Biscuit

There's a regular live game I play while deployed, and its so strange I have to post about it.

Its a bunch of neophytes - no clue what they are doing. They have formed a "club" and they have a president, meeting dues, "business to take care of" prior to playing, etc. They have a gavel and use Robert's Rules of Order, and they have fun with the formality of their events. Nice guys, but they need fezzes and a lodge, ya know?

I was invited to play as a "guest" one evening, and I sat down saying "now, which is higher, a flush or a straight?" The rules are strange. Its SNG NL holdem tourney style. You get 40 chips for $5+1 buy-in and they are all worth 1 chip. Blinds are 1/2 until someone is eliminated and then they are 2/4 until someone else is eliminated. Then 3/6, 4/8, 5/10 and so on. Designed to finish in about an hour if there are 10 players at the table.

First game I blinded down to about 15 chips and went all-in with 65s. I got 3 calls and suffered numerous jeers when I flipped my meager hand over. I flopped a straight and was back in business. I won that game, but got labeled "lucky chip monkey".

Then I won the next game.

I busted early in one and then won the next two.

They keep inviting me back because they are sure my luck will eventually run out.

Poker is easy.

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Dyno_Don

Good job Biscuit.

The lucky chip monkey.

I bet that was fun. Did these guys know what they were doing?
I guess they would have to know something in order to form their own poker club.

My guess is, you watch their body language to know what kind of cards they hold.
I like the first line you give them, like you don't know how to play the game.

I'm also thinking that you're not giving into the fact that you may be a hustler and don't know it.
Well, at least with these guys anyways.

It reminds me of a term I heard when I was just a teenager; all's fair at love and war.

They forgot to add poker in that sentence.

Oh, and the term; like horseshoes and hand grenades.
All you have to do is get close enough to win.

In your case, just get close enough to the game to win.
Wishful thinking, right? But by the sound of it you did pretty good as a foreigner.

beaston

Congrats, you HUSTLER

catwoman

HAHAHAHA@ Chip Monkey! lollll

Do they bet Banana's?

Sounds like a fun time, for you anyway...lol

Nice to have ya here Bisquit, its been sorely missed.

Dyno_Don

You're way too funny catwoman. Do they bet Banana's?

I wouldn't know if they had banana's in the desert area.
Do they Biscuit?

Maybe magic carpets and Camels, or perhaps one of their wives.

Oh, I'm sorry, that was the old way of betting. I guess it would be in some form of coinage these days.

catwoman

LOL, your funny too Dyno! lollll

I hope Bisquit isn't gone already? I wish him the best if he did, hope he gets back here soon!

We are going to have to think up a game in honor of Bisquit, to play in the Bar!

Let me think on this one..lolll

Dyno_Don

Ok, go ahead and think of one and write it down, but keep it clean.

We all know how you are catwoman, a chip off the ol' block.

Biscuit

I am here until Friday, then its back to the heat. Damn its hot there!

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They can take our payment processors, but they'll never take OUR FREEEEEEDOMMMMM!!!!