I’m not going to continue this silly debate except to ask how these takes about me are conceivably possible even if the only data points are the fact that I was a National Merit Scholar (which involves getting into the top 2% on multiple tests on multiple subjects,) got a perfect math SAT score and a 98 percentile verbal score. Just that by itself is outside the range of almost all posters on this site. (The LSAT [and the GRE math test] is something I am not sure I can talk about for legal reasons.)
Also for those who reluctantly compliment The Theory of Poker, how many of you have read my new book The Theory of Poker Applied to No Limit? (Dedicated to Sue, the slightly handicapped girl who has been with me for fifteen years). Guarantee there is some good stuff you haven’t thought about while a 71 year old man did.
Also don’t forget to get Geeking, Grifting, and Gambling Through Las Vegas (free if you are a Kindle member.) There will be things you will be happy you read even if you hate to admit it. (There is even a chapter about Brandi and Saura.)
Finally as much as it bothers me to even give the accusation any credence, I guess I should say that I have never even came close to raping anybody, even if you use the word as it might apply to Biden, Weinstein or Kavanaugh.
I was also a National Merit Scholar and 99th percentile in both Math and Verbal on the SAT. I would never take an LSAT bet against anyone on here who was actually willing to put money on it against me.
ETA: the point being the type of people wanting to make this bet are doing it because they know they will win.
LSAT is easy, if you know what you’re doing. I doubt anyone would get a 165 cold. The biggest issue is the logic games. They’re not hard, but the time crunch is a bitch and if you have never seen one before, it takes some time to solve them. Once you figure out the tricks (which doesn’t take that long), they are a breeze.
Also, minor nit, but pretty sure the average is 150.
I’m not gonna speak for everyone but at least some of my assessment has to do with age related decline.
I also don’t consider top 2% very smart. That’s my personal subjective evaluation of what very smart means. Maybe I’m odd in that regard. It’s not limited to intelligence. For example, I also don’t consider top 2% in income to be very rich.
If the discussion had been about percentiles, it would have gone very differently on my end. In fact, the only time someone made a percentile based claim (i.e. “below average”), I disagreed with it.
They are super easy, but I would still be shocked if anyone could sit down for the first time and complete logic games, without ever seeing one before, in the allowed time.
Here’s some quick thoughts on Two Plus Two books in my library
The Theory of Poker - The best Two Plus Two book
The Theory of Poker Applied to No-Limit - read the first third, haven’t gotten around to reading the rest, but it’s basically something that I have tried to do for myself, thinking about NL examples that the original book can be applied to
Sklansky on Poker - Must-read if you play razz
Tournament Poker for Advanced Players - -Probably the book I reread the most on this list
High-low-Split Poker for Advanced Players - starting to feel this was lauded mainly for the lack of much competition for books on these games, but still worth a read
Fighting Fuzzy Thinking in Poker, Gaming and Life - Haven’t gotten around to reading this
Seven Card Stud for Advanced Players - Useful, but there are other books I would recommend first for someone new to stud
No Limit Hold Em Theory and Practice - I’ve read this book enough to wear out the spine. I’ve found the Weapons and Concepts section to be the most useful
Small Stakes Hold Em - I think this book is appropriate for players of a certain skill level, but not for my skill set
Inside the Poker Mind - A book I like but no one ever talks about
Winning in Tough Hold Em Games - I don’t recall reading this more than once
The Psychology of Poker - I feel like I could write a better book on the subject, but it does establish basic concepts that we use to talk about poker
Real Poker Psychology - The least essential poker book I have ever read
Hold Em Poker for Advanced Players - The first poker book I ever bought
Poker Essays Volume 1-3 - I feel like there is enough material in these to be mined that I should do a reread at some point
various Dan Harrington books - They all blend together
So, I have over 20 Two Plus Two books in my library. I may be forgetting some.
I’m behind on this thread but please don’t start beef or show anyone over there posts from here - I don’t know if we’re already past that point, I just dont want any beef with anyone. I didn’t start this thread either.
I just want to take some light hearted pokes at what i think is a book i wouldnt have spent the money on if i had known it was gonna be like this. It actually sounded kind of interesting to me at first.
I just got to the heavy civil war section, including “the world’s greatest semi bluff” which i think is like the piece de resistance of the book. It’s actually not that terrible in some of these civil war parts but i was also reading while violently high.
A cold 169 I think has been reported in this thread. I got a 171 the first time I took it. Frankly I believe DS would do at least that well. Having seen him at a poker table I think pretty serious untreated ADD would be the only factor going against him.
Logic games are the wild card and the section where most people can see the biggest improvement, but for someone like DS or the thinking poker players in this forum, logic games will come very easily. I would expect Reading Comprehension to be DS’s most difficult subject.