We saw a "woman" come out of that restroom during a break in Friday's poker tournament, without a child. You're welcome to comment on that if you wish - but we went primarily for the poker:
BLINDS: 75/150
IN THE POCKET: K-Q offsuit
We've had ups and downs during the first hour of the tournament: we won a couple of pots, including one with pocket Aces we never showed, but we were burned in others. With the first break approaching, we're down to about 2,000 chips. (We misplaced our little note pad, so some of this is a guess.) We think someone raised to 300, so we call it.
ON THE FLOP: J-10-7
There's a lot of promise here, with an open-ended straight draw. I man across the table tries a bet of 500 (as best we remember). A man to his left calls - and we decide to take a stand. We call as well.
ON THE TURN: 9
Talk about an action card! A man across the table bets 1,000. A man next to him goes all-in, for a bit more than we have.
"I'm all-in for 1,200," we announce. The worst we can do at the moment is split the pot - but somehow we think that other man made his straight with an 8. The first player thinks it over, then calls. He has two pair, so he's outgunned.
"I have an 8," the first player to push says.
We pause for a moment of study/drama. "I'm higher than that," we then say as we turn over our cards - holding the best possible straight.
ON THE RIVER: 10
The board pairing changes nothing. We gain a near triple-up, returning to near the starting point in chips at 3,350.
We gained even more shortly after the break, when 5-8 in the Big Blind turned into two pair on the flop. Our high chip count was about 6,500. But then attempts for more big gains with A-8 and A-7 fell short against bold bettors. Those are cards we probably should have folded, playing tighter.
Finally we were down to 1,200 chips again - and seeing A-10, we pushed again. But another player called with pocket Kings, and no Aces came for us. On a day of improvement, we finished 24th out of 62 players.
MINISTRY MOMENT: There were improvements here as well. For instance, at one point the top prize in the tournament was $666.
"The devil's game," someone said.
"And in what book of the Bible will you find 6-6-6?" we asked a man to our right, turning it into a trivia question.
After a moment, he took a guess. "I think it's in Revelation..." Yes, he was correct:
This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666. - Revelation 13:18
"Do you read the Bible?" we asked the man. He indicated he did. We didn't ask what he's read lately. Perhaps we should have. And if we really wanted to press the issue, we could have mentioned this....
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. - James 1:22
It's amazing how many people apply this to "unlucky numbers," avoiding 666 -- but they don't often do that for other things in the Bible.
For instance, we challenge you to examine a list in I Corinthians 6:9-10 - a list of traits which will prevent people from inheriting the Kingdom of God. Might any of those apply to you? We'll look at that list closely in an upcoming post.
UPDATED POKER SCOREBOARD: 176 final tables in 470 games (37.4%) - 33 cashes. A busy schedule will keep us from playing at Yvie's Monday night. .
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