All-In Blog

This blog will contain a handful of poker references. Don't worry if you aren't well-versed with poker lingo, you should be able to make it through this blog just fine.

When one is playing a no-limit poker tournament, they can go all-in at any time. That means the player has to put the remainder of their chips into the pot, and if they lose they are out. I'm going to relate the all-in action to the previously mentioned love triangle (http://wrkb.blogspot.com/2008/01/love-triangle.html).

So far in this game of "poker", both of the men have been slowly dwindling their chip stacks to the lady. Recently, I have concluded after 48 hours of observation that one of the participants has gone all-in. He made his move, looked to win the girl over. Unfortunately on the river, the queen of schizers hit, and he lost.

Maybe he should have stuck to craps.

I genuinely feel bad for this guy. He's an intelligent, creative person, and it was really sad for us to see him slowly become demasculated to the point of a whipping boy. Being a poker player myself, I'm particularly immune to "bad beat" stories, but I can't help but feel bad for him. Sure, we were losing faith in him during this time, but I think in the back of our minds we really hoped he would snap out of it at some point and return from the dark side.

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As for the remaining player, he still has chips...but losing them more rapidly now that its a one-on-one game. Here's my point, give the credit to the guy who has enough balls to push his chips into the pot and go all-in. Don't give credit to the guy who is letting the lady bully him for any of what manhood he's holding on to.

Keep hanging in there champ.

Today, I salute you Mr. All-In guy, you've heard the calling, and taken the man up challenge. Yes, you may have lost, but nice guys finish last anyway. No more Mr. Nice Guy, no more Mr. Clean.

What a beast of a man.

Final Thoughts: As much as I hate to lose at poker, if I feel that I did the right thing when I go all-in, it doesn't matter. OAR said it best, "that was a crazy game of poker". Poker??? Barely know her.