So, I played poker at Jeremy/Ben/Dave’s tonight…been almost a month since we last played, so it was much-needed, so far as I was concerned… Anyway, I can’t say I started out too well. Early on in the game (like, within 15 min), I flopped a straight and tried to “slow-play” it so I’d trap someone else into staying in. Problem was, I “trapped” Jeremy into getting a flush (which beat my straight), so I lost some money right then and there. That play kinda set the tone for the next few hours and my $$$ dwindled…
Fast-forward to 9:30 (2 hrs later). I’ve gone up and down a little bit, but I’m still down to $1.50 from the $5 I started with. I knew I had to get some cards quick, otherwise I’d be in serious trouble. Well, I pick up a pair of aces, so I go “all-in.” Ben follows and so does Jeremy (but there’s a split-pot between the two of them). Anyway, long story short, my aces hold up and I win my “all-in,” and I end up $1 in profit by the end of the night. I go from -$3.50 to +$1.
Needless to say, I got pretty damned lucky… Now I just need to find me a casino…
I can’t believe you’re excited about a matter of 4 lousy bucks…. but I guess when you’re in grad school and have a family and a little mouth to feed you must watch every dollar that falls into, or out of, your hands. Word.
I wouldn’t really say ‘little’ mouth to feed, if you let the numbers do the talking. When you divide Andy’s weight and food intake by that of a healthy adult, he is technically feeding a family of 6 with the remainder of a small pet…. possibly a hamster or turtle.