Texas No Limit Hold’em

Living near Houston apparently hasn’t helped Roger “The Rocket” Clemens learn a thing or two about a game named for his state. Texas No Limit Hold’em is the name of the game which Roger has flopped.

Whether you like reading the sports pages on MSN, Yahoo or ESPN they have all pretty much came to the same conclusion. Roger entered into this with a strong desire to make a big ‘deal’ of it. He ‘played his hand’ ‘in the dark’ with the attitude as if he had ‘pocket rockets.’ (2 aces)

Headed to Congress he tried to schmooze the professionals by acting like a ‘big slick’. (Ace, King) In the end though, they ‘called his bluff’ and sent his reputation down the drain in a ‘royal flush.’ The greater part of wisdom would have followed the advice in Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler.”

“You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em.
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money, when you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin', when the dealin's done.”

Unfortunately, when it came to Roger’s ‘turn’ he had an Are You Thinking? ‘All-in moment.’ With 5 members of the FBI and an IRS member in the room, Roger Clemens ‘checked’ his ‘down cards’ to find a 2-8 off suit. Perhaps in review, he’ll realize that at the beginning of this ordeal the better option would have been to ‘fold’ and “walk away.” Instead, he may be looking at a trip down ‘the river.’

Anyone want to lay odds on the future outcome?

As a side note, the above clip is cool considering the time it takes for the research and synching it up with the right words in a song. Well done to thewhitewhale70 but to Roger I’d reference him to the last line of Rogers’ refrain. “There’ll be time enough for countin’ (years in the pen), when the dealin’s done.”