Poker nite

Most Thursday nights our crew has a poker game in the company hotel.  For a $10 buy-in, we enjoy a friendly game of Texas hold-em, replete with tense moments and heaps of trash-talk.  Usually 12-15 people show up and the game begins at 11:30 pm and you play until one person wins all the chips on the table, usually about 3 am.  The winner receives the lion's share of the collective buy-in as well as a proud trophy, fashioned by our propman Will and edited by flyman Squatch.

Well, last Thursday, yours truly, for the first time, WON.

Oh, the glory. Oh, the majesty.  I really didn't expect it.  The guys on the crew are playing online poker constantly, I had no reason at all to expect I wouldn't be going home before midnite.  The cards kept coming and, lo and behold, I am in possession (sp?) of the Little Women Weekly Poker trophy.

Winning the game is a hoot but spending the time with the cast and crew is the real reason for staying up way too late.  We laugh so much and yell so loud that its a wonder the hotels even allow it.  The men and women on our crew are so diverse a bunch, who have been together over several tours, that sitting there and listening to them interact is really my reason for showing up.  Billy, Squeege, Fluff, Eyan, Squatch, Platt, John Mark, JT, McP: each provides a different character to this Star-Wars-cantina that we travel with.

By the way, Susan surprised us by sending a boat-load of Domino's pizza to the game room.
Who's luckier than me?

Comments

[Katie Rose]

I wanna play!!! (Oh yes, that was articulate.)

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I have to admit I wrote a shorter comment earlier and didn't post it because I thought it was too short, I guess I'll post it after yours and here's what it said:

Nice Mr Varela:P, Nice!!!

[Katie Rose]

I was just reading about the annual BC/EFA Easter Bonnet Competion. My first thought on reading the headline was, "How cool is this?" I was very excited to see all the different stars participating (Idina Menzel, Joel Grey, Jane Krakowski, etc.), but I got especially excited when reading the list of shows performing at the events. "Wicked, Les Mis, RENT, Little Wo - LITTLE WOMEN?!?!?" This just about made my day to read this (even though I can't actually SEE it since I live on the other side of the country), since my city's Broadway Series had just been announced as well AND I have a performance this afternoon... but, my main question is: Is this factual? Will the touring company be performing at the benefit? Since LW is no longer on Broadway, I thought it might be all of you... Thank you for the wonderful updates! How is your poker trophy holding up? :-)