Poker

18/10/08 Guadalajara

To celebrate the arrival of our giant wooden table and not so giant book case we rounded up a motley crew of local degenerates for a friendly game of hold 'em. Word spread around quickly and the expected 5 ballooned to 10. There was a good selection of over-sized cigars on display although there was a notable absence of novelty hats on the night. Everyone agreed that the music selection was a wonderfully ecletic mix seamlessly blending the best of the past and present and was not in fact 'just old'.

Some gung-ho betting meant there was quite a few re-buys and the occassional bad beat though all credit to the Mexicans for keeping their revolvers holstered. The last three were all residents of the house though the 500 vs. 20,000 chips in the final meant it could only go one way.

Congratulations to the lucky Argentine who is committed to spending his winnings on feather boas and Panama hats for those orphaned and widowed by Guadalajaran public transport.

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