JONESING??? Official (unofficial) Jonesing for a Game Thread (1 Viewer)

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

So here I am on Thursday, with 48 hours to go until "shuffle up and deal". Yet I find myself stacking tournament AND cash game chips, and drinking beer (I'm on vacation).

So the question is....am I alone...or are there other poker peeps with the JONSING for a game bug?? If so, show me your Jonsing pics. Don't care what they are....just show me you have issues

 

[MegaTon44]

Hell yeah man. I take pics days in advance of chips in the dealer tray

Gratuitous Rounders pic (which I take out and shuffle in anticipation for games)

 

[joseywales]

I'm afraid, I mustache you to back off!

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

I'm afraid, I mustache you to back off!
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HUGE regret of mine. Not getting a large set of Terrbles when they were readily available at low prices.

 

[pltrgyst]

It's "Jonesing".

 

[joseywales]

HUGE regret of mine. Not getting a large set of Terrbles when they were readily available at low prices.

Yeah, well, I got mine only a couple months ago, so... The truth is, I probably should have just waited to order a custom set, but as you can see below, the Terribles do fit the theme of the room. Note the darkness, because I'm hosting tonight. That room gets sun all afternoon and it's supposed to be 90 today, so I try to keep that room cool before all the "hot air" shows up!

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

It's "Jonesing".

Depends on which drugs YOUR on

 

[Mental Nomad]

It's from "keeping up with the Joneses" - the old saying, not the new movie.

When you have Stuff Envy because others have stuff, you're "Jonesing" to get them.

Then it became a general term for anticipation of something you want.

 

[pltrgyst]

Depends on which drugs YOUR on

You need better bait.

 

[RiverAce01]

I'm always itching to play a game. Sadly my home game hasn't been able to get together in awhile due to everyone being busy. I'll be about 20 minutes from Atlantic City tonight but I'll be down in the area for business and I need to come home afterwards. It'll be hard to fight the itch to just drive to the Borgata.

I know I'm not alone when I say I fight the itch by sitting in front of the TV shuffling chips. Even if I'm watching something that has nothing to do with poker.

I'm hoping to host a home game next weekend. But we'll see if it actually materializes

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

I'm always itching to play a game. Sadly my home game hasn't been able to get together in awhile due to everyone being busy. I'll be about 20 minutes from Atlantic City tonight but I'll be down in the area for business and I need to come home afterwards. It'll be hard to fight the itch to just drive to the Borgata.

I know I'm not alone when I say I fight the itch by sitting in front of the TV shuffling chips. Even if I'm watching something that has nothing to do with poker.

I'm hoping to host a home game next weekend. But we'll see if it actually materializes

I know the feeling. Good luck scratching your itch(y) :thumbsup:

 

[joseywales]

I'm always itching to play a game. Sadly my home game hasn't been able to get together in awhile due to everyone being busy. I'll be about 20 minutes from Atlantic City tonight but I'll be down in the area for business and I need to come home afterwards. It'll be hard to fight the itch to just drive to the Borgata.

I know I'm not alone when I say I fight the itch by sitting in front of the TV shuffling chips. Even if I'm watching something that has nothing to do with poker.

I'm hoping to host a home game next weekend. But we'll see if it actually materializes

This sounds crazy, but I've dealt a 7 hand game, with no one else at the table. I try to imagine my regulars in their positions and what their play would be on those cards, and being honest about what my play would be. I use chips as well, so I tack my performance. You'd be surprised what you can learn, all the while scratching that itch. Try it...

 

[upNdown]

My buddy just cancelled his game tonight, so now I'm jonesing. No picture though.
Maybe I'll go find a raked game.

 

[mashoo]

This sounds crazy, but I've dealt a 7 hand game, with no one else at the table.

My fiancee makes fun of me for doing this. I tell her it helps me from leaving the house in the middle of the night and go to a casino haha

 

[RiverAce01]

This sounds crazy, but I've dealt a 7 hand game, with no one else at the table. I try to imagine my regulars in their positions and what their play would be on those cards, and being honest about what my play would be. I use chips as well, so I tack my performance. You'd be surprised what you can learn, all the while scratching that itch. Try it...

Oh good so Im not the only one that does this too. It, too, keeps me from driving to a casino and spending money.

I do try to use it to help my game. But there was nothing worse than turning over the cards of an empty seat and seeing their full house that beat my flush. My thought was just "really?"

 

[Mental Nomad]

But there was nothing worse than turning over the cards of an empty seat and seeing their full house that beat my flush. My thought was just "really?"

Yeah, that asshole is a total luck box.

 

[upNdown]

My buddy just cancelled his game tonight, so now I'm jonesing. No picture though.
Maybe I'll go find a raked game.

Found one.
Cheap chips.

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

Found one.
Cheap chips.
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When you need a fix, any chips will do

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

My fiancee makes fun of me for doing this. I tell her it helps me from leaving the house in the middle of the night and go to a casino haha

I do the same, but I just tell my wife I'm going to clean the basement. She usually points out that I already cleaned it

 

[mashoo]

I do the same, but I just tell my wife I'm going to clean the basement. She usually points out that I already cleaned it

Fiancee "I'm going to bed"
Me "I'm gonna watch tv in the basement"
Her "you mean you're gonna play cards by yourself"
Me "yes dear"

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

Fiancee "I'm going to bed"
Me "I'm gonna watch tv in the basement"
Her "you mean you're gonna play cards by yourself"
Me "yes dear"

LMAO!!

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

Finally getting my fix!!!

 

[NiceShot]

This sounds crazy, but I've dealt a 7 hand game, with no one else at the table. I try to imagine my regulars in their positions and what their play would be on those cards, and being honest about what my play would be. I use chips as well, so I tack my performance. You'd be surprised what you can learn, all the while scratching that itch. Try it...

Couple buddies and I played some of the Wsop tourneys last year. We would do this between the 3 of us pre-game for a full handed table and talk strategy in my room at the Rio.

We ran through scenarios using player types, each of us running third of the hands. It really did help with focus and learn strats from each other. I learned an insane amount playing a week straight, pretty much eating on the go, sleep, then more poker.

We would also play out hands we tried to figure out from recent play or the previous day. Great way to poke at leaks and shore up weakness.

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

Got my fix, and got to see a few crazy hands. Sickest hand of the night. Pocket QQ loses to K9 offsuit (big blind special). QQ tried to be tricky. Limped pre-flop. Smallish bet on the flop. Doomed on the turn.

Now I'm good for a week before I need another fix

 

[Wils]

For the love of God, please correct the thread title. It puts me on tilt every time I open up the forum.

 

[Seeking Alpha Social Club]

For the love of God, please correct the thread title. It puts me on tilt every time I open up the forum.

LOL!! Okay...but just for you I probably shouldn't be an English teacher

 

[Wils]

LOL!! Okay...but just for you I probably shouldn't be an English teacher

I believe the correct phrase is "teacher of English"

Thanks for changing it though - at first I thought "Jonsing" was something like "Mah Jong"