Poker 2006-12-08

Ustauk · November 30, 2006, 03:43:32 PM

Unfortunatley, Handsome Devil did not get enough takers for poker this week. I"m hoping to have better luck next Friday, December 8. My cousin and his brother in law (both with limited poker experience, though my cousin played other card games and plays the stock market) are coming into town and would like to have a game, since their siginficant others are attending another function in town. Handsome Devil has indicated he'd like to attend, so that'd give us at least four. Is anybody else free that evening?

Thorin · November 30, 2006, 04:02:34 PM

Quote from: Ustauk on November 30, 2006, 03:43:32 PM
my cousin [...] plays the stork market

Umm... So does that mean he has a lot of kids?

Ustauk · November 30, 2006, 04:04:37 PM

Quote from: Thorin on November 30, 2006, 04:02:34 PM
Quote from: Ustauk on November 30, 2006, 03:43:32 PM
my cousin [...] plays the stork market

Umm... So does that mean he has a lot of kids?

Doh! I meant the stock market.

Darren Dirt · December 01, 2006, 12:56:57 AM

I thought the stork market is where ya take your stork to sell to storkaphiles

I'm in for next Friday nite.

HandsomeDevil · December 01, 2006, 11:56:01 AM

As mentioned up-thread, I'm down.

Ustauk · December 01, 2006, 01:04:45 PM

I'm thinking a 7:00 PM start, but you're welcome to show up any time after 5:30 or so.

Darren Dirt · December 01, 2006, 04:43:34 PM

I was about to call your all-in bluff, but it turns out that after calculating the pot-odds of me having the kids on Friday night (not Saturday morning as I first thought I had been dealt) I realized that I am not pot-committed, so I gotta do a strategic fold. Sorry, please enjoy responsibility without me.

Ustauk · December 01, 2006, 04:47:57 PM

Quote from: Darren Dirt on December 01, 2006, 04:43:34 PM
I was about to call your all-in bluff, but it turns out that after calculating the pot-odds of me having the kids on Friday night (not Saturday morning as I first thought I had been dealt) I realized that I am not pot-committed, so I gotta do a strategic fold. Sorry, please enjoy responsibility without me.

Damn, let me know if things work out differently with the kids. Anyone else available that weekend?

Darren Dirt · December 04, 2006, 09:11:34 AM

Is at your house, Ustauk? Cuz I'll ask my brother if he's interesting in joining you guys without me... Just promise you'll go easy on him, as he doesn't exactly get a lot of practice in between our home games

Darren Dirt · December 05, 2006, 08:35:16 AM

bump. sorry, just double-checking the above ^

Ustauk · December 05, 2006, 09:46:04 AM

Quote from: Darren Dirt on December 04, 2006, 09:11:34 AM
Is at your house, Ustauk? Cuz I'll ask my brother if he's interesting in joining you guys without me... Just promise you'll go easy on him, as he doesn't exactly get a lot of practice in between our home games

He can come, but I already have six people (two more people from Kung Fu are coming besides HandsomeDevil), and I can't provide transportation, as I've got to be there to let everyone in.

Ustauk · December 09, 2006, 12:09:57 AM

My thanks to HandsomeDevil for making it out. He came in third, while I came in fourth much earlier after going all in on a weak hand (a pair of tens witha weak kicker, doh!, what was I thinking?

) I made it back to that point after almost busting out earlier in the game, so I don't feel so bad. HandsomeDevil ended up having some great three-handed action against my other two friends with Kung Fu over a large number of rounds. The winner ended up beating her boyfriend head-up. He used to be a poker dealer, while she had last played against people about a year ago, and had only been playing online for a week in prep for the game. My cousin the stock trader ended up busting out first. You never know who'll win tell the end with poker. It was a fun game. Hopefully we can run another one sometime in the new year.