Some poker players are called "rocks," because they play in a tight conservative way. Others are more daring and unpredictable. We faced one of those players tonight, as we changed our routine to play at Soho Bar and Grill....
BLINDS: 25/50
IN THE POCKET: K of spades - 10 of hearts
The night is young, but the betting at this table has been large. A player to our right raises to 200. We have about 5,500 chips, and decide to give this iffy hand (at least for us) a try.
ON THE FLOP: A-6-3, all spades
Our "iffy" now looks potentially pretty -- as we're one spade away from "the nut flush." The man who raised before now bets 600. We suspect he has an Ace, but we call in hope.
ON THE TURN: Kh
There's a pair for us, but not quite what we're after. The bettor now counts out 1,600. Does he have A-K or something? We fear he has big cards, but the hope of a nut flush remains. We call.
ON THE RIVER: 6c
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick," says Proverbs 13:12. We miss the flush, but still have two pair. Yet the bettor is undaunted, and tosses out 3,000 -- a bet which practically would put us all-in. We conclude he has an Ace, and fold.
Another player calls -- and the man who bet a lot shows Q-J. His high hopes fell short, too! The third man has one pair, and claims the pot. We would have won thousands of chips, but Mr. Unpredictable ran us off. There's much more to be said about the hopes of this hand; we'll do that in an upcoming post.
MINISTRY MOMENT: We showed a man to our left the "Jesus as your Savior" coin tonight. He said he agreed with the message -- and at the one-hour "color-up" break, he showed graciousness toward our meager chip stack and gave us enough to advance from 1,000 to 1,500!
(Trouble is, we pushed all-in immediately after the break with A-9 -- and even though A-7 came on the flop, we lost to that big bettor with 7-7 who made three of a kind.)
UPDATED POKER SCOREBOARD: 82 final tables in 194 nights (42.3%) - 15 cashes. We should note another commitment may keep us from playing any live poker for the next couple of weeks.
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF POKER TOTAL: Full tournaments - 76 point wins in 407 games (18.7%), 31 final tables, 2 cashes. Our strong afternoon "turbo tourney" run ended Tuesday, after seven point wins in a row.
POKER STARS.NET TOTAL: Pretend cash games - $16,259, up $1,575. The run isn't over there, with gains in eight consecutive sessions.
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