====== Poker ======
I've been playing live poker in Glasgow for the past decade or two.  I usually run regular home games as well.

===== Gallery =====
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===== History =====


==== 2015-2016 ====
  * Bon Accord (Thursdays) **regular game**
==== 2014 ====
  * Thu 18th Dec 2014 - One off xmas Bon Accord poker game, but hosted in The Research Club, Ashton Lane
  * Bon Accord (Thursdays) **regular game**
  * Kudos (Mondays) **regular game**
==== 2013 ==== 
  * Mon 16th Dec 2013, Scaramouche poker game restarts (I think moved from Brass Monkey) ran by Harley.  Not sure if this was the first one or not.
  * Fri 6th Dec 2013, Black Tie Poker
  * Sun 1st Dec 2013, John's birthday tournament in Scaramouche
  * October 2013, home game passed 20 players
  * Home poker games still in full swing
  * Played a few times in The Wise Monkey on Wednesdays
  * Thu 2nd May 2013, Bon Accord game started  **regular game**
  * Mon 18th March 2013, played in Harley's poker game in Brass Monkey for the first time - not sure if that was the first, I wrote at the time "15 players or so. I came first, though we discovered the hand I thought I put the heads up player in on actually won, so we should have continued playing rather than him leaving quickly, oops", **regular game**
  * Tue 12th March 2013, Al's first game in McPhabbs since new management - new manager was Colin (he was playing)  **regular game**
  * Scaramouche games continue

==== 2012 ====
  * Started to regularly host two table games at home on Friday nights (once a month or so)
  * Fri 13th Jan 2012, Played poker with my dad and his brothers/friends for the first time
  * Played Wednesday nights in McPhabbs (hosted by Al)
  * Thu 8th Nov 2012, Scaramouche started their Thursday night poker game (this is my first game, they actually started on Oct 25th 2012)  **regular game**
==== 2011 ====
  * Played in the pub league in The Admiral (Mondays)  **regular game**
  * Played in some tournaments in The Gala Casino (Wednesday/Friday)
==== 2009-2010 ====
  * Started to run poker games in the flat semi-regularly
  * Played in The Primary on Sundays
==== 2008 ====
  * Played some games in O'Henry's (Tuesdays)
  * I started to host bigger games, Jax and Stevie joined the group.
  * Kevin hosted a few games over the course of the year (thinker hosted one or two)
  * I played in Drummonds (Sundays)
==== 2007 ====
  * I played in The Quaich for a short time (Sundays)
  * For a good few Sundays in a row (and the on and off over the course of a few months) I'd invite over bigkev, thinker and sandy and taught them how to play poker.  We didn't really do blinds (we doubled the bets when someone was knocked out) - took all day, but we enjoyed it, then usually ended up in the pub.
  * I used to play a Monday game in [[The Hallion]]
  * Sun 1st Apr 2007 - First game in the [[Wabash Club]]

===== Other Groups =====
  * [[Black Cat Poker]]