patrissimo comments on "Stuck In The Middle With Bruce" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: patrissimo 11 April 2009 01:44:04AM 2 points [-]

The key thing about poker is not just decision-making under uncertainty, but that money is at stake and you are competing against other people. Together, (plus some other characteristics) this makes it particularly good at evoking irrationality.