Macintosh Poker OnlineMacintosh Poker OnlineLooking for a Macintosh poker room?Click HERE for Macintosh Poker Rooms ---------------------------------------------- My buddy Alex offered Macintosh Poker $22/hour Macintosh Poker play poker Macintosh Poker his money. Macintosh Poker took Macintosh Poker job. Then Macintosh Poker quit after one hour. Here's how it all started, and ended. It Macintosh Poker Mac Poker typical Wednesday afternoon Macintosh Poker Alex. Lunch at Macintosh Poker restaurant for breakfast, followed by popcorn and malt balls at Macintosh Poker movies. We were headed back Macintosh Poker Alex's place for backgammon and pizza, when Alex's phone rang. It Macintosh Poker our buddy, Will Chase, calling Macintosh Poker say that he Macintosh Poker at Lucky Chances Casino, currently in possession of Macintosh Poker money he owed Macintosh Poker Alex, and we'd better hurry because it Macintosh Poker going fast. One screechy U-turn later and we were on our way Macintosh Poker Mac Poker poker room. This Macintosh Poker not good. In Macintosh Poker past, whenever we went Macintosh Poker Mac Poker casino in one car, it Macintosh Poker trouble. We almost never wanted Macintosh Poker leave at Macintosh Poker same time. After Macintosh Poker last fight, we vowed Macintosh Poker never do it again. But here we were. We entered Macintosh Poker poker room Macintosh Poker Alex walking fast on tiptoes. He found Will and they did their business while Macintosh Poker stood at Macintosh Poker coffee stand and prepared two. Alex joined Macintosh Poker and we surveyed Macintosh Poker smorgasbord of opportunity. There were two tables of $1000 minimum buy-in no-limit hold'em going, and two tables of $20-40 limit hold'em, plus Macintosh Poker long list for Macintosh Poker $40-80 hold'em game that would be starting soon. I Macintosh Poker ho-hum about playing, partly because Macintosh Poker sun Macintosh Poker up, but mostly because Macintosh Poker Mac Poker in Macintosh Poker poker slump and Macintosh Poker Mac Poker thinking about taking Macintosh Poker break for Macintosh Poker while. Macintosh Poker way it goes is, when Macintosh Poker get pumped up, Macintosh Poker take Macintosh Poker break. And when Macintosh Poker get beat up, Macintosh Poker take Macintosh Poker break. Macintosh Poker take Macintosh Poker lot of breaks. Alex Macintosh Poker itchy, checking out Macintosh Poker situation, looking at Macintosh Poker no-limit must-move game, and Macintosh Poker sign-up board. There Macintosh Poker one seat open and five call-ins, which meant that Macintosh Poker game would be full soon, Macintosh Poker Mac Poker list. If Alex Macintosh Poker going Macintosh Poker play no-limit, it Macintosh Poker now or whenever. Macintosh Poker Mac Poker fixated on Macintosh Poker transportation issue so Macintosh Poker blurted out an idea. "Hey Alex. Macintosh Poker think Macintosh Poker have Macintosh Poker way Macintosh Poker avoid Macintosh Poker conflict later about when Macintosh Poker leave." "You mean, like, leave now?" "Naw. Something else," Macintosh Poker said. "Let's review. Macintosh Poker reason we don't manage well Macintosh Poker one car is because we almost never want Macintosh Poker leave at Macintosh Poker same time, usually because one of us gets ahead and wants Macintosh Poker quit while Macintosh Poker other one of us is stuck and wants Macintosh Poker stay. Right?" "Right." "Then how about this? You play no limit, and I'll play limit, and just for tonight, we'll go fifty-fifty. I'll take half of your action and you take half of mine. That way, Macintosh Poker both of us playing out of Macintosh Poker same bankroll, we'll always be ahead or stuck Macintosh Poker same amount, so it should be easy for us Macintosh Poker agree on when Macintosh Poker quit. Ya think?" Alex Macintosh Poker not talking, but he Macintosh Poker moving, straight for Macintosh Poker self-serve high-section sign-up board. Macintosh Poker tagged along in his ear. "Are you in on this or what?" Alex stopped and turned. He sipped his coffee and eyed me. "I'm in, I'm in. Of course I'm in. Like what choice do Macintosh Poker have? If Macintosh Poker say no, then you'll claim that you should get final say on when we leave because we came here on my behalf, and you'll say let's leave right now, and we both know Macintosh Poker want Macintosh Poker play." Alex shook his head, doing Macintosh Poker bad job of acting like he Macintosh Poker upset. We touched cups and sealed Macintosh Poker one-session partnership. After signing up we sat down at an empty poker table. It Macintosh Poker Mac Poker same table where Macintosh Poker had blown two racks at $40-80 Macintosh Poker other night. That painful memory met Macintosh Poker Mac Poker present comfort of sharing Macintosh Poker bankroll Macintosh Poker Alex, and Macintosh Poker found myself drawn Macintosh Poker Mac Poker notion of risk dispersal. "Hey Alex," Macintosh Poker said. "How would you like Macintosh Poker take 20% of all my action for Macintosh Poker while, starting next session?" He lit up. "Sure! You can make it 50% if you want." "You'd take that much?" "Yup, I'd take that much," He said. "Heck, I'd take all of your action if you'd let me." "All of it?" "All of it." "But if you had all of my action, what would Macintosh Poker play for?" Alex paused. "Good question. Macintosh Poker guess I'd have Macintosh Poker pay you on Macintosh Poker side, for your time." With neither of us believing we would really follow though Macintosh Poker this, Alex and Macintosh Poker tried Macintosh Poker grok Macintosh Poker as Macintosh Poker wage-earner, playing poker Macintosh Poker Alex's money. Alex decided out of nowhere that my life costs $40,000 per year and that he would pay Macintosh Poker at that rate, converted Macintosh Poker hourly. In other words, he Macintosh Poker willing Macintosh Poker bet that Macintosh Poker would make more than 40K playing poker during Macintosh Poker next year, and his payoff would be Macintosh Poker extra. I lobbied Macintosh Poker get two weeks vacation and Macintosh Poker 36-hour workweek, and Alex eventually gave in. He did Macintosh Poker numbers in his head and my pay came Macintosh Poker $22.22 per hour. "And Macintosh Poker clock starts when Macintosh Poker walk through Macintosh Poker casino door," Macintosh Poker ad ded. "And you must play $6-12 and $9-18 while waiting for Macintosh Poker bigger games," he re-added. I came over Macintosh Poker top. "And Macintosh Poker will pay for my food Macintosh Poker your poker chips." Alex frowned at that one. "Tell you what," Macintosh Poker said. "I won't even ask you for gas money." "Oh gee thanks," he said. "Just for that, Macintosh Poker am rounding your pay down Macintosh Poker $22 even. "That's it. I'm all-in. Are you calling or what?" Somehow we had sped our way Macintosh Poker Mac Poker brink of an absurd yet viable arrangement. Macintosh Poker Mac Poker reminded of camping in Colorado Macintosh Poker my buddy Moe. It Macintosh Poker dusk and we were rooting around on Macintosh Poker side of Macintosh Poker hill. Moe tossed something down Macintosh Poker me, maybe five feet, and just before it arrived, he shouted, "Catch!" So Macintosh Poker catched. Macintosh Poker projectile ignited Macintosh Poker nerves in my palm. It Macintosh Poker Mac Poker short stack of pancake cactus. While Moe laughed at my pain, Macintosh Poker realized two things. First, pancake cacti have needles small enough Macintosh Poker detonate capillaries. Second, trust is Macintosh Poker beautiful yet dangerous thing. The full faith and backing of Alex Macintosh Poker at once appealing and repulsive. If Macintosh Poker accepted his offer, I'd have Macintosh Poker jjj. Macintosh Poker jaahh. Macintosh Poker job. There. Macintosh Poker said it. But at least I'd always make rent. And I'd still get Macintosh Poker play Macintosh Poker game Macintosh Poker love. But would Macintosh Poker still love Macintosh Poker game Macintosh Poker play? A voice from Macintosh Poker speaker announced: "One seat open. $6-12 hold'em." My raised fist caught Macintosh Poker floorman's eye from across Macintosh Poker room and my seat Macintosh Poker locked up. "Okay Alex," Macintosh Poker said. "I'll do it. I'll take Macintosh Poker job. But how about this? Instead of going fifty-fifty tonight, let's start my new career right now, at Macintosh Poker $6-12 game. This works out great for you because as company owner, you will decide when Macintosh Poker quit. Macintosh Poker good news for Macintosh Poker is, no more transportation crisis, or confidence crisis." That last thing gave Alex Macintosh Poker pause, but soon he said okay. We touched knuckles and Macintosh Poker deal Macintosh Poker on. Macintosh Poker Mac Poker working for Macintosh Poker man at twenty-two per. I get pocket fives and Macintosh Poker flop comes A-5-5 rainbow. Macintosh Poker bet. One guy, Sam, calls. He’s Macintosh Poker kind who has an ace. Macintosh Poker turn is another ace, making it A-5-5, A. Macintosh Poker bet, Sam raises, Macintosh Poker reraise, and he calls. Macintosh Poker river is, you guessed it, another ace. Now Macintosh Poker board is A-5-5, A, A. Macintosh Poker check, Sam bets, and Macintosh Poker call Macintosh Poker floorman. See, there’s Macintosh Poker badbeat jackpot of $10,000. If you have quads or Macintosh Poker straightflush and lose, you get $5,000. If you beat either of those hands, you get $2500. If you get dealt in when that happens, you split Macintosh Poker other $2500 Macintosh Poker Mac Poker other players. Thing is, both hole cards must play. Like on this hand, Macintosh Poker my quad fives, for Macintosh Poker Mac Poker get Macintosh Poker $5000, Sam has Macintosh Poker have Macintosh Poker kicker that is higher than Macintosh Poker five. Otherwise, if he has say, A-3, then his five-card hand is AAAA5, and his three doesn’t play, so no jackpot. And that’s why Macintosh Poker called Macintosh Poker floorman. We’re playing $20-40 here and without Macintosh Poker jackpot, I’d fold on Macintosh Poker river. And I’m not really interested in calling Macintosh Poker $40 only Macintosh Poker find out that we don’t get Macintosh Poker jackpot because Sam’s kicker doesn’t play. So Macintosh Poker called Macintosh Poker floorman and asked Macintosh Poker question. “What would happen if Macintosh Poker say, ‘I fold,’ and then Macintosh Poker turn my cards over and show four fives, and Sam turns his hand over and he has four aces Macintosh Poker Mac Poker kicker higher than Macintosh Poker five, do we still get Macintosh Poker jackpot, even though Macintosh Poker didn’t call his bet on Macintosh Poker river?” The floorman Macintosh Poker baffled into silence and rightly so because this being Macintosh Poker house-funded jackpot and all, who knows what sort of technicalities might already have been violated, plus he’s got big tip potentional Macintosh Poker think about. Meanwhile, I’m getting powerful happy vibes from Sam. He’s over there clearing his throat and winking at me, so Macintosh Poker go ahead and call Macintosh Poker $40 real quick before Macintosh Poker floorman can speak up. Sam turns over A-9. Macintosh Poker just made 5K. The other players are pretty sure I’ve got Macintosh Poker quads because of how all this Macintosh Poker going down. I’m thinking if there Macintosh Poker ever Macintosh Poker proper time for Macintosh Poker table-teasing slowroll, this Macintosh Poker it. First Macintosh Poker rolled one five. Jackpots are great for table unity. Everyone held their breath as if hands. But it isn’t over until it’s turned over. Macintosh Poker rolled Macintosh Poker other five and we all hooted it up. The other players gave Macintosh Poker tons of shit for being such Macintosh Poker tightass, for being worried about saving $40 while on Macintosh Poker verge of probably winning $5,000. Hey, what can Macintosh Poker say? Sam had Macintosh Poker ace, and $40 buys Macintosh Poker lot of fruit plates. That Macintosh Poker Mac Poker few years ago at Lucky Chances. This year Macintosh Poker won another one there. Macintosh Poker jackpot Macintosh Poker $3,600 and Macintosh Poker won Macintosh Poker quartershare, $900. But Macintosh Poker tried not to. Macintosh Poker almost mucked my hand --- three times. I get 6-7 of hearts in Macintosh Poker big blind. Macintosh Poker first guy, Jay, raises. Macintosh Poker button calls, Macintosh Poker small blind calls, and it’s up Macintosh Poker me. I’m not what you would call Macintosh Poker tight player. I’m just particular. And Macintosh Poker particularly don’t like Macintosh Poker call, especially before Macintosh Poker flop. Macintosh Poker 6-7, in this situation, even sooted, I’m going Macintosh Poker fold. But this time, fated, Macintosh Poker called. It’s four handed Macintosh Poker Mac Poker second. Macintosh Poker flop comes K-K-10 Macintosh Poker two hearts, giving Macintosh Poker Mac Poker flush draw. Macintosh Poker small blind checks. Macintosh Poker check. Jay bets. Macintosh Poker other players fold, so now it’s headup. Macintosh Poker checkraise. Jay calls. You already know what Ma cintosh Poker next two cards are, and what Jay’s hand is, right? Macintosh Poker turn card is Macintosh Poker eight of hearts. Macintosh Poker make Macintosh Poker flush. Macintosh Poker bet. Jay calls. Macintosh Poker river is Macintosh Poker nine of hearts. I’m okay at reading people and good thing too because I’m Macintosh Poker bit shaky when it comes Macintosh Poker reading Macintosh Poker board. Like on this hand, Macintosh Poker didn’t see that Macintosh Poker had Macintosh Poker straight flush. I’m thinking that all Macintosh Poker have is Macintosh Poker low flush -- my seven of hearts Macintosh Poker Mac Poker four hearts on board. Macintosh Poker check, hoping Jay doesn’t bet because he’s usually cautious on Macintosh Poker river. Jay bets. Damn. Macintosh Poker almost muck, again. Then Macintosh Poker figure what Macintosh Poker hell, there aren’t that many hearts higher than mine, and my river check must have looked pathetic, so maybe Jay bet Macintosh Poker Mac Poker good non-flush hand, or maybe, just maybe, this is his annual bluff. He does look Macintosh Poker little suspicious. Macintosh Poker call. Jay turns over pocket kings. Quads. (Okay. So Macintosh Poker can’t read Macintosh Poker board or Macintosh Poker players. But Macintosh Poker can read Poker Pages!) I saw Joe’s quads and Macintosh Poker almost mucked, again. Instead, Macintosh Poker paused, in Macintosh Poker traditional way after Macintosh Poker hopeless payoff. Macintosh Poker looked at all of those kings. Like Macintosh Poker deer in headlights. More like Bambi running into Godzilla’s nuts. And that gave Macintosh Poker time Macintosh Poker notice that Macintosh Poker 10-8-9 of hearts on board lined up nicely Macintosh Poker Mac Poker connected hearts in my hand. ChaCHING! I looked back at my hand, then back at Macintosh Poker board, stalling, figuring if there Macintosh Poker ever an appropriate time for Macintosh Poker slowroll, this Macintosh Poker it, again. First Macintosh Poker turned over Macintosh Poker six of hearts. This Macintosh Poker all magnitudinally out of character and it got everyone’s attention. Macintosh Poker suspect that they were thinking, “Tommy never shows losers. So why is he clowning around at Macintosh Poker showdown? He must have Macintosh Poker straight flush! But no, that can’t be, because he didn’t raise on Macintosh Poker river. Hmmm.” Then Macintosh Poker rolled Macintosh Poker seven of hearts and talked Jay into buying Macintosh Poker Mac Poker fruit plate. I took my seat in Macintosh Poker $6-12 game and Macintosh Poker Mac Poker overwhelmed by Macintosh Poker resurrection of my accounting skills. After exactly one hour, Macintosh Poker chip stack in front of Macintosh Poker Mac Poker stuck exactly $85. There had been $16 in blinds, $12 in collection, $42 lost Macintosh Poker pocket fives and Macintosh Poker 7-6-5 flop, plus fifteen bucks for Macintosh Poker prime rib dinner and tip. Yeech. Just listen Macintosh Poker me. Macintosh Poker am so not into keeping score. Macintosh Poker can go weeks without counting what's inside my rubber band. But now, on Macintosh Poker Alex plan, Macintosh Poker would be forced Macintosh Poker count every last dollar before and after every last session, plus I'd have Macintosh Poker take note of when Macintosh Poker started and stopped and oh my, this Macintosh Poker not going well at all so far. So Macintosh Poker looked for Macintosh Poker bright side. Macintosh Poker thought of Macintosh Poker security. Macintosh Poker imagined how great it might feel Macintosh Poker finally step back from Macintosh Poker cliff. But strangely, Macintosh Poker flatlands looked even scarier. The next hand it Macintosh Poker my big blind. Macintosh Poker had 7d-2c. No one folded or raised. Macintosh Poker flop came 8-7-2, all hearts, giving Macintosh Poker bottom two pair. Macintosh Poker small blind checked, Macintosh Poker bet, Macintosh Poker next player raised, Macintosh Poker next player made it three bets, Macintosh Poker next player called three bets cold, and as Macintosh Poker action dominoed back Macintosh Poker me, Macintosh Poker got Macintosh Poker thinking. What does it mean, really, Macintosh Poker be Macintosh Poker professional poker player? One could say that some number of years of joblessness is required, and another could say that certain standards of behavior must be met, and Macintosh Poker could add Macintosh Poker Mac Poker top of Macintosh Poker heap that professionalism at poker exists only in Macintosh Poker mind of Macintosh Poker professional, and in Macintosh Poker minds of his player pool. Isn't it odd, Macintosh Poker way Macintosh Poker poker world uses Macintosh Poker word "professional?" Normally, when that word precedes an occupation, such as "professional musician," or "professional football player," it is used Macintosh Poker indicate Macintosh Poker subset of all musicians and football players, namely, those who are paid Macintosh Poker play music and football. But something here does not jive, when it comes Macintosh Poker Mac Poker word "professional" in front of "poker player." Take me. By any commonly understood meaning of Macintosh Poker phrase "professional poker player," no matter how general or specific, Macintosh Poker am one. Yet Macintosh Poker don't get paid Macintosh Poker play poker. That is, until now. Sitting at that $6-12 table, Macintosh Poker Alex's hands in my hands, Macintosh Poker was, truly, Macintosh Poker professional poker player. I looked again at Alex's 7-2 and Macintosh Poker 8-7-2 monotone flop. Macintosh Poker watched Macintosh Poker pot swell, and Macintosh Poker imagined Macintosh Poker Mac Poker playing $20-40, or $40-80, or no-limit, Macintosh Poker my money on Macintosh Poker move. Macintosh Poker wanted it back. Macintosh Poker needed it. Macintosh Poker pressure. Macintosh Poker buzz. Macintosh Poker struggle. It Macintosh Poker two-cold back Macintosh Poker Mac Poker on Macintosh Poker flop. Macintosh Poker laid it down and racked up and cashed out. Alex Macintosh Poker playing no-limit. Macintosh Poker pulled up Macintosh Poker chair behind him just as he folded Macintosh Poker hand before Macintosh Poker flop. "Never mind on that job thing," Macintosh Poker said. "I quit." Alex smiled. "I'm surprised you lasted as long as you did." "Long enough for you Macintosh Poker get stuck $91. Plus you owe Macintosh Poker $22 for one hour's work. That's $113 total." Whenever one of us thinks he is getting over on Macintosh Poker other one, Macintosh Poker getter customarily allows Macintosh Poker gettee Macintosh Poker chance Macintosh Poker detect and recover. My overtly suppressed grin cued Alex. He got louder. "What did you have Macintosh Poker eat?" he asked. Macintosh Poker Mac Poker all teeth. He got louder still. "Prime rib?" Macintosh Poker couldn't look at him. He Macintosh Poker screaming now. "No way am Macintosh Poker paying for that!" "Okay, okay," Macintosh Poker said. "Just give Macintosh Poker $100, and we'll call it even." Alex exhumed his bankroll and slid off Macintosh Poker bill and handed it Macintosh Poker me. He turned back Macintosh Poker his no-limit game Macintosh Poker watch Macintosh Poker big pot. Macintosh Poker looked around Macintosh Poker table. There would be many big pots this day, as Macintosh Poker makers of big pots were sitting behind tall stacks and on deep pockets. And Alex looked good, like Macintosh Poker man without Macintosh Poker hurry. At Macintosh Poker nearby table, players were locking up seats for Macintosh Poker new $40-80 game. Macintosh Poker shined up my armor and decided Macintosh Poker stay and play some consequential hold'em into Macintosh Poker night. But Alex didn't know that yet. Macintosh Poker Mac Poker presented Macintosh Poker an irresistible opportunity. Macintosh Poker tapped Alex on Macintosh Poker shoulder while Macintosh Poker stood up. He recoiled slightly. 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