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Subject: Re: Odd that Tiger and Rebel are not there....

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 23:31:06 11/16/02

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On November 17, 2002 at 01:33:48, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On November 16, 2002 at 16:50:57, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On November 16, 2002 at 16:09:38, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>
>>>Almost winning = losing
>>>
>>>--
>>>GCP
>>
>>I do not agree with this equality.
>
>The point is that when comparing a good amateur to a professional
>then the games will almost always be lost on the 'little points'.
>
>You can almost win a lot without ever really winning.

Yes, but that's not the point. If you loose this way, your opponent cannot say
he didn't have any competition.

Now, the bookmaker and operator said they did have a hard time, it's just the
man selling this product that said there was no competition. ( Spoken like a
true salesman, thus not quite correct)


Tony

>
>--
>GCP



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