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title: Vanquish thoughtbot At The Poker Table
teaser:
tags: news,web
author: Dan Croak
published_on: 2009-05-06
---

> If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize. - Muhammed
> Ali

Not since the [Thrilla in
Manila](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrilla_in_Manila) has there been a contest
so hyped, with so much on the line. This is bound to be the most remarkable,
exceptional event in Vegas all year.

Of course I refer to...

## The 2009 Railsconf Poker Tournament

We're pleased to announce a no-limit Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament tomorrow
night (Thursday) at 9pm at [The Poker Room at Caesar's
Palace](http://is.gd/xjNn).

The buy-in is $65. Caesar's takes $15 from each person to set everything up for
us. We'll have our own dealers, and the casino handles everything.

**Winner takes the rest.**

![Caesar](http://images.thoughtbot.com/ui/2009-5-6-caesars-las-vegas_tiny.jpg?1241648745)

## How to play

Send an @reply to [@thoughtbot](http://twitter.com/thoughtbot) on Twitter. We'll
call Caesar's at noon tomorrow with the final count. We've got 15 right now.

![Awl in](http://images.thoughtbot.com/ui/2009-5-6-awl_in_tiny.jpg?1241648807)