…and Woot continues to be the Saitek Outlet Store.
might be crapptastic, but look at it this way…
aren’t you sick of reading the same magazine on the throne anyways?
bought 2x2. I’ll be sending them to relatives in Iraq, they’ve been getting bored. Actually they might have quite a handheld game collection by the time they get back. Sent tetris and connect 4 last month.
I wooted one of these about a year ago. Great for when you are bored, like waiting for a plane at the airport.
PS…missed out on the BOC…Woot needs to get better servers with the loot they have raked in this past year.
yes
I wooted tonight on impulse. Hopefully they’re worth it. Maybe I’ll save one so that I’m not shopping on Christmas eve next year like I did two nights ago!
First off, I’d have to say that Texas Hold Em against 1 player is NOT FUN.
And I agree about the server. Must be on a 3.99 plan. Maybe they should get a decent web guru also.
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Thanks Woot - these will be Christmas gifts for my poker friends next year!! We are easily amused!!!
This is only my second order from Woot, but for the price I figured what the heck. Compared to the price of the unit(s) at other sites it appears to be a decent price.
Christmas 2005 was also a Bag of Crap. December 26th 2005 Woot offered a Saitek Mephisto Micro Chess Computer.
Sort of a pattern, don’t you think?
Poker in the rear?
I don’t even know her. 
I got 3 sets of these; my parents play this game ALL the time! They’ve been sharing one, but now they can each have their own, and I can have my own, and my dog, and my other dog, and my other dog hrm. If I could get more than 3 sets I probably would. This is the first time I’ve bought a woot in a long time, awesome.
Selling on eBay $5.99 plus $7.99 shipping;
or $12.68 plus $9.99 shipping;
or $13.00 plus $8.00 shipping;
up to $27.63, not including shipping.
This is one of those items you find boxed up in your garage for 10 years and haven’t thrown away because you just might want to play it sometime… (but never do)
This is rlswim’s daughter by the way. I just thought something good would be up after the crap bag sold out in 12 minutes yesterday. We were suckered in to that- we even tried to by 2.
-Lswim
I’m sure the people that were stuck in airports this weekend could have used these too!
Seriously, as crapptastic as these are, I really think they provide more entertainment than an idiot trying to solve a rubic’s cube with all the sides the same color. Less stress?
Nice little woot. I’m in for 2 sets (4 total). One for me and the rest for gifts for friends.
Thanks woot. G’night.
Note: This post contains pricing information for future reference because it is generally not available elsewhere once we’ve moved onto the next Woot.
Saitek No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em Poker 2-Pack
$9.99 + $5 shipping
condition: New
product(s): 2 Saitek No Limit Texas Hold 'Em Poker handheld game
AT the Saitek website, they are “on sale” for $39.95 (regular $49.95)
This item is junk. It works as avertised but becomes boring about 5 minutes after you start. Only possible value would be if you were stuck in an igloo at the north pole or other similar location without any access to technology, conversation, or other forms of entertainment. Even then I think sleep would be a better alternative.
If you are crazy enough to buy this anyway then consider that local stores like Walgr__ns sell these for about $5-$8 normally and most stores have these junky items on sale for 50% off right now. Such a terrible disappointment after a disappointing woot-off and craptacularly unfair server performance during the bag’of’yulecrap. I guess if this deal were actually something worthwhile I would be suspicious and reluctant to woot anyway…
You have to have liquor up front first, then you can have poker in the rear. That’s so you can have four play. At once.
Wait…
You’re not talking about poker!
I’m telling.