[.cnI redruM]

"Listen, here's the thing: If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker."

-- Opening line from the film Rounders, as spoken by Mike McDermott (Matt Damon)

I played too often myself when I wore the BDUs. The worst experience I ever had in poker is the night I won and kept on winning. This guy I had been buddies first started talking about how poor his wife and kids were and then started looking at me like he intended to kill me. It almost got too real. That was it for myself and Texas No Limit Hold 'Em.

[JimSEA]

I guess I am showing my age because to me the only memory is of Glenn Ford and Henry Fonda in ROUNDERS -- Howdy, Howdy.

[Phantom Lord]

I think its a wonderful movie.

Regarding your comments about the "poor" guy and his losing money, my friend is also not the wealthiest guy around and he has a young daughter and a new born son. 4 days after his son was born we were playing at his brother in laws house. After taking several large pots down that he was the only caller to the river I said, "your baby needs a new pair of shoes, but not tonight."

He laughed it off and knew it was a joke.

There are NO FRIENDS at the table. NONE. I will take your last penny and feel no guilt about it. And if you take my last penny, you should feel no guilt.

All of us know that after the chit chat stops and the cards are dealt we are all enemies.

The games are friendly, the ball busting and sarcasm is non-stop, but the play is as serious as it gets.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I don't play cards for money because I feel bad when I lose and I feel bad when I win.

I feel good if I don't play though.