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RockstarMike
04-26-2005, 02:32 PM
Me and a few of my friends have a weekly poker game at one of our houses.
We are all good friends and we have all only been playing for under a year.
My friends always have the mentality that if you all bet more you can win more. They seem to forget that you can also lose more. One week (three weeks ago) I decided that I was buying in for $5 but my friends (under the bet big, win big mentality) wanted to but-in at $10. We usually allow one re-buy each when someone gets beat out of the game. I didn't want to have to buy-in at $10 and then re-buy at $10 so I suggested that they get 100 chips and I start with 50. They agreed and we started the game. I understand this may not seem fair but whatever :) . So I got a few nice hands right at the beginning of the game and my friends (with twice as many chips) tried to muscle me around and beat me out quickly. I played my hands well and ended up doubling and then tripling my chips. The game continued for an hour and a half and a few members had to re-buy their way back into the game. I beat them out one by one and ended up winning. I had only bet $5 and I won $45!!! :waytogo: I figured it was just luck, but the next two weeks when we played we all bought in with $5 and I won both weeks. In the three weeks I have bet $5 a week and won a total of $110. I think I might have to throw this weeks game or else my friends might not want me to play anymore. haha! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

coco beanner
04-26-2005, 03:15 PM
Sounds like its time to accept that new higher $10 buy-in.
In my home game we are always careful in keeping the buy-ins "friendly", but we also always give the short stack the opportunity to up the ante. :waytogo:

RockstarMike
04-28-2005, 09:20 AM
Last night the possible week 4 of my winning streak quickly turned into week 1 of my possible losing streak. We stuck with the 5$ buy-in and within 10 hands I was short stacked, really, really short stacked. I was getting aweful hands and then when my first good hand came up (AK suited) the flop was something like 4,5,3 and I ended up playing it to see the next two cards. I was beat with a pair of 4's!!!! A pair of 4's!!!! :cry: I bought back in and didn't have a good hand for the rest of the game that wasn't beat by some better hand. It hurt. It had to happen sometime, and I guess I can't complain, I'd just hate to be one of the guys that have lost the last 4 weeks.

I think this calls for some dancing smilies....

:dancinman :dancinman :dancinman :dancinman

honey_comb1
04-28-2005, 09:56 AM
Let's hope your streak is a short one.

ROCK ON!! :dancinman :rockon:

honey_comb1
04-28-2005, 09:57 AM
The bad streak that is :oops:

RockstarMike
04-28-2005, 10:41 AM
Why thank you honey_comb, that is very kind of you :)

P.S. - I really like your animated avatar with the wings. :waytogo:

More dancing smilies? Why not.....

:dancinman :dancinman :dancinman :dancinman :rockon:

honey_comb1
04-28-2005, 10:44 AM
Thank you, it was made by another HP member Grypho.. he's very good at making these avatars, yours is pretty cool too. Gotta love it!

Do you make music also? Or a true lover of the beatles and a rocker at heart?

RockstarMike
04-28-2005, 10:52 AM
Yes, I play guitar. I also play a bit of piano, drums, bass, and I used to play the trombone in grade 9 haha. I am an avid music enthusiast and I love all kinds of music. My fav bands are Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Radiohead, Van Halen, Rush, and many, many more.

I am definately a rocker at heart.

What kind of music are you into? What's your favourite new song?

Rock on!

honey_comb1
04-28-2005, 10:55 AM
well let me see if I can put it here for you to hear. It's not new just one that was sent to me and I absolutely love it.

I also play keyboards, guitar and drums. I'm a country/rock bumpkin at heart but love the Stones, Blues and R & B

Give me a min to get this tune
brb

honey_comb1
04-28-2005, 11:03 AM
Hope this works, NOPE DIDN'T work :cry:

And Welcome back Dal :)

RockstarMike
04-28-2005, 11:06 AM
Access Denied

You cannot access the content "Charles&Eddie-Wounded Bird.mp3".

:cry: Some other time i guess?

Sorry, it wouldn't let me open it.
I'm sure it's great though. Thanks for trying to share it with us.

Keep on rockin in the free world!

honey_comb1
04-28-2005, 11:07 AM
hmmmmmmmm well that bites lol... I will try and fix it
check back later ;)

Rock on

honey_comb1
04-28-2005, 11:09 AM
Check your messages and try that way Rock :dance: