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[dtb]

Thank you, all, for your input on my betting decision. You'll be glad to know that I took the under, and won myself a tidy (tiddy?) sum. I think I may retire now.

The guy came close, but only made it to 44. I can hardly believe he even got that far. I'm not sure if 44 includes the bunch that he stuffed in his mouth near the end of the time limit and had to spit out, or not. Either way, that's one hell of a lot of donuts.

[andViolins]

Originally posted by dtb
Thank you, all, for your input on my betting decision. You'll be glad to know that I took the under, and won myself a tidy (tiddy?) sum. I think I may retire now.

The guy came close, but only made it to 44. I can hardly believe he even got that far. I'm not sure if 44 includes the bunch that he stuffed in his mouth near the end of the time limit and had to spit out, or not. Either way, that's one hell of a lot of donuts.

Were they a variety at least? Those powdered sugar ones probably were what did him in.

aV

[dtb]

Originally posted by andViolins
Were they a variety at least? Those powdered sugar ones probably were what did him in.

aV

You make a good point. The skinny here is that what did him in was the water-drinking. All agree it was a good idea to dunk (which he did), but that he shouldn't have been drinking water.

There's a forensic investigation going on now. I'll report back with the results.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I was on the cover of Canadian Lawyer magazine.

I think I remember that issue. It was "Maple Flavored Sluts of New York: A Pictorial Tribute," right?

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Beautiful Woman does not attend geek conventions. She might have interest in geek things, but she is never able to stop the voices in her head that tell her that Beautiful Woman must not seem too smart. The inability to find creative outlets that are not beneath her drive Beautiful Woman further into insanity and sometimes lead to unfortunate outfit choices on the Red Carpet. But what is Beautiful Woman to do? She has worked so long to attain the Beautiful Woman mystique. One word to anyone that she attended the Star Trek convention in Pasadena and she will be permanently banned from the Playboy Mansion. And there is not enough Klingon makeup in the world to hide the identity of Beautiful Woman. Poor poor Beautiful Woman.

So true. You must be very happy that instead of Beautiful Woman, you are more down-to-Earth Pretty Lady and can go to any geek event you choose.

[Spanky]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I just finished The Professor, The Banker, and the Suicide King by Michael Craig. The book chronicles the efforts of Dallas banker Andrew Beal to best some of the worlds best poker pros in a series of high stakeshead-to-head Texas Hold 'Em. Beal, a billionaire, quickly realizes that in order to deprive the pros of their edge, he needed to take them out of their comfort zone. He did this by constantly raising the stakes, culminating in $100,000-$200,000 freeze-outs where the winner would walk out with $20,000,000, making these the largest cash games ever. The money was chump change for Beal, but a loss would place a serious hurt on the pros.

No records are kept on cash games, and there is no hand-by-hand account of any of the matches, something I would have liked to have seen. Head-to-head THE seems like a boring game to play for days on end - too much of a coin flip - so it would have been nice to have more of the play recalled in more detail than "after a few hours, Chip Reese was down $3 million." However, Beal is a fascinating character (as are all the pros), and much of the action was not at the table. Beal took extraordinary efforts to be able to match up to the pros, and it was gratifying reading about the pros stew with their dilemma of having to give action to get action.

The upshot is that the tale is probably better than the telling, one that could have been a poker classic. Nevertheless, it is a lively and entertaining read that I read more or less straight though in a few hours. If you buy it, use the lawtalkers amazon link.

And don't introduce the Serbian to Andy Beal.

You seem ambivilent about the book. Is it reall worth reading? I will buy and read it if you think so.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Spanky
You seem ambivilent about the book. Is it reall worth reading? I will buy and read it if you think so.

I'm ambivalent because it could have been a great book. Instead, it's just an enjoyable read. It's an afternoon-at-the -beach or a plane book. It's probably required raeding if you're interested in poker, though, as you seem to be. Apparently, these matches are legendary among the poker crowd.

[Spanky]

Okey Dokey

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Not Bob
Nonsense. I only find your politics posts to be "incredibly pedantic, stupid and boring."

Kidding aside, welcome. As I was saying to someone else recently, the FB needs new blood. It was accurately called a "clique-y, ego-stroking circle-jerk" a couple of years ago, and it's only gotten more so since then.

I always love it when you post this.

[Spread Mycrabski]

Originally posted by Spank Myasski
This is scary. Everytime I am here, you other 2 are here as well. HOw do you do that? I know for a fact that we're not the same sock. And are we the only ones who enjoy this?

I am not above the occasional indulgement. But I am a more well rounded poster who does not spend as much time here as you.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I always love it when you post this.

Question- Are you a newber or a longtime lurker?

Did Penske posts make you more or less likely to post here?

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by dtb
Thank you, all, for your input on my betting decision. You'll be glad to know that I took the under, and won myself a tidy (tiddy?) sum. I think I may retire now.

The guy came close, but only made it to 44. I can hardly believe he even got that far. I'm not sure if 44 includes the bunch that he stuffed in his mouth near the end of the time limit and had to spit out, or not. Either way, that's one hell of a lot of donuts.

Now we know how many holes it takes to fill the abdominal wall.

anyone?

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
anyone?

No, but my grandmother made some Apricot bread. I think the Deer would like it.