# Resurrection of Online Texas hold 'em tournaments for Dopers only (revised thread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 2, 2005, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947 "2005-02-02T05:06:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [February 28, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/141 "2005-02-28T01:15:02Z")
Well, I downloaded AIM and got a shitload of pop-ups despite the fact that I have pop-ups blocked thru XP. Anyway, I went with a variation of AugerX so it would be less confusing during poker (the only time I can possibly see using this service). AugerX was of course taken, so I am AugerXPR (AugerX, Poker Room) on AIM. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/142 "2005-03-03T14:51:17Z")
If you plan on playing tonight, please e-mail me before 9:30pm est. Last week my e-mail address wasn’t on here but its back. Its different now but you can e-mail me at either address. ---
**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 3, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/143 "2005-03-03T19:32:58Z")
Just a friendly BTT. I would imagine the regulars won’t need any reminders. Hope everybody gets on the server and into the room without any trouble. ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/144 "2005-03-03T19:35:29Z")
And if you can’t see the table, try logging in and out a few times. It usually takes me a few to find the right server (at least I think that’s what happens) ---
**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 3, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/145 "2005-03-03T19:44:09Z")
Yep, a non-doper buddy and I sometimes try to play against one another, and logging off and back on will change servers, just check the private rooms each time and you should find X-Ray’s room pretty fast. ---
**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 3, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/146 "2005-03-03T21:19:37Z")
I will not be playing tonight…today the wife is getting the B-Day treatment… all day and all night Loooonnnnnng. ---
**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 4, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/147 "2005-03-04T04:04:44Z")
Had to bump before bed… And WHERE was Bricker?? Great fun as always, a little more of a stutter at the start, but I think it’s as smooth as PR will allow for this type of game. I need a beer… ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/148 "2005-03-04T04:06:29Z")
Okay, I have no chance of making the top spot this quarter. I came in last place for the second time. **Duke of Rat** on the other hand… Yes, **Duke of Rat** came in first place again. Congrats **Duke of Rat**! Tonight’s results: 1. Duke of Rat 2. nesta 3. CapnPitt 4. Only Mostly Dead 5. Nanook of the North Shore 6. Kyyrewyyoae 7. x-ray vision Official rankings: 8. CapnPitt 4.21 pts. 9. Kyyrewyyoae 5.28 pts. 10. Yeticus Rex 6.56 pts. 11. Only Mostly Dead 6.69 pts. 12. x-ray vision 6.91 pts. 13. Aesiron 8.01 pts. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/149 "2005-03-04T04:40:11Z")
Sorry I missed the game. Stayed up too late last night and wound up crashing around 3:00 and didn’t wake up until about 7:20. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/150 "2005-03-04T04:55:44Z")
Sorry my mind wasn’t in it after a while and I sort of bailed and gave **Duke** a guaranteed win. Had an online falling out with a friend that kinda upset me, and I thought I should address that. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/151 "2005-03-04T05:12:40Z")
> [@Duke of Rat](#): > > Had to bump before bed… > > And WHERE was Bricker?? Battling a crisis at work. Sorry! ---
**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 4, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/152 "2005-03-04T14:29:54Z")
Sounds like the troops were a bit beat up this week, we’ll have to give it another go next week. \*\* Only Mostly Dead \*\* was just killing us all, if he hadn’t had other things on his mind, the outcome surely would have been a lot different. I wouldn’t have thought anybody could have touched him. And despite his critique of his own play, **x-ray vision** had a very strong start. Just takes a couple of bad beats to swing the momentum. Everybody at the table had more chips than me for quite a while. I lost about 1/3 of my stack chasing a damned flush, paying for a card that never came. I was pretty pissed at myself for doing that. Things unfolded so quickly at the end, the raising the blind problem never raised it’s head. The whole game only lasted about 45 minutes. My first time to use AIM, I think it was worth the download. So I had a great time again, sorry that \*\* Aesiron\*\* and \*\* Bricker \*\* missed the game. ---
**Author:** ![Nanook\_of\_the\_North\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Nanook\_of\_the\_North\_Shore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanook_of_the_North_Shore)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/153 "2005-03-04T14:47:29Z")
Hey, how come I’m not in the rankings? I only missed the one week when I couldn’t get the game to stop freezing on me. ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/154 "2005-03-04T14:50:59Z")
> [@Nanook of the North Shore](#): > > Hey, how come I’m not in the rankings? I only missed the one week when I couldn’t get the game to stop freezing on me. **xray** =fired ---
**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 4, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/155 "2005-03-04T14:57:42Z")
Nah, don’t fire him, then somebody else will have to do all that dirty work! But the rankings do seem a bit off, from what I can gather. I won week 3 (or the “third official game”) and week 4, but haven’t cracked the top 6. But I got into the whole tournement a little late, I’m not about to get upset over the rankings. I’m just happy to be playing. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/156 "2005-03-04T15:02:39Z")
Sorry **Nanook** , here’s the corrected rankings: 1. CapnPitt 4.21 pts. 2. Nanook of the North Shore 5.19 pts. 3. Kyyrewyyoae 5.28 pts. 4. Yeticus Rex 6.56 pts. 5. Only Mostly Dead 6.69 pts. 6. x-ray vision 6.91 pts. 7. Aesiron 8.01 pts. You have to play in three games to make the list **Duke of Rat**. I’m betting that next week you’ll be in the top spot. ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/157 "2005-03-04T15:22:22Z")
For the rapid correction: **xray** =unfired 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/158 "2005-03-04T15:44:49Z")
Thanks **Capn**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nanook\_of\_the\_North\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@Nanook\_of\_the\_North\_Shore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanook_of_the_North_Shore)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/159 "2005-03-04T16:51:55Z")
> [@CapnPitt](#): > > **xray** =fired Thief! Thats my line! ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2005, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947/160 "2005-03-04T17:22:05Z")
> [@x-ray vision](#): > > Sorry **Nanook** , here’s the corrected rankings: > > 1. CapnPitt 4.21 pts. > 2. Nanook of the North Shore 5.19 pts. > 3. Kyyrewyyoae 5.28 pts. > 4. Yeticus Rex 6.56 pts. > 5. Only Mostly Dead 6.69 pts. > 6. x-ray vision 6.91 pts. > 7. Aesiron 8.01 pts. > > You have to play in three games to make the list **Duke of Rat**. I’m betting that next week you’ll be in the top spot. Oh great, I drop another spot. I liked the rankings better before. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resurrection-of-online-texas-hold-em-tournaments-for-dopers-only-revised-thread/287947.md?page=9)