Proper Tilt

Awesome cross-post from PokerMK about the Xbox game Red Dead Redemption (thanks to MeanMint for allowing me to share):

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Not many gamers in this forum, but I thought I would share a fun element to this highly addictive video game.

You play a cowboy out for revenage against a former gang leader and have to complete many tasks along the way.

In the game you can also take part in many side games, one of which is Texas Holdem.

Last night I sat down, in a local bar and played against 4 mean looking chaps, and threw in my $25 and collected my chips. Doing pretty well, until I was dealt 6c 6h

I raised and was called twice. Flop was 9s 6s Kh, I bet out to get rid of the flush. I was raised. I reraised. Raised again. I re-raise. In the end we are all in.

Turn brings Jc and the river 9h.

I turn over my fullhouse, only see that the guy had Kd 9d.

I was out, and a bit peeved by the beat. The beauty of this game, as with all open ended games like this, you can do whatever you want.

So I pulled my Winchester rifle out and blew the C***'s head off. Perhaps not the right thing to do, but it's make believe, and I'm pretty sure that this computer generated character felt nothing.

Wow did I feel better. Sadly though the local law enforcement officers were non too pleased with this and I had to spend the next 30 Minutes in spralling gunfight accross the plains.

I managed to evade the law and get my WANTED bar down to so I could carry on about my business.

NB: I would never condone this in real life.

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I think that tops the odd bit of mouse abuse that I used to do in the past.