# Brother, Can Ya Spare A Buy-In? SBMB Poker 1st Q/2009 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 1, 2009, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440 "2009-01-01T04:28:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/61 "2009-02-27T03:02:15Z")
Looks like I screwed up the start time for tonight. Sorry, hope everyone can stay up an hour later tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/62 "2009-02-27T04:52:52Z")
With a 1 hour rain delay, tonight’s game was short handed but still fun. 1. Dag 2. Duck 3. Root 4. AstBOT Next time, I won’t register the game in the early morning hours. I usually don’t wait until the last day to do it. Again, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/63 "2009-03-01T05:37:00Z")
Root and I played the freeroll tonight and we both cashed. I made it to 85/2860 ($.20) and more than doubled my bankroll. At the end I was in all-in or fold mode and got the crappiest string of hands in history. I was finally forced in with 32o. :rolleyes: \*\*Really \*\*bad play at my tables. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/64 "2009-03-01T06:07:37Z")
I had a couple of hands early on, but then the cards turned to dust. At least there weren’t any hands worth betting on, and I lingered long enough to finish in the money. I’m tempted to go into the history and post just how bad my cards were. Congrats, Oslo. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/65 "2009-03-02T19:05:05Z")
Congrats you two…I have been getting home too late on Thursdays from baseball practice, but hopefully I’ll be back once we have games on the schedule. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/66 "2009-03-05T22:51:13Z")
Sorry, guys - basketball again tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/67 "2009-03-06T01:42:53Z")
I don’t see a game for tonite… ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/68 "2009-03-06T02:18:07Z")
Can’t set one up. Stupid delay. And stupid timezone. When I feel good enough to stay up to play, the game isn’t there or is set wrong and when I feel lousy everything is perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/69 "2009-03-06T02:50:22Z")
I just tried setting up one for 11:00 Eastern. I called it SDMB\_Root to avoid a name collision. I’ll see if it shows up on the list. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/70 "2009-03-06T05:12:31Z")
Well, despite my complaining, I actually managed to play. Your results: 1. Ast 2. Dag 3. Yeti 4. Root 5. Missy Remember with the time change on Sunday the server time may be off. Check early next week to confirm the game time. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/71 "2009-03-07T07:25:55Z")
Shame on me for not posting the standings last week (not that it would have mattered all that much). The standings with three games left this quarter: 1 Dag Otto 73.0 2 Gut 64.4 3 Miss Take 61.6 4 Yeticus Rex 57.4 5 Asterion 52.9 6 Duke of Rat 51.1 7 Robot Arm 45.8 8 Oslo Ostragoth 26.9 I blame my abysmal performance on Seasonal Affective Disorder. Watch out for me when it warms up! Dag leads in wins and cashes and is no lower than fourth in any game. Clearly, he owns this quarter. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/72 "2009-03-13T03:12:18Z")
Well, game went off without a hitch. Just a reminder for setting up, server is still on EST and should be set for 9 PM until further notice. Tonight’s results: 1. Asterion 2. Oslo 3. Duke of Rat 4. MissTake 5. Dag Otto 6. RobotArm ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/73 "2009-03-13T04:44:46Z")
And the standings: 1 Dag Otto 70.5 2 Gut 64.4 3 Asterion 60.3 4 Miss Take 59.9 5 Yeticus Rex 57.4 6 Duke of Rat 52.0 7 Robot Arm 43.2 8 Oslo Ostragoth 37.5 By the end of the quarter, Root and I could be cohabiting the basement. The invitation is there, buddy, but if you’d rather have it to yourself, I’ll understand and move on. (I promise I’ll do something about the cat box and the blood stains, if I get around to it.) T’ain’t fair that Gut is coasting along in second. Grrr! Kyy needs to play another game to be standings-eligible. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/74 "2009-03-15T06:10:34Z")
I took second in the freeroll tonight, out of 2892, for $11, raising my account to $11.33. I saved the hand history and took some screencaps. No promises, but I would like to write it up with a blow-by-blow of significant hands. Maybe I don’t suck so much - I just need to find my space. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/75 "2009-03-15T06:45:51Z")
Wow. Good job! ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/76 "2009-03-16T16:51:38Z")
Great to hear, **Oslo**! I’d like to think that our playing weekly makes everyone here a stronger player against the schleps on gamesite. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/77 "2009-03-18T05:26:04Z")
A heads-up: Basketball intrudes again this week, but I’ll probably load the game and rail a bit as time allows.\* Has anyone figured out how to do AIM chat, or do I need to do that again? \*Odds are against basketball intruding again this season, but we shall see. EYE ELL ELL! ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/78 "2009-03-18T06:30:59Z")
Pfew. Finally got my confirmation from Crazy that I actually finished second in the freeroll. They must have been checking that it wasn’t Chris Ferguson (or whoever) playing my account. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/79 "2009-03-18T18:08:52Z")
Won’t be in tomorrow’s game…got a baseball game to coach. So Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gut)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440/80 "2009-03-18T21:14:57Z")
I probably won’t be home in time for tonight’s game. Sorry I haven’t been around lately, I’ve been home late or just not into it these days. Somebody really needs to knock me out of second place! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brother-can-ya-spare-a-buy-in-sbmb-poker-1st-q-2009/479440.md?page=5)