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RAF Poker
Anyone know where poker is being played in the RAF? No doubt there is a QR against it but I'm addicted and have to find a live game.
RAF Poker Society anyone?
RAF Poker Society anyone?
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There used to be an active poker school at RAF Coltishall in the early 70's with dealer's choice of game. Anyone out there who remembers the Regt Two-step ' Fours, whores, one-eyed jacks & King with the axe wild, three-two-one to the right, stack them and roll them, high/low split?'
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Texas Hold'em indeed.
Watched it on telly, played with a couple of mates and recently played in a card room. What a hoot!
I had always dismissed Poker, but now I am hooked. It's a thought provoking multi facted game. It would be great to see Hold'em nights in the mess -
nothing major that would get OC Admin all excited but say a £5 entry No Limit tournament. Winner takes half the pot - benevolent fund takes the other half.
You could have say 10 - 100 players in the bar/dining room. As people get all in and eliminated the tables re-org until there is head to head with just 2 players amongst massive excitement.
My guess is that the final would end up with a Plt Off and a padre.
It would take 20 minutes to brief people on how to play - couple of experienced guys on each table to self deal.
I notice that many Universities have Poker Societies now, and messes often have horse race nights, at least Poker takes a bit of thought.
Watched it on telly, played with a couple of mates and recently played in a card room. What a hoot!
I had always dismissed Poker, but now I am hooked. It's a thought provoking multi facted game. It would be great to see Hold'em nights in the mess -
nothing major that would get OC Admin all excited but say a £5 entry No Limit tournament. Winner takes half the pot - benevolent fund takes the other half.
You could have say 10 - 100 players in the bar/dining room. As people get all in and eliminated the tables re-org until there is head to head with just 2 players amongst massive excitement.
My guess is that the final would end up with a Plt Off and a padre.
It would take 20 minutes to brief people on how to play - couple of experienced guys on each table to self deal.
I notice that many Universities have Poker Societies now, and messes often have horse race nights, at least Poker takes a bit of thought.
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Texas Hold'em is crap. It's no fun when you can easily guess what hands the other players might have (by virtue of the fact you can see 5 cards on the table) - much more fun when you hold all 5 cards and no-one has a clue. Then it really IS down to pure wit and who has the best poker face / biggest balls!
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I'm a long time poker player but have never played within an RAF environment. The primary reason that the game is not played is of course the QR that specifically forbids gambling (with certain exceptions, Mess nights etc)
While I understand the concern, the QR is, in my opinion, a hangover from an earlier era when control of servicemen's personal lives was more accepted.
Would removal of the QR cause problems? No doubt there would be the occasional incidence of gambling getting out of hand, but there already exists a raft of QRs that would cater for such excesses (and there's always the good ol' Sect 69 of the AFA). To have a blanket ban that prevents a regular social get-together (like the American Thursday night poker tradition) is unnecessary.
Oh, and for skill, my vote goes to 7 card stud but my online preference is for Texas Hold 'em - lots of online Yanks with no idea how to play the game!
While I understand the concern, the QR is, in my opinion, a hangover from an earlier era when control of servicemen's personal lives was more accepted.
Would removal of the QR cause problems? No doubt there would be the occasional incidence of gambling getting out of hand, but there already exists a raft of QRs that would cater for such excesses (and there's always the good ol' Sect 69 of the AFA). To have a blanket ban that prevents a regular social get-together (like the American Thursday night poker tradition) is unnecessary.
Oh, and for skill, my vote goes to 7 card stud but my online preference is for Texas Hold 'em - lots of online Yanks with no idea how to play the game!
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Not sure QRs forbid gambling per se as of course we have all those fruit machines! As I recall the template for Mess Rules it goes along the lines of 'games of skill for small stakes only' such as Bridge at a penny per hundred points.
Poker is clearly a game of skill so game on.
Poker is clearly a game of skill so game on.
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Texas Hold'em is crap. It's no fun when you can easily guess what hands the other players might have (by virtue of the fact you can see 5 cards on the table)
I would love to play you at holdem if that's what you honestly think.
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Sounds like Monday could be good for a laugh. Does anyone have any links to decent 'how to play Texas holdem' sites?
http://www.texasholdem-poker.com/
http://www.flopturnriver.com/
thats the basics
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- On the top Bunk- Nice one
I will be registering tonight.
Looking forward to seeing how this goes.
At the very least we all gain valuable experience and the honour of participating in the inaugural Pprune RAF Poker Society meeting!
So, bigshot 16b.....are you signing up to demonstrate your mastery of this simple game....after all its easy working out what everyone has got with 5 cards on the table??!
Money....mouth...etc
I will be registering tonight.
Looking forward to seeing how this goes.
At the very least we all gain valuable experience and the honour of participating in the inaugural Pprune RAF Poker Society meeting!
So, bigshot 16b.....are you signing up to demonstrate your mastery of this simple game....after all its easy working out what everyone has got with 5 cards on the table??!
Money....mouth...etc
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Didn't say I was a master! Far from it in fact!! I won a couple of lucky tables at a meeting recently, but then played like a chimp for the rest of the evening. I'm just not a fan of hold'em, not when all players have the same hand bar 2 cards, and arguments about 'senior suits' start when 2 or more people have identical (value) hands. I prefer games without communal cards myself - more mystery! Maybe my post's wording didn't convey what I was trying to say (for a change!) - perhaps it's not that easy to work out what hands players have, but it certainly is obvious what they DON'T have. Love poker in general though.
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16 Blades - Just trying to get you into the game! Especially if you "play like a chimp"! C'mon it will be fun, especially if I play like an urangutan.
Texas Holdem is the only Poker I know, and it is great as far as I can tell.
Texas Holdem is the only Poker I know, and it is great as far as I can tell.
Texas hold em.
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That is precisely the reason why Texas hold em is so good. The fact that there are five visible cards makes bluffing a much more interesting hobby! It's all about what people think you have rather than what you actually have.
It's ridiculously satisfying to beat someone with a pair of two's when they thought you obviously had the straight/flush/full house that looked to be on offer.
Have also played 5 card draw and it's not a patch on hold em.
We regularly have poker nights on our squadron. Started on a recent US det and been hooked ever since. Never won more than twenty squid but it's still a great way to spend an evening with a few mates and copious beers.
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That is precisely the reason why Texas hold em is so good. The fact that there are five visible cards makes bluffing a much more interesting hobby! It's all about what people think you have rather than what you actually have.
It's ridiculously satisfying to beat someone with a pair of two's when they thought you obviously had the straight/flush/full house that looked to be on offer.
Have also played 5 card draw and it's not a patch on hold em.
We regularly have poker nights on our squadron. Started on a recent US det and been hooked ever since. Never won more than twenty squid but it's still a great way to spend an evening with a few mates and copious beers.
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I'm tempted, I must admit. But the 'beer and mates' side of a game is what makes it what it is - not sure it'd be quite the same online. Having said that, I'll wait and see if I'm free Mon night (not sure yet) and may be a late entry!
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