In my humble opinion, the most "fun" hand in the game last night - on 4-26 when us long time poker players got together - small stakes - was the hand when the name of the game was "Follow the Queen" and if you know the rules to that game, the god bless ya, but I already had the Queen of clubs and then just before the dealer placed the card, I called out the Queen of Diamonds, and lo and behold said card was delivered and seriously I had a mean ass hand - too bad it was "low stakes" poker but I myself was taken aback by it - I don't know how it happens - but I called the card out and it was delivered and I had a 6 and 7 of diamonds in the hole - and the Ace - not kidding had followed the Queen and so literally I had a straight flush - that beats 4 aces mind ya - I might of bet too much, but needless to say - everybody folded and I showed my cards, cause twas a small-stakes game with friends face-to-face.
The effort it took Sally and the Navigator to get to this game might be the story - or the story might be the effort they made to get home after the baby was born.
As proof of this - consider this - a message the Navigator sent back to the RC's elsewhere.
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I've been thinking about it a bit more - lets assume the Ace remained a "wild card" - it was an Ace of Spades I think I had in my hand, the Q of clubs and the Q of diamonds (thanks *** for delivering it)......and then the 6 and 7 of diamonds turned over that only I knew I had.
So - if the game was played to fruition - two more cards delivered - what are the chances that either of those cards would be a six or a seven - regardless of suit - and then there is a chance that you could get delivered 2 cards of the same denomination - again regardless of suit.
So - lets run the numbers:
All other things equal 6 and 7 make up two of the possible outcomes when there are 13 cards left - so that gives odds of - to keep it simple - 4/13 that the 6 or 7 get matched - and 1/13 you get two the same. So, that is a 5/13 simple math possibility that my hand would actually ended up 5 of a kind - an even better hand then a straight flush - and mind you I run the numbers easy on this - cause the chances are higher than explained so simply this way - why do you think I said - this could have been the "money hand" if the stakes were higher?
Well - I said it cause that is the case - higher stakes sometimes make for a more advanced game with bluffing and other aspects, but to be honest - I ain't playing for the chips - I'm playing for the comradery of it all and I think - the more the merrier.
Looking forward to the next game.
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I'm telling you - if you look in the eyes of the one you love - then love grows.
Now - here is a mathematical consideration - if you already got the 6 and 7 of diamonds in your hand buried, then you must know that is one 6 and one 7 taken out of play, but it depends on the other cards revealed - and really - I put forth the chances of 5 of a kind given the hand dealt - were better than 50-50 even with this differentiation - cause the possibilities are many and hells-bells there were two other queens not yet revealed?
Lucky for my pals this was "low-stakes" poker, but in the game played true - twas this hand the other RC's learned bout the skill of the Navigator to run the numbers....
Not kidding around.
The rest of them folded - but after that - the chips got delivered - as intended in the earlier parts of the story....all that matter now - is Sally and the Navigator - they got a baby together - they want to get back home.
In my humble opinion, the most "fun" hand in the game last night - on 4-26 when us long time poker players got together - small stakes - was the hand when the name of the game was "Follow the Queen" and if you know the rules to that game, the god bless ya, but I already had the Queen of clubs and then just before the dealer placed the card, I called out the Queen of Diamonds, and lo and behold said card was delivered and seriously I had a mean ass hand - too bad it was "low stakes" poker but I myself was taken aback by it - I don't know how it happens - but I called the card out and it was delivered and I had a 6 and 7 of diamonds in the hole - and the Ace - not kidding had followed the Queen and so literally I had a straight flush - that beats 4 aces mind ya - I might of bet too much, but needless to say - everybody folded and I showed my cards, cause twas a small-stakes game with friends face-to-face.
The effort it took Sally and the Navigator to get to this game might be the story - or the story might be the effort they made to get home after the baby was born.
What you think - what story would be better?
I've made up my mind what this story is going to be about - tis gonna be the journey back home to peace in their minds. That is a story worth telling.
As proof of this - consider this - a message the Navigator sent back to the RC's elsewhere.
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I've been thinking about it a bit more - lets assume the Ace remained a "wild card" - it was an Ace of Spades I think I had in my hand, the Q of clubs and the Q of diamonds (thanks *** for delivering it)......and then the 6 and 7 of diamonds turned over that only I knew I had.
So - if the game was played to fruition - two more cards delivered - what are the chances that either of those cards would be a six or a seven - regardless of suit - and then there is a chance that you could get delivered 2 cards of the same denomination - again regardless of suit.
So - lets run the numbers:
All other things equal 6 and 7 make up two of the possible outcomes when there are 13 cards left - so that gives odds of - to keep it simple - 4/13 that the 6 or 7 get matched - and 1/13 you get two the same. So, that is a 5/13 simple math possibility that my hand would actually ended up 5 of a kind - an even better hand then a straight flush - and mind you I run the numbers easy on this - cause the chances are higher than explained so simply this way - why do you think I said - this could have been the "money hand" if the stakes were higher?
Well - I said it cause that is the case - higher stakes sometimes make for a more advanced game with bluffing and other aspects, but to be honest - I ain't playing for the chips - I'm playing for the comradery of it all and I think - the more the merrier.
Looking forward to the next game.
~
I'm telling you - if you look in the eyes of the one you love - then love grows.
Now - here is a mathematical consideration - if you already got the 6 and 7 of diamonds in your hand buried, then you must know that is one 6 and one 7 taken out of play, but it depends on the other cards revealed - and really - I put forth the chances of 5 of a kind given the hand dealt - were better than 50-50 even with this differentiation - cause the possibilities are many and hells-bells there were two other queens not yet revealed?
Lucky for my pals this was "low-stakes" poker, but in the game played true - twas this hand the other RC's learned bout the skill of the Navigator to run the numbers....
Not kidding around.
The rest of them folded - but after that - the chips got delivered - as intended in the earlier parts of the story....all that matter now - is Sally and the Navigator - they got a baby together - they want to get back home.