Allergyboy

I played my first “real” poker game the other night. It was my friend Maite’s birthday, and after dinner, we decided to head on over to our other friend Tin’s house to play. I call this my first “real” poker game because it was the first time I actually put out real money (albeit a measly 50 pesos). In fact, I would have gladly paid more to have a fun night with some of my most beloved friends (oh how cheesy). I proudly finished third, before I had to sit in our make-shift loser’s lounge. Let’s face it, not winning a 350 peso pot isn’t exactly something to be sad about.

Now before I go any further in this tale, I must tell you that this poker game was special. It was unique and unconventional, as we would later find out. Here’s the story:

So we had already gotten into the swing of things and most of us were putting our game faces on. And in this next round that commenced, four of us ended up playing until all the cards were layed out (there were seven players - Maite and her boyfriend, Dennis, who I used to think was imaginary, were playing as one person). Now since most of us in the game weren’t particularly good at bluffing, it was almost certain that we all had good hands. I, for one, had an Ace of Hearts in my hand and then an Ace of Clubs came out when the community cards were drawn. So I figured I’d bet until the end because a pair of Aces gives me a good chance at winning. And as it turned out, the three other remaining players decided to do the same. So when it came time to show our cards, I proudly presented my Ace of Hearts. While RJ showed us his Ace of Diamonds. And then there was Paul with his Ace of Spades. And lastly, Donna, with her Ace of… SPADES? Wait a minute… An Ace of Hearts, an Ace of Diamonds, an Ace of Clubs and TWO ACE OF SPADES? HUUWAT?! And there it was, layed out in front of our eyes was a poker game with 5 ACES! And there we were, bursting out in laughter upon realizing that we had been playing poker for atleast an hour using a bogus deck that, after an official count, actually had 59 cards. Who needs a joker, eh?

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