Buffy
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Mar 15, 2006 12:42:47 GMT
Post by Buffy on Mar 15, 2006 12:42:47 GMT
Is it just me? Or has the world gone poker mad? I go, I come back, and all of a sudden the whole of the world plays "Texas hold em poker"
What the???
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Mar 15, 2006 12:50:45 GMT
Post by janggut on Mar 15, 2006 12:50:45 GMT
that has been the craze of online citizens since ... well since last year or the year before, if i recall correctly. i think nowadays it's Sudoku.
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Buffy
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Mar 15, 2006 12:52:27 GMT
Post by Buffy on Mar 15, 2006 12:52:27 GMT
haha... no i mean in pubs and places, as a real game, not an online one.
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Mar 15, 2006 13:04:47 GMT
Post by janggut on Mar 15, 2006 13:04:47 GMT
oops! what i normally play with a friend, my brother & my dad will be a chinese card game called Tai Tee.
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Buffy
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Mar 15, 2006 13:05:44 GMT
Post by Buffy on Mar 15, 2006 13:05:44 GMT
heard of that... but dont know mych about it
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Mar 15, 2006 13:10:29 GMT
Post by janggut on Mar 15, 2006 13:10:29 GMT
once my head is clear enough i might explain how the game goes. there might be an english equivalent of the game/name.
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Mar 15, 2006 14:51:16 GMT
Post by peterh on Mar 15, 2006 14:51:16 GMT
Poker is damn cool. I play with friends twice a month and usually wins more than I put in. So all is good
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Mar 15, 2006 16:33:13 GMT
Post by Gray Lensman on Mar 15, 2006 16:33:13 GMT
It's gotten ridiculous on TV, I know that. It's like there's a game on every other station these days. Though I know of places that do poker tournaments every week or something like that. I don't play; never been into gambling myself. But yeah, poker's one of those things that caught on and won't go away for a while.
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Buffy
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Mar 15, 2006 16:34:35 GMT
Post by Buffy on Mar 15, 2006 16:34:35 GMT
I think I have birds living in my chimney... i can hear them chirp...
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Mar 15, 2006 18:21:56 GMT
Post by ss on Mar 15, 2006 18:21:56 GMT
are those birds playing poker also?? ;D
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Mar 15, 2006 18:28:50 GMT
Post by Elliot Kane on Mar 15, 2006 18:28:50 GMT
Probably. Buff did say the WORLD had gone poker mad...
I got four kings, BTW ;D
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Mar 15, 2006 19:17:36 GMT
Post by peterh on Mar 15, 2006 19:17:36 GMT
Hey I got a great idea. Let's make a bad painting with birds playing poker. It'll sell like crazy - it's not like there already is a bad painting of dogs playing poker..
Oh, and I got four aces ;D
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Mar 16, 2006 2:20:50 GMT
Post by janggut on Mar 16, 2006 2:20:50 GMT
i've got four skin. that counts? ;D
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Mar 16, 2006 5:10:22 GMT
Post by hector on Mar 16, 2006 5:10:22 GMT
I don't know how to play poker.
I mean right now, I just have a bunch of different figures. A K, J, Q, an ace and a ten. All different, but at least they have the same wierd figure thing.
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metalliman98
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Mar 16, 2006 5:12:27 GMT
Post by metalliman98 on Mar 16, 2006 5:12:27 GMT
I am a certified poker nut. I started playing about two years ago, and just recently have started to win consistently. This is probably due to the fact that I've started playing a home tourney once a month with a bunch of friends, and I've won the tourney 3 out of the last 4 times, lol.
I didn't get interested in it until I saw it on TV. I had played poker before, but never the Hold 'Em variety, and the strategy and mathematics behind it just seemed so interesting. I picked up a few books, and off I went.
Really, it is an immensely fun game, especially when you come back with more than you started with. I think the appeal is the luck factor. It is the only sport where you can play against a pro and have a tangible chance of beating him. Of course, in the long run, the pro will destroy you, but in the short run, you can get very lucky and beat the pro. I'd say the skill/luck ratio is about 85/15. Compare that to physical sports, which are about 99/1 or so, or even worse. And then of course, there is the fantastic sum of money that can be won.....it a sure recipe for mass appeal, and I don't think it's going to go away any time soon.
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Mar 16, 2006 5:25:19 GMT
Post by ss on Mar 16, 2006 5:25:19 GMT
What do you think about the psychological aspect of poker? If you are afraid of losing, you normally do...also if you can't AFFORD to lose, you shouldn't play!! But I'm with you Metalliman, I love the game...
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metalliman98
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Mar 16, 2006 5:32:03 GMT
Post by metalliman98 on Mar 16, 2006 5:32:03 GMT
What do you think about the psychological aspect of poker? If you are afraid of losing, you normally do...also if you can't AFFORD to lose, you shouldn't play!! But I'm with you Metalliman, I love the game... I think poker pro Amir Vahedi said it best......"In order to live, you must be willing to die." If you are afraid to risk your money/chips, you aren't going to win. The psychological aspect is extremely fascinating, of course. It amazes me how some of the pros can tell exactly what two cards their opponents have, or can tell when their hand went from a winning one to a losing one. But a lot of the game is based on mathematics and logic as well, especially toward the end of the tournament when the blinds are very high relative to the chip stacks. The psychological aspect is more important in cash games, and the early part of tournaments, while the math and logic part dominates from the middle to the end game of tournaments.
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Mar 17, 2006 12:48:24 GMT
Post by peterh on Mar 17, 2006 12:48:24 GMT
Well said, Metalliman. Couldn't have said it better myself. I agree
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Mar 18, 2006 18:52:35 GMT
Post by Venom65437 on Mar 18, 2006 18:52:35 GMT
I like to play poker, it's fun.
Oh, and I got a Royal Flush beeyotches!
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Mar 19, 2006 12:28:32 GMT
Post by peterh on Mar 19, 2006 12:28:32 GMT
I like to play poker, it's fun. Oh, and I got a Royal Flush beeyotches! Like hell you do, Venom. You're faking as much as the girls do when they're "with" you. And that's a lot ;D
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