know when to HOLD 'EM

[jabston]

I'm testing the waters for a poker game this Sunday, 8pm at the Red House. We need about six or seven players for it to work. If you're in, please post a response or email me at [e-mail].

THE GAME:
Texas Hold 'em, tournament style. $5 in.

THE RULES:
Don't worry if you don't know how to play; the basic idea is pretty easy to pick up. Here's a link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_hold_'em#Rules

THE PAYOUT:
Winner takes all? Or we could do placements out to 2nd and 3rd, depending on how many people are playing.

Does anyone have poker chips? If not, I can get some.

Also, I think it goes without saying we'll need a lot of booze and cigarettes.

Gentlemen, Ladies, check your alliances at the door and get your poker faces on. It's time to play some cards.

[srbissette]

I'll be there, I think!

[srbissette]

Oops, I forgot tonight was KILLER OF SHEEP at Dartmouth -- I've waited 30 years to see this flick, so no cards for me tonight. Apologies!

[jabston]

For those of you who missed the inaugural CCS hold 'em tournament, here's how it went down...

THE PLAYERS:
Bak, the absent-minded card shark
Strategy: I'm so good--I don't need to play to win. I'll beat your ass in absentia!
Tag Line: You guys want anything from Food-Stop?

Gabby, Mr. Inopportunity
Strategy: Wearing his bluff on his sleeve.
Tag Line: DAAAMN, my six-high fails me AGAIN.

Jon-Mikel Mind-Fuck Gates
Strategy: The psychological strip tease--you think he's sizing up your cards with that gaze, but really it's not quite so innocent...
Tag Line: You think you're better than me? I've seen you ALL naked in my mind.

Joe, double-the-chair-double-the-chips, Lambert
Strategy: I'm just gonna sit here in my booster seat and straighten my chips in neat little stacks, and if your chips happen to make their way over to my side of the table, it's your own fault.
Tag Line: Baaow!

Sean, The Bomb, Ford
Strategy: Beating his opponents into submission with divisive tongue lashings.
Tag Line: Does this popcorn taste fishy to you?

Jess, Don't Mess, Abston
Strategy: I'll school you all with RULES! Yeah.
Tag Line: Lookin' good. Feelin' good. Safety third.

THE STAKES:
$30 in the bank. Winner takes all.

THE BREAKDOWN:
1st Place: Sean (I guess sometimes nice guys do finish first--eh, Sean?)

2nd Place: Bak

3rd Place: Jess

4th Place: Gabby

5th Place: Joe

6th Place: Jon-Mikel

I just want to do a shout out to all my players; Thanks for making this game possible guys! Seriously, I had a great time. May this be the first of many future occasions in which we all sit down, drink some beers, talk some shit, and, oh yeah, play some cards.

BONNE CHANCE!