day for the fake entry. Ecuador beats Germany to advance as a #3. Bosnia likely through as a #3. Japan through as either a 2 or 3 depending on the game vs Sweeden. Any more points for Algeria and we advance without using any teams who will be favorites next round.

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

Geolocked out of the splash world cup 2m, but going to play along for funzies. Group stage picks are Ecuador, Japan, Algeria, Bosnia.

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

The 38 person Gateway Open Backgammon tournament had not 1 but 2 streams this weekend. Seems absurd that @WSOP can't have a stream for the PPC somewhere even if they want to have the Milly Maker on main.

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

Geolocked out of the splash world cup 2m, but going to play along for funzies. Group stage picks are Ecuador, Japan, Algeria, Bosnia.

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

@SurvivorAtlas Ends up with a lot of Turkey/USA picks in R32 as you expect them to lose to Belgium in R16 after dispatching the #3. USA in R32 definitely feels like the chalk here.

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

@SurvivorAtlas Fun contest info. Geo-locked out of it, but I think you don't pick any ADGL group teams in the group stages because you want to pick the one of the A/L winners and one of the D/G winners in the round of 32 as they play a #3 and match another #1 in the R16

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

@RajChipalu Agreed. Though rough to accomplish when 3/4ths of the west teams are in the Central time zone.

[Galen Hall @galenhall]

@notontilt09 @Erik_Seidel

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

This sounds almost too good to be true. Estimated about $1200/person added money for someone playing a reasonably full schedule. If only flights to Uzbekistan didn't take 24 hours and cost $2k+

[Masayuki Mochizuki @bgmochy]

来た！！！！
ついに情報解禁。IBF主催、50万ドルアド(加算)の大会がウズベキスタンで開催されます。日付は3月23日〜29日。今年は何を差し置いてもコレに出るべきです。
コレまでのアドマネーはせいぜい50000ドルですから、まさに次元がちがう。IBF主催なので運営も最高だと思います。日本人全員行くべき。
個人的にとてもとても嬉しいニュースです。

https://t.co/2szFhWswrT

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

@TomDwan What about people organizing to keep each other safe scares you? This is how a society is supposed to react. Are you more scared by the wine moms organizing or the well-funded, armed, masked men being organized?

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

@devahaz @electionsjoe yea but this guy is from Nebraska with a name similar to a former Husker football coach so he has some decent baseline low-information support

[VelocityGammon @VelocityGammon]

Wait @bonespoker won circa survivor? That's amazing, congrats!

[David Baker @audavidb]

@shaundeeb @galenhall @JasonSomerville Galen had 2 of the 5
Jason had 1
A poker player from Austin @bonespoker and his group had another
The 5th entry has not been identified as of yet