The Edge Of Madness

Had the usual orphan's Easter.

Mike, Tim and Nick came over.

Dinner was good (if I do so say myself, since I cooked it). Roast chiken with spinach and pine nut stuffing, lobster, fettucine with chilli prawn, ham, creamed potatoes, corn, pickle onion/capsicum/carrot, roast potatoes. Think that was it.

Anyway, after that, we broke out the cards to play some poker.

Instead of our normal way of playing, antes and different games, we played texas holdem in tournament mode. 1000 in chips, blinds start at 25/50 and double every 15 minutes.

First two games buy in was $10. Winner got $35, second got $15. After that it was a $1 buy in. Winner got $3.50, second got $1.50.

I won the first one, Nick came second.
Nick won the second, Lana came second.
Nick won the third, I came second.
Nick won the fourth, I came second.

Now I was fairly drunk from now. I think Tim won the 4th with Lana as second. And the final one I think Mike won, with Lana as second. Can't remember though.

Now from that you might think Nick was good. BS, he was frigging lucky. Knocked Lana out when she had 2 pair by catching a straight on the river. Knocked me out heads up, calling an all in 'cos he's bored with a q 2. Did the same to Mike as well to win one.

He also got pocket aces twice, and pocket kings twice.

Ended up finishing up at about 2 in the morning.

Also, Lana is now addicted to poker. She had a dream that night where she was playing poker and she was trying to convince Nick that a chicken was actually an ace, so she should win.