The poker is not war. The level of conflict between the two is not comparable. For one thing, the poker is “; opponents;” rather than “; enemies.” ; However, poker is a game of conflict where different people have very different goals employ contradictory strategies. Strategy other forms of conflict – war, sports reports – can often be easily and successfully applied to poker. Catherine Peoples In speaking with friends and peers about poker get some insights about my opponents something they say, but usually this happens because my friend tells a story about someone. In other words, it ‘; s hand. I started to read and contribute to the newsgroup rec.gambling.poker (RGP) poker for several reasons, but the advantage most unexpected and useful-to-my-poker-games group took me awhile to enjoy. On RGP I am exposed to a wide variety of poker players who, first hand, indicate their thinking to the game