As reported by Cardplayer Magazine, the Nevada Gaming Commission has just approved a new form of poker to be spread in casinos. This new game, allegedly called "Royal Hold'em," is Texas Hold'em played with only tens through aces. Other than that, "Royal Hold'em" is played out just like regular Texas Hold'em with a limit betting structure. I've been using parentheses because whoever "invented" this game totally stole my idea that, in hindsight, I should have trademarked or patented on done whatever it is you do to legally claim ownership over a poker game. Is that even possible? Probably not.
Edmund and I played this game while living together in college. But we called it Saturn Poker (don't ask why) and played it no-limit because we're awesome. As you can imagine, this made for a much more exciting game. Although the "inventor" of "Royal Hold'em" has probably never even heard of me, I will never forgive him/her for stealing my game and ruining it. I wish I had some kind of video evidence of this so I could at least petition the NGC to change the name to Saturn Poker. On a more positive note, now I have a suitable alternative to 1/2 no-limit when I inevitably go to Vegas. Also, my opponents will never get a read on me because they'll be too concerned with figuring out what exactly Saturn Poker is and why I keep saying I'm one of the most experienced players in the world.
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