# 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:** 3
**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:** [October 20, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/41 "2005-10-20T20:40:49Z")
I’m in. As a side note, my company has formed a co-ed softball team and I am sponsoring and managing the team. When we were kicking around team names, I started thinking of poker terminology and this is what I came up with… All-In & Drawing Dead Everyone loved it…even the ones who didn’t even know the poker reference! ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/42 "2005-10-20T22:16:35Z")
Hey, I’m headed out for pub trivia. The tourney’s not up yet so I can’t \*bot it. Hope I’m there in time. If not I’ll hassle y’all on AIM. ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/43 "2005-10-20T22:31:34Z")
The help assure me that it will be up in 5 minutes. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/44 "2005-10-20T22:43:37Z")
's up ---
**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:** [October 21, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/45 "2005-10-21T03:55:38Z")
Note to self: The bot is better than me. Let it keep playing! ---
**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:** [October 21, 2005, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/46 "2005-10-21T03:59:33Z")
Tonight’s Results (10/20/05): 1. Aholibah!!! ($.80) 2. Duck ($.48) 3. GO ($.32) 4. Nanook 5. asterion 6. Robot Arm 7. Mostly Dead 8. CapnPitt 9. nesta 10. Kyy 11. Oslo 12. Luci 13. MissT 14. Exp Kitch 15. Yeti 16. DagBotto ---
**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:** [October 21, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/47 "2005-10-21T04:04:04Z")
Initial Q4 2005 Standings (Min 3 tournaments played): 1 Kyyrewyyoae 81.8 2 Oslo Ostragoth 74.5 3 Duke of Rat 72.1 4 Nanook of the North 70.2 5 Aholibah 68.1 6 Robot Arm 60.9 7 Asterion 58.3 8 Only Mostly Dead 53.4 9 Miss Take 45.2 10 Yeticus Rex 39.1 11 Capn Pitt 36.9 2 tourneys so far: Dag Otto (20.8), Gangster Octopus (59.4), nesta (50.3) 1 tourney so far: Exploding Kitchen (17.6) ---
**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:** [October 21, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/48 "2005-10-21T04:05:22Z")
Damn, I wish I could play that last hand over again. And apparently I’m doomed to end every tournament feeling like an idiot for the hand that I get knocked out on. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/49 "2005-10-21T04:05:38Z")
Whoops, **elucidator** has also played in 2 tourneys (59.6). ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/50 "2005-10-21T04:09:29Z")
12, 12, and 1. Nothing like consistent performance, I say. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2005, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/51 "2005-10-21T04:19:05Z")
Kyy: 2, 1 and 10. Nice. How do ya like that bullseye on your chest? ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/52 "2005-10-21T04:19:49Z")
And once again, I’ve built myself a nice perch at the beginning of the quarter. The only question is how long it will be before my clumsy ass falls back into the middle of the pack. On another note, good luck **Aholibah** in your big tourney tomorrow night. Do the standings look empty to anybody else without **XRay** there to (ahem) _anchor_ them? ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/53 "2005-10-21T04:22:05Z")
> [@Oslo Ostragoth](#): > > Kyy: 2, 1 and 10. Nice. How do ya like that bullseye on your chest? The bullseye has got to be on my back, **Oslo**. There’s no way you guys can see my chest from way back there. 🆒 ---
**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:** [October 21, 2005, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/54 "2005-10-21T04:33:11Z")
> [@Oslo Ostragoth](#): > > Kyy: 2, 1 and 10. Nice. How do ya like that bullseye on your chest? Or should I say [“Bummer of a birthmark, Hal”](http://www.noblespirit.com/1944/263088/2.jpg). ---
**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:** [October 21, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/55 "2005-10-21T19:06:26Z")
I checked my hand history. Injured, maimed and crippled by three river suckouts before being annihilated by nesta’s quad Q’s. Ouch. Either that or I just plain sucked. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2005, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/56 "2005-10-21T19:28:09Z")
I was wondering about something similar. How long do I play this before I figure out if I’m any good at it? ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/57 "2005-10-21T22:51:37Z")
UDPATE: For those of you who were sweetly thinking about dropping by PartyPoker to lend moral support – I think I said in chat last night that the tourney starts at 11pm eastern. It’s actually 10pm. Damn 24-hour clocks! How’s somebody as freaked as me supposed to do math properly? **RA** , I’ve been playing a fair bit for the past 8 months and I still don’t know whether I’m any good at it. I suspect I could stand to get a whole lot better. ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/58 "2005-10-21T23:09:07Z")
> [@Robot Arm](#): > > I was wondering about something similar. How long do I play this before I figure out if I’m any good at it? Kind of a tough question. You can play well and still lose; you can suck and still win. And playing online doesn’t really offer the opportunity to work on observing the other players and picking up tells. That’s an important part of being a “good” player. So to answer your question I have no idea. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2005, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/59 "2005-10-27T17:23:17Z")
OK you hacks and slackers, it’s Thursday!! ---
**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:** [October 27, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-of-the-penguins-sdmb-pokertropolis-fourth-quarter-2005/324609/60 "2005-10-27T17:32:41Z")
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