I started playing poker online.
Luckily, I only play with fake money, so fear not, my kiddies. I got really bored while my sister was having a pool "party", so I went and found pokerroom.com, signed up (as 4-Card-Str8) and the rest as they say is history.
I had an okay first day. You start with a free $1000 (fake). I lost that a couple of times while I got the hang of their system. You're only allowed to buy back twice in 24 hours but somehow I did it 3 times.
3rd time was a charm. I got my total up to $4900 with some solid play and some good cards.
Today, I went on in the early afternoon and I got demoralized down to $1900, $1000 at a time. When you play at a table where someone or a lot of people have a couple thousand, to your one thousand, they kinda have you bent over a table. I stopped for a while and ate lunch. Getting your ass handed to you, even over the internet, sure works up an appetite.
I played again later cause I figure it's only play-money and I start to winnin'. I started knocking people around like they were cardboard boxes in a hurricane (so-so analogy). I got to about 8 grand and then I get a doozy of a hand. 2/3 off-suit. I know what you're thinking, "2/3?! This guys a mo-ron." If only you knew...
I had 8 grand and it only cost me 10 bucks to see the flop and BAM! Ace/4/5. I nearly jumped. That would've been a tell. So I bet like 250. Somebody raises to 500. I call. Everyone else folds. Next card, inconsequential. I bet 500. He calls. Next card, also inconsequential. I bet $1000 and he calls. This guy must've thought I was stupid. He would've been right. But for 10 bucks, I got to look at a winner.
I wish I could've seen his face. Poor bastard. I took the chip lead from him and maybe even broke him. His spirit at least. I asked him what he thought I had (cause you can chat as you play) and he said he thought I had a pair of Aces at best. "You'd have to be an idiot to play a 2/3," he adds.
Well, ladies and gentleman, you're lookin' at one dumb bastard. Oh yeah.
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