# SDMB Poker Q2 2010 - It's like taking Tabasco from a baby **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 2, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671 "2010-04-02T00:52:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/81 "2010-05-11T14:59:44Z")
I don’t know WTF is wrong with AIM but it simply won’t let me register a username. Just like FGIE, I keep getting Tag errors and I don’t know how to resolve them. I have AOL IM name from a long long time ago, I might try to find my note and/or hook up that computer to get it. But that probably won’t work either. And Ugh, Just found out I have a conflict Thursday evening. There is a chance I can get out of the later portions of the event and if so, I can be there for “shuffle up and deal” time. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/82 "2010-05-11T17:02:27Z")
WTF? How am I in last? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/83 "2010-05-11T17:55:53Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > WTF? How am I in last? More importantly, **how is peekercpa** not in last place? Anyways, it looks like I will be able to play on Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/84 "2010-05-11T18:22:24Z")
What’s this about **peekercpa** and last place? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/85 "2010-05-12T02:30:19Z")
I have asked help from the SDSM teeming millions after many unsuccessful attempts on trying to load AIM. Desperation. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/86 "2010-05-12T02:42:40Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > More importantly, **how is peekercpa** not in last place? > > Anyways, it looks like I will be able to play on Thursday. you are a bitter twisted soul, you know. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/87 "2010-05-12T02:48:47Z")
> [@peekercpa](#): > > you are a bitter twisted soul, you know. And UNDEFEATED in the SDMB Poker league. BWAHHHAAHAAAHAAA!! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/88 "2010-05-12T03:43:35Z")
WOOT! WOOT! WOOT! Finally got AIM to load. Jeez what a Pain in the A\*\*. Let yawl know my screenname Thursday night. Had to use an old yahoo mail account. Confirmation email would not go through hotmail. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/89 "2010-05-12T04:51:04Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > WTF? How am I in last? It has been a decidedly un-Missy-like performance from you, of late. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/90 "2010-05-12T16:39:38Z")
I’m still trying to find my feet with my job. I feel like I was given the bait and switch. I’m not giving a definite answer right now, either way. If I’m not in, blame the job. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/91 "2010-05-12T18:15:21Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > It has been a decidedly un-Missy-like performance from you, of late. i think it’s a residual effect from you throwing chips randomly at vehicles passing by. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/92 "2010-05-13T00:53:14Z")
and in this corner [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X80Qjh9Yivs) i always liked angus. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/93 "2010-05-13T01:28:22Z")
> [@peekercpa](#): > > i think it’s a residual effect from you throwing chips randomly at vehicles passing by. Like trying to bluff with 4-deuce (it was suited) against me. BWWWWUHAAHAAAHAAAAHAAAAA ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/94 "2010-05-13T02:09:34Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > WTF? How am I in last? Your best finishes are 3/8 and 4/10 (1.1 and 1.01 raw points). The formula gives more weight to high finishes than low… > [@notfrommensa](#): > > More importantly, **how is peekercpa** not in last place? …his 2/14 finish gave him 2.01 raw points. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/95 "2010-05-13T02:13:23Z")
What is our official start time now? 15 past? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/96 "2010-05-13T02:53:22Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Your best finishes are 3/8 and 4/10 (1.1 and 1.01 raw points). The formula gives more weight to high finishes than low… > > …his 2/14 finish gave him 2.01 raw points. My response to MissTake was purely rhetorical. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/97 "2010-05-13T03:12:27Z")
I for one am looking forward to my Poker knightship as recently bestowed by the Queen Of England to counter the threat from these renegade warlords that have enjoyed regional success for so long. There’s a rookie Wall Of China being set up around you old-timers and you don’t even see it. Oops, I’ve said too much already… ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/98 "2010-05-13T03:49:57Z")
To further illustrate: Suppose we always have ten players. Player A always finishes either first or tenth. Player B always finishes fifth or sixth. Player C finishes all over the place, finishing first, second, third, etc. equally. Taking a nonweighted average, all would be rated 55. But with the log-weighted average, Player A gets a 71, Player B gets a 50, and Player C gets a 59. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/99 "2010-05-13T12:38:44Z")
OK. I suck. I get it. I’ll be late tonight. TheKid has a concert. I hope it will be listed before I leave, though (6pm central) so I can sign up. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/100 "2010-05-13T13:08:58Z")
So Oslo’s formulas is not linear as there is a diminishing return effect. that is probably the way it should be. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671.md?page=6)