Quad Johnson
Two Pair
Hey everyone. I know I haven't been here in a while but don't really have an outlet to share this with so I'm posting here.
I'm 39 years old and a guy I met in high school when I was 15, Mike, had always been around. He was part of our circle that got caught up in the poker boom post Moneymaker. Watching all the shows like wsop, hsp, etc playing on ft, ps, you know. The good times.
We played so many home games starting with tournaments after the boom and progressed to cash games. Our cash game for a while was actual change 5c/10c. He'd have just a buck in front of him sometimes and manage to go on shove or fold heater and get back up to a stack. It was eventually my interest in organizing that led me to this forum and got us off the coin and slugs.
Almost 2 months ago, Mike sadly went into liver failure due to preexisting conditions. He was on a waiting list for a transplant but he slipped into stage 4 and after nearly 5 weeks, he passed away.
We have our game on the first Saturday of the month these days. This December will be the first game without him after decades. We're having an ugly Christmas shirt/sweater gathering and in his memory, we're going to play the K9 game.
K9 was his favorite hand for as long as I remember. He loved winning with it. He also really hated losing with it. He was a very animated guy and funny and he always took beats well so when he'd have those inevitable run-in's making a straight vs AK, his reaction would always be a hilarious I can't believe it failed me dramatic affair.
We play 25NL so for the first game after his passing, if you win a hand with K9 either at showdown or showing it, you get an extra buck from everyone at the table.
If you made it this far, thanks for listening. Life is short so please enjoy it. That's what it's there for.
RIP Mike
I'm 39 years old and a guy I met in high school when I was 15, Mike, had always been around. He was part of our circle that got caught up in the poker boom post Moneymaker. Watching all the shows like wsop, hsp, etc playing on ft, ps, you know. The good times.
We played so many home games starting with tournaments after the boom and progressed to cash games. Our cash game for a while was actual change 5c/10c. He'd have just a buck in front of him sometimes and manage to go on shove or fold heater and get back up to a stack. It was eventually my interest in organizing that led me to this forum and got us off the coin and slugs.
Almost 2 months ago, Mike sadly went into liver failure due to preexisting conditions. He was on a waiting list for a transplant but he slipped into stage 4 and after nearly 5 weeks, he passed away.
We have our game on the first Saturday of the month these days. This December will be the first game without him after decades. We're having an ugly Christmas shirt/sweater gathering and in his memory, we're going to play the K9 game.
K9 was his favorite hand for as long as I remember. He loved winning with it. He also really hated losing with it. He was a very animated guy and funny and he always took beats well so when he'd have those inevitable run-in's making a straight vs AK, his reaction would always be a hilarious I can't believe it failed me dramatic affair.
We play 25NL so for the first game after his passing, if you win a hand with K9 either at showdown or showing it, you get an extra buck from everyone at the table.
If you made it this far, thanks for listening. Life is short so please enjoy it. That's what it's there for.
RIP Mike
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