# March of The Penguins - SDMB Pokertropolis Fourth Quarter, 2005 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 3, 2005, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609 "2005-10-03T17:24:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**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:** [December 16, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/261 "2005-12-16T00:26:20Z")
Just you and me, toots. Oh dang, I see that 3rd wheel **Kyy** is hedgeing in on my territory. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/262 "2005-12-16T00:27:21Z")
> [@Aholibah](#): > > Hey! I resent that. I meant the game, not the wonderful lady who dares to walk said dog. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2005, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/263 "2005-12-16T03:42:22Z")
> [@Only Mostly Dead](#): > > I meant the game, not the wonderful lady who dares to walk said dog. Oh, dog. Dog. Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/264 "2005-12-16T04:39:21Z")
Now that I’m out (mf’rs) I did some checking and discovered that February 3rd will mark the one-year anniversary of our mad little experiment. Some sort of festival will no doubt be in order. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/265 "2005-12-16T04:43:44Z")
> [@Kyyrewyyoae](#): > > Now that I’m out (mf’rs) I did some checking and discovered that February 3rd will mark the one-year anniversary of our mad little experiment. Some sort of festival will no doubt be in order. Any ideas? We should try to schedule a mondo blow-out gigantic tournament. $10 buy-in, rich boys??? ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/266 "2005-12-16T04:54:59Z")
Tonight’s Results (12/15/05): 1. Mindless Wonder ($.80) - Good game! 2. North Side Nookie ($.48) 3. Dagger-Botto ($.32) 4. Robo-Fister 5. Visigoth Norwegian Nation 6. A holy butt 7. Yippy Kyy Yay MF’r 8. Infesta 9. Gangsta Squidbait 10. Earl of Rodentia 11. Not Too Live Guy 12. Abominble Snow Punkass 13. Gasterion 14. CorporalSnitt 15. MissGivings 16. rabble rousing skag ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/267 "2005-12-16T04:55:48Z")
Quarterly Standings 1 Gangster Octopus 76.6 2 Oslo Ostragoth 73.6 3 Aholibah 70.9 4 Nanook of the North 67.5 5 Kyyrewyyoae 66.8 6 nesta 64.6 7 Dag Otto 61.8 8 elucidator 60.6 9 Robot Arm 60.1 10 Duke of Rat 59.0 11 Asterion 52.0 12 MindWanderer 49.4 13 Miss Take 49.4 14 Yeticus Rex 48.1 15 Capn Pitt 42.5 16 Only Mostly Dead 33.0 ---
**Author:** ![MindWanderer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@MindWanderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindWanderer)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/268 "2005-12-16T06:44:17Z")
Well it was fun everyone. I was pretty dang lucky the whole night, winning on the river more than I could have ever expected. Last time I was that lucky I made it to a final table in a big PP tournament. The Queen was the lucky card for me all night. Had QQ four times and won the final hand with quad queens. I was down to 2000 chips with three of us left and won, which is pretty amazing. I think I won something like 6 of the last 8 hands, which were all really crazy ones. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/269 "2005-12-16T07:01:14Z")
Well, I learned once again that I can’t win at poker but I can win at blackjack and other table games. I went from 30 bucks to 430 bucks, for a total win of 400 bucks tonight. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2005, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/270 "2005-12-16T17:24:16Z")
Dang, you people make me feel like the red-headed step-child of the SDMB poker crew. I’m lucky if I can get up $10 on any night of playing. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/271 "2005-12-16T19:30:52Z")
> [@Oslo Ostragoth](#): > > Dang, you people make me feel like the red-headed step-child of the SDMB poker crew. I’m pretty sure you were the red-headed step-child when you were using that old computer. Did you get a nice upgrade? ---
**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:** [December 16, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/272 "2005-12-16T23:07:47Z")
> [@Dag Otto](#): > > I’m pretty sure you were the red-headed step-child when you were using that old computer. Did you get a nice upgrade? Relatively speaking. I went from a Pentium II 233MHz to a Pentium III 800Mhz for $100. Worth it to me to keep marching with the other penguins. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2005, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/273 "2005-12-17T05:53:45Z")
> [@Oslo Ostragoth](#): > > Dang, you people make me feel like the red-headed step-child of the SDMB poker crew. I’m lucky if I can get up $10 on any night of playing. My head is red no longer. I pillaged the $.01/.02 NL tables at PokerStars for about $35 in one session. However, until I move up in class, I guess I will remain the step-child of the crew. Now I’m off to study those hand histories and see what I was doing right… ---
**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:** [December 17, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/274 "2005-12-17T16:19:05Z")
Well, I’m still playing the .25/.50 tables at Pokertropolis, and my best night is about $12. My plan is to get good at that (I’m close) and know what I’m doing, then try higher stakes. ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/275 "2005-12-22T20:04:29Z")
Thursday bump. Tournament’s not up yet, but we got plenty of time. Let the sleeping dog lie for now. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/276 "2005-12-22T20:40:14Z")
I will be there, but I have it on good authority that Yeti will not. ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/277 "2005-12-22T21:13:39Z")
Good bump. I forgot all about it. Hopefully I’ll remember when the time rolls around tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/278 "2005-12-22T23:15:22Z")
> [@Kyyrewyyoae](#): > > Thursday bump. Tournament’s not up yet, but we got plenty of time. Let the sleeping dog lie for now. Working on it now. ---
**Author:** ![Exploding\_Kitchen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@Exploding\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exploding_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/279 "2005-12-22T23:27:19Z")
I’ll actually be here for the game tonight! Woo! ---
**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:** [December 22, 2005, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/280 "2005-12-22T23:43:03Z")
I’ll be there I imagine. I gotta get out and try to knock out some of this Christmas shopping, getting my Christmas shopping game face on right at the moment. So if you don’t see me sucking out at the river, you know I’m bottin it! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609.md?page=15)