Getting older, not always wiser. (4 Viewers)

[quosco]

Hi All,
I have been gambling since I was a kid, breathing in the cigarette smoke and the beer fumes emanating through my uncle's and dad's pores. I remember the smell of pennies, nickels, and dimes lingering on my fingertips. I am at mid-life now, so you would think playing for that long would make you good, but I also played baseball for 9 years, and well, now I'm an engineer . If I am good at anything it is enjoying the possibilities of the gamble, knowing when to walk away, and....sweating - I'm good at sweating.

I met some cool dudes at a home game recently, and it has reignited my interest in owning a proper set of poker chips. I hope this forum will be able to provide. Looking forward to the hang.

 

[Beakertwang]

Welcome!

There’s a number of Houston guys on the forum, including @MrCatPants @Rieguy @TX_Golf_N_Poker, and others.

They all suck to varying degrees, but they’re on here.

 

[FreeBop59]

Welcome to the forum!

A good place to start your poker set journey is @Machine ‘s new members thread:

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/new-members-start-here.85303/

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Hi All,
I have been gambling since I was a kid, breathing in the cigarette smoke and the beer fumes emanating through my uncle's and dad's pores. I remember the smell of pennies, nickels, and dimes lingering on my fingertips. I am at mid-life now, so you would think playing for that long would make you good, but I also played baseball for 9 years, and well, now I'm an engineer . If I am good at anything it is enjoying the possibilities of the gamble, knowing when to walk away, and....sweating - I'm good at sweating.

I met some cool dudes at a home game recently, and it has reignited my interest in owning a proper set of poker chips. I hope this forum will be able to provide. Looking forward to the hang.

Glad you finally got your first post!

Welcome!

There’s a number of Houston guys on the forum, including @MrCatPants @Rieguy @TX_Golf_N_Poker, and others.

They all suck to varying degrees, but they’re on here.

Did you not read in his message? He said he met some cool dudes at a home game! He was referring to US!

Clearly, he was just being nice.

 

[TRKingChips]

Welcome to the community !!!

 

[Jers28]

Welcome to PCF! You can writer to your list of things you have a talent for. I enjoyed your very descriptive and visceral introduction. I could practically smell the coins on my hands.

 

[BottomPair7]

Hello and welcome to PCF!

 

[Beakertwang]

Glad you finally got your first post!

Did you not read in his message? He said he met some cool dudes at a home game! He was referring to US!

Clearly, he was just being nice.

@quosco is either a liar or a poor judge of character.

 

[MrCatPants]

@quosco is either a liar or a poor judge of character.

#iowafail

 

[Winslow2918]

Hello and welcome to PCF!

 

[CardRally]

Machu Picchu, nice.

 

[club_pkr]

Welcome to the club!

 

[Fran]

Welcome to the forum !

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

@quosco C'mon dude! Make a few more posts. I want to DM you.

 

[soccerdadof3]

Welcome to PCF!

 

[PapaWheelie]

Welcome. I recently moved back to the People Democratic Republic of Canuckistan from a place just down the road from you: Port Arthur

 

[All_Out]

Hello and welcome from another Houston area guy.

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

Welcome. I recently moved back to the People Democratic Republic of Canuckistan from a place just down the road from you: Port Arthur

Oh man, I feel for ya bro...

 

[Isorg]

Hi All,
I have been gambling since I was a kid, breathing in the cigarette smoke and the beer fumes emanating through my uncle's and dad's pores. I remember the smell of pennies, nickels, and dimes lingering on my fingertips. I am at mid-life now, so you would think playing for that long would make you good, but I also played baseball for 9 years, and well, now I'm an engineer . If I am good at anything it is enjoying the possibilities of the gamble, knowing when to walk away, and....sweating - I'm good at sweating.

I met some cool dudes at a home game recently, and it has reignited my interest in owning a proper set of poker chips. I hope this forum will be able to provide. Looking forward to the hang.

Welcome! I too am in this lovely swamp called Houston!

 

[Tonysquander]

Welcome to PCF!

 

[Isorg]

Us Houston swamp donkeys should get a game toghther!

 

[quosco]

Machu Picchu, nice.

yup, running through my blood. We actually just took a family trip there earlier this year. 10 group size with ages from 88 to 8 - it was a great trip.

 

[CardRally]

yup, running through my blood. We actually just took a family trip there earlier this year. 10 group size with ages from 88 to 8 - it was a great trip.

That’s awesome. I’d love to go. Got a photo hanging in the bedroom. Such a cool place.

Was there anything surprising or particularly interesting being there in person?

 

[quosco]

That’s awesome. I’d love to go. Got a photo hanging in the bedroom. Such a cool place.

Was there anything surprising or particularly interesting being there in person?

This was my second time going, and I am a structural engineer, so impossible structures built on mountaintops will always do it for me .

Being Peruvian also carries weight in pride when there. It's a beautiful place, and I am sure everyone gets something different out of the experience. For me, I enjoy imagining I am walking in the very footsteps of Atahuallpa, much like when we visited the Pantheon and occupied the same space as Julius Caesar, I just enjoy being amidst ruins that once were graced by prominent historical figures.

I was also on the lookout for any building that looked like it could have been a casino, because there is no way the Incas did not gamble .

 

[TX_Golf_N_Poker]

This was my second time going, and I am a structural engineer, so impossible structures built on mountaintops will always do it for me .

Being Peruvian also carries weight in pride when there. It's a beautiful place, and I am sure everyone gets something different out of the experience. For me, I enjoy imagining I am walking in the very footsteps of Atahuallpa, much like when we visited the Pantheon and occupied the same space as Julius Caesar, I just enjoy being amidst ruins that once were graced by prominent historical figures.

I was also on the lookout for any building that looked like it could have been a casino, because there is no way the Incas did not gamble .

Any progress in finding a set? There have been some interesting ones posted recently.

 

[quosco]

Any progress in finding a set? There have been some interesting ones posted recently.

No progress as of yet. I tried posting a question in "poker chip general" but I guess I did something wrong because the post was removed. Still trying to figure all of this out.

 

[KHarp1]

Welcome!