Soho Bar and Grill is a rock music nightclub -- and Cinco de Mayo was no exception. We didn't even hear La Bamba on the jukebox during Wednesday night's poker tournament. And that's too bad, because there were a couple of times when we wanted to get up and dance a "salsa victoria...."
BLINDS: 100/200
IN THE POCKET: A-10 offsuit
We're in the big blind, and dreaming of making a big move with 4,225 chips. The table calls to us, but we choose to be cautious and check.
ON THE FLOP: 10-10-4
There's no reason to be cautious now. After the small blind player checks, we bet 1,000. That brings a couple of callers, but then the dealer (who has a very large stack) goes all-in.
"You remind me of that show on AMC," we joke in reply. "Mad Men!" But in reality, there's little to worry about here -- unless someone has a 10-4 or pocket 4's.
"I'm all in," we declare with our remaining 3225. A couple of other players call as well.
ON THE TURN: 2
That card seems innocent enough. There's nothing left for anyone to bet in a sidepot.
ON THE RIVER: 5
"Three tenors -- sing!" we announce. And the good news is that they do. A man to our left has K-10, but our Ace outkicks him. Our stack jumps to more than 14,000.
A couple of nice pots came our way later as well -- including a surprise win with a pair of 3's. But the tide turned when a man pushed with A-K and 5,100 left. We had A-J and A-J were showing on the flop, but a King on the turn left us burned. Yet we held on to the semifinal table, where we were forced to push with A-6 which failed to pair. We finished tied for 11th (due to a double take-out) -- our best showing at Soho since last November.
MINISTRY MOMENT: For a change, we salute a good deed by another player. When the two-hour break came, a man had just won an all-in bet -- but only had 4,000 chips. The second "color-up" made him trade in chips worth 500 and 1,000, so he was left with only a single gold 5,000 chip.
"I'll help you out," another man at the table said -- giving him a gold chip from his much larger stack. That allowed Mr. Short Stack to post a full 10,000 in the big blind for the next hand. He wound up losing, but at least had a fairer chance.
"God loves a cheerful giver," II Corinthians 9:7 says. Verse 13 adds your "generosity in sharing" can lead others to praise God. So we praise God for this nice example!
UPDATED POKER SCOREBOARD: 60 final tables in 155 nights (38.7%) - 11 cashes. Ouch. Our percentage hasn't dropped below 39 since early January.
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