Alright, stop laughing. Rock Paper Scissors is not just a kid's game. It is serious competition. Rafe Furst wrote a whole chapter in The Full Tilt Poker Strategy Guide: Tournament Edition, titled Roshambo and the Mental Game of Poker (Roshambo is another name for Rock Paper Scissors). Furst, a dot.com millionaire, holds an MS from Stanford in computer science and a WSOP bracelet.
So, when I ran across The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide
And, the book will get you to thinking. For example, in a gambit (three throws), how would you respond to an opponent whose first two throws were rock? See the psychology? How hard would you be looking for tells? How hard would you be trying to psych your opponent into throwing rock again?
Indeed, all of the familiar poker strategies - aggression, reading tells, bluffing, feigning weakness, higher levels of thinking - are also factors in Rock Paper Scissors. So, if you want to really tune up your poker mind, play some Rock Paper Scissors. But, be a good sport...they're just kids.
R. Steve McCollum (rstevemccollum) www.sitngoholdempoker.com
"Good judgement comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgement." ~Cowboy Proverb
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