Well, that didn't take long. And that's too bad. Our first appearance at the NBC Sports Sunday evening "weekly championship" had a lousy-luck ending for us. Here's how the evening went, with play starting at 7:00 p.m. U.S. ET:
7:05: We play 3-5 suited with the blinds at a minimum 15/30. On the Flop: A-2. A player ahead of us makes a $220 bet -- too much for us to chase a straight draw this early. We fold. Then, of course, there's a 4 on the turn. A pair of aces take the pot. Boo-hoo.
7:12: We play suited hearts, and hit a flush on the river! Players were making minimum bets to that point. We bet $500, with about $780 left. Everyone folds. We don't show what we have.
7:22: BLINDS: 30/60
IN THE POCKET: A-K.
We're near the end of the line to bet at a full table. A man ahead of us raises to $180. With about $930 in chips, of course we'll call. Two other players do.
ON THE FLOP: A-3-5.
Top pair + top kicker looks good. The player who bet first before bets $220. We call, as do the other two.
ON THE TURN: 5.
Top two pair + top kicker! The first player in line checks. We check, choosing to lay low. But the next man up makes a big bet to push the first two of us all-in. Both of us do it -- and we personally hope nothing will go wrong. The man who made the big push has A-10.
ON THE RIVER: 10.
Owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! A classic "suck out" gives the pusher the pot. Our final score: 480th out of 669 players. No money tonight.
One general impression of our short game: several players took pots simply by making "all-in" bets before the flop. Who knows whether or not they had a hand. Careful players gave them the benefit of the doubt. "Push first and win" poker isn't a style we like, but it worked for a few people.
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