pokerchick

At some point, I told my boss I play poker. At some point later, my boss decides that if I can play poker, then HE can play poker. So he opens up an account on MSN and starts playing poker.

He starts off by playing with fake money. You know, the kind that you can just keep on getting more of. I suppose by saying “he starts” indicates he’s moved on, progressed, but he’s still playing with fake money. I suppose that’s okay…it’s only been four months.

Obviously, him playing poker (even with fake money) isn’t my problem. It’s the fact that he has to tell me about his playing (with fake money) for three to four hours a week. I am not exaggerating. Um, poker players out there, do you want to LISTEN to a newbie talk about their playing poker with fake money, whether for five minutes or five hours? Raise your hand if you want to volunteer for this. Anyone? Buuuueeller? Buuuueller?

So for three to four hours a week I’m getting paid to listen to a newbie talk about playing poker WITH FAKE MONEY. To make me writhe in pain just a little more, he insists on arguing with me when I tell him about odds and such. Ahh…nothing like being told you’re WRONG by someone who’s never read or studied poker.

I suppose this is my burden to bear, but I’ll definitely keep my poker playing self under wraps.

Has this happened to anyone else? You turn someone on to poker, and next thing you know you wish you could take those words back because they WON’T SHUT UP.

Let’s commiserate.

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