Girlfriend at the table?

beavens · #1 11-14-2005, 03:09 PM

my gf is coming with me and some friends to AC for new year's, but i don't think she wants to play any cards.

do any of the poker rooms have issues if she sat with me at the table?

by 'with' i mean in a chair behind me, not at the actual table.

thx!

dtbog · #2 11-14-2005, 03:11 PM

How long are you planning to play?

My friends and I refer to these girls as "coats" - e.g., "check out that guy's coat. she's hot!"

Will she really not mind standing behind you for a long time while you play cards?

My suggestion here is always to play cards when you're not with your girlfriend, but maybe I'm just too considerate. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Jeffage · #3 11-14-2005, 03:11 PM

It's no problem unless someone objects, but they won't.

Jeff

beavens · #4 11-14-2005, 03:23 PM

not planning on going on the 12 hour stints at the tables.. just a few hours here and a few hours there.

if anyone had a problem with it i'd just get up and go do something else.

i was told that most casinos won't have the low limit games on new years weekend, or that the lists will be insane. any info on this?

canis582 · #5 11-14-2005, 05:51 PM

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not planning on going on the 12 hour stints at the tables.. just a few hours here and a few hours there.

if anyone had a problem with it i'd just get up and go do something else.

i was told that most casinos won't have the low limit games on new years weekend, or that the lists will be insane. any info on this?

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New years is not insane as most people think. I was there last year in the evening before the ball dropped and there were no lists. My GF lost about 200 on slots while i played, then went and had some $7 drinks. Where are you two staying? maybe we can swap. My gf is a 6 or a 7, depending on your perspective.

beavens · #6 11-14-2005, 06:02 PM

lol - these replies are great guys, i appreciate them all!

she actually has an interest in poker, but doesn't know a whole lot about the game.

i think it'd be good if she either sweated me for a little while, or if i could convince that it's ok to lose $100 and have fun at a 2-4 or 3-6 table. although she can be super-shy so i dont know how well she'd handle it.

and canis - sorry, cant trade. this one is a keeper!

FishNChips · #7 11-14-2005, 07:13 PM

If she's interested then have her sweat you! I missed that in the first couple of posts. That is fantastic. Be sure to talk her through whats going on and bring some $$$ to stake her. After a bit switch seats and let her play for a while and answer her questions.

I was at a 3/6 table with an obviously wealthy guy and his trophy wife. She sweated him for a while (which was fine because she was a joy to watch). Then they switched ... and she was a better poker player than he was.

Hope it works out well for you!
FishNChips

#8 11-14-2005, 07:48 PM

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and canis - sorry, cant trade. this one is a keeper!

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[img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] very nh, sir

g/l to you both

jar · #9 11-15-2005, 11:36 AM

If she's interested in poker at all, get her an account on Stars and transfer her 10 bucks to try out the .02/.04 games. That's what I did with my girlfriend, and she built it to a four figure bankroll. Now, she loves to take casino trips. I usually split my time between playing 3/6 or 4/8 with her and playing higher separately.

FishNChips · #10 11-14-2005, 03:17 PM

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my gf is coming with me and some friends to AC for new year's, but i don't think she wants to play any cards.

do any of the poker rooms have issues if she sat with me at the table?

by 'with' i mean in a chair behind me, not at the actual table.

thx!

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multiple thoughts here:

1 - seriously, you'll have no issues. It will be fine

2 - the pig in me says "the prettier she is the happier the table will be that she's there."

3 - The OOTIOT in me says "we're going to need some pictures before we can respond correctly here."

4 - the poker player in me says "dont' show her your cards because she WILL give information away."

5 - the nice guy says "see what other poster says about "why would you subject your gf to hours of boredome watching you play? send her to a bar or to the hotel spa for a massage/mani/pedi and then go play for a few hours. Play in the middle of the night while she's sleeping. Block a few hours of "my time" to play cards and let her do her thing, but don't make her watch you."

have a good time!
FishNChips