Seeing The World Through Their Eyes
Posted by Bill @ 12:40 pmHave you ever been left scratching your head trying to figure out why your opponent played the hand the way he did? I certainly did so I found a fish and hooked him up to the USB port on my computer and did the same to myself. The results of this experiment are below:
This is how I saw the table:
And this is how the fish was seeing the table:
As you can clearly see, there’s a distinct difference between how the fish’s brain perceives the table and how most other players (if I am representative of “other” players) see the table.
Of course, these results are very preliminary. I will certainly need to perform more tests before coming to any conclusions. For instance, I will need to confirm this on a larger population of fish. I will also need to determine how fish react when shocked with high voltage in response to poor play (Ok, that one really isn’t part of this experiment. That’s just kind of fun.). However, I do plan on releasing a full study of this behavior in the hopes of advancing the science of poker.
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-EV added these pithy words on Feb 07 05 at 7:40 pmGreat post! But isn’t the “fold” button broken or otherwise out of service for most fish? I suppose they also have the ability to summon runner-runner suckouts more or less at will… is there a button they have for that?
-EV added these pithy words on Feb 07 05 at 7:43 pmGreat post! But isn’t the “fold” button broken or otherwise out of service for most fish? I suppose they also have the ability to summon runner-runner suckouts more or less at will… is there a button they have for that?
asphnxma added these pithy words on Feb 08 05 at 2:36 pmWhen holding unsuited connectors below ten, they get a +4 to runner-runner summoning, it’s true. It’s offset somewhat by a -3 initiative penalty though.
roqq added these pithy words on Dec 17 05 at 11:53 amthe fold button isn’t broken, it’s just tiny and in a corner. U R a funny bastard, Bill
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