Monday, July 20, 2009

Who gets the glory?

We made the final table this afternoon at the NBC Sports poker room, for the second day in a row. We finished eighth, not first -- but the bigger story is how we got there, and how we responded to it. Check out the chat, beginning with us going all in with 82 chips left and the blinds around 1,500/3,000:

Me: OK everybody fold
killamatic12: sry i was on the flush draw
Me: Please visit my poker blog ontheflop.blogspot.com
gator103: nh
killamatic12: ty

(We have a 5, and it pairs on the board with Kings.)

Dealer: AZHOCKEYMOM wins Side Pot 1 ($2840) with Two pair, kings and fives
Dealer: flopblog splits Main Pot ($246) with Two pair, kings and fives
Dealer: AZHOCKEYMOM splits Main Pot ($246) with Two pair, kings and fives
Me: whoa still here! Alleluia
killamatic12: still alive LOL
Me: OK fold again
Me: pleeeese.
killamatic12: i got my favorite hand and im the dealer
Me: uh oh

(We're all-in again with 246 chips. A pair and three high cards show up on the board, and it's a chopped pot for everyone still in -- including us.)

Dealer: gator103 splits Side Pot 1 ($1354) with One pair, threes
gator103: told ya i get cut out
Dealer: killamatic12 splits Side Pot 1 ($1354) with One pair, threes
Dealer: flopblog splits Main Pot ($396) with One pair, threes
Me: woo hoo
Dealer: gator103 splits Main Pot ($396) with One pair, threes
Dealer: killamatic12 splits Main Pot ($396) with One pair, threes

(NBC Sports then combines players, to a last ten.)

killamatic12: lol STILL ALIVE
Me: to the final table!!!!!!
killamatic12: dude u made the final table LMFAOOO
Me: Hallelujah!!!

(We then go all-in with Q-J of diamonds -- now up to 396 chips.)

Dealer: gator103 wins Side Pot 1 ($6416) with One pair, queens
Dealer: flopblog wins Main Pot ($2430) with Straight, nine to king
killamatic12: DUDE U R THE MAN
gator103: lol
Me: No I'm not. "He" is. But thanks.
gator103: hey flop still hanging
killamatic12: how does he do it
Me: Give God the praise!

(Next hand -- well, we don't recall it completely. But in another big showdown....)

Dealer: flopblog wins Main Pot ($11060) with Flush, king high
killamatic12: THIS IS F*KIN AMAZING
Me: amazing.
Me: simply amazing.
gator103: wow
Me: LOL LOL LOL
killamatic12: I SWEAR from like 80 chips 2 11k
Me: 82 in fact, four hands ago!
killamatic12: if it was n e other player i would hate them but since its my good luck charm its ok lol
Me: Did I mention I won this game yesterday?
Me: Bless you Killa.
killamatic12: good thing i didnt take u out huh

We won only one or two more hands after that -- but did you notice Who we glorified for a few hands? We give God thanks and praise for whatever success we have. Even if no one responds to it.

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