The Code of the BARGE Geeks v.3.0.0

Attendance

A*

I attended every BARGE.

A++++

I attended the first BARGE.

A+++

I attended more than half of all BARGE's.

A++

I attended more than one BARGE.

A+

I attended one BARGE.

A

I am seriously considering attending BARGE.

A-

I do not want to attend BARGE. Why am I looking at this web page?

(Since the Attendance item varies from year to year, make use of the "wannabe" variable (>) for future plans.)

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Gamb00ling

G*

I will gamb00l on anything, in any place, at any time, underdog or not. Do you wanna bet on it?

G+++

I gamb00l on nearly anything, but try to avoid situations where I am a ridiculous underdog. You won't catch me betting against a bear shitting in the woods.

G++

I dig all kinds of gamb00ling, but try to minimize my underdoggedness. You won't catch me betting red or black in roulette. I might be a "dark side" craps bettor.

G+

+EV games only, please.

G

Poker only, thank you.

G-

Gamb00lers lose, no matter what.

G--

Gamb00ling is evil and the work of the Devil.

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Poker

PKR++++

I won a WSOP $10K no-limit holdem bracelet.

PKR+++

I won a WSOP bracelet.

PKR++

I won a BARGE no-limit holdem tourney.

PKR+

I won a poker tourney.

PKR

I am a +EV player in non-tourney poker games.

PKR-

I am a break-even player in non-tourney poker games.

PKR--

I am a losing poker player.

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Peg

PEG++++

I met Peg at BARGE and we got married at BARGE.

PEG+++

I met Peg at BARGE and we got married.

PEG++

I met Peg at BARGE.

PEG+

Peg attends BARGE and participates as much as I do.

PEG

Peg attends BARGE as an "accompanying person."

PEG-

Peg does not attend BARGE.

PEG--

Peg does not attend BARGE and gives me grief about my attendance.

PEG---

Peg forbids me to attend BARGE, but I attend anyway.

PEG----

Peg forbids me to attend BARGE; I do not attend.

!PEG[+...|-...]

I got rid of Peg.

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Binion's

B++

Binion's r00ls. There's no better place.

B+

Binion's is OK. A little smoky, perhaps.

B

Binion's is a necessary evil.

B-

I avoid Binion's on general principle.

B--

I avoid Binion's on specific principle.

B---

I was barred.

B----

I am barred.

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Tiltboys

Suggested by ADB Timmy.

TB++

Card-carrying Tiltboy.

TB+

Honorary Tiltboy.

TB

They're funny. I like the Tiltboys.

TB-

Tiltboys are immature geeks who should all grow up.

TB--

Tiltboys are a bunch of pussies who don't come to BARGE anymore.

TB---

Well bucko, I have only heard of one thing the "Tilt Boys" have ever done and that is to dress up as women and go to poker rooms, which strikes me as a rather pathetic, or at least sophmoric, attempt to get attention.

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ADB

Suggested by ADB Timmy.

ADB++

I am a founding ADB.

ADB+

I am an ADB.

ADB

I drink like an ADB.

ADB-

ADB's are reprobates who should all grow up.

ADB--

Alcohol is evil, and detracts from my playing ability. I'd never drink and gamble at the same time.

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math.weenie

Suggested by Bill Chen.

M*

Everyone below asks me for help when they get stuck.

M++++

M+++'s ask me for help when they can't do a problem.

M+++

I have written simulation programs and/or game-theory solvers.

M++

I understood an entire math discussion among M+++'s or greater.

M+

I understood at least five words in a row in a math discussion among M+++'s or greater.

M

I can compute pot odds and have heard of implied odds.

M-

I used to be good at math when going to school.

M--

I sucked at math when going to school.

M---

I think the lottery is a great bet.

!M

Math is hard.

(There is an optional PhD suffix if you have a degree in math. For example, Chen's Math Geek subcode is M*PhD.)