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Attributing Poker hands to Unit Comps/strats

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dabom88
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3483 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-12-18 09:27:14
December 18 2010 09:22 GMT
#1
Just doing this for fun. I just had the thought that if you go all-in with certain Unit compositions, it's similar to going all-in with particular Poker hands if Starcraft was Poker. So I decided to have some fun and compare Unit Comps/Strategies with Poker Hands. Here's what I've come up with so far.

Worker Rush = Non-Ace High Card.

6 Pool = Ace High.

Cannon Rush, Proxy Rax = Pair of 2s?

Like I said, just doing this as a fun little exercise. Anyone got any other comparisons they think could apply?

Let's say Starcraft is like Texas Hold'em. Rush players go All-In when not all the cards have been revealed. Longer-game players wait for more cards to be revealed, and if they can defend an all-in, they can create a stronger hand. Or something like that.

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MisterD
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Germany1338 Posts
December 18 2010 09:28 GMT
#2
12 drone rush on sow vs terran = straight flush.

because it flushes the terran straight out of the game you know?
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Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
December 18 2010 09:38 GMT
#3
All in = All in

I am good at this!
defenestrate
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States579 Posts
December 18 2010 09:39 GMT
#4
What takes the role of stack depth in the analogy?
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dabom88
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3483 Posts
December 18 2010 09:56 GMT
#5
On December 18 2010 18:38 Chairman Ray wrote:
All in = All in

I am good at this!


When you're going All-In, though, you're going All-In with a specific hand. i.e. going All-In with 6-Pool is like going in with Ace High. Try to attribute hands that people are going All-In with.
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Gryffes
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom763 Posts
December 18 2010 11:00 GMT
#6
As a poker player this kind of thing makes me want to stab myself in the face with a frozen kitten.
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Modus
Profile Joined March 2005
United States41 Posts
December 18 2010 11:15 GMT
#7
On December 18 2010 20:00 Luckbox wrote:
As a poker player this kind of thing makes me want to stab myself in the face with a frozen kitten.


I think this is JJ
SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
December 18 2010 11:31 GMT
#8
On December 18 2010 20:00 Luckbox wrote:
As a poker player this kind of thing makes me want to stab myself in the face with a frozen kitten.

i was kind of thinking this

metaphors dont work this way, that's not how you play poker
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metalsonic
Profile Joined September 2010
Netherlands95 Posts
December 18 2010 11:32 GMT
#9
On December 18 2010 20:00 Luckbox wrote:
As a poker player this kind of thing makes me want to stab myself in the face with a frozen kitten.


Hehehehe .

Just go all in pre flop in every double or nothing sit'n go every hand and I guarantee u will have 55 % + winratio xD
MisterD
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Germany1338 Posts
December 18 2010 11:41 GMT
#10
On December 18 2010 18:39 defenestrate wrote:
What takes the role of stack depth in the analogy?

the less your opponent scouts and can prepare, the better your chances of winning with all-ins .. so i guess lack of scouting of your opponent is sort of equal to knowing which cards are not available anymore?
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AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
December 18 2010 12:26 GMT
#11
you're winning the game, destroying your opponent's last few buildings, when all of a sudden 15 ultralisks spawn and you lose. thaaaaaat's starcraft! (<3 day[9])
HollowLord
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States3862 Posts
December 18 2010 12:30 GMT
#12
Would a frozen kitten be sharp?
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DeLoAdEr
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Japan527 Posts
December 18 2010 14:45 GMT
#13
depends on the freezing temperature
dabom88
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3483 Posts
December 18 2010 15:05 GMT
#14
On December 18 2010 20:31 SpiritoftheTunA wrote:
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On December 18 2010 20:00 Luckbox wrote:
As a poker player this kind of thing makes me want to stab myself in the face with a frozen kitten.

i was kind of thinking this

metaphors dont work this way, that's not how you play poker


Never said it was. No need to be serious, as I said in the post, it's just for fun.
You should not have to pay to watch the GSL, Proleague, or OSL at a reasonable time. That is not "fine" and it's BS to say otherwise. My sig since 2011. http://www.youtube.com/user/dabom88
floor exercise
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
December 18 2010 15:13 GMT
#15
this thread = 72o
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
December 18 2010 15:14 GMT
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OPSavioR
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden1465 Posts
December 18 2010 15:17 GMT
#17
On December 19 2010 00:14 krndandaman wrote:
there's no royal flush in starcraft

ofc there is... protoss lategame o.o
i dunno lol
krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
December 18 2010 15:25 GMT
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koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
December 18 2010 15:59 GMT
#19
On December 19 2010 00:25 krndandaman wrote:
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On December 19 2010 00:17 OPSavioR wrote:
On December 19 2010 00:14 krndandaman wrote:
there's no royal flush in starcraft

ofc there is... protoss lategame o.o


3/3 mech army and late game ultralingswarmdefiler begs to differ

ultra defiler is useless against archon/reaver/temp

krndandaman
Profile Joined August 2009
Mozambique16569 Posts
December 18 2010 16:10 GMT
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