# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/141 "2010-05-19T14:21:29Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Dag Otto and Meeko need to have a good week. i categorically disagree with this statement. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/142 "2010-05-19T16:46:11Z")
> [@Raza](#): > > Sorry..I missed this thread. What info do you need? I enjoyed what little playing I was able to do; after about the 4th hand in the restarted match, all card displays froze/went blank. When it came around to my turn, I couldn’t see my cards, and thus had to fold. Again and again. I didn’t see a menu option to refresh or reload the game, so I ended up having to quit. This sometimes happens at the start of the tourney; just log out of the poker software and back in again - usually clears it up. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/143 "2010-05-20T00:43:56Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Tight battle for first: > > 1 Robot Arm 70.6 > 2 Oslo Ostragoth 70.2 Woohoo! Thank you for posting. I suspect my reign will be short-lived unless notfrommensa totally tanks this week. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/144 "2010-05-20T02:01:02Z")
I might become **NFMensa_Bot_** as I guess it is a sure fire way to finish in the top 8. Or I might give all my chips to Meeko or Dag Otto to give them an edge in the standings. J/K ---
**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:** [May 20, 2010, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/145 "2010-05-20T05:53:44Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > This sometimes happens at the start of the tourney; just log out of the poker software and back in again - usually clears it up. We all have the same problem from week to week - you just gotta find out what works for you. First try leaving the table and rejoining. If that doesn’t work, quit PokerMavens and restart. If that doesn’t work, reboot your computer and pray. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2010, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/146 "2010-05-20T06:03:16Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Woohoo! Thank you for posting. > > I suspect my reign will be short-lived unless notfrommensa totally tanks this week. Count on it. NFM would currently have a score of 88, and even a DFL finish this week would put him around 76. Implicit collusion, anyone? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/147 "2010-05-20T15:02:58Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Count on it. NFM would currently have a score of 88, and even a DFL finish this week would put him around 76. > > Implicit collusion, anyone? 76??? WOOT WOOT WOOT WOOT. Collusion? Nah. My competitive drive will not let me donkey off my chips to anyone. Even if it meant keeping someone out of the DFL spot. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/148 "2010-05-21T01:43:19Z")
20 minutes until shuffle and deal…follow the links in the OP ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Red\_Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/149 "2010-05-21T03:40:42Z")
14 meeko 13 mensa 12. yeti 11 peeker 10. dag 9 frosted 8 oslo 7 craneop 6 missytake 5. Ghost 4. robotarm 3. fubbs 2. Mental guy 1 red skeezix Two in Tow! ---
**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:** [May 21, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/150 "2010-05-21T05:36:44Z")
The standings: 1 notfrommensa 76.6 2 Red Skeezix 71.9 3 Robot Arm 71.0 4 Oslo Ostragoth 68.0 5 MentalGuy 64.9 6 Gray Ghost 62.4 7 MissTake 59.6 8 fubbleskag 58.3 9 Yeticus Rex 57.1 10 Craneop2 55.4 11 peekercpa 49.0 12 Dag Otto 48.4 13 Meeko 43.0 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/151 "2010-05-21T14:12:25Z")
Couldn’t get anything going last night. Flopped a straight, (with 5/2 off) in the small blind and Yeti would give me no action, despite the min bet. Flopped Trip Ducks and then CraneOp kept getting straightening cards. (w/ A-6 ) Arggh. Bad luck all around except when I went all-in on Ghost with nothing and he didn’t call. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/152 "2010-05-21T14:40:48Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Couldn’t get anything going last night. Flopped a straight, (with 5/2 off) in the small blind and Yeti would give me no action, despite the min bet. > > Flopped Trip Ducks and then CraneOp kept getting straightening cards. (w/ A-6 ) Arggh. > > Bad luck all around except when I went all-in on Ghost with nothing and he didn’t call. i gotta agree the one hand that i actually had a chance was a straight that i ended up chopping. crap on my all in last hand i had pocket 9s (the only time i got a pocket pair all night) and of course i run up against pocket rockets. i got real bored seeing 73o, 85o, 92o and other crappy variations all fracking night. you know you are hurting when you get 56 suited and think this may be the pay day. but at least there is next week. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/153 "2010-05-21T19:21:25Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > The standings: > 13 Meeko 43.0 No real point in playing the rest of the quarter, eh ? ---
**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:** [May 21, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/154 "2010-05-21T20:07:37Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > No real point in playing the rest of the quarter, eh ? I’m no fan of losing, either (it’s not the losing, exactly, I just hate sucking at things), but I can think of two reasons to stick around. It’s ultimately a social game. It’s a chance to shoot the breeze, and there’s no money on the line. Console yourself with how much money you’d be losing to get the same experience in the real world. Or think of the rest of this quarter as practice for the next one. Try some different strategies; there’s nothing to lose. (I can’t promise that will work. I’ve been in poker funks that have taken months to get out of.) ---
**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:** [May 22, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/155 "2010-05-22T03:36:45Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > No real point in playing the rest of the quarter, eh ? What, our charm and wit aren’t sufficient to keep you around? Seconding what Root said. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/156 "2010-05-22T12:52:14Z")
seconding what oslo said which i guess is thirding what root said. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/157 "2010-05-27T17:11:58Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > No real point in playing the rest of the quarter, eh ? Courtesy bump and also to say to Meeko, Yes there is, just think about how much satisfaction it will be to climb out the cellar. You can always celebrate the small victories. I tried to recruit **Covered\_In\_Bees** to the poker game this week. it seemed like he had some lukewarm interest. I hope he plays, as scary as it might be to be sitting next to someone that is covered in bees. I would like to be at the other table. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/158 "2010-05-27T20:08:04Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Courtesy bump and also to say to Meeko, Yes there is, just think about how much satisfaction it will be to climb out the cellar. > > You can always celebrate the small victories. > > I tried to recruit **Covered\_In\_Bees** to the poker game this week. it seemed like he had some lukewarm interest. I hope he plays, as scary as it might be to be sitting next to someone that is covered in bees. I would like to be at the other table. Agree with mensa and robot that you should treat it at practice, try out strategies, just have fun. If you keep getting your money in with the lead, eventually you’ll win. (Variance means that it might take awhile, though…) As far as **Covered\_In\_Bees** , I’m not scared of someone covered in bees; I’m scared of someone who follows poker to the extent of initiating a WSOP thread. Though one of the best ways to get better is to play with better players. Accordingly, I wouldn’t mind seeing **Gadarene** , **Sam Stone** , or any of the others who’ve jumped in on threads dealing with the mathematics/strategy of poker. Oh, and the reason I didn’t call mensa is that I didn’t hit my draw, and figured the chance that your garbage couldn’t beat my garbage wasn’t worth my stack. (I will ignore the donkalicious shove I made later to giftwrap Yeti, and I forget who else, 3rd and 4th. Stupid! Stupid! I’m so stupid!) ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Red\_Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/159 "2010-05-28T03:36:01Z")
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**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:** [May 28, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671/160 "2010-05-28T05:08:57Z")
Standings: 1 notfrommensa 79.0 2 Red Skeezix 75.7 3 Robot Arm 68.1 4 Oslo Ostragoth 66.6 5 MissTake 62.4 6 Gray Ghost 62.3 7 MentalGuy 60.9 8 Yeticus Rex 57.1 9 fubbleskag 57.0 10 frosted glass 53.8 11 Craneop2 52.1 12 Dag Otto 48.4 13 peekercpa 46.8 14 Meeko 41.0 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q2-2010-its-like-taking-tabasco-from-a-baby/534671.md?page=9)