Sandpiper
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Sat Jul-17-04 10:02 PM
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How long before the Poker fad dies? |
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I predicting that Poker will cease to be trendy within two years.
How 'bout the rest of you?
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Zomby Woof
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Sat Jul-17-04 10:04 PM
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1. I wasn't aware it was trendy |
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Of course, I have been playing for 20 years, and you tend not to notice when others latch on.
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Sandpiper
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Sat Jul-17-04 10:08 PM
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There's a nationwide Texas Hold 'em craze.
They've even got Celebrity Poker Challenge TV show, where lots of B and C list stars play for their favorite charity.
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Zomby Woof
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Sat Jul-17-04 10:09 PM
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4. I never cared for Texas Hold 'Em |
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Just a straight 5 card draw, or 7 card stud with maybe the ace in the hole splitting the pot. Maybe.
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Sat Jul-17-04 10:08 PM
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3. I hear the professional gamblers don't mind. |
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The more idiots that think they can win a tournament, the more dead money the pros get to collect.
Nevertheless, this fad might not go away soon. Hold 'em is easy to play, therefore any average Joe schmuck can play and pretend he's some uber poker champ with his buddies.
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HEyHEY
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Sat Jul-17-04 10:09 PM
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5. Hopefully not until I've won half my money back |
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Seriously though, to those who truly like poker, it will never die!
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Sat Jul-17-04 10:10 PM
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6. I jumped on the bandwagon after "Rounders"... |
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...still one of my all-time favorite flicks, so the "fad" has been a pleasant surprise.
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Sat Jul-17-04 10:13 PM
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Sat Jul-17-04 10:15 PM
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9. Malkovich is such a trip as Teddy KGB |
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"He be-at me, strraight opp. Pay heem. Pay dat mahen hees monee." :silly:
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Sat Jul-17-04 10:34 PM
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11. "is a fuhckinnng joooke anvay" |
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I still up serty sousand from zis last time I stihck it in you
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Sat Jul-17-04 10:11 PM
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7. Part of its new-found popularity |
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is that anyone can come in as a beginner at a tournament and walk out as a winner. I hear the current contest structure actually encourages this.
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Sat Jul-17-04 10:33 PM
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10. I loved Rounders and I love to watch people play poker. I watched |
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an group of people play Omaha, didn't like that game as well. I am starting to get to know the players, Phil Ivey, Jesus, Ming the Master, Devil Fish. They kill me.
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Sat Jul-17-04 10:47 PM
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12. I learned poker from science fiction conventions |
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Edited on Sat Jul-17-04 10:47 PM by khephra
It used to be that pre-90's you could walk into any Con and find a game in the hospitality suit. I used to spend more time playing poker than I did going to con events. The games still go on, but they're a bit more...quiet about them. (At least that was my experience in the 90's in the midwest.)
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Sat Jul-17-04 11:01 PM
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13. Before or after Choppers, ya think? n/t |
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Sat Jul-17-04 11:41 PM
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TV blackjack jumped the shark when Andy Dick appeared as a player.
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