know when to hold 'em

[cricketycricket]

[it's been a long few weeks. so much turmoil and tension ... and he's well aware of the toll it must be taking on all involved, and even some who aren't. so, before he dives straight into the strategizing and the planning and such, he's going to allow himself one evening's respite to recharge before preparing for ... well

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[heirdom]

"Bicycle" cards?

[cricketycricket]

[pleasantly] Yes, Bicycle. It's the brand, you see. A particular manufacturer. Nothing especially remarkable about them, it's just ... I've had them lying around for quite a while.

[heirdom]

Oh.

Well, poker's a game for gambling addicts and drunks.

[cricketycricket]

It's devolved to be so, I'm afraid. It actually involves quite a good deal of strategy and nuance, if you play it properly.

[heirdom]

It's poker, not chess.

[cricketycricket]

Chess isn't the only strategic game.

[heirdom]

No, but it does have class. Nobody gets together with beers and drugs for "chess night."

[cricketycricket]

Not on Earth, no. ... But elsewhere, you'd be amazed. [and class can be overrated, anyway, but he'll just leave that branch of the discussion for another time. someone is apparently far too into making Hating Poker Srs Business, and he's ... extremely curious as to why. especially since he sounds so young]

You sound as though you're speaking from some form of experience.

[heirdom]

Every poker player I have ever known used it as an excuse to gamble and get inebriated.

[cricketycricket]

I think you'll find that you can't say that, anymore. [he sounds infinitely amused at this]

[heirdom]

I will continue to say it.