$1600 in the pot and three people all-in. Play halted at my table as we all rose to go watch the action next door. One of the three all-in had been at our table for a while before opting to chance the 2.5 NL. Loose and un-readable, he would push his agenda with little concern for what you might be holding. You had to guage just how loud your cards needed to speak to get him to pay attention.
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I'm plugging my buddies over at UpForPoker - they are putting their journalistic talents to excellent use and giving some perspective to the passage of the Internet Gaming law. I recommend you follow the links: Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3, Pt. 4 and read. Then do your homework regarding your particular views, your legislators positions on all issues, then get to the polls this fall and vote accordingly.
Voice your concerns - any concerns - to your leaders. And voice them often. I'm shamefully guilty of comlacency and apathy, and so I'm keenly aware of my part in creating this upside down environment in which we currently live. It's time we, the silent majority, find our voice, because if we don't, we risk losing far more than the ability to play poker online.
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When it was all over, the young man in the 9-seat raked in the $1600 pot. Our former table-mate, who'd got all his chips in holding K-9 of clubs, flopped the flush. The pair of kings in the 3-seat were dethroned. The best hand, a pair of aces, was staring at the ass end of luck when runner-runner aces vetoed the flush. The 9-seat had the best hand going in, and to underscore the message loud and clear, he damn sure had the best hand at the end.
