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Mar 19, 2006 23:30:35 GMT
Post by Venom65437 on Mar 19, 2006 23:30:35 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 Your mother is a hell of an actress then!
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Mar 20, 2006 13:16:16 GMT
Post by peterh on Mar 20, 2006 13:16:16 GMT
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 Your mother is a hell of an actress then! She is, really. At one point she was very close to getting the female lead in "Driving miss daisy". Unfortunatly she lost out to Tiger Woods. (yes, there is a joke in there - golf related too ;D) But I don't see how my mothers acting talents are related to this subject. She's way outta your league ;D
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Mar 20, 2006 19:40:43 GMT
Post by peterh on Mar 20, 2006 19:40:43 GMT
Back to the subject of Poker.
On Friday we're having a poker tournament at school. There'll be 50 contestants and I plan on entering and hopefully winning. Half the pot will go to the winner and I could use the money ;D
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metalliman98
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Mar 21, 2006 4:42:10 GMT
Post by metalliman98 on Mar 21, 2006 4:42:10 GMT
Back to the subject of Poker. On Friday we're having a poker tournament at school. There'll be 50 contestants and I plan on entering and hopefully winning. Half the pot will go to the winner and I could use the money ;D Good luck Peter. I have played in many smaller tournaments (less than 100 people, $50 dollar buy-in or less), they are a lot of fun. Except when you get pocket kings cracked by K/6 suited, like happened to me last Saturday. But is only the winner getting paid? Or do other places get paid too? I hope they pay more than just 1st.
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Mar 21, 2006 6:09:29 GMT
Post by peterh on Mar 21, 2006 6:09:29 GMT
It's just a school tournament and is mostly done to support the Friday afterschool bar. So buy-is only around 8$ with first place getting half, 2. getting 30% and 3. getting 20% of the pot. The runners up gets a bar card good for some alcohol - lol. Damn, that's too bad about your hand
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Mar 22, 2006 12:03:19 GMT
Post by TheScreamMan on Mar 22, 2006 12:03:19 GMT
texas hold em is a fad.
my grandpa taught me to play REAL pioker when i was 16. Im talkin 5 card stud kids. And Im damn good at it. record win ina high stakes game is 10000 for me and some friends. We had a good schoolies that year.
i quit after awhile. Got a bit boring. played at my birthday last year, and cleanedd everyone else out. good party.
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metalliman98
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Mar 22, 2006 23:47:52 GMT
Post by metalliman98 on Mar 22, 2006 23:47:52 GMT
texas hold em is a fad. my grandpa taught me to play REAL pioker when i was 16. Im talkin 5 card stud kids. And Im damn good at it. record win ina high stakes game is 10000 for me and some friends. We had a good schoolies that year. i quit after awhile. Got a bit boring. played at my birthday last year, and cleanedd everyone else out. good party. Five-card stud has become obsolete, and rightfully so. You only have one hole card, and 4 exposed cards. That's too much information available to the players, which results in very mechanical play; if you can't beat their board, then fold. There's no room for bluffing. Now with Hold'em, you have a LOT more possibilities. Poker is a game of incomplete information, and Hold' Em, with 2 down cards, provides a good mix of unknown information with visible community cards to create a balanced game. Games like 5 card stud give too much info, while 5 card draw doesn't give enough info, part of the reason they have become obsolete. Texas Hold 'Em is not a fad. It is now, for better or worse, the face and lifeblood of poker. I say that because many of the pros feel like it has become TOO dominant. To the world, Hold 'Em IS poker, but to a pro, there are many other challenging forms, such as seven card stud, Omaha, Omaha and Seven Stud Hi/Low, Razz and 2-7 triple draw. To gain their respect, you have to demonstrate proficiency in all forms, not just Hold 'Em.
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Mar 23, 2006 0:06:04 GMT
Post by ptsteelers on Mar 23, 2006 0:06:04 GMT
Chiming late but ... I love playing Hold-Em, but also enjoy the true poker game ... 5 card draw. Yes I said it, the TRUE poker game. You can bluff people out by how many cards you "decide" to take. Love it. Oh Hell, going to play me some hold-em this weekend now. Thanks guys ... thanks for making lose money.
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Mar 23, 2006 13:05:28 GMT
Post by TheScreamMan on Mar 23, 2006 13:05:28 GMT
im sorry i meant 5 card draw, not stud. excuse me, the only chance i get to post here is very late at night
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metalliman98
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Mar 23, 2006 22:48:02 GMT
Post by metalliman98 on Mar 23, 2006 22:48:02 GMT
5 card Draw or stud, it doesn't matter. Both games have long since faded, at least from the casino scene. They're both on extreme ends of the information spectrum. Stud gives away too much, and Draw is too hidden, for either of them to be a balanced, challenging game at the upper levels.
Of course, for home purposes, they are fine. 5 card draw was the first poker game I learned.
But Texas Hold 'Em is here to stay, if for no other reason than that it is used to determine the world champion every year at the World Series. And it's easier to play with a group of 9 or 10 people too.
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Mar 23, 2006 23:11:43 GMT
Post by ptsteelers on Mar 23, 2006 23:11:43 GMT
"Here to stay" would be relative. True, It's not going to just up and vanish, people will play of course, but the attention it is currently getting will fade.... eventually. I don't think it is a "fad", but it will not maintain it's current over-glorification. Not trying to burst your bubble or anything.
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Mar 24, 2006 17:06:06 GMT
Post by peterh on Mar 24, 2006 17:06:06 GMT
This sucks. We were 30 people today, including 5 from class. Not as many as hoped but still fun. I had a standing bet with Nikolaj that I'd beat him - and I did. We were ten at the final table, and only Nikolaj and me from class. He went out quickly and I ended at number 6 - just outside of the prizes! It sucks. I started out as low (very low) stack at the finals table but survived four people. I won two times on "all in" but lost last time. it was a fun evening but too bad, really. The guys who survived me are not so skilled I can't beat them.. Still a fun time was had
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