# SDMB Poker Q2 2010 - It's like taking Tabasco from a baby **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 2, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671 "2010-04-02T00:52:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/21 "2010-04-16T23:44:51Z")
congrats ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/22 "2010-04-17T00:12:09Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > congrats Thanks. 18.75 an hour, 20 hours a week, 8 weeks. The job doesn’t start until the 3rd. I might could possibly play on the 6th as well. The reason I bring this up, is because the job is going to be nights and weekends. Will keep you guys posted. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/23 "2010-04-17T02:16:26Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > Thanks. 18.75 an hour, 20 hours a week, 8 weeks. > > The job doesn’t start until the 3rd. I might could possibly play on the 6th as well. > > The reason I bring this up, is because the job is going to be nights and weekends. > > Will keep you guys posted. we don’t play until 10 ET - surely you’ll be done knocking on doors by then? (there’s a law, right?) ---
**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:** [April 17, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/24 "2010-04-17T02:52:33Z")
Well, it has been nice playing with you guys this quarter. I’ll be dropping out now: 1 Oslo Ostragoth 76.2 2 Craneop2 59.8 3 Red Skeezix 59.1 4 Meeko 48.7 5 MentalGuy 47.9 6 Dag Otto 46.7 ---
**Author:** ![Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/25 "2010-04-17T04:06:47Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Soul - do I need to add you to the spreadsheet or not? Sorry, didn’t see your post. As much as I enjoyed it, I’m afraid it’s not going to mesh with my diurnal nature (says the guy posting at midnight). Thanks for having me, though! ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/26 "2010-04-17T04:49:31Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Well, it has been nice playing with you guys this quarter. I’ll be dropping out now: > > 1 Oslo Ostragoth 76.2 > 2 Craneop2 59.8 > 3 Red Skeezix 59.1 > 4 Meeko 48.7 > 5 MentalGuy 47.9 > 6 Dag Otto 46.7 Fourth? That can’t be right. I thought I Was at 8th or worse. :eek: ---
**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:** [April 17, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/27 "2010-04-17T22:40:34Z")
Don’t worry. You will drop when others become standings-eligible. 😃 ---
**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:** [April 19, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/28 "2010-04-19T17:08:35Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Well, it has been nice playing with you guys this quarter. I’ll be dropping out now: We’ll see about that…you might see me pop an 80.0+ next week… or not. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/29 "2010-04-19T17:59:43Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Don’t worry. You will drop when others become standings-eligible. > > 😃 > [@Yeticus\_Rex](#): > > We’ll see about that…you might see me pop an 80.0+ next week… > or not. Somewhere between the two of these, something doesn’t quite wash. I mean, I could say that I am due for a first place finish. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/30 "2010-04-19T20:29:10Z")
Yeah, you **could** …but remember, I am a Yeti who had to beat down [this loser](http://www.woosk.com/2008/12/polar-bears-with-chainsaws.html) to win week 2. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/31 "2010-04-20T04:56:52Z")
> [@Yeticus\_Rex](#): > > We’ll see about that…you might see me pop an 80.0+ next week… > or not. I know where you would have to finish to accomplish this. Ain’t telling. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/32 "2010-04-20T14:11:52Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > I know where you would have to finish to accomplish this. > > Ain’t telling. 😛 I would hate that in High School, teachers, especially in Math would walk students through what grade they had to get on the Final Exam to make what letter grade they wanted. One term, I had a C, and I wanted an A final letter grade. [Who doesn’t?]. I had to make a 103 on a 100 point test. :eek: ☹ Would extra consideration be given if he gets a Royal? * * * I got a straight flush once in a live game. It was at a restaurant that hosted tournaments put on by a company. It was the Poker Compan’y 2nd anniversary party, I would later find out, the restaurant was the first restaurant they sold their services to. Anyway. Got two (empty) pint glasses for my straight flush. Still haven’t used them. But cool to get prizing like that on a not all that common at all hand. Ace to 5 Spades. I held the 2 and 5 IIRC, and I knew, I KNEW once I saw the 4th card in the straight, that I would have the fifth. And yes, I probably blew it and told every one my hand with the betting back then as well. I doubt I will ever learn. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/33 "2010-04-20T19:40:37Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > I know where you would have to finish to accomplish this. > > Ain’t telling. 😛 Well, to get that 80 last quarter in my first three starts, I had 1st/7, 1st/6 and 4th/8…I’m currently sitting at 1st/11 and 5th/10 for this quarter…these two scores carry more weight than the first and third scores of last quarter…so…I figure I need to be at least 2nd (probably) or 3rd (maybe) out of 10 to get another 80. But, I have this here chainsaw and I’m not afraid to use it again…😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/34 "2010-04-22T23:50:49Z")
Can’t make it this evening; misread the date for a function tonight. Look forward to reading later tonight how the poker group went. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/35 "2010-04-23T01:10:28Z")
> [@Gray\_Ghost](#): > > Can’t make it this evening; misread the date for a function tonight. Look forward to reading later tonight how the poker group went. my prediction is that i treat them all like red headed step children on the mongolian plains. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/36 "2010-04-23T04:01:18Z")
Tonight’s results: 1. Dag “Tomov” Otto 2. Red “No Middle Name” Skeezix 3. Oslo “Oslo” Ostragoth 4. Yeticus “Yeti” Rex 5. Miss “Missy” Take 6. Peeker “Peek” CPA 7. Mental “MG” Guy 8. Meeko “the” Raccoon 9. NFN Craneop 10. Fubble “Fubbs” Skag 11. Robot “Me” Arm The new meat really stepped it up tonight, and I survived some serious desperation to mount a furious comeback in the last five minutes. Good game. ---
**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:** [April 23, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/37 "2010-04-23T05:39:49Z")
The standings (I knew I should have quit): 1 Yeticus Rex 70.7 2 Robot Arm 70.2 3 fubbleskag 68.6 4 Oslo Ostragoth 68.3 5 Craneop2 64.3 6 MissTake 58.6 7 Meeko 54.0 8 Red Skeezix 51.2 9 MentalGuy 50.7 10 Dag Otto 39.0 ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/38 "2010-04-23T12:13:19Z")
If I win a quarter, will some of you stop capitalizing my name? 😃 ---
**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:** [April 23, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/39 "2010-04-23T12:33:42Z")
fUbbLEskAg better? ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/40 "2010-04-23T14:46:06Z")
i continue my presence solidly in the lower quartile. i may not play again until next quarter just to keep from showing up as a dead solid last on a cumulative basis. then again i might win out and move up a bit. of course, pigs might fly as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671.md?page=3)