tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930474554560608100.post6558065053816709767..comments2022-03-24T08:17:52.047-07:00Comments on Pandu Nayak's ruminations: Indian poker playersPandu Nayakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13339144742641325684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930474554560608100.post-40204904326884132592008-06-24T11:23:00.000-07:002008-06-24T11:23:00.000-07:00I am with you my man,,same same,,working on wall s...I am with you my man,,same same,,working on wall street but wanna get into poker and become a noted player,,especially when people are questioning our skills and all.batman723https://www.blogger.com/profile/12349854289582478622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7930474554560608100.post-76024778098937364512007-10-26T11:39:00.000-07:002007-10-26T11:39:00.000-07:00Oh boy, where do I start? :-)1) First, I would per...Oh boy, where do I start? :-)<BR/><BR/>1) First, I would personally like to take six months off and become a professional No Limit Texas Hold 'Em player. But work (yes, one of those high-risk entrepreneurial jobs) consumes every waking hour and the wife won't allow it (because she says I am not very good at the game!). <BR/><BR/>2) If I cannot figure out the economics of this high-risk game, and I really cannot articulate or quantify my differentiators/advantages, I am loath to make this my profession. This is the biggest reason why I have not seriously considered pulling the trigger on 1) above. Also, this is the difference when we choose to start ventures - we clearly understand that while there is a risk, we can kick butt because of certain inherent advantages.<BR/><BR/>3) Don't know the statisitics, but is it possible that a majority of the Indians who come here, have some intrinsic skills in say, engineering, math, sciences, which leads them into these other competing high-risk jobs? <BR/><BR/>4) I believe that more American-born Indians are likely to do well on the professional poker scene, for two reasons: i) The average age of the crazy poker player is in the mid-twenties, and ii) You need a certain ballsiness and brashness, one that is almost devoid of rational thought, to win big. Not sure we see that in most Indians who come here from India. [In fact, in the latest World Poker Championship, there was a completely crazy 20-something dude from NY - Hevad Khan - who did pretty well. His signature psych technique was this ridiculous dance routine that was comical at best, embarrassing at worst].<BR/><BR/>I could go on, but would like to say in my defense that I AM a good poker player (despite what the wife says) and maybe one day you will see me in one of these nationally-televised tournaments.<BR/><BR/>VAVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07795340199306866533noreply@blogger.com