Quote from: ADulay on July 07, 2017, 12:33:38 AM
3Nine,

  You might want to tone down your baiting in order for this discussion to continue.

  Serious questions are always acceptable but leading or taunting is not, at least not after the first 20 or so like so many do here.

  AD

Seriously? There is no discussion and I don't care if it continues.  He's here to sell books, period.
Apologies for speaking the truth.  I'm out. 

Quote from: Jaguar88 on July 07, 2017, 12:19:26 AM
All of them. 

We aren't going to entertain further discussion with you.  To summarize your statements today:
- You are new to baccarat.
- $50 is a lot of money.
- Psychological and other factors have no bearing on competitive activity.


We strongly recommend you look into sports psychology to start. How about Stanford University?

Stanford University
Sport Psychology Services

http://www.gostanford.com/news/2016/9/19/athletics-sport-psychology-services.aspx

Nice try.  More assumptions.  How do you know I'm not a sport psychologist?

Who said $50 was a lot of money?  Another assumption.

And I NEVER said the third one.  What I said was EXTERNAL factors have no bearing on your INTERNAL experience.  Do you change the score of a game by looking at the scoreboard?  It is not cause/effect. It does not work that way. 

The first is the only true thing you wrote (new to baccarat) but that has NOTHING to do with finances. I don't need to play baccarat or sell books for money. 

I also don't need to pool my money with a "team"

Well, people.  I hope this all cleared up 'his' book for you, too. 

Quote from: Jaguar88 on July 06, 2017, 11:35:04 PM
For the same reason many successful players post on BetSelection.cc when they really have no need or requirement.  There really is no need for us to go into such details as to why or about the content of the book when it is very clearly presented in the listing, and there is more than a sufficient preview.  Why do people develop books and all sorts of services related to poker?  Unlike baccarat, poker is direct competition with other players.

Furthermore, arguing that the sun does not rise in the south is really of no interest to us at all.

You may want to hire someone with sales experience to promote your work.  You're failing miserably.  Most poker players write a book because they need money.  Hmm.

As for the sun comment, if that's directed towards me you may want to reconsider my earlier posts.  What I pointed to about the mind is a FACT.  What you're posting is your opinion and 'experience'

You just lost one sale.  I wonder how many others you don't care about.

Good luck.

Really? Then
A) why write it?
B) why promote it here?

Seems like nonsense to me. I hope your book makes more sense than that.

It's extremely relevant and important to understand.

Anyway, good luck with the book sales.  Like I said, it seems well-written so I may take a closer look about the game. 

It only looks that way. 

You could make a case that open umbrellas cause overflowing sewers.  That doesn't make it true.

Quote from: Jaguar88 on July 06, 2017, 07:59:10 PM
They are absolutely connected.   

No, they are not.  Sorry, I can't let you off the hook here as the performance world has been my domain for the last 10 years. 

Let's take another sport like golf.  Simple example, two people approach the tee with the same talent and skill level.  One has a free and clear mind, the other has a lot going on in his head and is a bit cloudy at the moment.   Who hits the ball well?

They both do. 

It's only when they THINK what's on their mind is important that it seems to effect their game - which is why I said it only appears that way.  It has absolutely no connection.   None.  If you want a performance variable then that comes from skill and talent, not state of mind. 

Sorry to derail the thread but this needs to be cleared up.   Happy to chat about this outside of your thread.

Quote from: Jaguar88 on July 06, 2017, 06:22:26 PM
It is a fact that intangibles and state of mind, etc. play a substantial factor on performance.

This is a common misunderstanding.  It only appears that they are connected. 

Hey Jag, (Can I call you that?)
I took a look at the Amazon preview for this book and it seems very well written.  Kudos for that.  I just started playing baccarat (not sure how I passed it up all these years) so I'm not sure I'm ready to drop 50 on an ebook but wanted to say it seems to have a different feel from most strategy or system books.

Best,
3Nine

VdW is a 50/50 game.

Quote from: plolp on March 06, 2017, 05:12:21 AM
Apparently we need a C.

That's what she said?

Thanks for sharing, guys. 

I'm not a part of Gizmo's school but I applaud what he's doing by allowing his students to discuss and question openly amongst themselves and share experiences.   I was not given that luxury as Kimo's former student. I was on my own and never able to discuss a thing with any other student. Kimo did mention he would connect me with others but that never happened for whatever reason.  He claimed they did not want to help as they see roulette as a "solitary sport."   That's a shame.

Quote from: Falkor2k15 on August 22, 2016, 08:28:17 AM

Exactly. Or, as I like to put it, chaos can be arranged.

If you think you have a difficult problem then you're making it up wrong.