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haha one for the ilx out of context thread that!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 21:51 (nineteen years ago) link

I used to play poker with friends, very badly. I wouldn't mind getting into it again, but i'm another person who's a bit nervous about playing for money online.

― caitlin (caitlin), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 21:56 (nineteen years ago) link

top 3 get paid.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:08 (nineteen years ago) link

i came 2nd!!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:11 (nineteen years ago) link

$15 woot!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:12 (nineteen years ago) link

Another one for the out of context thread... (xpost)

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:12 (nineteen years ago) link

haha

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:13 (nineteen years ago) link

Hey, at least you came.

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:14 (nineteen years ago) link

i wasn't unhappy about it!!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:15 (nineteen years ago) link

roffles

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:20 (nineteen years ago) link

it was pretty dramatic stuff - twice i was going all in, and almost crashed out - another time i almost caught a flush but the river was no help. but in the end i came trumpantly 2nd!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:22 (nineteen years ago) link

ok that one was deliberately out of context

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 9 February 2005 22:23 (nineteen years ago) link

i played another tourny and was 3rd! awesome. we need to organise another game soon.

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 10 February 2005 08:12 (nineteen years ago) link

i'm really glad i put the responsible gaming limits on.. i can feel myself getting addicted to this now that i know other ilxors are playing

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 10 February 2005 15:28 (nineteen years ago) link

FANCY A GAME TONIGHT GUYS?!?!?!?!?!?

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 13:19 (nineteen years ago) link

I would! It'd need to be like 11pm or so, I think, and I'm a beginner so you could all fleece me.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 13:32 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm feeling very tempted to try online poker myself. I am also rubbish, though. You *do* play for small stakes, right?

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 13:33 (nineteen years ago) link

well we can either play $.25/$.5 blinds tables

or we can all join a tournament table ($5.50 buy in, 10 people table, top 3 share the money $25/$15/$10 i think??) which is very cheap cos a game can last half an hour, plus the bonus of possible lynching of non-ilxor money.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 13:38 (nineteen years ago) link

11pm sounds good mark.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 13:39 (nineteen years ago) link

this is tempting, though I know I'll get addicted. Hmm, might check in later to see what the bobby is.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 13:40 (nineteen years ago) link

you can set a responisble gaming limit to stop yourself being addicted!! (like setting an arbitary deposit limit per month/week so that you can't blow out all your money - of course it won't stop you being GOOD and addicted and so keep playing without having to deposit money, but then that'd be alright i suppose!)

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 13:42 (nineteen years ago) link

that sounds sensible enough, do I have to wear a tie?

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 13:55 (nineteen years ago) link

you can choose to be the cartoon character with a tie - i prefer to be the old lady with a square hat though.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 14:04 (nineteen years ago) link

Holy fucking shit I'm appalling at this. I just tried playing pretend poker (at least I hope it was) for half an hour - lost every hand, including one where I folded on a hand that would have totally won, and realised I don't understand the betting. If anyone wants to explain what call, check, bet and raise mean, simply and accurately, I'd be totally, pathetically grateful.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 14:28 (nineteen years ago) link

http://www.pokersiteonline.com/Links/Glossary.html

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 14:30 (nineteen years ago) link

i will play later this afternoon around noon. 11pm in london is 5 in the us? i can play then.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 14:31 (nineteen years ago) link

This might be wrong. If it is, please tell me, because I'd appreciate knowing (I said, I'm not very good)

Bet: what each person has staked so far
Call: bet as much as you need to to stay in the hand, which is the amount that the players on your right have bet.
Check: don't bet anything at all, but don't fold (which you can do if you are the first player in the betting round to bet, or if all the players to your right have also checked)
Raise: bet *more* than you'd have to to call (meaning that players who have already bet will have to call again to meet your bet)

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 14:42 (nineteen years ago) link

Thanks Chris and Caitlin - I'm getting an idea now.

Chris, 11pm is 6pm on the Eastern seaboard.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 14:48 (nineteen years ago) link

im an idiot. someone post here what time and what room when they are on and i will play.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 14:49 (nineteen years ago) link

okay.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 15:00 (nineteen years ago) link

anyone up for a game

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 16:32 (nineteen years ago) link

I'd love to but officially I'm still working (for the next 20 minutes, anyway). Hope to see you at 2300 GMT.

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 17:55 (nineteen years ago) link

Bump! Anyone else up for this? pokerroom.com

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 20:23 (nineteen years ago) link

Maybe, later tonight - I'll have a look at the site, see if I can register (do they take debit cards?) and see how sleepy I am.

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 20:34 (nineteen years ago) link

they take debit cards. and i am definately up for a game. it might be hard to get everyone in one room for a tourney. but we could set up a private table for just a cash game?

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 20:36 (nineteen years ago) link

That sounds good, assuming the stakes are still pretty low (I don't want you to clean me out *completely*). 2300GMT is good for me too, because I'll be able to get on the other computer (the Windows one) by then.

Um, will it work over a dialup connection?

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 20:49 (nineteen years ago) link

I've registered ok (my nick is 'gneiss') but the Java version doesn't work very well on my rather old Linux computer - it starts up OK, but if I try to join a table it just seems to freeze up. I'll try switching over to the newer Windows computer and putting a deposit in my account later on.

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 21:41 (nineteen years ago) link

Okay, I've signed up too. "FuzzySte" is my nickname.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 21:45 (nineteen years ago) link

Grrr, I can't find my driving license for the sign-up form. Does anyone fancy just a play-money game so I can see if I can get the thing working at all?

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:02 (nineteen years ago) link

so are we okay with dial up connections, I'm feared my 1k per second rate is going to piss people off!

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:38 (nineteen years ago) link

i've created a private table. letdown08's nl in the private table area.

― Big Baby Bingo (Chris V), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:45 (nineteen years ago) link

ok! i'm logging in

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:59 (nineteen years ago) link

ALL OTHER ILXORS WHO WANT TO PLAY - THE ACTION'S ABOUT TO START!

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 23:05 (nineteen years ago) link

Ste, come back! I didn't mean for you to go!

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 23:23 (nineteen years ago) link

ok started to understand it now, but probly need a few more games with play money before i start to lose all i own

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 23:24 (nineteen years ago) link

Why can i not find your table on the private tables list?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 23:25 (nineteen years ago) link

it's deffo there.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 23:29 (nineteen years ago) link

"letdown08's"

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 23:31 (nineteen years ago) link

Dom, make sure your format (at the top) is ring games and then click the private tables tab. Ste, come back - we've stopped playing for now as we need a few more dudes! Caitlin, where are you?

― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 23:40 (nineteen years ago) link

Cheers for that chaps! Shall we do another one soon? This time with more than three people (and Ste, briefly!).

― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 00:39 (nineteen years ago) link

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