I had been wondering where that term originated and what it meant. After my first trip to Daves game I was soon to find out what the monkey was and what it meant.
Let me start by saying I have been to just about every game in the area at least once and they all pale in comparison to the set up Dave has at his game. Does the term gold standard mean anything to anyone? Everything is first rate; the food, the environment, the beverages, the setting, and most important the players. Everyone was fun to play with. The table banter was hillarious and not knowing everyone at the table I had to feel my way through the night not wanting to step on any toes.
The action was like anything I had seen before and I was told I came on a slow night. Wow! The Omaha H/L was the action game of the night for sure. As for the monkey, I got to meet him playing Omaha. Flopping Quads not once but twice was nice. One hand I split and the other hand I had the high with Dave and another player splitting the low so I can out ahead on that one. NL Holdem seemed boring compared to the Omaha game.
The dealer was great as he kept the game moving and didn't allow for any prolonged thinking about what to do. I must say I was a bit distracted by the Euro Porn Dave brought in for the evening. Nothing like sub titles on the porn on the two plasmas in the room to distract you.
I was up double my buy in when I tried to leave only to be told oh no...you can't leave yet. I played the fool and stuck around another hour to piss away some of my profits. Wound up leaving up about $100. Better than losing and most important I had a good time and enjoyed seeing some friendly faces I had not seen in a long time.
I see a return visit in the not to distant future. Maybe Dave will be serving Lobster Tail and Kobe Steaks next time I visit....it would not surprise me. What a host!
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Hey Tom,
It was nice to see you "slumming" at our humble little game. I hope you didn't get too spoiled by the monkey, you may not see him for another month or two. I can certainly understand your hesitation towards insulting the host and/or other players at the table. At our game, however, sarcasm, cut-downs, and other such ungentlemanly-like behavior is not just tolerated, it is encouraged! You'll do good to start dishing it out, because you'll soon be taking it like the $2 crack whore you are. Well, would you look at that, it started already! :-)
You're right about the action, but just wait until one of those nights when both Eli and Elvie are there. Then Dave will really come out of his shell. Some nights I swear we could do a webcast, charge $19.95, and get more viewers than a Swedish teen porn site. Speaking of... I must admit the Euro porn was pretty funny. There's nothing like hearing a girl moan in Bulgarian, while reading underneath her "Yes, please to continue inserting your erect penis several inches farther into my vaginal cavity!"
Also, we allowed you to leave with $100 because it was your first time, and you weren't familiar with the local rule. Posted Rule 13-B, Section IV clearly states that "No player, with the sole exception of Rick, will be allowed to depart the premises with any American currency. An exception will be made for sole the purpose of using said currency to purchase enough gasoline to transport yourself to the nearest ATM and back to the game, at which time you will lose all additional funds to Rick." Hey, I don't make the rules; they're there for the enjoyment of everyone.
Anyway, welcome! Good playing, and we'll see you soon!
Rick :-)
Hey Tom, Nice to hear from you and nice blog.... do give me a call some time I want to hear what's up with Quinlan....
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