# Speculation Drives UP the Price of Poker by 10%!!! SDMB Poker - 3rd Qtr. 2008 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 30, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827 "2008-06-30T23:11:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [September 13, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/61 "2008-09-13T23:59:58Z")
standings: 1 Dag Otto 70.6 2 Kyyrewyyoae 68.5 3 Duke of Rat 62.7 4 Yeticus Rex 56.5 5 Asterion 53.9 6 Miss Take 52.6 7 Robot Arm 52.2 8 Oslo Ostragoth 41.6 My suckitude outsucks the suckitude of the entire North American continent. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/62 "2008-09-19T16:33:29Z")
I win! I think **Dag** was in last place, looks like **Kyy** ’s strategy of sitting out has paid off. Not content with just whipping up on the regulars, I had to lube a few eyesockets in the S-N-G for back-to-back victories. 1: Duke, he RULZ! 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: Dag I guess I’ll look over the hand history for the rest of the field. ---
**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:** [September 19, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/63 "2008-09-19T17:53:50Z")
OK, here’s what I get off the hand history. > [@Duke\_of\_Rat](#): > > I win! > > I think **Dag** was in last place, looks like **Kyy** ’s strategy of sitting out has paid off. Not content with just whipping up on the regulars, I had to lube a few eyesockets in the S-N-G for back-to-back victories. > > 1: Duke, he RULZ! > > 2: Root > > 3: Ast > > 4: Oslo > > 5: Missy > > 6: Dag > > I guess I’ll look over the hand history for the rest of the field. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2008, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/64 "2008-09-20T04:57:06Z")
Duke got the results right. The standings: 1 Kyyrewyyoae 68.5 2 Dag Otto 66.9 3 Duke of Rat 65.8 4 Yeticus Rex 56.5 5 Asterion 54.2 6 Robot Arm 54.2 7 Miss Take 50.8 8 Oslo Ostragoth 41.7 Looks like I have last place sewed up, with maybe three in contention for first. One week left in the quarter, people. Time to be thinking of a theme for the next one. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2008, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/65 "2008-09-20T05:03:17Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > One week left in the quarter, people. Time to be thinking of a theme for the next one. Something election based would be too easy. I think something about the bastige invisible Kyy being in 1st… WITHOUT PLAYING MUCH. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![Kyyrewyyoae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Kyyrewyyoae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyyrewyyoae)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/66 "2008-09-22T01:09:03Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > Something election based would be too easy. > I think something about the bastige invisible Kyy being in 1st… WITHOUT PLAYING MUCH. Dammit. I think I’ve only missed 2 or 3 weeks this quarter. I plead homework. But I’ll be there on Thursday, ready to blow my lead. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/67 "2008-09-22T05:19:00Z")
> [@Kyyrewyyoae](#): > > I think I’ve only missed 2 or 3 weeks this quarter. I plead homework. But I’ll be there on Thursday, ready to blow my lead. Kyy has played 10 of 12 games this quarter. Not hiding out in the least. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/68 "2008-09-22T18:48:47Z")
> [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](#): > > Kyy has played 10 of 12 games this quarter. Not hiding out in the least. I am guilty of this, lately because my son’s baseball practices. This Thursday, I should be able to play since we have a batting clinic on Wednesday. Do I have a chance of getting back to first place? What if I was 1st and Kyy was last, Dag was second to last, and Duck third to last in a 6, 7 or 8 player game? Any chance there? ---
**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:** [September 23, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/69 "2008-09-23T00:35:22Z")
You are out of contention, I think. Dag finished last, last week, and only dropped 3.7 points (from first). I finished first and only gained 3.1 points (stayed third). You need 12 points to catch Kyy if he didn’t play, I just don’t see it happening. You’d need 9 points just to catch me, and my first over last only netted me 8. I can’t play Thursday, so I’m stuck/set. ---
**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:** [September 26, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/70 "2008-09-26T03:06:42Z")
Results of the final game: 1. Dag 2. Unsinkable (almost) Yeti 3. Oslo 4. Missy 5. Kyy (sorry about wishing bad things for you, but you know…) 6. Ast ---
**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:** [September 27, 2008, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/71 "2008-09-27T04:39:19Z")
Final standings of a miserable quarter of hyper-inflationary gasoline hikes, followed by the collapse of our financial system: 1 Dag Otto 69.5 2 Kyyrewyyoae 66.1 3 Duke of Rat 65.8 4 Yeticus Rex 59.1 5 Robot Arm 54.2 6 Asterion 51.3 7 Miss Take 50.1 8 Oslo Ostragoth 43.5 Nook only played twice and gets a DNQ for the quarter. Miscellaneous stats: Wins: 4 Duke 3 Dag 2 Yeti 1 ast, Kyy, Missy, Root 0 Oslo Cashes: 8 Kyy 7 Dag 6 Duke 4 ast, Missy, Root 3 Yeti, Oslo Nobody got blanked! Bubbles: 5 Root 3 Missy 2 Oslo 1 ast, Duke, Kyy 0 Dag, Yeti - way to go, guys ---
**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:** [October 1, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/72 "2008-10-01T02:49:46Z")
Just checking in from an internet cafe in Vegas. It’s been quite a trip, so far. I busted out to a suckout flush on the river (at least I wasn’t fourth), accidentally showed up at a biker rally, and saved thousands of lives. I have found America, and stared death in the face. Tales of exhaustion and adventure next time we all chat. Thanks for the info, Yeti. I think I know what I’m doing tomorrow, Thursday is the distant future, but I’ll figure something out. Congratulations on the quarter, Dag. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/73 "2008-10-01T06:11:44Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Just checking in from an internet cafe in Vegas. > > It’s been quite a trip, so far. I busted out to a suckout flush on the river (at least I wasn’t fourth), accidentally showed up at a biker rally, and saved thousands of lives. I have found America, and stared death in the face. Tales of exhaustion and adventure next time we all chat. > > Thanks for the info, Yeti. I think I know what I’m doing tomorrow, Thursday is the distant future, but I’ll figure something out. > > Congratulations on the quarter, Dag. Wow. Fear and Loathing shit. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/74 "2008-10-02T01:58:56Z")
New thread [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10266156#post10266156). Get out of the internet cafe and back to the tables, Root. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827/75 "2008-10-02T03:59:48Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > New thread [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10266156#post10266156). > > Get out of the internet cafe and back to the tables, Root. Talked to **Root** today, he’s gonna stop by for some beer and grub tomorrow afternoon when he makes his way to L.A. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speculation-drives-up-the-price-of-poker-by-10-sdmb-poker-3rd-qtr-2008/454827.md?page=3)