So. I figured that my first few posts were rather thoughtful and took quite a lot of effort and musing to write. Unfortunately (or maybe not so) I don’t really have a topic to write about at the moment…I am rather distracted…

Therefore today will be a rather light hearted post, centred around a poker night I went to last night.

I only recently played my first game of poker, around two weeks ago, and even then managed to break even and win an additional 60p on top of the £5 pound buy in. Since then I began to really get into the game, and my friend recommended a good online site that was based around a cartoon story, so fun but not playing for money.

So technically, last night was only my second game against other people. To start off with, I played not very well but didn’t bet too hard and so didn’t lose many chips. Then one round, the dealer was jokingly saying he would deal my sister an awesome hand as she was bleeding chips. Turns out a lot of people had good hands, and about four of us were betting heavily on a good flop. When it came to seeing the cards, my sister had pocket kings, making a two pair with the cards on the table. So did I. Such a funny moment for us, and the dealer, but not the other two players who lost many chips. Maybe it was the genetic link…

The next hand I got pocket aces. How awesome is that? And I managed to keep a straight face and was called whenever I raised…so I ended up becoming chips leader pretty fast. It has to be said though that the last hand was the best. I had to leave, and because I was one of the remaining four players, I was guaranteed to win £5. As I was leaving, I figured I could go all in and not lose anything…two of the other players saw me, and subsequently lost to my two pair…I was so hyper after winning!

All in all was a very good night, the combined buzz of an interesting poker game and good company.

Now I have to find another opportunity to test my skills…