Billy LTL
03-13-2003, 07:46 AM
I've hesitated to post this because it will pinpoint my id to anybody who was playing at this table when the following incident took place. It will also, for good or bad, change my table image to those who were there.
Normal 10-20 game. Everybody thinks they play well. Three or four actually do.
Win a few bets, lose a few, take down a nice pot from the big blind. I'm babysitting my grandson, 7, who's sitting on my lap learning the game and b.s.ing with me between hands. I get dealt AA on the button just as the door bell rings. I decide to ignore it, and raise two limpers. The bell rings twice more and a player with a very bad connection is prompted to play yet again.
"Can you help Gramps here son? Just point the mouse on this button "Bet" and if nothing happens then click on this this button "Raise" until I get back. Okay? No matter what."
Full of pride he took over the seat and the mouse as I ran to get the door. It turned out to be the police, who were intent on asking about a burglary which had taken place next door the night before. I answered the questions as quickly as I could, but then they got interested in a small violation which was clearly visible to them from the doorway. I'll spare you the details but I ended up talking to them for over ten minutes.
As I entered my room I heard a shriek of laughter and a gleefully shouted "Raise". Good Lord.
I caught his turn card play. He capped. He held 8d7d utg the board was (AdAc9d)10c. Three competing for a pot over $350. The river came 6h, he looked at me and I told him "You know what to do" and out he bet. The big blind stupidly raised. /forums/images/icons/smirk.gif
Nice hand boy.
I retook my seat, looked at my stack (buyin $500, now $1350), folded my big blind to a raise, thanked everybody for the game and left the table. Then clicked on to observe and read the chat.
"Nooooo, don't leave."
"Unf***ing believable."
"There goes my money."
"He used to be tightass" etc etc
I made my grandson promise not to tell his mom about our little adventure, then took him out to McDonald's for a treat.
I'm worried the boy just graduated from Maniac 101.
Billy
Normal 10-20 game. Everybody thinks they play well. Three or four actually do.
Win a few bets, lose a few, take down a nice pot from the big blind. I'm babysitting my grandson, 7, who's sitting on my lap learning the game and b.s.ing with me between hands. I get dealt AA on the button just as the door bell rings. I decide to ignore it, and raise two limpers. The bell rings twice more and a player with a very bad connection is prompted to play yet again.
"Can you help Gramps here son? Just point the mouse on this button "Bet" and if nothing happens then click on this this button "Raise" until I get back. Okay? No matter what."
Full of pride he took over the seat and the mouse as I ran to get the door. It turned out to be the police, who were intent on asking about a burglary which had taken place next door the night before. I answered the questions as quickly as I could, but then they got interested in a small violation which was clearly visible to them from the doorway. I'll spare you the details but I ended up talking to them for over ten minutes.
As I entered my room I heard a shriek of laughter and a gleefully shouted "Raise". Good Lord.
I caught his turn card play. He capped. He held 8d7d utg the board was (AdAc9d)10c. Three competing for a pot over $350. The river came 6h, he looked at me and I told him "You know what to do" and out he bet. The big blind stupidly raised. /forums/images/icons/smirk.gif
Nice hand boy.
I retook my seat, looked at my stack (buyin $500, now $1350), folded my big blind to a raise, thanked everybody for the game and left the table. Then clicked on to observe and read the chat.
"Nooooo, don't leave."
"Unf***ing believable."
"There goes my money."
"He used to be tightass" etc etc
I made my grandson promise not to tell his mom about our little adventure, then took him out to McDonald's for a treat.
I'm worried the boy just graduated from Maniac 101.
Billy