All Day Tuesday - Teacher's Lounge Poker Tournament

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

Hades was sick of his office turning into pie. He decided to abandon the place and take refuge lounge in the teacher's lounge. That's what it was there for, after all. A large round table had been brought in and, aside from the chairs, all other furniture was pushed to the sides of the room.

The round table was set up with the green felt surface of a poker table. Hades was wearing a green visor, was smoking a cigar and shuffling cards in eccentric and tricky ways. Whenever someone sat down at the table, he explained the rules.

"Texas Hold 'Em poker. If you don't know the rules, watch a round, then jump in. If you get up, you forfeit your place and someone can take over for you. No buy-in, just take the chips you've got at your seat and try your luck. If any of your cards or your chips turn into pie, you forfeit the round."

He started to deal.

[OOC: The game is unimportant. It's the conversation as people come and go that's the fun! I'm not limiting the number of players. Just come and go as you please, but if you see someone leave, feel free to jump in and steal their chips replace them.]

Comments

Period 1

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

Well Hades is here. Where are you? Minimum bet is $5 (red).

Period 2

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

Yep, still here. Pull up a seat, get something from the fridge, whatever.

Re: Period 2

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

Emma wandered in after her class. She grabbed a chair and a cup of coffee. "What are we playing?" she asked, as she shed her diamond shape in favor of her normal one. The better to read her opponents minds, of course.

Re: Period 2

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

The first word out of Hades' mouth was "Shiny." The next few were his standard explanation of the game. "Grab a seat."

Re: Period 2

[carbontelepath.livejournal.com]

Emma did as told, bringing her coffee with her. "Did you know it was possible to tie yourself to your knitting needles?"

Re: Period 2

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

"I didn't. I do now. Good to know!"

Period 3

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

Time to ante up. Minimum bet is now $10 (blue).

Period 4

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

Still playing poker. Thinking about lunch too. Anyone wanna order in?

Re: Period 4

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

Wade entered the lounge, eating a piece of pie that had once been a radar gun.

(Mmmm, a delicious way to destroy evidence.)

"Ooo! Poker!"

Re: Period 4

[konoha-flash.livejournal.com]

Most of the dirty books that he’d gotten from Jiraiya had turned into pie. Yondiame was more than a little miffed, especially considering that they had all been first editions!

There was no way he was going to eat all of it himself, so might as well share his porny pie with the rest of the faculty.

"Oh? What’s all that?" He asked setting the stack of pies down.

Re: Period 4

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

"Poker," Wade explained. "Or, at least it would be if the cards would stop turning into delicious pie."

In front of Deadpool there was a grouping of pies laid out in a solitaire formation.

(Should I put the Carmel Apple on top of the Peach or the Pecan?)

Re: Period 4

[bluewindbreaker.livejournal.com]

"I think you can put the Shoo-fly over there next to the lemon torte." Byron said walking in.

Re: Period 4

[konoha-flash.livejournal.com]

"It makes you wonder, tomorrow, will everything turn back into what it was before?" If that was the case, he wasn't sure he wanted to eat any of the pies.

Re: Period 4

[bluewindbreaker.livejournal.com]

"Considering I had a slice of what may have been my toaster before coming here... I certainly hope not."

Re: Period 4

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

"Mmm, fiber!"

LUNCH

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

Time for a break. Food!

Period 5

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

Back to it. Ante up again. Minimum bet is $100 (black). There's probably leftovers around here somewhere.

Re: Period 5

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

The Tick walked into the lounge and saw the cards. "Hello, Hades! What's the game? Uno? Old Maid? War?"

Re: Period 5

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

"Poker, my spandex-clad associate. Take a seat."

Re: Period 5

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

The Tick sat down and started stacking his chips like they were mighty skyscrapers. "Keen! How do you play?"

Re: Period 5

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

Hades gave his standard response. "Want in?"

Re: Period 5

[bugofjustice.livejournal.com]

"Sure!" Tick said, placing a blue chip on top of one of the skyscrapers.

Period 6

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

Come and go as you please. Not everyone is playing poker, you know, but feel free to jump in or watch.

Period 7

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

Final round. Even Hades is yawning now. The serious contenders would still be sticking around by now. Minimum bet is $500.

OOC

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

You've got $3000 worth of chips, but it's not real money unless the participants decide to make things interesting. So come, have a dabble and get to know your fellow teachers!