Poker Night

Last night I was out playing some poker with friends (both new and old) at Justice's place. Although I've played a fair bit of poker online, this was my first attempt at playing live. This certainly was no high stakes game but it was one of the most entertaining evenings that I've had in quite a while. The mix of people ranged from experienced to a couple of guys that had never played the game at all. I figured that playing a live game would be quite a bit different than online, but I never thought that I'd be shaking so hard when I first started out. After about 15 minutes I had calmed down and things just started rolling (really guys, I did have pocket Kings). We played 3 games in which I finished 3 of 6, 2 of 9 and 4 of 7.

Probably the most distracting things were Justice's insistence that Little House on the Prairie had to be on in the background and the fact he would constantly say Charles' lines just before they were said on the TV. Some people just think that they have to be the center of attention. I did catch him with my camera phone, during a break in the TV action, actually playing a hand. Look at his intense concentration. I think he knew that Rockarts was bluffing.

posted @ Saturday, July 29, 2006 5:47 PM

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# re: Poker Night

Left by Justice~! at 8/1/2006 9:50 AM
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I didn't realize you were going to get so tense at my spoiling the plot of Little House. After all, it didn't seem like you knowing in advance that Almanzo and Laura would be married made you cry any less when it happened. Talk about an awkward moment at the table! =)

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Left by The Igloo Coder at 8/1/2006 9:54 AM
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Who the fuck is Almanzo? Back when I was a kid and we only had one channel of TV (yes this is a true story) I had no choice but to watch those always happy, singing in the freaking rain, Ingalls. But you know, I've never heard of Almanzo. Did you have to break open your collectors edition box set to pull that name out?

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Left by Justice~! at 8/1/2006 10:03 AM
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You remind me of a developer I worked with who said that his Jessica Simpson CD was bought for him by a "girlfriend", but failed to have an explanation as to why he had three other CDs of hers and a remixed single. ;)

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Left by The Igloo Coder at 8/1/2006 10:10 AM
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If you're going to tell stories like that don't say "a developer I worked with", make it clear that you're talking about Rockarts. And, yes I do own a Jessica Simpson CD, but unlike porn, I only have the CD for the pictures.

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Left by Jago at 8/4/2006 11:04 AM
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There was a MONKEY at the poker game and I was WORKING??? GAWD!

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