The Hand
a poem11 total reviews
Comment from sunnilicious
Great artwork choice. Nice overall presentation. Good repeat with hand. Good rhyme with vest-best. Good alliterations with hands-hold, cards-close, ticks-tells, bluff-blest-best. It all came together nicely. Excellent work :)
reply by the author on 20-May-2019
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Great artwork choice. Nice overall presentation. Good repeat with hand. Good rhyme with vest-best. Good alliterations with hands-hold, cards-close, ticks-tells, bluff-blest-best. It all came together nicely. Excellent work :)
Comment Written 20-May-2019
reply by the author on 20-May-2019
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Thank you for the great review.
Comment from closetpoetjester
Indeed, a stoney faced poker player can bluff his way out of anything usually. Your analogy is spot on in that it doesn't matter what cards you have, if you can look confident enough like you are packing 4 aces when you only have one pair chances are your opposition will fold long before. Only problem is if they decide to See you...then you are in trubbs haha
Enjoyed this take on working with what you have. Sometimes you don't need the best deal to get a good outcome. You just have to sizzle with self assuredness haha
Cheers P
reply by the author on 18-May-2019
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Indeed, a stoney faced poker player can bluff his way out of anything usually. Your analogy is spot on in that it doesn't matter what cards you have, if you can look confident enough like you are packing 4 aces when you only have one pair chances are your opposition will fold long before. Only problem is if they decide to See you...then you are in trubbs haha
Enjoyed this take on working with what you have. Sometimes you don't need the best deal to get a good outcome. You just have to sizzle with self assuredness haha
Cheers P
Comment Written 18-May-2019
reply by the author on 18-May-2019
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Thanks, P, for anteing in here. Bill
Comment from nomi338
It is one thing to broadcast that you have a pretty good hand and chase potential bettors away because of it, but it is far better to have a great hand and suck other players into upping the ante and then bashing them over the head with your great hand at the end. Of course, you must never let them catch you switching cards before the big reveal.
reply by the author on 15-May-2019
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It is one thing to broadcast that you have a pretty good hand and chase potential bettors away because of it, but it is far better to have a great hand and suck other players into upping the ante and then bashing them over the head with your great hand at the end. Of course, you must never let them catch you switching cards before the big reveal.
Comment Written 15-May-2019
reply by the author on 15-May-2019
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Lyrics for the Gambler playing.
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Yep.
Comment from lyenochka
Lol. Well, I couldn't pull it off as I'm not a "stone-faced, bluff-blessed player." (Great phrase, by the way.) I guess the game must be black-jack? Mostly just played hearts so don't know much about card games.
reply by the author on 14-May-2019
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Lol. Well, I couldn't pull it off as I'm not a "stone-faced, bluff-blessed player." (Great phrase, by the way.) I guess the game must be black-jack? Mostly just played hearts so don't know much about card games.
Comment Written 14-May-2019
reply by the author on 14-May-2019
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Thanks, lyenochka, for giving this a look. Bill
Comment from Earl Corp
Ode to a poker hand! How cool is that? I admiore your creativity in being able to write a poem about anything. That looks like Blackjack in your graphic. Your poem rhymed, made sense and entertained me.
reply by the author on 14-May-2019
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Ode to a poker hand! How cool is that? I admiore your creativity in being able to write a poem about anything. That looks like Blackjack in your graphic. Your poem rhymed, made sense and entertained me.
Comment Written 14-May-2019
reply by the author on 14-May-2019
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Thank you, Earl.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
I love your words here Bill and you describe the game very well and I am hopeless at the bluff, I try and keep a straight face but I give away tell tale signs and I am done for! I enjoyed your words here, honest and forthright, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 14-May-2019
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I love your words here Bill and you describe the game very well and I am hopeless at the bluff, I try and keep a straight face but I give away tell tale signs and I am done for! I enjoyed your words here, honest and forthright, love Dolly x
Comment Written 14-May-2019
reply by the author on 14-May-2019
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Thanks, Dolly
Comment from Y. M. Roger
Oh yeah -- or those that are so expressive that it's hard to read what's actually 'different' about the next goofy-arsed expression! ;) ;) Look at the eyes, young man.... always look at the eyes! ;) ;) LOL! :) A great one, Bill -- you must have be up to some five-card-stud, eh? :) ;) Thanx for sharing! ;) Yvette
reply by the author on 13-May-2019
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Oh yeah -- or those that are so expressive that it's hard to read what's actually 'different' about the next goofy-arsed expression! ;) ;) Look at the eyes, young man.... always look at the eyes! ;) ;) LOL! :) A great one, Bill -- you must have be up to some five-card-stud, eh? :) ;) Thanx for sharing! ;) Yvette
Comment Written 13-May-2019
reply by the author on 13-May-2019
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Thanks, Yvette. I have lost a rent payment or two in my training as a former poker player.
Comment from pome lover
"bluff-blessed" - original phrase to describe a face. I'll have to remember it. Not possessing that needed quality, I was never any good at poker.
Anyway, a nice poem with good meter, rhyme and advice.
pomee lover
reply by the author on 13-May-2019
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"bluff-blessed" - original phrase to describe a face. I'll have to remember it. Not possessing that needed quality, I was never any good at poker.
Anyway, a nice poem with good meter, rhyme and advice.
pomee lover
Comment Written 13-May-2019
reply by the author on 13-May-2019
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Thanks, PL. I'll need to write that one down too.
Comment from BeasPeas
This is excellent, Bill. I don't play poker, but my husband did once in a while. I understand the lingo. Straight faced is the best in card playing (or life, too, I guess). Marilyn
reply by the author on 13-May-2019
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This is excellent, Bill. I don't play poker, but my husband did once in a while. I understand the lingo. Straight faced is the best in card playing (or life, too, I guess). Marilyn
Comment Written 13-May-2019
reply by the author on 13-May-2019
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Thank you, Marilyn
Comment from damommy
It's best to hold your cards close to the vest in many interpretations. A poker face will serve one well when up against big odds, in all walks of life. Good philosophy in your poem.
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reply by the author on 13-May-2019
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It's best to hold your cards close to the vest in many interpretations. A poker face will serve one well when up against big odds, in all walks of life. Good philosophy in your poem.
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Comment Written 13-May-2019
reply by the author on 13-May-2019
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Thanks, Yvonne.
