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C-Man

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  1. So, I wasn't quite sure how it would shake out or what had been decided upon before showing up last night. We didn't play a tournament, which was a relief to me. Look, I'm an insurance guy -- I have an inherent instinct to mitigate large losses. The idea of likely being out $300-$600 or walking away with a one-in-7 chance of $3000 or so is not the pool I usually swim in. (Not to mention a few of these guys are borderline degenerate gamblers -- they were betting on first halves of the ACC-SEC Challenge while we played card.) Anyway, we had a finite time because the dealer was "on the clock" from 8-midnight. So the deal was, initial buy-in for $300 with the opportunity for another buyback if you busted out before the end of the night. I had an extra $100 with me but hoped to not get to that point so I played very conservatively. I don't need to be losing $600/night in a monthly card game -- that shit's not fun to me. I also was unaware how "experienced" the table is/was. I haven't played in several years so maybe I'm the patsy at the table. So my plan was to play some, have a good time, not chase things and try to get out of there with something close to what I started with. I didn't get very good cards for the first couple of hours. I chased a couple "inexpensive" pots and didn't win any and I was the last of the seven at the table to finally win a hand. Two guys won at the beginning but busted out a couple hours in -- and bought back in at $300. I'd already decided I was only buying back in at $100 more -- if at all. Hell, at that point I planned to sit back and sip Blanton's or E.H. Taylor and watch the rest of them take each other's money. Good buddy had a large stack early, lost it all and then threw another $150 on the table at 11:45. He was pretty soused at that point and was chasing a last-minute miracle. I wasn't going to indulge that and let him lose it to somebody else because ... At any rate, I won a small hand or two about halfway through but was still a little underwater before hitting on a big pot that I slow-played. I had a suited pair on the draw and got two more diamonds on the flop. Like I said, the pot wasn't huge but it was a decent payout and everybody folded but me and my good buddy above, who as I said was up big early. Fuck it, let's see this one through. I checked and damned if another diamond didn't come out on the turn. So I raised a modest amount. My buddy had a good hand -- can't remember what he wound up with but do remember I could've been boned on the river. Luckily, the last card did nothing for either of us. That pot made the night for me. I won a few more as we were down to five players by the end. The guy who came in saying he knew next-to-nothing about Hold 'Em hit some big ones early and was the big winner on the night, which infuriated (in a funny way) the guy to my immediate left (he lost $600 total). He was playing everything 100% right but couldn't get the cards to work in his favor. He finally went out on his buyback with KK on the draw. (He lost to AA draw. That was a fun hand to watch play out.) The inexperienced guy was in big on a pot and threw his cards on the table thinking he'd lost since he didn't hit his flush draw (but had a straight or something). I think he cashed out for nearly $1200 at midnight. (He had way more than that at one point.) I cashed out for $640 total so a $340 profit on the night. Sounds like this will be an every-other-month game, maybe once per quarter.
  2. Have watched first two now. I'm enjoying it.
  3. I’m on the bubble as far as making playoffs and need to decide between Darnold and Tua at QB. Any thoughts?
  4. https://www.threads.net/@aaron.rupar/post/DDKoF4YAzKY?xmt=AQGzNq1X7xi2N16tUrNty9r7gSgnGe-AI9-Gjeh2U6V4og
  5. So, I've played "friendly" Hold 'Em games over the years but it's been awhile and I'm definitely rusty. We are starting a monthly neighborhood game tonight with eight regulars. We've got a professional dealer run the game. Buy-in is $300 with a one re-buy for $100 or something along those lines. Been bumping around the Internet the last week reading a few things with regard to strategy, etc. My understanding is that nobody is super serious -- it's just an excuse to get together once a month, knock back a few beverages and play cards with buddies. Anybody got some good online resources to help 'bone up' my skills headed into tonight's game? I actually found a pretty good little article in Golf Magazine or Golf Digest written by a guy that got into online poker during COVID. Some pretty sound ideas in that one, I thought.
  6. Not Photoshopped. My wife took the photo herself.
  7. Bill Maher Says ‘I May Quit’ HBO’s ‘Real Time’ Because ‘I Don’t Want to Do’ More Donald Trump Coverage https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/bill-maher-might-quit-real-time-donald-trump-jokes-1236234331/
  8. Had no idea the lead singer(Tunde Adibempe) of TV on the Radio was an actor. He plays the main kid’s dad in this. Colin Farrell’s sister from Banshees of Inisheran is too. I love her.
  9. Stupid ass Rogan said the reason he endorsed Trump at the last minute due to concerns about Tim Walz’s honesty. Yes, that’s what that stupid meat head said. https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-rogan-says-he-endorsed-trump-due-to-concerns-about-tim-walzs-honesty/
  10. Just coming here to post that news.
  11. My wife was behind this nutbar in Addison today.
  12. Diabolical For those of you who haven't been it is much more remote than the National Park, or at least it was last time I was out there. Beautiful desolation Looks like the bluff that Josh Brolin/Llewellyn Moss looked down on the drug deal gone bad in No Country for Old Men.
  13. Fuck this cocksmoker
  14. He's a moron. I root for Clemson because my wife is a graduate who likes football and I like to get laid. Clemson is a Jekyll-and-Hyde team for sure. Klubnik has talent but seems rock-head stupid from time to time. As badly as Sellers clowned the Clemson D, the Tigers should've at least gotten that game to OT. We will see what SMU brings to Charlotte this weekend.
  15. Pretty sure HP hasn't had one since Matt Stafford (HP also has had way, way more FB success than Heights.)
  16. I can't believe there's a 5-star kid coming out of Alamo Heights
  17. Chicago 7 was fantastic. I'd forgotten Redmayne was in The Good Shepherd. I only saw it once and remember expecting much more.
  18. Interesting group. The D Mag cover art comes from Miss Pasta, which I raved about in the "Dallas | Italian" thread. It's fantastic in every way but one -- it's a loooooong way from my house. Here it is: Goldie's -- Lake Highlands bistro that went in space where RM 12:20 was located Tacos El Metro -- Mexico City-inspired taqueria next door to Step Up Lounge on Walnut Hill (where Goldie's couldn't be further away from, El Metro couldn't be closer) Sanjh -- Indian restaurant located in Irving Nikki Greek Bistro & Lounge -- on Lovers right by the Tollroad, brought to you by former Inwood Tavern/current The Ivy owners Nikki & Tom Georgalis (been meaning to check it out) Goodwins -- Middle Greenville joint that went in where the OG Blue Goose was for many years; neighborhood restaurant (leadership team has ties to The Grape, Neighborhood Services, Town Hearth, etc) Bali Street Cafe -- tiny Indonesian restaurant in Oak Lawn Pizzeria Carina -- great little pizza joint in Preston Center, owned by incredibly nice Ukrainian guy (I've hyped this place in the "Dallas | Pizza" thread) Mabo -- $200/person culinary experience/show from former Teppo head chef Masayuki Otaka in the Park Cities; would love to experience this once, I think Miss Pasta -- wonderful, no-frills Italian in Richardson from former food people behind Mille Lire (this place is just fantastic and I'm waiting for more locations closer to me -- I think the plan has always been to make this a multi-location concept) -- you stand in line to order and pasta comes out in paper bowls Nuri Steakhouse -- $20M personally-funded steakhouse on Cedar Springs from Smoothie King founder Wan Kim Meat Papi -- small BBQ operation over in Design District fusing Texas BBQ flavors with owner/chef's Venezuelan and Chicago roots; it's part of the Outfit Brewing group (definitely gonna check this place out
  19. C-Man

    Dallas | Italian

    Assumed the rooftop would've been open by now. Need to get back over to Via Triozzi. Love that place. Look forward to the brewery too.
  20. Lanning is a hell of a coach. I love that we have Sark but Lanning is fantastic and I'd be ecstatic if he was HC of my favorite team.
  21. New SCOTUS Leak Reveals Who Didn’t Want Ethics Rules Enforced It was Clarence, Gorsuch and Alito. I am Jack's complete lack of surprise: https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-scotus-leak-reveals-who-didnt-want-ethics-rules-enforced/
  22. Dinesh D'Souza apologizes for false claims in election conspiracy theory film ‘2000 Mules’ Didn't know where to put this: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/dinesh-dsouza-apologizes-false-claims-150554547.html Fuck you, Dinesh.
  23. This dude hella mad
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