Friends Tow All The Poker
The TV Critic.org - Friends, Season 1, Episode 18: TOW All The Poker. Overview: Rachel is applying for jobs so she can stop being a waitress. She gets an interview for one in the fashion business but doesn’t get it. The girls learn how to play poker so that they can join the guys in their games. Friends Season 1 Episode 18 'The One with All the Poker' If You Want To Support This Channel: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=s-xclick&hostedbutt. 'The One With All The Poker' is the eighteenth episode of the first season of Friends, which aired on March 2, 1995. 'The One After the Superbowl' is a double-length episode of the American television sitcom Friends' second season. The episode premiered on NBC on January 28, 1996, as the lead-out for NBC's telecast of Super Bowl XXX.The main storyline of the episode follows Ross, who learns that his former pet monkey Marcel had been employed for a film being shot in New York City, and then tries to get a.
It’s a weekend and you and a friend or family member are wondering if you can play a game of poker with just the 2 of you. I have been playing for over 10 years and can give you a definitive answer.
Can you play poker with 2 players? Poker can be played with only two players. It is called heads-up. Here are the two player rules:
- The dealer is the small blind and the other player posts the big blind. Players take turns being the dealer.
- The first card is dealt
to the player in the big blind. - The Dealer goes first before the flop and the Big Blind goes first after the flop.
Let’s cover a few more common questions that players typically have about 2 player poker in greater detail.
What Are the 2 Player Poker Rules?
Now that you are set up to play, let’s cover how to play 2 player poker. Here are the basic rules that you will need to know in order to play your game.
You may want to keep this page open in your browser in case questions come up during play.
1. How do the blinds work in 2 player poker?
How the blinds work is probably the most confusing thing in heads-up poker. However, once you get the hang of it it’s not that difficult to remember since there are only a couple of differences between 6-max or full-ring rules.
Who Is the Big Blind Who Is the Small Blind in Heads-Up Poker?
This is the most common question I get about 2 player poker
How Do We Determine Who Gets the Button First at the Start of the Game?
The easiest and most fair way to determine who gets to be dealer first is for each player to draw a card from the deck. The high card gets to deal first.
2. How Are the Cards Dealt in 2 Player Poker?
Which Blind Gets Dealt to First Before the Flop?
The big blind gets the first card and the dealer gets the second card in heads-up play. The easy way to remember this is that the dealer never deals to his or her self first.
Can the Same Person Deal Every Hand?
It’s true that sometimes one person is better at dealing. In this case, it’s okay for the same person to
Just make sure that you move the dealer button each hand. It would be highly unfair if the same person had to play the big blind every single hand!
3. Who Goes First When Only Two Players Are Playing?
I remember walking up to observe the heads-up match between two friends in pub poker. I quickly realized that they were following the opposite order of play that they were supposed to.
I did not want to embarrass them so I kept quiet. It was apparent everyone else didn’t want to as well since none of the 10-15 observers said anything!
Who Goes First Before the Flop?
Pre-flop, the dealer always acts first in 2 player poker.
This rule is exactly the same as pre-flop however, it is easy to get wrong for inexperienced players. The easy way to remember it is that the big blind player acts last before the flop in 6 or 9-handed games, and it makes
Who Goes First After the Flop in Heads-Up?
This rule is also exactly the same for normal poker games. The dealer gets to always go last on the flop.
The biggest perk of playing on the dealer button is that you get to act last and have more information than your opponents. This is especially powerful in heads-up since the big blind can never act last.
What If the Dealer Open Folds in 2 Player Games?
When the Dealer decides to not play his or her hand before the flop, the small blind is relinquished to the player in the big blind. The dealer button then moves and the next hand begins.
Is it better to play Heads-Up, Cash Games or Tournaments?
Deciding what format to play in 2 player poker all comes down to personal preference. Each type of game has its perks.
Why Play Heads-up Cash Games?
There are a couple of reasons people might choose cash games over tournaments:
- Blinds Do Not Rise – Perhaps the biggest benefit of 2 person cash games is that you don’t have to worry about the blinds going up like they do in tournaments. You don’t need a special tournament clock, you can just choose your stake level and play indefinitely without having to adjust your style to the rising blinds.
- You Don’t Need Poker Chips – In tournaments, you really need to use poker chips that you can “color up” as the game goes on. That means to add higher value chips to compensate for the bigger stakes. Instead, you can use real coins or even paper money to play cash games.
- Cash Games Take More Skill – If you really want to practice and improve at poker, then the best way is through cash games. Once the blinds rise in tournaments, the game becomes more and more about who is the luckiest person.
Why Play Heads-up Tournaments?
Even though I am a cash game specialist, when I play heads-up I actually prefer tournaments. Here is why:
- There Are Logical End Points – While cash games drag on and on, a tournament always ends up with one person having all the chips. You can then decide whether to start anew or call it a night. So, if you want to play best of 3 or best of 5, you have a better idea of when the night will end and can plan for it. For this reason, it’s also a great format for hosting a home poker tournament with multiple players.
- Tournaments Tend to Be Much More Exciting – There’s nothing more fun in poker than getting to the shove-fold phase of a tournament or sit and go. Chips change hands rapidly and anyone can win at that point. Who doesn’t love a race for all the chips?
- The Games Are Usually More Fun for Beginners – Many people that get into poker are used to watching the World Poker Tour or the World Series of Poker. Therefore, tournaments are what they are familiar with and likely to understand better.
If you don’t have poker chips, there are likely plenty of poker chip substitutes lying around the house or office.
A Fun Alternative Format: Play Short-Stacked Cash Games
Another idea is to mix both a tournament and cash game feel by playing short stacked cash games
The way it works is that each player starts with 20, 30, or 40 big blinds and then play cash games. The blinds do not rise, but there is still plenty of heavy pre-flop action with lots of reraise shoving
Post-flop also plays a lot easier as a short stack. Top pair is an easy hand to get all-in with when short whereas it can be difficult to play when deed-stacked.
What Is the Best 2 Player Poker Strategy?
The biggest adjustment when playing heads-up poker is that marginal hands go way up in value. 3rd pair or even high card Ace can often win at showdown.
So, loosen up and don’t let your opponent run you over if he or she bets a lot! Conversely, you should bet often when you have any piece of the board or a credible bluff. There is a good chance your opponent might fold a better hand or pay you off with a worse hand.
What 2 Player Games Can We Play Besides Texas Hold’Em?
If you are tired of heads-up No-Limit Hold’em and want to mix in another game occasionally, there are several good options:
- Pot Limit Omaha: In PLO, the heads-up rules are exactly the same as Hold’em except that both players get four hold cards. You also have to use both cards at showdown. Having one Diamond in your hand does not make a flush on a four Diamond board in PLO.
- 5-Card Draw: This is the traditional “old-fashioned” game that most people used to learn poker before No-Limit Hold-em became the dominant game. Both players have a designated ante that they pay before the cards are dealt. Then, you simply deal out 5 cards to each heads-up player. Instead of having a flop, turn, and
river there is instead two betting rounds. Once when you get your initial cards and then after adiscard round. You may discard up to 3 cards (4 if you have an Ace) and get those cards replaced by the dealer. There is then another betting round and then the cards are shown and a dealer determined. You can, of course, fold any time during the hand and only lose the money you have invested up to that point. - 7-Card Stud: This game is similar to draw except that you start with two cards down and one card up. There is then a betting round.
Afterward , another card is turned up one by one with a betting round happening in between. Once both heads-up players each have 7 cards, the dealing is complete and showdown can be reached.
Accessories to Make Matches Even Better
If you want to make your games more classy, then I recommend picking up quality accessories. I wrote recommendation articles for each category, just click the links to learn more:
- Playing Cards– My personal favorite is Copag, what’s yours?
- Poker Chips– I prefer a higher-end set, but there are plenty of good budget poker chip sets available as well.
- Poker Table– I like roll up poker table mats for ease of storage, but that’s just me.
Final Thoughts
Playing heads-up only happens in tournaments if you are the last two players left in the field. However, 2 player poker is something you can do for fun either as a cash game or tournament at home.
If you want to read more about heads-up poker, I wrote a detailed article on the heads-up poker rules for Texas Hold’em. Thanks for stopping by!
Related Questions
Do you have to use both cards in Hold’em? In order to make your best 5-card hand in Hold’em, you can either use both cards or just one.
Is Ace high or low in poker? In Poker, an Ace can usually either be the highest card or the lowest. It can make the highest straight of TJQKA and the lowest straight, often called the wheel, of A2345.
Do you have to match the big blind is poker? In order to qualify to see the flop, you must at least match the amount of the blind.
The One With All The Poker
Transcribed by Dan Silverstein
[The whole gang is helping Rachel mail out resumes while whistling the themefrom The Bridge on the River Kwai.]
Ross: Uh, Rach, we're running low on resumes over here.
Monica: Do you really want a job with Popular Mechanics?
Chandler: Well, if you're gonna work for mechanics, those are the ones to work for.
Rachel: Hey, look, you guys, I'm going for anything here, OK? I cannot be a waitress anymore, I mean it. I'm sick of the lousy tips, I'm sick of being called'Excuse me...'
Ross: Rach, did you proofread these?
Rachel: Uh... yeah, why?
Ross: Uh, nothing, I'm sure they'll be impressed with your excellent compuper skills.
Rachel: [upset] Oh my Goood! Oh, do you think it's on all of them?
Joey: Oh no, I'm sure the Xerox machine caught a few.
[Scene: Central Perk. Ross and Chandler are sitting at a table. Rachelis working. Monica and Phoebe enter.]
Monica: Hey, guys.
Chandler, Ross: Hey.
Rachel: Hey... hi, ladies... uh, can I get you anything? [to Monica, quietly]: Did you bring the mail?
Monica: Lots of responses.
Rachel: [to Monica]: Really? [out loud]: Sure, we have scones left! [to Monica]: OK, read them to me.
Phoebe: [reading]: Dear Ms. Green, thank you for your inquiry, however... oh... [crumples up letter]
Rachel: [out loud]: We have apple cinnamon...
Monica: [reading]: OK... Dear Ms. Green... yeah... yeah... yeah... No. [crumpes up letter]
Phoebe: Wow!
Rachel: What?
Phoebe: [reading]: Your Visa bill is huge!
Rachel: [grabs the bill] Give me that!
[Camera cuts to Chandler and Ross at table.]
Chandler: You know, I can't believe you. Linda is so great! Why won't you go outwith her again?
Ross: I don't know.
Chandler: Is this still about her whole 'The Flintstones could've really happened'thing?
Ross: No, it's not just that. It's just--I want someone who... who doessomething for me, y'know? Who gets my heart pounding, who... who makes me, uh... [begins to stare lovingly at Rachel]
Chandler: ...little playthings with yarn?
Ross: What?
Chandler: Could you want her more?
Ross: Who?
Chandler: [sarcastically] Dee, the sarcastic sister from Whats Happening.
Ross: Look, I am totally, totally over her, OK, I just... [Rachel comes over, Ross lays head on table]: Hiiii!
Rachel: Hi! How are you?
Ross: We're fine, we're fine.
Rachel: OK. [walks away]
[Ross keeps staring at her, head on table. Chandler smacks him with a newspaper. Joey enters, Ross and Chandler laugh at him.]
Joey: Shut up!
Chandler: We're not--we're not saying anything.
Phoebe: What?
Ross: Uhhhh... Joey cried last night.
Joey: Thank you.
Chandler: [to the girls] We were playing poker, alright...
Joey: There was chocolate on the three. It looked like an eight, alright?
Ross: Oh, guys, you should've seen him. 'Read 'em and weep.'
Chandler: And then he did.
Rachel: Well, now, how come you guys have never played poker with us?
Phoebe: Yeah, what is that? Like, some kind of guy thing? Like, some kind ofsexist guy thing? Like it's poker, so only guys can play?
Ross: No, women are welcome to play.
Phoebe: Oh, OK, so then what is it? Some kind of... you know, like, like... somekind of, y'know, like... alright, what is it?
Chandler: There just don't happen to be any women in our games.
Joey: Yeah, we just don't happen to know any women that know how to play poker.
GIRLS: Oh, yeah, right.
Monica: Oh, please, that is such a lame excuse!
Rachel: Really.
Monica: I mean, that's a typical guy response.
Ross: Excuse me, do any of you know how to play?
GIRLS: No.
Rachel: But you could teach us.
GUYS: No.
[Scene: Monica's apartment. The guys are teaching the girls how to play poker.]
Chandler: [teaching] OK, so now we draw cards.
Monica: So I wouldn't need any, right? Cause I have a straight.
Rachel: Oh, good for you!
Phoebe: Congratulations!
[Microwave timer goes off. Monica gets up.]
Chandler: OK Phoebs, how many do you want?
Phoebe: OK, I just need two... the, um, ten of spades and the six of clubs.
Ross: No. No, uh, Phoebs? You can't--you can't do--
Rachel: Oh wait, I have the ten of spades! Here! [gives it to Phoebe]
Ross: No, no. Uh... no, see, uh, you-you can't do that.
Rachel: Oh, no no no no no no, that's OK, I don't need them. I'm going for fours.
Ross: Oh, you're... [gives up]
[Monica comes back to the table with plates of food.]
Monica: Alright, here we go. We've got salmon roulettes and assorted crudites.
Phoebe, Rachel: OOooooo!
Joey: Whoa, whoa, whoa, Monica, what're you doin'? This is a poker game. You can'tserve food with more than one syllable. It's gotta be like chips, or dip, orpretz--[look of realization]
Chandler: [changing subject] OK, so at this point, the dealer--
Monica: Alright, you know, we got it, we got it. Let's play for real. High stakes... big bucks...
Ross: Alright, now, you sure? Phoebe just threw away two jacks because they didn't look happy...
Phoebe: But... I'm ready, so, just deal.
Chandler: OK, alright, last minute lesson, last minute lesson. [holds up two cards] Joey... three... eight. Eight... three. [Joey is unamused] Alright babe, deal the cards.
[Time lapse.]
Monica: [throws down her cards] Dammit, dammit, dammit!
Phoebe: [to Joey]: Oh I see, so then, you were lying.
Joey: About what?
Phoebe: About how good your cards were.
Joey: Heh... I was bluffing.
Phoebe: A-ha! And... what is bluffing? Is it not another word for... lying?
Rachel: OK, sorry to break up this party, but I've got resumes to fax beforework tomorrow... [gets up to leave]
GUYS: Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Chandler: Rach, Rach, we gotta settle.
Rachel: Settle what?
Chandler: The... Jamestown colony of Virginia. You see, King George is giving us the land, so...
Ross: The game, Rachel, the game. You owe us money for the game.
Rachel: Oh. Right.
Joey: You know what, you guys? It's their first time, why don't we just forget about the money, alright?
Monica: Hell no, we'll pay!
Phoebe: OK, Monica? I had another answer all ready.
Monica: And you know what? We want a rematch.
Ross: Well that's fine with me. Could use the money.
Rachel: [to Ross]: So basically, you get your ya-yas by taking money from all ofyour friends.
Ross: [pause]...Yeah.
Chandler: Yes, and I get my ya-yas from Ikea. You have to put them together yourself,but they cost a little less.
Ross: Look, Rachel, this is poker. I play to win, alright? In order for me to win, other people have to lose. So if you're gonna play poker with me, don'texpect me to be a 'nice guy,' OK? Cause once those cards are dealt... [claps hands three times]
Joey: [pause]...Yeah?
Ross: I'm not a nice guy.
[Scene: Ross' apartment. Chandler and Joey are there. Ross enters with a pizza.]
Ross: Alright boys, let's eat.
Chandler: Oh, did you get that from the 'I Love Rachel' pizzeria?
Ross: You still on that?
Chandler: Oh, come on. What was with that whole Black Bart speech? [mimicking]:When I play poker, I'm not a nice guy!
Ross: You are way off, pal.
Joey: No, I don't think so, see Ross, because I think you love her.
Ross: Um.... no. See, I might've had feelings for her at one time--not any more. I just--I--
[Marcel makes a screeching noise in background.]
Ross: Marcel! Where are you going with that disc?
[Marcel puts a CD in the player.]
Ross: You are not putting that on again! Marcel, OK--if you press that button, you are in very, very big trouble.
['The Lion Sleeps Tonight' starts to play. Marcel starts to dance.]
[Scene: Monica's apartment. Rachel, Monica, and Phoebe are there.]
Rachel: [opening mail] Can you believe what a jerk Ross was being?
Monica: Yeah, I know. He can get really competitive.
Phoebe: Ha. Ha, ha.
Monica: What?
Phoebe: Oh, hello, kettle? This is Monica. You're black.
Monica: Please! I am not as bad as Ross.
Rachel: Oh, I beg to differ. The Pictionary incident?
Monica: That was not an incident! I-I was gesturing, a-and the plateslipped out of my hand.
Rachel: Oooooh. [reads letter] [surprised]: Oh! I got an interview! I got an interview!
Monica: You're kidding! Where? Where?
Rachel: [in disbelief]: Sak's... Fifth... Avenue.
Monica: Oh, Rachel!
Phoebe: Oh, it's like the mother ship is calling you home.
Monica: Well, what's the job?
Rachel: Assistant buyer. Oh! I would be shopping... for a living!
[Knock on door.]
Monica: OK, look. That is Aunt Iris. This woman has been playing poker sinceshe was five. You gotta listen to every word she says. [opens door] Hi!
IRIS: Is Tony Randall dead?
Rachel: No.
Monica: I don't think so.
Rachel: Why?
IRIS: Well, he may be now, because I think I hit him with my car.
Monica: What?
Rachel: Oh my God!
Monica: Really?
IRIS: No! That's bluffing. Lesson number one. [walks into kitchen] Let metell you something... everything you hear at a poker game is pure crap.[to Phoebe]: Nice earrings.
Phoebe: Thank y-- [thinks about it]
IRIS: Girls, sit down.
Monica: Uh, Aunt Iris? This is Phoebe, and that's Rachel...
IRIS: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, listen, I am parked at a meter. Let's do it.
[Scene: Ross's apartment, everyone but Rachel is seated around his table. The Lion Sleep Tonight plays in the background.]
Phoebe: Ross, could we please, please, please listen to anything else?
Ross: Alright.
[Ross shuts off the CD player. Marcel runs into the bedroom and slams the door.]
Ross: I'm gonna pay for that tonight.
[Knock on door. Ross opens it. Rachel enters.]
Rachel: Hi!
Ross: Hey.
Rachel: Guys! Guess what, guess what, guess what, guess what!
Chandler: Um, ok... the... the fifth dentist caved and now they're all recommendingTrident?
Rachel: Noooo... the interview! She loved me! She absolutely loved me. We talked forlike two and a half hours, we have the same taste in clothes, and--oh, I wentto camp with her cousin... and, oh, the job is perfect. I can do this. I cando this well!
ALL: That's great! That's wonderful!
Rachel: Oh God, oh, and then she told the funniest story--
Monica: OK, great. You'll tell us and we'll laugh. Let's play poker.
Joey: Alright now listen, you guys, we talked about it, and if you don't wantto play, we completely understand.
Chandler: Oh yes, yes, we could play some other game... like, uh, I don't know...Pictionary?
[The guys all duck under the table.]
Monica: Ha, ha, very funny, very funny. But I think we'd like to givepoker another try. Shall we, ladies?
Phoebe/Rachel: Yes, we should. I think we should.
Ross: Uh, Rach, do you want me to shuffle those?
Rachel: No, no, thats OK. Y'know, I think I'm gonna give it a go.
Ross: Alright.
Rachel: Alright... [shuffles cards expertly, all the guys stare in amazement]
[Time lapse.]
Ross: So, Phoebs owes $7.50, Monica, you owe $10, and Rachel, you owefifteen big ones.
Joey: But hey, thanks for teachin' us Cross-Eyed Mary. You guys, we gottaplay that at our regular game.
Phoebe: Alright, here's my $7.50. [hands them the money] But I think you shouldknow that this money is cursed.
Joey: What?
Phoebe: Oh, I cursed it. So now bad things will happen to he who spends it.
Chandler: That's alright, I'll take it. Bad things happen to me anyway. This wayI can break 'em up with a movie.
Ross: Well, that just leaves the big Green poker machine, who owes fifteen...
Rachel: Mmm-hmmm. Oh, so typical. Ooo, I'm a man. Ooo, I have a penis. Ooo, I have to win money to exert my power over women. [hands over her money]
Monica: You know what? This is not over. We will play you again, and we will win,and you will lose, and you will beg, and we will laugh, and we will take every lastdime you have, and you will hate yourselves forever.
Rachel: Hmm. Kinda stepped on my point there, Mon.
[Scene: Monica's apartment, everyone is there ready for another poker game.]
Ross: So, you gals wanna hand over your money now? That way, we don't have togo through the formality of actually playing.
Rachel: Ooooh, that's fine. We'll see who has the last laugh there, monkey boy.
Monica: OK, we done with the chit-chat? Are we ready to play some serious poker?
Phoebe: [holding a card and waving it in front of her face] Hey you guys, look, theone-eyed jack follows me wherever I go. [they look at her] Right, OK, seriouspoker.
[Ross gets up from the table.]
Monica: Excuse me, where are you going?
Ross: Uh... to the bathroom.
Monica: Do you want to go to the bathroom, or do you wanna play poker?
Ross: I want to go to the bathroom. [exits]
Joey: Alright, well, I'm gonna order a pizza. [gets up]
Rachel: Oh no no no no no, I'm still waiting to hear from that job and thestore closes at nine, so you can eat then.
Joey: That's fine. I'll just have a Tic-Tac to hold me over.
Monica: Alright, Cincinnati, no blinds, everybody ante. [deals cards]
Phoebe: [looks at her cards] Yes! [everyone looks at her] .... or no.
[Ross comes back from bathroom.]
Ross: Alright. [to Rachel]: Your money's mine, Green.
Rachel: Your fly is open, Geller. [he checks it, and zips up]
[Time lapse.]
Phoebe: You guys, you know what I just realized? 'Joker' is 'poker' with a'J.' Coincidence?
Chandler: Hey, that's... that's 'joincidence' with a 'C'!
Joey: Uh... Phoebe? Phoebe?
Phoebe: Yeah. Um... I'm out. [throws in cards]
Rachel: I'm in.
Monica: Me too.
Joey: Me too. Alright, whattaya got.
Ross: Well, you better hop outta the shower, cause... I gotta flush. [lays down cards]
Rachel: Well, well, well, hop back in bucko, cause I got four sixes! [lays downcards] I won! I actually won! Oh my God! Y'know what? [collects chips] Ithink I'm gonna make a little Ross pile. [holds up a chip] I think thatone was Ross's, and I think--oh--that one was Ross's. Yes! [starts singing]:Well, I have got your money, and you'll never see it...
[Ross stands up.]
Rachel: And your fly's still open...
[Ross looks down.]
Rachel: Ha, I made you look....
[Time lapse.]
Rachel: I couldn't be inner. Monica?
Phoebe: Monica, in or out?
Monica: [slams down cards] I hate this game!
[Joey slides a plate away from Monica towards Chandler, who hides it under thetable.]
Phoebe: OK Joey, your bet.
Joey: Ahhh, I fold like a cheap hooker who got hit in the stomach by a fat guywith sores on his face. [the girls look at him, confused] Oh, I'm out.
Phoebe: Ross?
Ross: Oh, I am very in.
Phoebe: Chandler?
Chandler: Couldn't be more out. [throws in cards]
Phoebe: Me too. Rachel.
Rachel: Uh, I will see you... and I'll raise you. [throws chips in pot] Whatdo you say... want to waste another buck?
Ross: No, not this time. [he folds] So... what'd you have?
Rachel: I'm not telling. [collects chips]
Ross: Come on, show them to me. [reaches for her cards, Rachel covers them up]
Rachel: No..!
Ross: Show them to me!
Rachel: Get your hands out of there! No!
Ross: Let me see! Show them!
Chandler: Y'know, I've had dates like this.
Rachel: [deals new hand] Boy, you really can't stand to lose, can you? Yourwhole face is getting red... little veins popping out on your temple...
Phoebe: Plus that shirt doesn't really match those pants.
[Ross is visibly upset.]
Ross: First of all, I'm not losing...
Rachel: Oh, you are losing. Definitely losing. [phone rings]
Ross: Let's not talk about losing. Just deal the--
Rachel: [answering phone] Hel-lo, Rachel Green.
Ross: [mimicking Rachel] Mee mee, mee-mee mee.
Rachel: [on phone]: Excuse me. [covers up phone; to Ross]: It's about the job.
[Rachel walks into kitchen to talk on the phone.]
Rachel: Barbara! Hi, how are you? [pause] Uh-huh. [pause] No, I understand. Yeah.Oh, oh, come on, no, I'm fine. Don't be silly. Yeah... oh, but you know, if-ifanything else opens up, plea--Hello? Hello? [hangs up phone, very depressed]
[Rachel goes back and sits down. The rest don't know what to say.]
Monica: Sorry, Rach.
Phoebe: Y'know, there's gonna be lots of other stuff.
Rachel: Yeah...[sigh]....OK. Where were we? Oh, OK... five card draw, uh...jacks or better... nothing wild, everybody ante.
Joey: Look, Rachel, we don't have to do this.
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Rachel: Yes, we do. [pause]
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Monica: Alright, check.
Joey: Check.
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Ross: I'm in for fifty cents. [throws it in]
Chandler: Call.
Phoebe: I'm in.
Rachel: I see your fifty cents... and I raise you... five dollars. [throws it in]
Ross: I thought, uh... it was a fifty cent limit.
Rachel: Well, I just lost a job, and I'd like to raise the bet five bucks. Does anybody have a problem with that?
[Everyone says no and folds, except for Ross, who thinks about it.]
Rachel: [to Ross]: Loser?
[Chandler, Monica, Joey, and Phoebe back their chairs away from the table.]
Ross: No, I fold. [lays cards down, and gets up]
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Rachel: What do you mean, you fold? Hey, come on! What is this? I thought that'once the cards were dealt, I'm not a nice guy.' I mean, what, were youjust full of it?
[Ross thinks it over, finally sits down and picks up his cards.]
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Ross: I'm in. [throws in chips]
Rachel: How many you want?
Ross: One. [Rachel gives him the card.]
Rachel: Dealer takes two. [she deals herself two cards] What do you bet?
Ross: I bet two dollars. [throws it in]
Rachel: OK... see your two... and I raise you twenty. [throws it in]
Ross: I see your twenty, raise you twenty-five. [throws it in]
[The other four look amazed at the large pot.]
Rachel: See your twenty-five...and...uh, Monica, get my purse.
[Monica gets up, looks in Rachel's purse.]
Monica: Rachel, there's nothing in it.
Rachel: OK, then get me your purse.
[Monica gets Rachel her purse.]
Monica: OK, here you go. Good luck.
Rachel: [to Monica]: Thank you. [to Ross]: I saw your twenty-five, and I raise you... seven.
Phoebe: ...teen! [throws in a ten-dollar bill]
[Ross looks in his wallet, pulls out two dollars.]
Ross: [to Joey]: Joey, I'm a little shy.
Joey: That's OK, Ross, you can ask me. What?
[Ross looks at Joey, dumbfounded at his stupidity.]
Chandler: [to Ross]: What do you need, what do you need?
Ross: Fifteen.
Chandler: Alright, here's ten. [gives it to him]
Joey: Here, I got five, I got five. [Ross takes the money]
Ross: Thank you.
Chandler: Good luck.
Ross: [to Rachel]: OK, I am calling your seventeen. What do you got?
[Long pause as they both look at each other.]
Rachel: [lays down cards] Full house.
[Ross stares at her. Thinks about it. Puts cards on table, face down.]
Ross: You got me.
[Monica and Phoebe get up and start celebrating in the kitchen, pouring wine and singing. Rachel, shocked, goes to join them.]
Joey: [to Ross]: Ahhh, that's alright. Y'know, that's a tough hand to beat.
Chandler: [to Ross]: I thought we had them!
Ross: Oh, well, when you don't have the cards, you don't have the cards, youknow. [looks at Rachel] But, uh... look how happy she is. [smiles]
[Chandler and Joey look at her, and then look back at him. They dive for Ross's hand to see what he had, and he tries to stop them from looking.]
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[Scene: All six are playing Pictionary at Monica's apartment. Monica isdrawing a picture, and the three guys are guessing. She draws what looks likean airplane.]
Chandler: Airplane! Airport! Airport '75! Airport '77! Airport '79!
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[Timer goes off.]
Rachel: Oh, time's up.
Monica: [pointing at the drawing, upset] Bye... bye... BIRDIE.
Joey: Oh!
Phoebe: That's a bird?
[Monica glares at Phoebe.]
Phoebe: That's a bird!
[Monica sits, Rachel gets up.]
Rachel: OK, OK, it's my turn. [reads the answer]
Chandler: Go.
[Rachel starts drawing what looks like a bean.]
Ross: Uh.... bean! Bean!
[Rachel begins tapping the picture of the bean frantically.]
Joey: [triumphantly] The Unbearable Likeness of Being!
Rachel: Yes!
Monica: That, you get? That, you get?
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[Monica picks up a glass to take a drink, everyone ducks as though she wasabout to throw it.]