Overplay his hand?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> – <span word="Has">Has</span> <span word="Buffet">Buffet</span> <span word="overplayed">overplayed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>? – <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Buffet">Buffet</span>, <span word="Warren">Warren</span> <span word="Buffet">Buffet</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="mogul">mogul</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="overestimated">overestimated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="overoptimistic">overoptimistic</span>? <span word="Has">Has</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="underestimated">underestimated</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>?</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="he">he</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="overpaid">overpaid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="company">company</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shares">shares</span>?</p><p><span word="Risk">Risk</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Buffet">Buffet</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="amongst">amongst</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="knack">knack</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="climb">climb</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>: <span word="Has">Has</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="overconfident">overconfident</span>?</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="overplay">overplay</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> – <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="hand">hand</span>” <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="HAND">HAND</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="overconfident">overconfident</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="worrying">worrying</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sleeves">sleeves</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="again">again</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="trump">trump</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trumps">trumps</span> <span word="yours">yours</span>...</p><p><span word="Result">Result</span>: <span word="bitter">bitter</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overplay">overplay</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="misunderestimate">misunderestimate</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="misspelling">misspelling</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>. <span word="Curb">Curb</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="overconfidence">overconfidence</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="unwarranted">unwarranted</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="undoing">undoing</span>).</p>
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