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Subject: Poker report - July 1998

After carefully considering all the facts, I have determined that none of the events submitted for poker history consideration merit entry into the Poker Hall of Fame. Sorry duds, I mean dudes.

We did have a few close calls though:Markies winnings - although considerable, are not historical.
Bryan's losses - small by his standards.
Rob's four 10's - it's been done before.
Double split pot 7/27 - BORING
Probably, the only things close to historical were: everyone showed up and we ordered the correct amount of pizza. Aside from that, there was one first....nobody has ever forgotten the cards, chips and table on the same night. Yes, we have a triple play! Way to go Markie. And o f course, how do we reward such behavior? By bestowing a small fortune
on him, boy are we dicks!!
I will contribute one other thing for the record, my quote of the night,spoken by yours truly to Uncle Davey. Let me set the stage....the game is 'Roids. Dave, to my left, is holding a Queen. Before flipping the top card on the deck, I utter the immortal words..."that shouldn't be hard to beat"...my fate was sealed.

RHS

Addendum submitted by Dave:
Most historians know the facts!!!
1. Davey got the four 10s (oh natural, small pot).
2. Davey was sitting to your RIGHT!!!
Please correct the record.

"You kept a seven, you might as well have kept an ace."
Mark during a game of "roids."

Poker efficiency Jan. 27 1998
S tart time: 7:02 pm
Stop time: 9:10 PM
Total elapsed time: 2 hours 8 minutes
Home in bed by 9:30.
(Would have been earlier except for the ice in Mike's driveway and the gleam in Rob's eye.)

February 12, 2000

Poker at Mike's place with everyone showing up late except
for Dave who didn't show at all.
Quote of the evening:
Rob describing Bryan after grilling him about an opa sent to all
with Rob's return address:" I asked him and he just looked dumb as a
rock, so I figured it couldn't be Bry."

April 11
Mark's House

"I worked very hard to lose four dollars" Dwight.
"Any idiot can open a bag of cookies" Bryan to a struggling Rob.
"HEY(let's play poker)!" Me to the assembled masses.

We started later, ended earlier and talked more than even previous games. I had to check this morning to see if I was growing breasts.
Topics not just touched on: Dave's dormer (will it happen, how wide should it be, blah, blah), Rob's son Andrew and where he's going to college ...

(I pulled these images from the school's web page. Yes, it certainly has that look of rigorous academic life. Next years updated site will have Andrew under that hat - money well spent Rob, Bryan's continuing obsession with half.com and Dwight, I can't remember his contribution which is a good thing. At least one of us is still interested in poker.
Oh, and Dave tried to opt out of Rob's Big One but was sufficiently pummeled by the group to scream in Roberto Duran fashion, "No Mas." He did, however, manage to walk away with $43 of mostly Mark's money.
I won our traditional end of the night charitable give away hand that wiped out my losses and then some.
Memorable moments:
1. Three hands with 27 in 7/27
2. Bryan losing with a Royal Flush to Dave's Royal Flush

May 23
Robs

I won the first hand, another towards the end and the the final charity game that once again covered my losses and a bit more. Better luck than skill, eh, Rob? And to think I used to hate that game.
The only memorable moment came in a 2-22 hand when, out of five players, four had 22, forcing the split pot to be split into infinitesimal portions.
Rob presented a list of new poker games, and true to form, we picked one that
most resembled a game we had already been playing.
After eating Ring Dings and Cheese Its kinds of junk, Rob pulled out Susan's apple pie. Better to save it till last leaving some left for the home folk.
News:
Mark's moving to Hubbardston (and we thought Canton was far)
Dwight, after eighteen years at Bose, has moved to a tech firm in Burlington.
Dave is still pondering adding a second floor but wants to wait until interest rates go up.
Bryan now has me convinced I should sell stuff on half.com

June 21

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