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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?
Gold isn't everything in life... you need wood, too!
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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