11 Responses

1. poked who,
   poked who, now?

   flop…

   turn…

   wha-

   “You should have seen me with the poker, man
   I had a honey so I bet a grand
   Just in the nick of time I looked at his hand”
   – Junior’s Farm
   by Paul McCartney & Wings

2. Flop — up to the fifth
   Flop — up to the fifth card.

   Turn — the sixth card.

   River — the seventh card.

   It means my all-in bet was a good one at the time I made it (after the flop), but when he caught the flush on the turn I had no hope except to catch a full-house with a jack or a four on the river. It didn’t happen, but it was the right call and I regret nothing …

3. Dude…Did I just turn on
   Dude…Did I just turn on Nascar or something…Adjusted his flop on the turn in the widget w/ queens high… wtf… flop… turn… midgets(always the midgets)…

   Perhaps Brooklyn has been crazed by the ducks, the allure of the pot, and the jacks up…

4. poet in the top tenWell, here
   poet in the top ten

   Well, here are the winners. Note a poet in the top ten, representing this Oslo-based blog.

   I also discovered I outlasted trekkie blogger Wil Wheaton, who left the game about 45 minutes before I did. A small and unsatisfying victory.

5. Aha! Now I get it. Here’s a
   Aha! Now I get it.

   Here’s a thought. Is there a really exciting depiction of a card game in literature?

6. Well, it’s non-fiction and
   Well, it’s non-fiction and I’m not sure I approve of all the author’s moves in this book, but Positively 5th Street by James McManus is an intensely lifelike description of a Hold’Em tournament, and is probably the best read on the subject.

7. victoryAlso, while we’re
   victory

   Also, while we’re talking about blogfest competitions, our Firecracker has won the “best webcam” prize for the well-attended and philanthropically correct 2005 Blogathon. Not #264, but #1. I’m humbled.

8. I want to learnI’ve always
   I want to learn

   I’ve always wondered if there is a standard way to play poker. The way the big boys play, you know?

   Here is my understanding of the game: You ante up to get in the game. You get five cards. You bet on those five cards. You get to trade in up to three cards, or four if you are holding an Ace. Everyone bets again or folds. In the second round of betting, you can raise. What’s the deal with wild cards? Do you leave the two Jokers in the deck?

9. FC just has one of those
   FC just has one of those cam-friendly faces. It probably lines up with those Fibonacci seashells.

10. Jeez Bill … the game you’re
    Jeez Bill … the game you’re describing is Five Card Draw. That went out with Chutes and Ladders and Hi-Ho Cherry-O.

    All the good poker games are played with seven cards — either stud or Texas Hold Em. Hold Em has become the most popular game, although I’m equally fond of Seven-Card Stud and will play either one.

    Nothing is wild, no jokers — straight 52.

11. UNO!Seven cards…that would
    UNO!

    Seven cards…that would explain why you mentioned the 6th & 7th cards earlier.

    I’ll have you know, I did see the movie Maverick. Go fish.