Specifically South and Southeast Asia.
Washington Post: Tidal Waves Kill More Than 10,000 in Asia
Huge Earthquake Sparks Tsunamis Throughout Southeast Asia
JAKARTA, Indonesia Dec. 26 — A gargantuan earthquake centered off the west coast of Indonesia unleashed a series of tidal waves Sunday morning that crashed into coastal towns, fishing villages and tourist resorts from India and Sri Lanka to Thailand and Malaysia, killing more than 10,000 people and leaving many more missing.
The U.S. Geological Survey measured the earthquake at 8.9 on the Richter scale, making it the fifth strongest since 1900. It was the largest since 1964, when Alaska was jolted by a quake measuring 9.2.
The initial quake struck the western tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra island shortly after 7 a.m. local time, flattening buildings and sending a wall of water about five yards high into the cities and towns of Aceh province, according to witnesses reached by telephone.
To put this in perspective, imagine the city of Malibu, CA being completely wiped out by a tidal wave.
I hope you all are having a nice holiday.
Drink lots! Eat lots! And stay safe.
Sure, having pocket pairs and flopping a set, a boat, or quads is always appreciated, but honestly my favorite flop goes something like this:
I have AXs and flop top pair, ace kicker + nut flush draw, where the X is a 10 or lower.
Sure, this hand is vulnerable to two pair, overcards that hit on the turn or river, low straights, overpairs, etc., but that just means you’ll usually be well compensated when your hand improves.
Mean Gene is back. And in rare form. He’s one of those bloggers that make you want to stop blogging out of embarassment.
Another week, another weekly home game.
JC -$5.00
ER +$1.10
CR -$0.10
PC +$6.85
JB -$5.85
EM +$3.00
JB was running bad; lost his entire buy-in within the first hour or so. Though I think he made it worse when he stayed in a hand against CR who turned out to have trips to JB’s two pair.
JC ran out of chips one hand away from the last hand of the night. Good timing. He was almost out at one point when I had JJ UTG and he had 57 in the BB. He had previously announced he was going all in on his blind, so I raised the max and put him all in. We played our cards up and watched as the cards came up, giving him a gutshot on the flop, a pair of fives on the turn, and two pair on the river. Heh. Lucky bastard.
In case you’re curious, ER leads in the cumulative winnings. JC comes in second, and I’m third with a barely positive cumulative.