Did you ever have a night at the poker table when the same cards seemed to keep coming up? That happened to several people in our tournament tonight at Lil Kim's Cove -- including us.
Trouble is, we saw 10-6 several times. Not that good. Yet we fought through that, endured to the end (Mt. 24:13), and wound up with another final table appearance. We finished 6th for the second week in a row (this time without a tie).
A player to our immediate right had K-K in the pocket at least three times in the early going. But he didn't last. A woman across the table from us kept getting dealt 2-2 -- yet she was able to make lemonade with it several times. She told me about getting three 2's, then full houses. So when we clashed at the final table, the result was really no surprise....
BLINDS: 2,000/4,000
Well, hold it. We're the big blind, and down to only 2,500. After waiting several hands for something, anything, to push all-in, we're down to a forced play.
IN THE POCKET: Q-2 offsuit.
If we had a choice, we would have surrendered that as well. But we've run out of choices. The woman across the table calls, while no one else does.
"Remember what I told you about getting deuces?" the woman says.
"Again?!?!!?!?" we ask, expecting to see.... "AGAIN!!!!!" Yup, she has 2-2.
"She's dead," a man next to me whispers. He shows me the last available 2, which he folded. Yet we still need help.
ON THE FLOP: A-10-6.
"I need a queen," we say to state the obvious.
ON THE TURN: 8.
"I still need a queen."
ON THE RIVER: A. The board pairs, and her second pair of 2's hold up.
MINISTRY MOMENT: Since today is the U.S. National Day of Prayer, our card protector this week was an "I prayed" sticker we saved from last year's event. (A rainout kept us away from the event this year.)
It simply sat there at the table without comment. But when a man named JoJo joined the table, we spoke up. "A happy National Day of Prayer to you," we said to JoJo.
"I've done that," JoJo told us. "Twice." Assuming he'd prayed twice already during the day -- good for him.
Moments later, JoJo told someone else he was "blessed." We suggest you pray with thanksgiving to God for the blessings He's given you -- such as poker winnings.
UPDATED POKER SCOREBOARD: 28 final tables in 68 nights (41.2%) - 7 cashes.
YAHOO POKER TOTAL: $12,010 -- down $269.
NBC POKER ROOM TOTAL/UPDATED FRIDAY A.M.: 13,975 points. Check a separate post for big news about that.
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