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earthleakage
from tell the world you're winning on 2005-05-09 17:10 [#01593155]
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anyone else play? i'm far too impatient ever to be a good player
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darkpromenade
from Australia on 2005-05-09 17:11 [#01593157]
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I have played before............ easy to lose money, and I've found that some people are real standouts and will beat me all the time....... good fun with mates though.
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earthleakage
from tell the world you're winning on 2005-05-09 17:15 [#01593158]
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gambling is pretty big in austalia is it not? with all those "pokies" etc :)
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darkpromenade
from Australia on 2005-05-09 17:19 [#01593161]
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yeah, the "pokies" are a curse...... one of the guys I work with has a $30000 overdraft maxed out because of his addiction...... dosn't gamble on anything else, just the machines....... and the pubs offer all sorts of cheap meal and drink deals to get the people in.... the government has become somewhat dependant on the income they receive from them, so they're not gowing away anythime soon...... it's a tax on the stupid
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earthleakage
from tell the world you're winning on 2005-05-09 17:22 [#01593166]
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pubs have pokies aswell? here there's a limit of a 30p stake / £50 win on fruit machines in pubs and i think something like £100 on other licenced premises.
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r40f
from qrters tea party on 2005-05-09 17:23 [#01593168]
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it's gaining popularity here in the states recently. probably because of all the tv coverage of tournaments. it's fun, but i'm not very good at all. i do enjoy seeing the games on tv on occasion.
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darkpromenade
from Australia on 2005-05-09 17:31 [#01593175]
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Where I live, only the pubs have machines.... they are limited in numbers 20 or so in each pub, and I don't think any more machines in total are being released...... it's been amazing to see how the pubs with machines have been able to grow and develop in the past 10 years or so since machines were legalised... they've all been redeveloped ....... it's killed the live music scene aswell, 'cause pubs don't need to attract people with bands etc anymore.
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darkpromenade
from Australia on 2005-05-09 17:33 [#01593176]
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oh yeah, i think the uk is planning to model it's new gambling laws on ours...... suckers!
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elusive
from detroit (United States) on 2005-05-09 17:42 [#01593177]
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yeah, all my friends and their friends play it now (most likely due to TV, as r40f says)
but it's still a damn good time
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earthleakage
from tell the world you're winning on 2005-05-09 17:48 [#01593178]
Points: 27795 Status: Regular | Followup to darkpromenade: #01593176
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20 pokies in 1 pub?!? that will never happen here, i can assure you of that. liberal england? nay chance :)
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mimi
on 2005-05-09 17:56 [#01593179]
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<--------- '88 old maid champion
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earthleakage
from tell the world you're winning on 2005-05-09 18:10 [#01593186]
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ah yes, a great year, 1988...
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mimi
on 2005-05-09 18:15 [#01593192]
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I know, some of my first memories are from that year.
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oyvinto
on 2005-05-09 18:16 [#01593194]
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i've tried at pokerstarts latley. up from 50 to 200 now, but it sucks. i'm going to quit.
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earthleakage
from tell the world you're winning on 2005-05-09 18:18 [#01593198]
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i was old enough to get married! ;)
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Amnesiac
from ERIE (United States) on 2005-05-09 18:22 [#01593201]
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holdempoker.com
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mimi
on 2005-05-09 18:22 [#01593202]
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so you're not an old maid then :D
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earthleakage
from tell the world you're winning on 2005-05-09 18:26 [#01593211]
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young at heart :)
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i_x_ten
from arsemuncher on 2005-05-09 18:55 [#01593251]
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most pubs have 2/3 fruities in them max? gambling is for mugs, though i have got lucky a few times. i have a mate:
"how much did you win?"
"jackpot"
"how much did you put in?"
"£2"
"bullshit!" (more like £30)
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earthleakage
from tell the world you're winning on 2005-05-09 19:21 [#01593275]
Points: 27795 Status: Regular | Followup to i_x_ten: #01593251
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coupled with the 99 other times when they didn't tell you they'd lost
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epohs
from )C: on 2005-05-09 19:23 [#01593279]
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i don't gamble. mainly because i lose a lot.
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evolume
from seattle (United States) on 2005-05-09 20:04 [#01593323]
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i play a hell of a lot of poker. i've been playing almost 15 years now so my game is pretty good. i play at a weekly game that has been going on for about 8 years or so, so most of the regulars there are also very good. it's kinda like a poker dojo really!
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