# SDMB Poker Q4 2010 - I just lost "The Game" (and so did you!) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 8, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429 "2010-10-08T00:22:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/81 "2010-11-19T04:42:59Z")
Tonight’s results. all is right in the universe: ``` 14 ghost 13 Mental 12 Peeker 11 Frosty 10 Crane 9 Oslo 8 Duke 7 Missy 6 Rooot 5 Skeezix 4 Ludo 3 Dag 2 Meeko 1 NotFrickingMensa AGAIN! ``` Peeker…I am looking at you. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/82 "2010-11-19T04:45:04Z")
Saving Oslo the trouble oslo ostragoth 10:40 pm (10:40:31 PM): 1 MindWanderer 78.7 2 Duke of Rat 77.6 3 Robot Arm 70.8 4 MentalGuy 68.1 5 MissTake 67.3 6 peekercpa 65.7 7 Dag Otto 63.8 8 notfrommensa 62.7 9 Meeko 59.5 10 Ludovic 55.5 11 Yeticus Rex 51.3 12 Oslo Ostragoth 50.7 13 Gray Ghost 50.1 14 CrimeThink 42.7 15 Craneop2 36.7 16 Red Skeezix 31.6 I think there are 11 a-holes this week. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/83 "2010-11-19T05:41:32Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Saving Oslo the trouble > > oslo ostragoth 10:40 pm > (10:40:31 PM): 1 MindWanderer 78.7 > 2 Duke of Rat 77.6 > 3 Robot Arm 70.8 > 4 MentalGuy 68.1 > 5 MissTake 67.3 > 6 peekercpa 65.7 > 7 Dag Otto 63.8 > 8 notfrommensa 62.7 > 9 Meeko 59.5 > 10 Ludovic 55.5 > 11 Yeticus Rex 51.3 > 12 Oslo Ostragoth 50.7 > 13 Gray Ghost 50.1 > 14 CrimeThink 42.7 > 15 Craneop2 36.7 > 16 Red Skeezix 31.6 > > I think there are 11 a-holes this week. Congrats to Red, for picking up 10 points this week. Second-to-last is within reach! So who is definitely in, or definitely out, next week? I can probably play, but won’t if it is only three or four. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2010, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/84 "2010-11-19T12:57:01Z")
I’ll be around. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/85 "2010-11-19T13:26:47Z")
I’m planning on playing. I’d only skip if I’m invited to a dinner which since no one has offered so far is probably not happening. So weight me at %90. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/86 "2010-11-19T13:27:48Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Congrats to Red, for picking up 10 points this week. Second-to-last is within reach! > > So who is definitely in, or definitely out, next week? I can probably play, but won’t if it is only three or four. I was about to hedge. [But then I remembered](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macy%27s_Great_Tree)[this.](http://www.wsbtv.com/station/25770166/detail.html) Not sure if it gets nationwide coverage, but it’s a big deal here in Atlanta. IMHO it’s always anti-climatic, but I would kick myself for missing it. That, and I will be with family. So yeah. **No.** ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/87 "2010-11-19T14:11:32Z")
I won’t be playing next week. ---
**Author:** ![peekercpa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@peekercpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peekercpa)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/88 "2010-11-19T14:55:26Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Tonight’s results. all is right in the universe: > > ``` > 14 ghost > 13 Mental > 12 Peeker > 11 Frosty > 10 Crane > 9 Oslo > 8 Duke > 7 Missy > 6 Rooot > 5 Skeezix > 4 Ludo > 3 Dag > 2 Meeko > 1 NotFrickingMensa AGAIN! > > ``` > > Peeker…I am looking at you. i’m sure you are. right now i have to turn around to get a glimpse of you. 😃 and it’s about 50/50 whether i make it next week. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/89 "2010-11-19T16:20:54Z")
I will be able to play next week. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/90 "2010-11-20T15:14:20Z")
sorry about that folks, had some internet issues earlier in the week and had reset my router as part of troubleshooting - apparently forgot to re-add the port forwarding for PM software. all fixed now. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/91 "2010-11-26T02:41:20Z")
I’m not gonna be able to make it tonight; running a little late and still have to put the pie in the oven. Just checked, and there’s no one else logged in. Guess I won’t be missing much. Have a good week. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/92 "2010-11-26T03:26:40Z")
We have a 3-way tie tonight: 1. Missy 2. Oslo 3. NotFrickingMensa Again all other are tied for DFL. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/93 "2010-11-26T19:58:28Z")
It looked for a second there, that I might have been able to make it last night. However we ended up playing Acquire. I didn’t have enough time after the game ended to make it. It was my copy of the game, [Found the 68 3M version 100% complete for 10 bucks.] and they cleaned my clock. Came down to fight or flight on the leading horse in the game and I thought it would be ripped apart by the other players, so I stayed out of it. Yeah. That worked real well. But, I think it went over real well with the family, more so than Quiddler. I think half of us were ready to play another game [75 minutes minimum game time] after it but it just didn’t work out. – \*\* So, Did the three people show up and basically all agree to not play?\*\* ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/94 "2010-11-26T21:59:36Z")
Nobody loaded the game…we could login but couldn’t register for the game. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/95 "2010-11-28T05:54:17Z")
I just watched Oslo outlast 1710 players in a facebook free roll. unfortunately he needed to outlast two more players to win. As it is, he won a dime ticket. of course he would have won a dime ticket if he came in 250th. he spent about 3 hours extra trying to win a $1.10 ticket. And came up two players short. 3rd place. But it is an impressive achievement. Congratz to OSLO. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2010, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/96 "2010-11-28T06:30:29Z")
There’s poker on Facebook? ---
**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:** [November 28, 2010, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/97 "2010-11-28T08:52:50Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > There’s poker on Facebook? pstars has a presence there: [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/PokerStarsLeague) You join up, get the password when posted (ten minutes before game time - 1 and 7 central), and play the games at your pstars account. You can late register up to 20 minutes after the tournament begins, which I recommend, due to the all-in assholes in the early stages of tournaments like this. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2010, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/98 "2010-11-28T09:09:25Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > I just watched Oslo outlast 1710 players in a facebook free roll. unfortunately he needed to outlast two more players to win. As it is, he won a dime ticket. > > of course he would have won a dime ticket if he came in 250th. he spent about 3 hours extra trying to win a $1.10 ticket. And came up two players short. 3rd place. > > But it is an impressive achievement. > > Congratz to OSLO. And congrats to NFM. A bit of background: Pokerstars has one freeroll going, which has only one reqirement: the password. Place in the top 250 of that tournament, and you get a ticket to a dime buy-in tournament. Friday afternoon, NFM cashed in both, which were played simultaneously. We are not worthy. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/99 "2010-11-28T15:57:08Z")
[blushing] Thanks for the Props Olso :o [/blushing] And Oslo pretty much explained it. It is a cross promotion between facebook and pokerstars. You can find [passwords here](http://www.facebook.com/PokerStarsLeague). The free roll tournaments start at 2 and 8 pm EASTERN time and the passwords are available 10 minutes prior to the start of the tournament. And as Oslo said, you can register up to 20 minutes late (w/o penalty). Many of the All-in Maniacs are busted out. There is usually about 1500 players in the freeroll, the top 250 win a ticket to a free roll that are also played twice a day at 2 pm and 8 pm EST. Generally, you can get to the top 250 by lasting 1.5 hours. If you can build your stack up to 6000 chips, you can “bot” and get your ticket. Places 2-250 win a dime ticket, #1 wins a $1.10 ticket which will get you into a more lucrative free roll. Oslo almost got there last night. Came up two players short. You can read more about the [league here](http://facebook.pokerstars.com/). At PokerStars, you can find the tournaments under the Tourney=\>Private tab and look for Facebook Poker League. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429/100 "2010-11-28T17:11:02Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Generally, you can get to the top 250 by lasting 1.5 hours. If you can build your stack up to 6000 chips, you can “bot” and get your ticket. Places 2-250 win a dime ticket, #1 wins a $1.10 ticket which will get you into a more lucrative free roll. Oslo almost got there last night. Came up two players short. What happens if you do well, or even win, one of those freerolls? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-poker-q4-2010-i-just-lost-the-game-and-so-did-you/556429.md?page=6)