At the Table
Poker table to be precise. Recently, Couple of friends of mine and I play poker together as a group-activity.
We would gather up, 6-12 strong depending on the nights we play, and we'd talk about stuff while playing poker, anything really. Sometimes we talk about everything, sometimes, more specifically we talk about whats happening at our poker table.
And what i realized was, poker reflects alot of things we do in real life, all condensed down to a pack of cards.
Tonight, the lesson i've learnt derived from this incident:
Cant remember what were my cards exactly, but it looked as if it was a no-gamer, so i fold quite early in that single game. The rest of the guys had something in their hand, hence played big, and big (relatively) they played. $10 only to be raised by another $10 only to be outdone by $10 more, by the end of the deal, it turned out my hand was actually the biggest, and the pile of money in the pot was actually mine, if i played that is.
But i didnt play, and i didnt win that round.
Now, a normal human being would go "awwwwwwwwwwwwwww shit i shoudlve followed" or something along those lines. BUT, we dont have the gift of foresight, no one does, unless youre a psychic... so, except for the amusement and an empty warning to the winner of that round that you did infact HAD a hand -announcing your frustration to everyone at the table is as futile as hurling verbal insults to a deaf and annoying person. Afterall, what is the table going to do? pretend you actually played and give you the money in the pot?
No.
This happened to alot of people, almost everyone at one point or the other, then one of my friends said
"If it is not yours to take - it is not yours to take."
Drop the shit, straigthen your shit up and get ready for the next round, just like things in real life.
Trivia: "Sandwiches" were named after Earl of Sandwich -He needed something easy to eat while at the gambling table.
We would gather up, 6-12 strong depending on the nights we play, and we'd talk about stuff while playing poker, anything really. Sometimes we talk about everything, sometimes, more specifically we talk about whats happening at our poker table.
And what i realized was, poker reflects alot of things we do in real life, all condensed down to a pack of cards.
Tonight, the lesson i've learnt derived from this incident:
Cant remember what were my cards exactly, but it looked as if it was a no-gamer, so i fold quite early in that single game. The rest of the guys had something in their hand, hence played big, and big (relatively) they played. $10 only to be raised by another $10 only to be outdone by $10 more, by the end of the deal, it turned out my hand was actually the biggest, and the pile of money in the pot was actually mine, if i played that is.
But i didnt play, and i didnt win that round.
Now, a normal human being would go "awwwwwwwwwwwwwww shit i shoudlve followed" or something along those lines. BUT, we dont have the gift of foresight, no one does, unless youre a psychic... so, except for the amusement and an empty warning to the winner of that round that you did infact HAD a hand -announcing your frustration to everyone at the table is as futile as hurling verbal insults to a deaf and annoying person. Afterall, what is the table going to do? pretend you actually played and give you the money in the pot?
No.
This happened to alot of people, almost everyone at one point or the other, then one of my friends said
"If it is not yours to take - it is not yours to take."
Drop the shit, straigthen your shit up and get ready for the next round, just like things in real life.
Trivia: "Sandwiches" were named after Earl of Sandwich -He needed something easy to eat while at the gambling table.
posted by Killl_Roy at 11:53 PM
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