Penny Poker At The Estates

Poker For On The Cusp Seniors?
Is it any wonder that games like poker have long been considered to be luxuries reserved for retirement and/or the senior citizen age bracket? Bridge, poker, Blackjack and many more of their ilk have reared their heads prematurely during our youthful university days when we really couldn't pursue them with any degree of committment. These "games" became an alternative either to starvation (if lucky and playing for money} or studying, because as every dedicated student knows, they provide a lot more excitement than the tomes which seem to require constant attention if degrees are to be issued. It is possible to make it through both an undergraduate and graduate degree while remaining a poker virgin, and in fact you could plausibly coast through your years as a young married, and then on through the child rearing years in that same state of addictive? gaming innocence but one thing is certain, that gap in your formation, that pokerless adult that you have become will and does have to change no matter how many years you have avoided learning the game unless of course you have no desire to stay current. As we get older and tend to pursue a more sedate lifestyle, at least those of us who have no fear of getting older do, we still look for things that are exciting, challenging, competetive (a positive trait ) and affordable both where time and money are concerned and we do this because although we are still young at heart, maturity has removed the panic stricken mania of our "carefree" younger days and we no longer seem nearly as driven to flog that dead horse; eternal youth. We have played hockey, soccer, football, baseball, skied, snowboarded mountain climbed and hang glided yet we are in no way ready for shuffleboard. This is where life lived a tad more moderately and poker come in, because at this juncture in our lives we are not about to become out of control gamblers (not having the same powers of concentration or memory that we once took for granted) or habitual casino goers. Ours is the more refined poker played at home with friends and the ante is extremely low in keeping with our more evolved and mature attitude of "less is more". Poker is ideal for the pre-senior group because it meets all the necessary criteria of social interaction, without forcing us to constantly look in the mirror and see proof positive that we have indeed moved on to the next phase no matter how we try to fool ourselves; The Royal Flush!!