For the first time in about two months, we qualified to play in tonight's online Weekly Championship at NBC Sports. (Our schedule was such in several recent weeks that we couldn't have played the big Sunday night game, even had we qualified.) Here's how it went....
:05 IN: We have Q-Q, which turns into a full house with Q's over 3's. We score a fast $1,020 pot.
From then, the deal doesn't impress us for quite awhile. We barely play a hand for the next 25 minutes.
:34 IN: We have A-Q, and an Ace appears on the flop. We bet carefully, fearing another player has two pair -- but no one does, and we take a $380 pot which eliminates a player.
:37 IN: A check of the scoreboard shows 302 players remain, out of a starting 635. Half the field dropped out in a big hurry.
:42 IN: We have 7-8. The flop is 5-6-10, giving us an open-ended straight draw. Another player is betting the minimum $200, and we call. An 8 on the turn gives us a pair, but not what we really want. After another $200 call, a 6 on the river gives us an uninspiring two pair. Everyone checks -- and another player has the 9 we lacked, to make a straight.
:47 IN: The prior hand cost us a lot of chips, and we're left with $920. Dealt A-8, we double the bet to $400 and attract a couple of callers.
ON THE FLOP: A-5-3.
With $520 left, we decide it's time to push all-in with top pair. But another player calls -- who happens to have A-J. This is big trouble.
ON THE TURN: 4.
If a 2 comes on the river, we'll split the pot with a straight on the board.
ON THE RIVER: 6.
Final score: a finish in 224th place. Try, try again.
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