A Friendly Game of Poker

For anybody who is involved in my daily activities, you would know that I have established a weekly "Poker Night". Now, before anybody get's excited, it's a ladies poker night, complete with pink chips and a 'diva' deck of cards- and to add insult to injury (the poker world will never be the same after us!) we are also just beginning! So we have been known to bend, break and otherwise completely forget some of the rules, but hey..that's allowed we're girls! I've even created a 'cheat sheet' with card spreads that you must make to win. Our weapon of choice is Texas Hold'em. So far..it's been a blast! And we must be doing something right. Our weekly game attracks new players each week.

So I think today is a perfect time to introduce the players. Now, I have a habit of re-naming people to give them more accurate titles, for example recently on a trip to Italy I felt the need to rename afew of my fellow travelers. Let's see, I met "Snaps-a-lot" and his wife, "Herb-a-life" and oh! who could forget "Thank Goodness" and his "Man-Friend"!! But I digress, back to the poker players.

First up we have "You-can't-take-my-pinkies": she's referring to her pink chips-the ones worth the most! She is the worst bluff EVER in poker..she only bets the aforementioned pinkies when she's got a good hand and wants to win some of my pinkies.

Then we have "Guess-who-forgot-to-ante-up?": she's the best at trying to keep all her chips. She hates to bet- you'd think we were pulling her teeth! One of us has to keep an eye on her at all times! She likes to play lost too..her favourite questions are "what's the bet at?" and "I have to bet how much?" The worst part is..I ended up sliding her some of my chips to keep her in the game most nights. Trust me "You-can't-take-my-pinkies" wasn't going to help her out at all!

We also have "You're-not-doing-that-right": we allow her to say this because unlike the rest of us, she actually knows what she's talking about. Her son is a poker dealer. Now if only we can get him to sit in on a round or two, we'd be set!

We have "I'm-all-in": she likes to raise the bet by sliding in all her chips and waiting (hoping?) for everybody to fold. In theory it's a smart move, but since none of us actually know what we are doing, nobody wants to lose all their chips in the first round. All that happens is that everybody folds, and we have to wait to deal again. Then we have to make "Guess-who-forgot-to-ante-up" ante up again, and she wants to know 'why?' since she 'just did!'.

Up next is "I-don't-know-what-I'm-doing": we remind her that we don't either! She's a good sport, and she has a decent pile of chips at the end of the night, so she's doing something right. We're just happy she makes the weekly trek out!

There's also "me". I don't have a cute name yet. I must be quirk-free! I'm sure the other players would agree *turns to smile sweetly to the others* don't you? In all fairness I'm going to wait and see if something happens tonight to earn myself a title. We also have a new player this evening, and I want to add her to the list of characters.

We also have the "Resident-advisor": he wanders by the card game to look (possibly laugh?!) at us, and he'll randomly pass out advise as he walks by. Since he actually is a he , he will only play if we get some 'real chips!'

And who could forget our mascot. For the sake of keeping her identity safe, we shall refer to her as "Snacks-a-lot". That of course being the short form of her full name "Feed-me-treats-or-I'll-bark-uncontrollably-while-you-try-to-ignore-me-by-playing-your-silly-game". But Snacks-a-lot is so cute (and LOUD!) that she gets extra treats, and extra lovin's during the game. Even the "Resident-Advisor" caves and will walk 3 rooms over to grab a treat for her.

I am eagerly awaiting tonights game to finish the cast of characters, and to give a brief description of how the game went. And of course, you know, this posting has to be pink!