Poker at Nik's

Last night we played poker at Nik's. Hot dogs were served in lovely fresh bread rolls.
Poker was played. Only hi-lo, if I'm not mistaken.
Jona returned, and it was lovely to have him back. Even if he was really late.
I really have very little recollection of what happened yesterday apart from playing a few hands with a child asleep on my lap. The usual paedophilia and scatological jokes, I guess.
The table suggests that two distinct groups of players are taking shape: those who can play poker, and those who can't. It will be interesting (kind of) to see how things shape up over the next few months.
No energy for this today. Bad night's sleep.

Poker at Eric's

Last night we played poker at Eric's. In attendance were Eric, Yossi, Jonah, Nik and Rafi. We ate chicken and chips. There was no shortage of sweet 'n sour Doritos whatsoever. Well done Eric.
The main talking point of the evening has to be Nik's stupendous performance. Not only did he break the "100 shekel up" mark for the first time since records began, but he also finished the evening as the only player to have made any money, a feat he previously accomplished a while ago. This kind of success testifies to Nik's cool head under pressure, his ability to read his opponents, and his uncanny understanding of the rules of Omaha Hi-Lo. Oh, and his really excellent cards (4 kings, anyone?). In recognition of Nik's most admirable showing last night, the other players rose to their feet at the end of the evening to applaud one of the game's modern greats.

Poker at Rafi's

Last night we played poker at Rafi's. Present were Rafi, Yossi, Jonah, Eric, Nik, Adrian, and special guest star, "Da doo ron" Ron. Eric was the big winner, with 63 shekels in winnings. Jonah was the big loser. He lost 50 shekels. That's two thirds, or 66.6666666666% of his initial stake. He lost all that money despite playing quite well. Still, he did lose it. (I hope this detailed description makes up for the short description of his winnings a couple of weeks back.)
There was some apprehension regarding Big Ron's ability to take our x-rated banter, but that apprehension proved to be ill-founded when Nik most humoursly checked with him that he would be fine with Eric discussing the sex acts he performs with Ron's daughter. Ron reacted with good spirits and the tone was set.
Yoss made a lot of bad jokes and Adrian rang him up to tell him they were funny. We listened to a radio station with a mixture of great classics and terrible non-classics.
And of course the food: Rafi provided chili con (and sin) carne with rice. Proper cooking that was properly tasty. Well done Rafi.
The graph is interesting this week. It shows a small breakaway group of some men, some other men hovering around the zero, and Nik in freefall, heading toward bankruptcy. If only we'd started this chart in November, then Nik too might be hovering around the zero. Still, there's much more poker to be played.