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Once in a Lifetime
Tuesday, September 21, 2004

This is completely off topic but something happened to me tonight that will probably never happen to me again. Tonight was my first time playing tournament-style no limit Texas hold 'em. Four of my fellow ThoughtWorkers and I ordered some pizza to our hotel, grabbed some beer (and beef jerky) and played hold 'em for hours on end. About an hour before the game was finally over, I came up with this glorious hand, a royal flush!

Thanks to Obie for teaching us the rules and taking the photo.

Update: Maybe a royal flush is not once in a lifetime thing. I just got another one this week. Oh well.

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The best time to have a royal flush, is when someone else also has a strong hand, like a full house or a straight. About half the time when I'm playing and get a straight, someone else usually gets a straight flush and wipes me out. Its very annoying.

Posted by Derek on 10/02/2004

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