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VariableMouth CongressStroke Me Lady FameRegistered Userregular
edited February 2008
kind of blue arrived today. still haven't sent these headphones back cause I'm a lazy piece of shit, but on the plus side as long I hold them mostly in place I get both ears coming in.
gotta send them in the next two days so when the rest of my stuff comes I can really enjoy it... and when I get money in two weeks I can maybe spend it on more equipment.
Baseball, high-low games, bizarre stud variations, some retarded stuff like "elevator" or whatever weird, made up, silly games there are -- those are for people who like basing their games on luck. I like my cards with a mixture of strategy and luck. Fucking "nuts" or "guts" or "drop 'em" or whatever it's called -- hate that one. A good rule of thumb is that if it takes you longer to explain the rules than it does to deal, I'm not interested in playing.
I agree with you on this.
You totally jumped to a conclusion based on what I said.
Well Alethcar was agreeing with you, and he mentioned Baseball in his post. Thus, conclusions.
I'm actually usually the one who teaches people how to play Omaha, in an effort to game them before they realize what hands it really takes to win it. Unfortunately, I think I'm a little too generous when explaining the rules, and over-emphasize the "it's called the 'cruel' game for a reason" aspect a little too much.
Although I usually go back to hold 'em when my chips are low, because it's the safest way to play for me.
Stud, I fold a ton, because I haven't figured out the betting process well enough. I've watched a fair share of hands, but I still can't really follow. Five card draw is just boring. Anyone can buy the pot off me with that one, because who cares.
Hey
Been trying to meet you
Hey
Must be a devil between us
Or whores in my head
Whores at my door
Whores in my bed
But hey
Where
Have you
Been if you go I will surely die
Were chained
Uh said the man to the lady
Uh said the lady to the man she adored
And the whores like a choir
Go uh all night
And mary aint you tired of this
Uh
Is
The
Sound
That the mother makes when the baby breaks
Were chained
I love the backup vocals.
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“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.”
― Marcus Aurelius
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VariableMouth CongressStroke Me Lady FameRegistered Userregular
edited February 2008
I didn't like omaha at all. too hard to read, too many possibilities.
I like hold 'em enough that I really don't need another game.
Hey
Been trying to meet you
Hey
Must be a devil between us
Or whores in my head
Whores at my door
Whores in my bed
But hey
Where
Have you
Been if you go I will surely die
Were chained
Uh said the man to the lady
Uh said the lady to the man she adored
And the whores like a choir
Go uh all night
And mary aint you tired of this
Uh
Is
The
Sound
That the mother makes when the baby breaks
Were chained
I'm a massive fan of euchre, but that's probably because I'm from Michigan.
Isn't that a color? Wait, thats Ochre. What's euchre like?
It's a four-person game that's like, 90% luck. Commonly played in Michigan, and like, a couple of other places that I can't remember. You team up with the person sitting across from you, and it's a great game for trash-talking.
Baseball, high-low games, bizarre stud variations, some retarded stuff like "elevator" or whatever weird, made up, silly games there are -- those are for people who like basing their games on luck. I like my cards with a mixture of strategy and luck. Fucking "nuts" or "guts" or "drop 'em" or whatever it's called -- hate that one. A good rule of thumb is that if it takes you longer to explain the rules than it does to deal, I'm not interested in playing.
I agree with you on this.
You totally jumped to a conclusion based on what I said.
Well Alethcar was agreeing with you, and he mentioned Baseball in his post. Thus, conclusions.
Okay. Kiss and make up?
Feral on
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
I didn't like omaha at all. too hard to read, too many possibilities.
I like hold 'em enough that I really don't need another game.
You just have to play Omaha enough. The trick is that hands like 6-7-8-K are actually worse than like 5-6, J-K, because you can only take two out of your hand, so in the first one an 8 you might want is eliminated. Same with suits -- if you have more than two of any suit, it's actually a negative. Just playing a ton and putting together little things like that really helped me determine how to bet pre-flop. For example three of a kind in your hand would be disastrous, and would probably encourage you to fold, because one of the cards you want is out.
Then, beyond that -- if there's any flush or full house possibilities on the board, and more than two players in the hand, assume someone has it (obviously hoping it's you). Minus those possibilities, it's generally three-of-a-kinds and straights that win it. High pair is basically nothing.
Baseball, high-low games, bizarre stud variations, some retarded stuff like "elevator" or whatever weird, made up, silly games there are -- those are for people who like basing their games on luck. I like my cards with a mixture of strategy and luck. Fucking "nuts" or "guts" or "drop 'em" or whatever it's called -- hate that one. A good rule of thumb is that if it takes you longer to explain the rules than it does to deal, I'm not interested in playing.
I agree with you on this.
You totally jumped to a conclusion based on what I said.
Well Alethcar was agreeing with you, and he mentioned Baseball in his post. Thus, conclusions.
Okay. Kiss and make up?
Yeah, we're on the same page.
No hard feelings for Alethcar, either, really -- alls I'm really saying is that we're incompatible gamblers. It's good that we've established this early in our relationship.
And okay the card discussion is engaging but I really have to go to bed.
Good night everyone.
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Hi I'm Vee!Formerly VH; She/Her; Is an E X P E R I E N C ERegistered Userregular
edited February 2008
Man, now I really want to play a hand of poker.
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AlectharAlan ShoreWe're not territorial about that sort of thing, are we?Registered Userregular
edited February 2008
My favorite card game is Spades. With these 3 black guys I know. The actual game is secondary to a)the blatant cheating and b)the absurd trashtalk. According to one of these guys, he's undefeated in spades since the winter of 1982, when he lost because he had the flu.
My favorite card game is Spades. With these 3 black guys I know. The actual game is secondary to a)the blatant cheating and b)the absurd trashtalk. According to one of these guys, he's undefeated in spades since the winter of 1982, when he lost because he had the flu.
I'd kill to play a few hands of durak but I would need a) cards b) raucous Russians c) a quantity of clear liquor, probably vodka but there is also the requirement of d) an out-of-place Englishman with a porkpie hat and cigar who would probably be drinking e) gin
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VariableMouth CongressStroke Me Lady FameRegistered Userregular
I didn't like omaha at all. too hard to read, too many possibilities.
I like hold 'em enough that I really don't need another game.
You just have to play Omaha enough. The trick is that hands like 6-7-8-K are actually worse than like 5-6, J-K, because you can only take two out of your hand, so in the first one an 8 you might want is eliminated. Same with suits -- if you have more than two of any suit, it's actually a negative. Just playing a ton and putting together little things like that really helped me determine how to bet pre-flop. For example three of a kind in your hand would be disastrous, and would probably encourage you to fold, because one of the cards you want is out.
Then, beyond that -- if there's any flush or full house possibilities on the board, and more than two players in the hand, assume someone has it (obviously hoping it's you). Minus those possibilities, it's generally three-of-a-kinds and straights that win it. High pair is basically nothing.
true, I only played once or twice . be worth it to give it another go.
I didn't like omaha at all. too hard to read, too many possibilities.
I like hold 'em enough that I really don't need another game.
You just have to play Omaha enough. The trick is that hands like 6-7-8-K are actually worse than like 5-6, J-K, because you can only take two out of your hand, so in the first one an 8 you might want is eliminated. Same with suits -- if you have more than two of any suit, it's actually a negative. Just playing a ton and putting together little things like that really helped me determine how to bet pre-flop. For example three of a kind in your hand would be disastrous, and would probably encourage you to fold, because one of the cards you want is out.
Then, beyond that -- if there's any flush or full house possibilities on the board, and more than two players in the hand, assume someone has it (obviously hoping it's you). Minus those possibilities, it's generally three-of-a-kinds and straights that win it. High pair is basically nothing.
true, I only played once or twice . be worth it to give it another go.
The rules of betting in Omaha hi-low is easy: If you don't have the nuts, you shouldn't be betting.
I dislike the fact Scrabulous employs the double-word-bonus for first play. I have no idea why that bonus even exists in the first place. Having the first move is usually an advantage to begin with.
I don't know if you're being serious or not (Well isn't that just a sad reflection on this country's legislators), but I'll remind you that there's also a law against prostitution.
I dislike the fact Scrabulous employs the double-word-bonus for first play. I have no idea why that bonus even exists in the first place. Having the first move is usually an advantage to begin with.
It's so you can be extra polite when you go "No, no, you go first!"
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gotta send them in the next two days so when the rest of my stuff comes I can really enjoy it... and when I get money in two weeks I can maybe spend it on more equipment.
I'm actually usually the one who teaches people how to play Omaha, in an effort to game them before they realize what hands it really takes to win it. Unfortunately, I think I'm a little too generous when explaining the rules, and over-emphasize the "it's called the 'cruel' game for a reason" aspect a little too much.
Although I usually go back to hold 'em when my chips are low, because it's the safest way to play for me.
Stud, I fold a ton, because I haven't figured out the betting process well enough. I've watched a fair share of hands, but I still can't really follow. Five card draw is just boring. Anyone can buy the pot off me with that one, because who cares.
Been trying to meet you
Hey
Must be a devil between us
Or whores in my head
Whores at my door
Whores in my bed
But hey
Where
Have you
Been if you go I will surely die
Were chained
Uh said the man to the lady
Uh said the lady to the man she adored
And the whores like a choir
Go uh all night
And mary aint you tired of this
Uh
Is
The
Sound
That the mother makes when the baby breaks
Were chained
I love the backup vocals.
― Marcus Aurelius
Path of Exile: themightypuck
I like hold 'em enough that I really don't need another game.
Because it was awesome.
It's a four-person game that's like, 90% luck. Commonly played in Michigan, and like, a couple of other places that I can't remember. You team up with the person sitting across from you, and it's a great game for trash-talking.
Okay. Kiss and make up?
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Then, beyond that -- if there's any flush or full house possibilities on the board, and more than two players in the hand, assume someone has it (obviously hoping it's you). Minus those possibilities, it's generally three-of-a-kinds and straights that win it. High pair is basically nothing.
it was about ten turns until we started making plays that were not simply low-point ploys to force the other person into low-point ploys
And now: sleep.
No hard feelings for Alethcar, either, really -- alls I'm really saying is that we're incompatible gamblers. It's good that we've established this early in our relationship.
I need to dual-box
I mean, aside from euchre.
Good night everyone.
Battle.net
*knuckle pop*
Good game.
Jibe Turkey.
OMG I
We like the same games, we should totes be BFF.
true, I only played once or twice
The rules of betting in Omaha hi-low is easy: If you don't have the nuts, you shouldn't be betting.
Indeed.
I thought it was amazing and I normally don't enjoy long dramas.
The friend I went with felt like walking out halfway through and they eat up Oscar-dramas.
My mind was blown.
My grandma on my mother's side is from Montreal.
I'm a lot of things. But I particularly treasure my French and Native American roots.
They are why my hair is such a dark rich brown that hair stylists think I dye it black.
Meh. My main issue with it is when
Ha ha!
a God-honest federal law of the United States of America
I mean, I know you aren't familiar with all of them yet, but
you're boned
That's me.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
It's so you can be extra polite when you go "No, no, you go first!"
Lotta cocks in that movie.
Oh, you bastard.