There is an old poker story of a gambler traveling to a strange town, only to find himself in a high stakes poker games.  The gambler was doing quite well.  As the night rolled own there was a huge pot for which only he and one other player were competing.  The gambler held a Royal Flush and raised.  The other player had a five, seven, nine, three and deuce of varied suits with which he re-raised.  The two went on this way until each player had raised the raise four times.

Then came the showdown.  The gambler proudly laid down his Royal Flush only to hear the other player say “You Lose, I have a lapsolazza”.  When the gambler protested saying that he had never heard of a lapsolazza,  the other players in the game explained to him that he did actually, lose.  A lapsolazza was the best hand anyone could have.   As luck would have it the gambler received a lapsolazza the very next hand and again proceeded to raise and raise.  This time when he laid down his hand showing the lapsolazza he heard….”Sorry, you lose again, I have a pair of two’s”. You see nobody told the gambler that there were only one lapsolazza allowed during the nights play.

The moral of the story is that whenever you sit down to play a “friendly” game of poker, always know what “house rules” exist.