Race Situations - A Poker Based Game that has nothing to do with Poker

[AceOnTheRiver]

Good List!

Tea - Coffee for me is a functional drink, I have it in the mornings to get going and through the day at work, but for enjoyment it"s Tea, plus it has more variants! (I am drinking Ice Tea with Lemon in Cafe in Edinburgh right now!)
Boxers Domination
Monica v Rachel - Genuine Flip this. They both got fitter with every passing series and Courtney is still looking good in Cougar Town. However, whilst I can"t separate them physically I give the edge to Rachel Green and her character is less nuerotic (sp?)
Negranau - Done slightly more for the game and not afreaid to be controversial. Gus is cooler though.
Brown Sauce - personal preference
AK I would always rather get it with AK than 22. Statistically there may be noting in it but with 22 the best you are ever doing is flipping and 12 hands have you crushed.
Lion Bar v Double Decker - Got a soft spot for both, each got that retro thing going on, I give the edge to Lion Bar
A Team v Dukes of Hazzard - Another great flip. Both have a place in my youth and recently followed up with rubbish films (allegedly, didn"t see either) The Edge goes to Dukes of Hazzard for Daisy Duke

[MintTrav]

TEA v COFFEE - easy one to start with
BOXERS v Y-FRONTS - no comment needed
MONICA GELLER v RACHEL GREEN - not much between them
DANIEL NEGRANEAU v GUS HANSEN - have come to realise what a winker Negraneau is, but I still like how he plays. Hansen is too ugly to be on TV anyway
TOMATO KETCHUP v BROWN SAUCE - not just a table sauce, but also an excellent cooking ingredient
AK v 22 - easy. With AK you are usually either a big favourite or a small underdog. With 22 you are always either a small favourite or a big underdog.
LION BAR v DOUBLE DECKER - Lion Bars have often substituted for me as near-food in the absence of actual food. DDs are too sickly sweet and are a bit awkward to eat
THE A TEAM v DUKES OF HAZZARD - bit torn on this one, but D of H was more fun

Domination - Boxers, Ketchup, AK or Lion Bar? Must be the Boxers, I assume.

[AMRN]

TEA v COFFEE  Wake up to a cup of tea, relax with tea in the evening (if having to drive at some point), but coffee at all other times to keep the body going.

BOXERS v Y-FRONTS  Briefs required for additional support, obviously.

MONICA GELLER v RACHEL GREEN  Couldn"t be doing with Monica"s fastidiousness about tidying - and Rachel is just gorgeous.

DANIEL NEGRANEAU v GUS HANSEN  Admire both equally, but Daniel"s hand reading skills are just awesome.

TOMATO KETCHUP v BROWN SAUCE  

AK v 22  Marginally ahead, but ahead is better than needing to hit.

LION BAR v DOUBLE DECKER  No contest. Domination.

THE A TEAM v DUKES OF HAZZARD  AKs v AKo. Loved them both in the 80s, but the DoH film from a few years was just awful. Hope The A Team film is better. No idea why Hollywood can"t just let classics lie in the memory - there"s no need to try and make a modern day version.

[Swinebag]

Excellent choices Thinsy!!

TEA v COFFEE really tough one for me. I think instant coffee is evil but my nesspresso machine is the nuts for hot drinks. A top brew made from leaves on a pot is not far behind though.

BOXERS v Dominating. Boxers are the only thing that can tame the dragon.

MONICA GELLER v RACHEL GREEN another tough one. Rachel gets the vote because Monica would let herself go if you married her and had a kid. On this basis though, she would probably try harder pre marriage.

DANIEL NEGRANEAU v GUS HANSEN - both a bit irritating, but respect to Negreanu who admits that he is not as good as he used to be and is working his butt off to improve. Hansen is still living in 2005, and is a bigger joke than hellmuth.

TOMATO KETCHUP v BROWN SAUCE a true 50/50. TK is very versatile but when it comes to a direct choice on my breakfast, Houses of Parliament FTW

AK v 22 twos never lose. Simple.

LION BAR v DOUBLE DECKER - DDs are too sweet for me.

THE A TEAM v DUKES OF HAZZARD another tough one but Daisy Duke had me running for the tissues at Saturday tea time.

[PantsMan]

TEA v COFFEE - Neither for me but if i had to choose i"d go with coffee simply because it has caffeine in and i quite like the Red Bull effect.
BOXERS v Y-FRONTS - Boxers, unless you"re over 70.
MONICA GELLER v RACHEL GREEN - Rachel, don"t really fancy Monica. But put them both together, now you"re talking!
DANIEL NEGRANEAU v GUS HANSEN - Hansen, simply because he wrote the book that changed the way i play and improved my results no end. Love the way Negreanu plays but his book is awful.
TOMATO KETCHUP v BROWN SAUCE - Oooh, close call. Brown just edges it on account of having it on breakfast and also i use it in stews and casseroles. Going to go for Domination here, not because i think it is but you might and that way i might win.  )
AK v 22 - 22. If it"s a direct head to head. Some people have said AK as it"s better overall against a random hand but if i know i"m up against AK i"ll take 22 any day.
LION BAR v DOUBLE DECKER - Both a poor mans Perppermint Aero but Lion Bar by a whisker (see what i did there?)
THE A TEAM v DUKES OF HAZZARD - The A Team, close call again but preferred it as a kid.

[dwh103]

Tea - Don"t like either, best option though if enough sugar is in there to mask the taste.
Boxers - Y-Fronts suffer from the "Speedo" effect. Sure some models and me look great in them, but we"d always look better in an alternative, in this case boxers. Domination.
Monica - As Rachel = Jennifer Aniston who is a needy, psychological wreck.
Negreanu - I like that he"s outspoken, usually good value at the table. Gus is awesome to watch though. Real close one.
Tommy K - Just more versatile.
AK - I"ll take AK due to the dominating factor late in a tournament, even if 22 is a little easier to play in the early stages.
Lion Bar - Om nom nom, never liked Double Deckers
A Team - Never watched the Dukes of Hazzard

[AJDUK]

DANIEL NEGRANEAU v GUS HANSEN - Hansen, simply because he wrote the book that changed the way i play and improved my results no end. Love the way Negreanu plays but his book is awful.

What you mean he told you to wear a hoodie and shades and act like the grim reaper, plus take forever to fold every hand? Nice 1 Gus.

[thinsy147]

My answers and winner will be anounced in s few hours from now so hurry up and enter if you haven"t already done so... If you have, get thinking about your selections. You could be next!

(I would give you all a bit longer but I"ve got a busy weekend ahead)

[Waz1892]

TEA v COFFEE...haven"t drunk Tea since my parents got divorced! can"t stand the stuff.....weird!?
BOXERS v Y-FRONTS..DOMINATION
MONICA GELLER v RACHEL GREEN...this was close to being the DOM too.....
DANIEL NEGRANEAU v GUS HANSEN..players like him helped me join the game..though Gus prob better player
TOMATO KETCHUP v BROWN SAUCE..on everything going.
AK v 22...hate 22
LION BAR v DOUBLE DECKER...more-ish.  missus had a craving when pregnant too!
THE A TEAM v DUKES OF HAZZARD..A-team bored me.

[PantsMan]

DANIEL NEGRANEAU v GUS HANSEN - Hansen, simply because he wrote the book that changed the way i play and improved my results no end. Love the way Negreanu plays but his book is awful.

What you mean he told you to wear a hoodie and shades and act like the grim reaper, plus take forever to fold every hand? Nice 1 Gus.

Nope. He taught me you don"t need great cards to win a tourney. Read his book, it"s fantastic.

The shades and hoody came from watching this guy:

http://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/stanislav-alekhin/

The Reaper name came from Steve Freer.

as for taking forever to fold, if i"ve got junk they"re generally in the muck as quick as anyone. If i"ve got something or thinking of making a move then yes i"m going to think about it. Watch Tom Dawn play. He"s way more to blame than Gus for that one!

If someone gets annoyed by it i can guarantee it"s going to take me 10 times longer and i"ve won plenty tilting people by doing so!    

[thinsy147]

[Marty719]

weeeeee - just noticed this after a long hard drunken weekend.  give me a few hours

[Marty719]

Here we go then

Fudge vs Toffee
24 vs Lost
The Vic vs Empire
9-5 vs night-shifts
Autumn vs Spring
Pokerstars vs FTP (too easy obv...)
Cash vs Tournament
Belfast vs Dublin
The Doors vs Pink Floyd

[PantsMan]

Fudge vs Toffee - Toffee
24 vs Lost - Got bored with both of them very quickly. Both great ideas to start with but both ran out of ideas quickly and waffled on for hours on end with no end in sight, particularly Lost.
The Vic vs Empire - Only ever been to the Vic so has to be that.
9-5 vs night-shifts - 9 to 5, night time is for fun!
Autumn vs Spring - Spring, nicer weather generally and leads into summer.
Cash vs Tournament - Close call, i enjoy tournaments more and winning is a bigger buzz but the last 4 or 5 APATs i"ve torn the cash tables apart and won loads.
Belfast vs Dublin - Only been to Dublin so has to be that.
The Doors vs Pink Floyd - Another close one, probably Floyd but ask me another day and it would be The Doors. Both have done some awesome stuff.

Going to go with 24 as the Domination as at least it had some coherence and i managed a whole series whereas Lost lost the plot before the first season even ended and then proceeded to meander aimlessly for about 17 more series (approx).

[Swinebag]

Top picks Mr Rice - thread still has legs.

Fudge vs Toffee as a Devonian, I would get strung up by my knackers if I went for toffee. However it is a simple choice anyway.
24 vs Lost - lost (ahem) all interest in lost v quickly. 24 rocks.
The Vic vs Empire - only played at the vic - made day 2 of an APAT.
9-5 vs night-shifts - dominates. The extra money is just not worth it.
Autumn vs Spring really close but the promise of summer and days getting longer just swings it. Love the colours of autumn though.
Cash vs Tournament you can"t luckbox cash in the long run, so an easy choice.
Belfast vs Dublin - must rate as most underrated city vs most overrated. Is a true 50/50 but Belfast swings it with it"s lack of touristy feel.
The Doors vs Pink Floyd - like both. Floyd probably did the best individual songs but not enough of them for me. I still have the doors on my poker iPod shuffle.