I live in Las Vegas and can understand your plight. Without making any judgments, all I can say is don't play online if you're not 100% comfortable with it.
wisestguy
Extreme example in poker
My ex-girlfriend, sitting behind an opponent, signals the strength of his hand.
Extreme example in a trade
An insider in Goldman Sachs informs me that they're about to unload a huge long position in ABCD.
Simply that in poker I can see, say, 9 other players...
I agree and append a post I made on EliteTrader on the similarities and differences between a trade and a hand of poker.
Similarities between a trade and a hand of poker
(1) The outcome of each is uncertain.
(2) Both are zero sum games, ignoring commissions, rake etc. (Assume futures)
(3) At...