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Re: I don't think they are bluffing (none / 1)
My suspicion all along back when everybody here talked of Syrizas 11-dimensional chess.
by IM on Sun Jul 12th, 2015 at 04:21:09 PM EST
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Re: I don't think they are bluffing (none / 0)
It was a very reasonable mistake to make. They played their hand, to all visible measures, perfectly. Right up until they folded for no apparent reason.

- Jake

Friends come and go. Enemies accumulate.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Mon Jul 13th, 2015 at 09:25:11 AM EST
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Re: I don't think they are bluffing (none / 0)
" They played their hand, to all visible measures, perfectly. "

Your interpretation. Didn't look in any way perfect to me. rather confused.

So your reasonable mistake looked like a sky castle to me.

by IM on Mon Jul 13th, 2015 at 09:42:22 AM EST
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