I was finally able to restart my ~ weekly mid-week "beer and B.S." game this evening after nearly three years paused due to COVID restrictions at my office*. It was great to get a good chunk of the old regulars back and we slipped into the old verbal jabs, trash talk and general good times for the first time in what felt like forever.
PCA's in play tonight. Don't worry, we play these as micro-stakes, so nickel/dime blinds. The game is a lot smaller than it looks like from these pics!
Still some pretty cutthroat poker despite the relatively low stakes.
The very first hand back in progress:
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My high point on my $10 buy-in.
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Later on, after my lone add-on.
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All told, in for $15, out for $14.75 and nearly four hours of cards with friends. The latter worth more than just about anything I would have won in money this particular game.
* I live in a small studio which works perfectly for me, especially considering how much time I'm away from home at the observatory. The problem is if I have more than two people over, anyone else will have to start sitting on someone else's lap. Not terribly practical for a poker game. My office in town allows me to host my game there, but had some pretty strict COVID restrictions for visitors that were relaxed before the holidays. I had proposed restarting just after the New Year to the group and they were all itching to get back to the game ASAP!