All In

Those of you who have been here know I (erica) post random crap about my life play Texas Hold 'Em poker. The league that we play in has a few "championship" rounds per year that win you seats in big tournaments in either Atlantic City or Las Vegas. Last year, I won one of them - and went to Las Vegas and won some money in. Last week, I came in 2nd in another (bridesmaid, blech). Tonight, I'm at it again.

I'm currently ranked 5th in the state. Which means nothing because this is only one league and there are tons of people who play whom I've never even met. But still. 5th in the state sounds impressive (if meaningless), so I'm spouting off about it. (please ignore the fact that my husband is 4th. I know I do.)

Where were we? Okay, poker. There are some basic rules you need to know to play. The rest is betting and knowing who you're playing against and tells. Tells=shaking hands and eyes that go all weird (roughly).

Best starting hand possible

Worst starting hand possible

The best hand usually wins. But sometimes, the worst one does. Sound familiar?? Good luck to us all!!

(and I really like this post, so go read it)

AND - it's my son Zach's birthday today. He's 11!!!! (aka how did I get so old??)