Posted by Lieutenant Ian Bordeaux (Yeoman/Diplomat) in Lounge - Poker night- side sim

Posted by Captain Kelly Shultz (Commanding Officer) in Lounge - Poker night- side sim

Posted by Ensign Franklin Gallagher (Security Officer) in Lounge - Poker night- side sim Posted by… suppressed (10) by the Post Ghost! 👻 Ryley sipped again and took a handful of pretzels from the bowl nearest him. He chewed as everyone found their seats and then dusting off his hands began to shuffle again. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “ Ok kiddies, let’s uncle Ryley remind everyone of the rules of play. Firstly, everyone is dealt two face down cards these are the Qung cards, then we venture, basically a round of betting. You have three choices here either you can chose to check Qo’ bet, To fold DaqaSmoH, or to venture all depending on your Qung cards. Then three cards are dealt in a share spread face up in the middle of the table. Then there is another round of venture. Then you see a tlhe’ card. Then another round of venture. Then a final bIQtIq card. Then one more round of venture. The best five card hand wins. Two ways for a hand to end either the players turn over their Qung cards and the one with the best hands wins and the other is someone bets till everyone else folds. Clear? Excellent.” : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “Ssuaj-ha,” Faye said casually in Romulan, which meant ‘understood’ from a person of inferior rank to one of suprerior rank. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : He began dealing the cards to those who had drawn up a seat. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Ryley : : : : : : : : : : : : : : M.D. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Faye took a peek at her Qung cards and thought about where she potentially stood. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~Faye Calloway : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Frank took a quick glance at his cards before betting five chips into the pot while giving everyone a confident look. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Gallagher : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Kellt tossed in five chips and avoided looking at Nash or Ian. She was here tonight to hang with the crew and have some fun. It was not a serious game of cards where she was betting large sums as she had at other times. Still avoiding eye contact with the two men that seemed to know her the best was probably the best course of action if she wanted to keep her hand a secret. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Captain Kelly Shultz : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : BUMP for next player : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : The big Orion kept his cards flat on the table, only looking the corner he lifted slightly. He then threw 5 chips in and then another 5. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Mardusk, CoS : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Faye tossed in five coins and seemed rather nonchalant. “So, this a regular thing I never knew about?” she asked casually. Not that Faye would ever really have sought out social events like this, but this was poker. Gambling was just a different thing altogether. It spoke of risk and Faye was not adverse to risk. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~Faye Calloway : : : : : : : : : : : : : : “Um Miss Calloway the Chief of Security made it ten chips you’d need to put in another five more to play the hand.” : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Gallagher, Security : : : : : : : : : : : : OOC: But not everyone has gone yet. So you can raise before everyone has put theirs in? (I’m not a poke player, I only know the basics) ~Linds : : : : : : : : : : OOC: You can raise and then everyone after has to meet. If players bet before the raise, they then have to match or fold (Called ‘Make the pot right’) : : : : : : : : “He’s just trying to scare everyone off,” Kelly joked taking a long sip of her drink. “Throw in Faye so we can keep things moving.” She was by no means a poker player pro but Kelly liked the banter and watching how people reacted during the game. The ones that had the proverbial poker face in a game could typically bluff their way in real life. This was needed to know info that was never in a crewman’s file. : : : : : : : : Captain Kelly Shultz : : : : : : Faye wasn’t one to shy away from a challenge, nor was she stupid, but she knew her cards well enough and tossed in the other chips with a shrug. : : : : : : ~Faye Calloway, Sciences : : : : Frank took a long sip on his whiskey and glanced at his chief as he sat up straight in his chair. : : : : Ensign Gallagher, Security : : Ian looked as he stared them all down before looking at his cards. He recalled long summer evenings playing back at the ranch on Earth his parents owned. Farm hands and ranchers alike all got together and would enjoy to waste energy credits. He was decent at keeping his tells in check and it was too early to panic just yet. : : Bordeaux, Yeoman/Diplomat Kelly looked at Ian and began to wonder what his moral compass felt about cheating. Since there were no real credits on the line, she didn’t have an issue especially because it was not about cheating to win but more about cheating for control. Back on the Broadsword with Dante, Kelly and he had a scheme. They ran the table. For them, it was far more fun to see if they could force the outcome of a hand. Rarely it was in their favor. Typically it was to let someone else win by their actions. Knight and she often joked that forcing a hand of poker was like forcing a foe in battle. A few calculated maneuvers coupled with planned vocabulary had sent the enemy running away cursing and the worst poker player at the table bristling with pride. Without Dante here to back her up, Kelly was not sure she could do it; however, since she was not planning to take any hands the worst that could happen was the crew believing she sucked at the game for now. Eenie Meanie Miney Moe who is going to steal the show, she counted out each player settling on her mark or in this case her winner. Captain Kelly Shultz

Frank muttered “yer in trouble”

Gallagher, Security

Ryley looked uninterestedly at his card then put them face down on the table. His right hand over them. Counting out chips he tossed a pile in left handed. He threw another ten in and took a mouthful of his scotch saying nothing.

Ryley
M.D.

Ian placed a chip in, as he didn’t even look at his cards. In one hand he took a chip, letting it slide between his fingers slowly as he looked at everyone. As his gaze landed on Kelly he gave her a wink as he waited for the rest to go in or out. He enjoyed poker, years of playing with farm hands, ranchers, and ruffians on the bayou.

Bordeaux, Yeoman/Diplomat

Kelly kept her face still but reached her foot out and kicked at Ian. If he had been next to her she would have grabbed his leg to signal don’t wink but since he was on opposite side of the table all she could do was kick out and hope it was his shin. She didn’t want to hit him hard. Just enough to make him sit up and take notice. Trying to keep her upper body straight she swung her toe out and found Ian’s shin. As soon as she felt the impact, Kelly picked up her drink to hide her face.

Captain Kelly Shultz

Ian had a small flash on his face as he looked squarely at Kelly. “Must be table varmits kicking tonight under the table, wouldn’t you say… Ryley?” Ian said as he sharply looked his way. He wasn’t going to bring attention to Kelly more than he needed to. “It’s like someone doesn’t like attention.”

Bordeaux, Yeoman/Diplomat

Frank chuckled a little at Ian and Kelly. “So who’s it on?” Frank was trying to make idle conversation hoping that would disguise his hand.

Gallagher Security

Certainly not me, for once, Faye thought to herself, watching the interplay quietly. Despite her stint in Intelligence, she had always had strong observational skills, if not the social skills to know when to shut up and keep her opinions to herself. Still, as a scientist, details were something she looked for and remembered.

~Faye Calloway, Scientist

Ryley said nothing just looked calmly at his cards. He raised one eyebrow and looked briefly at Ian then at Kelly. “You should come visit sickbay after this skipper. I’ll give you something for that muscle spasm.”

“Raise to me.” Mardusk said, and threw in a chip to call. “Pot’s right.”

Mardusk, CoS

With the CoS’ call Ryley dealt the next set of cards.

Ryley
M.D.

Frank kept his hand over his cards and put in ten chips into the enormously huge pot. He was not well versed in poker, however he knows how to bluff.

Gallagher, Security

Kelly had a decent hand but decent rarely won the pot in games like this. She didn’t want to fold but she was never going to win so her strategy changed. She had Ian after all in the game and as long as they were still Mr. and Mrs. Bordeaux in the legal system even if no one on the ship knew it, that meant what was his was hers and vice versa. Kelly tossed in enough chips to keep the hand going but not raised it. If there was a god in poker heaven he would be feeding Ian cards that would mean Kelly could regain half the pot at some point.

Captain Kelly Shultz

“So I got a joke for everyone, how do you stop from falling out of a Bird of Prey?” Ian asked, it was a tactic but he also felt the need to bring some levity to the room.

Kelly let out a small snort laugh through her nose. Her shoulders rose and fell a bit with her chuckle. The first time she had heard one of his jokes it was going down the steps of Starfleet Headquarters after she had gotten the commission for the Atlantis. It had made her smirk. Especially because she thought he was trying to pick her up instead of introducing himself. Now almost a year later his jokes were pretty commonplace when he thought they needed levity as they sat around her office or hung out off duty. She would give the table a few tries to come up with the answer before blurting it out. Ian had a lot of jokes but there was a group of jokes in his wheelhouse he often used. This was one of them.

Captain Kelly Shultz

“Okay that was a bit easy.” he said, looking at Kelly then the rest, “Okay, let’s try this one. Why did Mr. Worf change his hair color?” He said, taking a drink he waited and then found himself smirking.

“Very good, okay last one, where do the Borg go to eat?” he said as he gave a wink at Kelly.

Bordeaux, Yeoman/Diplomat