Today was our big poker lesson. There were twelve of us that showed up for our salad lunch, but not everyone stayed to play.
Our instructor for the day, Tonya, only started playing last February and has since won many prizes. She was so much fun and made the afternoon interesting for all of us.
She brought two table tops, cards, chips and even prizes for us!
We like to think that we are "Superstars" and it was neat to know that someone else felt the same way (or, could it be, that it was the name of the table top from the tournament where she won it!).
The usual group photo: Seated L to R--Helen S., Mary, Jo, Joan, Pat, Irene, Jodie and Lorraine. Standing--Lil, Nancy, Tonya and Tee (Tee and Nancy were on their best "photo behavior" today and didn't hide).
Tonya explains a little about the game before we start to play.
Pat doesn't look so sure that this is better than bridge.
Ooops! Did we do something wrong in our betting? Should we have bet more? Less? Tonya was a great teacher!
It looked as if Mary was going to be the big winner! She had stacks of chips in front of her!
Lorraine also won and rakes them in!
But Tee was the big winner for the day (Mary came in second)!
Most of us will never play again. Some might play occasionally. At least, we now know what it is all about so that we will at least be able to understand what others are talking about when they discuss Texas Hold 'Em!We found out that Tonya plays every Wednesday night at the local resort and invited us to come to play or to watch! We laughed about that because Wednesday night is typically saved for church activities. We decided that we'd better get out there before Lent, when our Wednesdays are tied up!
Sounds like another field trip!
