literary pokerism
 

this is a random thread that can hold some literary poker content. Feel free to populate with alliteration, simile, metaphor, haiku (5-7-5 kids), etc.

I'll kick things off


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winning is often
quietly waiting with chips
asking to be called


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I sat and folded
so at the end of the hand
I could keep sitting


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preemptively presuming poker prowess precludes propogation of profits and penalizes prospective perspective.


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no limit holdem is like getting in a gunfight where your weapons change shape every time you fire them - sometimes you're fighting rocket launchers with pop guns.

limit holdem is like getting in a fist fight against someone with roughly the same physical build - the guy that understands the art of combat will eventually come out on top.


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Winning at no limit holdem is like mugging a guy.
Winning at limit holdem is like embezzling from him.


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always a new stream
everything has it's place
the old is made new

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The key to limit hold'em is to put a man at a decision for some of his chips.

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The key to limit hold'em is to put a man at a decision for some of his chips.

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Ha! I love that.

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Losing is a lot like winning - only it's harder to stop.

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I raise the river
I really hope you can call
Pease don't reraise though!

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You know, mine had to do with poker.

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You've got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em.

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make up your own stuff Kwaz!

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in the land of the blinds, the big blind is king

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Preflop isn't hard.
There's another five more cards.
Any two will do.


Why would you raise there?
You know villian is bluffing.
Let him keep bluffing.

I'm waiting to raise.
I've got this [censored] donk beat.
Oh [censored]. He 3-bet.

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A good downswing is like a good hangover. It can improve the quality of your life/game.

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wait, do I read that as [censored], or fk?

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I checkraised his ass
but of course he raised me back
his aces to my kings

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foolish and stubborn
limit is our game

unlimited version
just puts us to shame

the variance, much worse
it makes you insane

mind-numbing downswings
do we play for a gain?

and one more bet
is all that it takes

to lose your life
or make the nut straight

(ok I'm high)

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Wow, Moss, that was pretty damn good. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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how is daniel no 2's poem not in here?

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Wow, Moss, that was pretty damn good. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Fellow in dark glasses out on the street at dusk yesterday
Held in his smashed fingers the loosening masking tape over a cup of change which read BLIND
I stole it

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I can never beat this game, [censored] this game,
lets play the game

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in the end my friend
its not about the cards really
i duel myself

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this is a random thread that can hold some literary poker content. Feel free to populate with alliteration, simile, metaphor, haiku (5-7-5 kids), etc.

I'll kick things off


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winning is often
quietly waiting with chips
asking to be called


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I sat and folded
so at the end of the hand
I could keep sitting


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preemptively presuming poker prowess precludes propogation of profits and penalizes prospective perspective.


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no limit holdem is like getting in a gunfight where your weapons change shape every time you fire them - sometimes you're fighting rocket launchers with pop guns.

limit holdem is like getting in a fist fight against someone with roughly the same physical build - the guy that understands the art of combat will eventually come out on top.


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Winning at no limit holdem is like mugging a guy.
Winning at limit holdem is like embezzling from him.


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You are an unique individiual. [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

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The key to limit hold'em is to put a man at a decision for some of his chips.

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I laughed out loud there, great quote.

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Wow, Moss, that was pretty damn good. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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it doesnt matter how you start, its all about how you finish

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Wow, Moss, that was pretty damn good. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Haha thanks guys.

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in the end my friend
its not about the cards really
i duel myself

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That's true too.

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In LHE, sometimes you're the boxing glove, and sometimes you're the punching bag.

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The flop donk a quick jab in a game of uppercuts.

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i like that alot burns

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To play LHE you have to dance with the donkeys. Move with them. Give a little.

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Fk! .... Fkn hell Fk!
Fk yoooooouu, Fk yoooooooouu, aaaaugh you suck!
wait, pretty card fell.

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Hand looks good, pop it
Uh oh, he might have flopped it
Know when to drop it?