06Oct06

Play and Players:

Poker journalist, Roy West, puts it well:

"When you find yourself playing with clueless lightweights, be neith er astonished nor upset when they play like idiots!"

He goes on:

"Poor players don't recognize skillful play, Competent players will gracefully get out of the way when they are supposed to. Poor players don' t know when they're supposed to! Yes, competent players beat poor players, in the

long run, but anyone, at any time, can get good cards,"

...or a lucky shot!

Similarly, competent gunmen are more than a match for the typical, clueless , gun-wielding hamburger. But, even idiots can get lucky, and, unlike the case at the poker table, you may not live long enough to test your theory a t the next game!

When they represent a lethal threat, VCAs need to be taken out, instantly, ruthlessly, and with all the skill your can summon, as if they were skilled

gunmen, not the buffoons they usually are. Yes, they are probably unskille d and incompetent, but, like the poor card player, they can still be extremel y dangerous. Give them an edge at your peril.

When confronting David, Goliath, towering over him, paused and snickered. It was a fatal mistake! David took advantage of the gap Goliath created fo r himself. Goliath didn't get a second chance. You won't either!

/John