i've seen people gamble at the go club over at koreatown in LA before
i've heard that it wasn't just straight up Win/Loss
does anybody know the usual stipulations of the gamble?
how does korean go gambling work
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Re: how does korean go gambling work
The way I've seen it done is a certain amount (say, $5) for each 10-point difference. So a 3-point win would make you $5, a 13-point win makes you $10, etc.
Resignation usually has a fixed penalty. So if the resignation penalty is $20, you'd resign if you're behind by > 40 points, but anything less than that you should keep playing and minimize the margin of loss as much as you can.
When I've done this in the past, I've enjoyed the added goal of caring about the win margin. It can actually affect your plays and the amount of variance you try to introduce.
Resignation usually has a fixed penalty. So if the resignation penalty is $20, you'd resign if you're behind by > 40 points, but anything less than that you should keep playing and minimize the margin of loss as much as you can.
When I've done this in the past, I've enjoyed the added goal of caring about the win margin. It can actually affect your plays and the amount of variance you try to introduce.
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Re: how does korean go gambling work
The description is correct. It is called bang neki and is given in more detail in SL:
http://senseis.xmp.net/?BangNeki
http://senseis.xmp.net/?BangNeki
Still officially AGA 5d but I play so irregularly these days that I am probably only 3d or 4d over the board (but hopefully still 5d in terms of knowledge, theory and the ability to contribute).
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Re: how does korean go gambling work
Haven't you watched Hikaru No Go?often wrote:i've seen people gamble at the go club over at koreatown in LA before
i've heard that it wasn't just straight up Win/Loss
does anybody know the usual stipulations of the gamble?
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Re: how does korean go gambling work
amazingly, no i haven't, haha.yoyoma wrote:Haven't you watched Hikaru No Go?often wrote:i've seen people gamble at the go club over at koreatown in LA before
i've heard that it wasn't just straight up Win/Loss
does anybody know the usual stipulations of the gamble?
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Re: how does korean go gambling work
Or read the book, First Kyu?yoyoma wrote:Haven't you watched Hikaru No Go?often wrote:i've seen people gamble at the go club over at koreatown in LA before
i've heard that it wasn't just straight up Win/Loss
does anybody know the usual stipulations of the gamble?