poker and your brain - Page 2

the solution of course is to ingest lots of harry potter and my little pony
these are sure to keep your mind young and fresh

On February 20 2013 05:07 SakiSaki wrote: This is the dumbest thing I have read in a while. He went to some quack doctor who told him concentrating alot will give him a stroke. I wonder how much that Amen Clinic is paying him for this...

haha.

I Guess whoring for herbalife didn't pan out for him (has it ever? for anyone?). Leatherass was extremely good at what he did back in the day. Call it hating if you want but I like to call it "Buyer Beware: Do not be influenced or persuaded by anything Leatherass says unless it deals with bumhunting online poker from 2006-2008.*"

*and perhaps golf but don't pay attention to any challenges as it will only be attempts to pump up his ego and/or scam you on his terms.

"...I had developed a pattern in my brain (while concentrating) that facilitated a very high functioning processing loop... The brain scans see what a regular psychiatrist can not."

Nowadays neuroimaging aka "brain scan" is used for structural (diagnosis of brain injury, diseases etc.) and functional (cognition - decision making, completing mental tasks like reading, math etc.) neural activity mapping. It's largely used clinically and in research. A lot of the neuroscientists hope that neuroimaging is the tool, which will help them to "solve" the brain. The sad thing is that right now its like a weather forecast in the field of neuropsychology. You can see which part of the patient's brain activates while certain activity, but you can't deduce how exactly the patient feels during this activity. And we still don't know if after 2k years the scientists will be able to deduce one's mental state from brain scans (by deduce I mean to be able to compare in details one's feeling of anger for example to others). In fact it could never happen at all. If you think AI / extraterrestrial consciousness could exist then you can discard the future hopes for neuroimaging right now. The reason is simple - neuroimaging won't work for robots who are in depression.

Anyway, everything you do in your life changes your brain, poker is no exception. In fact in order to adapt, your brain needs to rewire itself. The things you adapt to are your choice and represent your wish and will. So, as some say - be careful what you wish for.

Perhaps, by pure speculation his developed brain pattern that facilitated a very high function processing loop which scanned for fishes, has created a similar automatic relay that dogs have to squirrels. Now, mr bum hunter, as the fish times have collapsed his brain is constantly trying to scan for his predetermined idea of a fish. While unable to find as many fish Mr bum hunter's brain is stuck in what might be considered a perpetual 'pre-sneeze' like mind state. This mental state is hyper-driving a massive electro-chemical pre-charge that never fires which inevitably will result in a massive inter-cranial novae (subtype NA) explosion, rendering his brain to that of canned tuna.

lol, lots of love her for dusty schmidt

This doesn't really prove anything at all. When someone experiences is a mental health issue you can't just retroactively look back into their past and pick a random thing you figure might have caused it.

Also, a 100mg prescription for Zoloft immediately, right off the bat. That's insane, what kind of doctors is he seeing?

Can someone plz explain why there is so much hate for Leatherass? And i mean serious arguments, cause i feel like i missed something.

On February 21 2013 05:33 MadeInPolanD wrote: Can someone plz explain why there is so much hate for Leatherass? And i mean serious arguments, cause i feel like i missed something.

Because he's considered a ''bumhunter'' and also promotes this kind of playstyle in his books.

hes fat and ugly

bumhunting is the norm nowadays.. i always thought people dislike leatherass because of his abrasive, arrogant and condescending attitude in some of his interactions with other poker players

he's a fat and ugly bumhunter who's abrasive, arrogant and condescending.

On February 21 2013 05:33 MadeInPolanD wrote: Can someone plz explain why there is so much hate for Leatherass? And i mean serious arguments, cause i feel like i missed something.

It would be quite lengthy to go into serious detail especially if you have no perspective of his behavior dating back to 2006. I don't want to spend too much time on this and you will never fully grasp the situation if you did not deal with him on a daily basis in a business setting but if you want arguments go through his 2p2 posts and blog posts with the knowledge that he would likely be a losing player hu to any mid-stakes (sh to full ring) professional, has no regard for ethics/etiquette whatsoever, and at every point in his gambling career shamelessly attempts to negotiate entirely on his terms while attempting to market it in a way that is not truthful and often times appalling.

I can relate to him in some degree. I remember when I 30-40 tabled, it took me few minutes to cool off because my brain couldn't handle having nothing to do when it was zoned to thinking so quick and solving multiple problems. If whatever he is saying is true I'd imagine SC1 progamers to be suffering far worse then poker players.

On February 21 2013 05:33 MadeInPolanD wrote: Can someone plz explain why there is so much hate for Leatherass? And i mean serious arguments, cause i feel like i missed something.

The further away something is from truth and justice, THE HARDER WE STRIKE!! *Grrowwll*

good article, worth reading. thanks

On February 19 2013 20:25 RiKD wrote: Show nested quote + On February 19 2013 18:48 Baalim wrote: by Dusty Schmidt... that sums it up. Thank You Don't have to waste any time reading bull shit. Leatherass was a joke in 2008. I can't even imagine the level of joke he is in 2013.

+1. His stupid fucking challenges

There has been a ton of talk about my open challenge to anyone in the world that I can make more money in one month at 5/10 and 10/20. So far no one has accepted which came as no surprise as me.

Seriously a huge piece of shit, that one

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/54/...e/100k-31-days-prop-bet-2-4nl-233780/

@marius - what's TF&S?

YOLO.

lol, nice video