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   Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 22-Jun-2026 21:21:18 JST Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag:

   I killed time on my flight by playing "Hold 'Em Poker ©2008 Global Eagle" on the in-flight entire system. They start you with ¤5,000 in chips.

   Eventually I figured out that I could set the tournament mode to increase the blinds (eventually adding antes) every 60 seconds, and then just raise aggressively and steal the pot ~90% of hands without having to show my hole cards.

   Oddly, the AI players are much more prone to bluffing at lower stakes, so this game actually gets easier as it progresses.

   I had about ¤15M when the system shut down.

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     Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 22-Jun-2026 21:29:56 JST Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag:

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     • Dr. Christopher Kunz

     @christopherkunz Meh, Las Vegas is full of people who think Las Vegas is a good place for a vacation, so I tend to find it insufferable.

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     Dr. Christopher Kunz (christopherkunz@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 22-Jun-2026 21:29:58 JST Dr. Christopher Kunz

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     @ryanc Congratulations! You are now unwelcome in Las Vegas.

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     Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him) (xabean@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 22-Jun-2026 21:31:37 JST Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)

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     • Dr. Christopher Kunz

     @christopherkunz @ryanc this ... feels like a set-up for Ryan being rinsed by Vegas, or a "hold my beer" moment that reinforces my head-canon that Ryan is a God of computering and rinses *Vegas* and I think the odds are about 50%.

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     Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 22-Jun-2026 21:31:37 JST Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag:

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     • Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)
     • Dr. Christopher Kunz

     @xabean @christopherkunz cackles manically

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     Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 22-Jun-2026 21:37:33 JST Ryan Castellucci (they/them) :nonbinary_flag:

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     • Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)
     • Dr. Christopher Kunz

     @xabean @christopherkunz The thing is, though, poker is usually not against the house, it's against some randos, and learning to play with positive EV is plausible.

     The problem is, that involves folding most hands and is therefore kind of tedious.