# Let's play some TEXAS FOLD EM! -- Beta Test **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 9, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828 "2009-05-09T05:04:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/61 "2009-05-13T04:24:52Z")
\*\*The Turn 10S \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2009, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/62 "2009-05-13T06:14:03Z")
So the board reads: **4c 5h 7s 10s** ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/63 "2009-05-14T04:01:53Z")
The River!!! **4c 5h 7s 10s 3c** ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/64 "2009-05-14T04:29:49Z")
Appearing mysteriously out of the shadows of lurkdom: FTR, I would have held on to my **6-8 offsuit** if I were playing. Its my lucky hand! ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/65 "2009-05-14T04:30:17Z")
So we post our hand in the thread now? ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/66 "2009-05-14T04:33:40Z")
Seems like a good way to tip someone off as to what they should or shouldn’t keep in their last two hands. In case they both are good hands, but one loses to a posted hand and one beats it. Make sense? ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/67 "2009-05-14T04:49:13Z")
Oh good point. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/68 "2009-05-14T15:36:52Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Seems like a good way to tip someone off as to what they should or shouldn’t keep in their last two hands. In case they both are good hands, but one loses to a posted hand and one beats it. > > Make sense? Um, once the river is posted, everyone knows which of their hands is better. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/69 "2009-05-14T18:51:20Z")
Yeah, I am going to wait to reval all the hands at once gang. HEH. HEH. Once we get all the cards in, (Still waiting), if you all would be so kind as to PM me as to what hand you hold. Does the phrase “Bad Beat” mean anything to anyone ? HEH. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/70 "2009-05-14T19:01:20Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Once we get all the cards in, (Still waiting), if you all would be so kind as to PM me as to what hand you hold. > HEH. That is, are you playing Two Pair, or Three of a Kind? ---
**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:** [May 14, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/71 "2009-05-14T19:19:03Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Does the phrase “Bad Beat” mean anything to anyone ? Not on that board. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/72 "2009-05-15T04:02:02Z")
I do not believe that Mad The Swine has folded his last hand. Let me do the math on his hand(s) and I will fold the losing hand. I will be right back with who won what. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/73 "2009-05-15T04:20:45Z")
We’ve got a winner. Coming in 4th place Mad the swine with a J high. -Given this hand, I can understand why he dropped out. Coming in 3rd place Well, if we actually had a third place. :dubious: Coming in 2nd place And playing a LOT of cards on the board, CyberHwk AND Covered in Bees bothing coming out with a 7 high straight. Which Leaves the Winner: **Juggler** Who, pretty much had this thing locked up from the Flop. He predicted he had the nuts early on, and he indeed wins with his 8 High straight. Did I get this right gang? Next post will be the Hand Matrix, complete with ALL the cards. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/74 "2009-05-15T04:24:32Z")
Tied for a second with the second nuts? Fix! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/75 "2009-05-15T04:25:30Z")
1 2 3 4 5 Cyber\_Hwk |3S KH |2C 4S |4D 9C |9D QS |JH 6H Covered-Bs |3H KD |5D 2H |JD 8C |6C AC |AS 7H Mad\_Swine |JS QD |9H JC |7D KS |6D KC |8D 2D Juggler |10D 5C |AD 9S |10C 8S |10H 7C |6S 8H Burned QH AH 5S 4H 3D QC 2S ``` 4C 5H 7S 10S 3C FLOP TURN RIVER ``` ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/76 "2009-05-15T04:27:12Z")
What did we all think gang ? I have the matrix as an Excel compatible spreadsheet, complete with color coding relating to when hands were folded. Let me know if you want it ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/77 "2009-05-15T04:32:30Z")
So both the nuts and the second nuts were well represented. I wonder what the odds of having a given two card hand is given 16 hands in play after the flop? Anyone better at math than I am? I’m just wondering how obvious it should have been that **Juggler** flopped the nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/78 "2009-05-15T04:36:14Z")
> [@Cyberhwk](#): > > I’m just wondering how obvious it should have been that **Juggler** flopped the nuts. He told me that he flopped the nut straight. Again, I think you guys would beat me, in any form of poker, if I Were to actually play. Speaking of that: Does anyone **else** want to head up the next game ? I would want in. ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/79 "2009-05-15T05:48:46Z")
No, I meant that given a straight was possible, what were the odds someone flopped the nut straight given this many hands in play? I’ll head up the next game if nobody else wants to. ---
**Author:** ![Juggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/juggler/32/3194_2.png) [@Juggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juggler)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828/80 "2009-05-15T08:49:38Z")
Wow, I won! Here is my whine from the first pm I sent to Meeko “Wow, three tens in different hands, no pocket pair, no suited, only one card over ten.” But it worked out alright, easy decisions all the way. Thanks for doing this **Meeko**. I think it would be more fun to have two threads the next time, one off limits for players. If mafia can do it so can we, right? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-some-texas-fold-em-beta-test/495828.md?page=5)