# SDMB Poker: Dead in the water? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 14, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796 "2009-10-14T16:03:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 7
**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 17, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/121 "2009-12-17T21:04:45Z")
> [@peekercpa](#): > > the poor souls that will play tomorrow are already on my prayer list. > > wait, watch and wonder. > > i’ve got like a special secret strategy. > > 49.95 on paypal. > > think about it suckers. Looks like you’re gonna be 5 cents short of owing me $50 by the end of the night. Prayers Indeed! ---
**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 18, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/122 "2009-12-18T04:46:48Z")
And the pain continues… 1. Yeti (back to back) 2. Mental 3. Red 4. Oslo 5. Dag 6. Ast 7. Some dude that owes me $50…every nickel of it. ---
**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 19, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/123 "2009-12-19T01:22:47Z")
Standings: 1 Oslo Ostragoth 70.6 2 Dag Otto 68.7 3 Miss Take 66.6 4 Yeticus Rex 65.2 5 Robot Arm 59.6 6 peekercpa 59.0 7 fubbleskag 49.1 8 MentalGuy 47.7 9 Asterion 36.2 10 RedSkeezix 30.6 Holy crap - is it possible I might actually win a quarter? :eek: ---
**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 19, 2009, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/124 "2009-12-19T02:08:30Z")
Maybe…but I’m gonna shoot for 3 in a row and you are sportin’ a huge target on your back. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/125 "2009-12-24T12:50:46Z")
Are we on for the next two weeks? New Year’s Eve isn’t a problem keeping the server up. I’m leaving tonight to try to beat the weather coming in, but I can leave the computer running while I’m gone if there are going to be enough players. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/126 "2009-12-24T17:54:19Z")
I’m hoping to be around tonight. A, did you remove my giant head avatar? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/127 "2009-12-24T19:31:15Z")
Yeah, it’s back to a stock avatar. I’ll get it fixed once I figure out how to work Gimp. How’s the snow? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/128 "2009-12-25T04:22:04Z")
White and wet, Ast. Winner: Me Next Winner: Root Next Winner: Oslo Last Winner: Peeker and his Dad ---
**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 25, 2009, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/129 "2009-12-25T05:26:13Z")
Rats: 1 Dag Otto 68.7 2 Miss Take 68.6 3 Oslo Ostragoth 67.9 4 Yeticus Rex 65.2 5 Robot Arm 59.7 6 peekercpa 55.4 7 fubbleskag 49.1 8 MentalGuy 47.7 9 Asterion 36.2 10 RedSkeezix 30.6 Shoulda stayed away from the game. One left, peeps. Bring on Guy Lombardo! ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2009, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/130 "2009-12-25T13:44:36Z")
tumbling back through the standings like a stone - le sigh. (i was going to say like the Columbia but thought that might not be copacetic on Christmas) ---
**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 25, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/131 "2009-12-25T18:23:43Z")
Second place and I only gained a tenth of a point? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/132 "2009-12-31T15:20:21Z")
Are we on for tonight? ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/133 "2009-12-31T15:28:19Z")
i should be there. ---
**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 31, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/134 "2009-12-31T20:12:51Z")
Don’t worry, I will tuck you guys into bed well before the adults get their party on. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/135 "2010-01-01T04:15:38Z")
Annnd to finish out the quarter… the year… the decade… 5) Dag 4) Oslo 3) Root 2) Yeti 1. Who do you think? Moi ---
**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:** [January 3, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/136 "2010-01-03T05:05:21Z")
Final standings: 1 Miss Take 74.9 2 Yeticus Rex 71.0 3 Dag Otto 69.6 4 Oslo Ostragoth 69.5 5 Robot Arm 64.1 6 peekercpa 55.4 7 fubbleskag 49.1 8 MentalGuy 47.7 9 Asterion 36.2 10 RedSkeezix 30.6 Wins: 3 MissTake 2 DagOtto, OsloOstragoth, YeticusRex 1 peekercpa Cashes: 6 MissTake, OsloOstragoth 5 RobotArm 4 YeticusRex 3 DagOtto, peekercpa 1 fubbleskag, MentalGuy, RedSkeezix Bubbles: 3 MentalGuy, OsloOstragoth 2 peekercpa 1 DagOtto On to a brave new quarter! ---
**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:** [January 3, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/137 "2010-01-03T05:39:49Z")
Ouch! ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/138 "2010-01-03T18:58:34Z")
Mwah ha ha ha ha… I rule! ---
**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:** [January 4, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796/139 "2010-01-04T04:44:21Z")
We are such pussies compared to [some poker players](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMBm66Id2AA). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-dead-in-the-water/513796.md?page=6)