How you know when youre playing too much poker

DevilFish

Was in college there today, conversation went like this..

Anyone want a softmint?

No thanks
Nah Im grand, cheers
Im fine thanks

got around to me, felt a bit bad for the lad, didnt really want one but said,
Ah go on, I'll give you action!

karlh

Lol!!! Brilliant!

roryc

should have raised him a fruit pastille

DevilFish

Youre waiting on a cubicle in the jacks for ages..

You bang on the door and say clock!

POKERKING

your in a car coming back from being knocked out of a tournament at 3 in the morning and you notice the car in front of has reg plate 99-kk-xxxx and the first thing that you think of is pocket 9's and pocket kings and you think 20:80..(true story)

Dub13

I was playing paint ball over the weekend (part of the Christmas outing),I ran out of ammunition,so I ran back to the hut were they give it out and asked for a rebuy....I got some strange looks.

Kimba

Robbed off BW forum

10 ) While getting chips you ask the dealer if they offer a match bonus for first time visitors.

9 ) When the waitress comes by, you ask how many raked hands you have to play for a drink and how many more to qualify for the free squeeze stress toy.

8 ) Half way through the session, you ask the guy next to you how much more he has to play to finish the wagering requirement.

7 ) There isn?t enough room at the table for you, your chips and the wireless mouse.

6 ) You get a BlackJack, throw your arms in the air and shout ?PONTOON!!!? and demand to be paid 2 to 1.

5 ) You ask the dealer if they accept Neteller.

4 ) The card manager was completely unreasonable when you asked him to rearrange the tables so you could play in 4 games at once.

3 ) You see a 4 card soft 21, giggle and try to double down.

2 ) The dealer won?t let you sit down because your only wearing your underwear.

And the number 1 sign you?ve been doing TOO much online whoring.

1 ) You get 2 seats at the table; one for you and one for your lawn gnome.

Rnger

Once in getting a taxi. The driver was talking about Bertie Ahern or some crap like that (why is that the people who drive taxi's should be running this country?). We kept responding to any he said with poker jargon. "Sometimes you just gotta check-raise those bastards." "Fold, you semi-bluffed and he showed you with his all in that you wont be taking his big blind so easily."

It was hilarious, he kept agreeing with what we were saying and then started ****ting on about politics again

DevilFish

When someone accidentaly spills there pint on ya, you dont let yourself go on tilt but just mumble that chinese phrase from the fitz which sounds like

"you lay low moe hi tea gow.. "

JuliusFranco

him: "are you coming to bed?"
her: "gimme a minute honey, we're heads up"

BigDragon

When you just spent 2.5 hours in the car driving home from working all day in Monaghan and dont remember 1 single minute of the music on the radio because youre replaying the hand and stupid newbie call you made on Monday night when you were of the chip leaders and was busted out by the one player you swore to avoid until the late stages. Same hand,2.5 hours and you still cant fcuking figure out how your chips got in the middle, that was 48 hours ago.......:mad:

Amaru

When you have dreams about hands you played.

Dub13

any non poker player reading this is going to think we are all fcuked up.

david

Yeah, addicts

kincsem

They were looking for 195 early-retirements or redundancies at work.
402 workers responded that they wanted to take up the offer.
The management said they reconsidered and now wanted only 83 to go.

My comment

Bet 195
Raised to 402.
They folded.

5starpool

kincsem wrote:

They were looking for 195 early-retirements or redundancies at work.
402 workers responded that they wanted to take up the offer.
The management said they reconsidered and now wanted only 83 to go.

My comment

Bet 195
Raised to 402.
They folded.

They weren't getting pot odds there.....

BigDragon

Dub13 wrote:

any non poker player reading this is going to think we are all fcuked up.

.....and your point is?????

DubTony

You're driving the car, some guy cuts you up and you yell "FISH" at him.
You insist that the guy in the local grocery store gives you all your change in 25s.
You only respond to your wife's sexual advances when she promises to put you all-in. :eek:

Crumbs

DubTony wrote:

You only respond to your wife's sexual advances when she promises to put you all-in. :eek:

And when she goes on top, you say "oooh, dominated!".

Dub13

BigDragon wrote:

.....and your point is?????

some of us are kind of normal..:p

ocallagh

When someone in work is lying their ass off I can spot it when others can't..

my boss acts really serious when lying, and without fail, tells a joke once the conversation is over. this little bit of info came in very handy when discussing my pay review last year!

or another lad looks at his feet while he's talking cr@p. I would never have picked up on these things if I didn't play poker.

BigDragon

When you enter a LIMIT tournament....on purpose :eek:

BigDragon

BigDragon wrote:

When you enter a LIMIT tournament....on purpose :eek:

LOL a TRUE sign!!!

Culchie

When my wife calls herself Mrs Culchie.

Lafortezza

BigDragon wrote:

When you enter a LIMIT tournament....on purpose :eek:

You're sick.

roryc

I woke up this morning to the alarm going off and thought "antes up in the tournament"......... fcuk sake....

careca

when you throw the missus a euro when she brings you a cup of tea.

Culchie

careca wrote:

when you throw the missus a euro when she brings you a cup of tea.

lol , good one ! ... If only I had the chance

smurph

when you ask your boyfriend to buy you a fold away Texas Holdem Table from Special Days as a christmas pressie.......

Dave

I was watching Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and they guy was up to 64,000 and used his 50:50. So I was thinking to myself it's clearly a call on this one. He's getting 2:1 odds on a 50:50. :v:

Culchie

smurph wrote:

when you ask your boyfriend to buy you a fold away Texas Holdem Table from Special Days as a christmas pressie.......

Hey Smurph, was beginning to wonder were you in exile.

Imposter

ahem

sendic

Imposter wrote:

ahem

thats impressive...



the gf rang me late one night while I was asleep. I half woke up and told her to post her blind.

DevilFish

Dave wrote:

I was watching Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and they guy was up to 64,000 and used his 50:50. So I was thinking to myself it's clearly a call on this one. He's getting 2:1 odds on a 50:50. :v:

Yeh hate those egits that have 50:50 on 16,000 and dont gamble, think of the implied odds, 3/1 for 64k at the worst !!!

Also, was watching deal or no deal, and at the end your man could either win a tenner or 5000. The banker offered him 2200 and he took it

roryc

I was going to start a thread about that show a while back. I think its a very good show to get your mind into thinking about odds and risk/ reward strategy etc. which is clearly applicable to poker. Everytime I watch it I'm thinking, "ooh I'd take anything above a certain amount, say 22,000. Then the banker offers 21,500 and I'm in a dilemma." This is where odds come into it. Just like in poker. I'm constantly thinking "I call if he bets anything less than 5000..." Its that number you have in your head that the banker/ other player is trying to guess
Would be a great show to stick Sklansky on!

Great show for the suspense

DevilFish

They went rabbit hunting and he would have ended up with a tenner. If I was there Noel would be commiserating me, but id say Id made the right play!

DeVore

Dub13 wrote:

some of us are kind of normal..:p

Says the guy with the "Fistful Of Shamrocks!" signature...

DeVore

careca wrote:

when you throw the missus a euro when she brings you a cup of tea.

I bet you only did that once..... :eek:

DeV.

POKERKING

i also find that if im about to pay for somethng with a load of change i sorta put it in a pile like chips and fling it on the counter....very rude but hey im addicted!!!

kincsem

I knew I was playing too much a few years ago when i played nine nights in a row. The real problem was most of it was in the Merrion.:eek:

padser

I realised i was thinking about the game far too much when i was in the library today 'studying for my exam (which is ****ing tomo)'.....my gf asked me on the way out what I had been studying. I just answered 'you know i think iv been using implied odds to call when really i should be folding'.

DubTony

padser wrote:

I realised i was thinking about the game far too much when i was in the library today 'studying for my exam (which is ****ing tomo)'.....my gf asked me on the way out what I had been studying. I just answered 'you know i think iv been using implied odds to call when really i should be folding'.

Sounds like it was a worthwhile trip to the library.

beamo

we were in the merrion last night playin roulette and were using poker terms for everything!a chap had €75 on red and it landed on 0 "bad beat mate", then my mate was bettin on 3rd 12 and 2nd 12 together and on one roll switched to 1st 12 and he won so i said "good read" he said "yeh i put him on a black 4"!
the best one was my mate bet his last €50 on red and i said to him "all in for €50?did ya get a caller?" he said "yeh one so ill double through if i win" then i said "do ya have many outs?" he said "a few id say its about a 50/50 shot!"
good banter, good banter!

ZZR1100

POKERKING wrote:

i also find that if im about to pay for somethng with a load of change i sorta put it in a pile like chips and fling it on the counter....very rude but hey im addicted!!!

Yes i do this too and shuffle the coins at the bar counter or flick a note towards the barman when paying.Also digital clocks showing 22:22 is four 2s and not the time.When i see this im thinking ,, hmm maybe a good run coming

Washout

your in the spar and ask for your favorite brand of smokes....6:35 please...you have it exactly in small change...you count it stack it on the counter rather than hand it to him and push across the counterannouncing confidently all in rather than saying all there.

roryc

Boss turned around to me today and asked me if knew what PPP stands for. Quick as a flash I reply Paddy Power Poker. Emm... no, its actually Public Private Partnerships. So close...