November Senior Championship

We've been so busy with various projects lately that we've overlooked a big tournament we played at National League of Poker last Tuesday. The November Senior Championship had 1,068 entries:

:13 IN: We have 2-A. An Ace on the turn gives us a winning pair, and a $500 pot.

:18 IN: We have pocket Aces. The board shows J-K-8 (we bet 125) 6 (we bet 60) and 5 - which leads to the final fold. We gain $840.

:21 IN: We have Q-J in the big blind. The board shows 6-2-2 K 7. But no one bets, and our bet of 60 on the river wins us a $270 pot.

:24 IN: We have pocket Queens -- and they survive an Ace on the river. It's a $1,450 pot! At the first break, we're in 72nd place with $2,640.

:43 IN: We have pocket Queens again in the big blind, and double the bet to 400. But the board brings J-A-7 9 8, and an opponent costs us money by hitting a straight.

:46 IN: Pocket Queens AGAIN - this time with the button. But a board of 2-6-2 J K only earns us a $400 sidepot, against someone who pushed with K-J.

:56 IN: We have an ugly-looking 6-4 in the big blind. But the flop is 7-6-7. We go all-in for 770. Our opponent has 6-5, and we wind up splitting the pot.

We limp to the one-hour break with only $435 left; 201 players remain.

1:08 IN: We go all in with pocket 10's -- but it's not enough, and we're eliminated in 199th place (sorry, we didn't write down what beat us).