There's been a big fuss in Alabama recently over electronic bingo in casinos. You can't play poker in those casinos at all -- but tonight we tried a place in Alabama where the poker is free, and we had some success.
We crossed the bridge from our home to Phenix City, and visited the Red Barn Saloon. It's a small bar, with cheaper soda prices than Columbus. And with a smaller number of players, we had a better chance of making the final table. But you still have to earn that....
BLINDS: 50/100
IN THE POCKET: K-K
We're in the small blind, and decide to lay low. We simply call, and most of the table joins in with no raises.
ON THE FLOP: A-Q-4 (suits don't matter)
We're first up to play -- and if that Ace wasn't sitting there, we'd bet straightway. But we keep the caution light on, and check. A man two seats to our left bets 200. He's been playing on the loose side, so we're not afraid to call. A man between us calls as well.
ON THE TURN: 2
A card that doesn't really matter for us. We check again. The man two seats over bets 200 more. We call, as does the man in the middle.
ON THE RIVER: A
With top pair on the board and second pair in our hand, we decide it's time to move. We bet 600 -- hoping this will dissuade the bettor from making an outlandish bet in the last position to buy the pot. If he makes a big raise, we'd probably presume he has an Ace and fold.
After the middle man folds, our remaining opponent tries to raise 100 more. But tournament rules require him to double our bet if he raises. So he does that, and we call the extra 600.
"Do you have an Ace?" we ask showing our kings. We feared he did -- but nope, he doesn't even have a second pair. Our presumption that he was betting with nothing but hope is right.
A couple of nice pots helped us endure a couple of bad chases. When another man took out three players at one time with a flush, we staggered to the final table with 3,000 chips. Then we survived to finish sixth -- our all-in bet with K-J losing to pairs of lower cards.
MINISTRY MOMENT: "I didn't bring my glasses, so I can't read it," a man to our left said when we showed him our "Jesus coin."
"It says 'Jesus as your Savior is more valuable than any coin,'" we told the man. "Do you agree with that message? Is Jesus your Savior?"
The man quietly said he agreed. Here's hoping you do.
UPDATED POKER SCOREBOARD: 61 final tables in 157 nights (38.9%) - 11 cashes.
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