A busy schedule prevented us from playing Monday night poker at Club Eighty-Five in Columbus for the past several weeks. We stopped by this afternoon, to see if we could return next Monday -- and were told the club no longer has poker at all.
Too bad for us. We made the final table there six out of eight Mondays. We even bought soda every week, at two dollars for a big glass. So where do we play next?
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They might; we won't
We know some people in our home city of Columbus, GA check this blog for updates on the local poker schedule.
This week we found out Lil Kim's Cove is expanding to a late-night tournament on Monday nights at 9:30 p.m. ET. And Club Eighty-Five is adding a Saturday matinee tournament at 2:00 p.m. ET.
It's our normal custom to only play early games on doubleheader nights -- so we can race home to blog about what happened, of course. So we'll probably only play the Monday 7:30 p.m. game at Club Eighty-Five.
And we don't play ANY poker during the day on Saturdays. If you'd like to why, click here -- and have a Bible handy.
This week we found out Lil Kim's Cove is expanding to a late-night tournament on Monday nights at 9:30 p.m. ET. And Club Eighty-Five is adding a Saturday matinee tournament at 2:00 p.m. ET.
It's our normal custom to only play early games on doubleheader nights -- so we can race home to blog about what happened, of course. So we'll probably only play the Monday 7:30 p.m. game at Club Eighty-Five.
And we don't play ANY poker during the day on Saturdays. If you'd like to why, click here -- and have a Bible handy.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Poker Night 125: Folding in the Basement
There's a new place in our city for playing free poker -- a downtown club called Eighty-Five. It's located in the basement of a historic building, so you have to walk down a flight of stairs simply to enter. And it actually has the feel of walking into someone's basement -- wide open with comfy lounge chairs, and a modest bar on one side serving drinks in real glasses.
(But no, there is NO bonus for winning a hand if you're dealt 8-5.)
Our first night there had a promising start, as we gained a couple of mid-sized pots. But we should have known it was NOT our night when we folded 3-3, and a pair of 3's landed on the flop. Then came a hand where we faced a big decision:
BLINDS: 200/400
IN THE POCKET: K-Q offsuit
We're dealing, and hold about 8,000 chips. A man to our left raises to 1,200, and we call. Hardly anyone else does.
ON THE FLOP: Q-10-6
"I'm all-in," the man to our left says. We have him covered, but by only about 2,500. And this man had bluffed us off a pot before, by going all-in with less.
"You faked me out a couple of hands ago," we say.
Our opponent talks like he means business. "You might hit a draw and take the pot," he says. But he seems too confident.
"I have top pair -- but I'll fold." Then we show our K-Q. He never shows his cards, as he takes the chips.
"I sure wouldn't have folded that," a man to our right says.
"I can't believe you folded," the pot winner says later. Much later we find out he had A-Q, to top us. The hand played out with a 6 on the river, but no King. For once, our reading was correct.
K-Q bit us again after the one-hour break, when we called an all-in bet of 6,000. "You have me dominating," the pusher said showing Q-6. So of course, a 6 came on the flop. A 10 on the turn brought hope for us to hit a straight, but it didn't happen. We were left with 500 chips, which we gave up when A-4 paired only the 4.
Final score: a nice place for poker that's practically walking distance of our home. This Monday night tournament probably will replace a crosstown drive on Wednesday to Soho Bar and Grill. But a 19th-place finish means we're still in a big slump.
MINISTRY MOMENT: Six months ago we mentioned a man named Harry, who was delayed several times for elective surgery. He finally had it a couple of months ago, and the incision is almost healed now.
What did Harry do last Thursday night, when Lil Kim's Cove didn't have poker? "I said my prayers and went to bed," he told me tonight. What did he pray for? "Health. Strength. To be a better person."
Those are simple things to ask of God -- but they're also good things to request. Consider the three items Harry mentioned:
1) Health. "Pray for each other so that you may be healed," advises James 5:16.
2) Strength. "Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength," says Isaiah 40:31.
3) How can you be a better person? We suggest the advice at the end of II Peter. "Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen." (3:18)
UPDATED POKER SCOREBOARD: 48 final tables in 125 nights (38.4%) - 10 cashes.
(But no, there is NO bonus for winning a hand if you're dealt 8-5.)
Our first night there had a promising start, as we gained a couple of mid-sized pots. But we should have known it was NOT our night when we folded 3-3, and a pair of 3's landed on the flop. Then came a hand where we faced a big decision:
BLINDS: 200/400
IN THE POCKET: K-Q offsuit
We're dealing, and hold about 8,000 chips. A man to our left raises to 1,200, and we call. Hardly anyone else does.
ON THE FLOP: Q-10-6
"I'm all-in," the man to our left says. We have him covered, but by only about 2,500. And this man had bluffed us off a pot before, by going all-in with less.
"You faked me out a couple of hands ago," we say.
Our opponent talks like he means business. "You might hit a draw and take the pot," he says. But he seems too confident.
"I have top pair -- but I'll fold." Then we show our K-Q. He never shows his cards, as he takes the chips.
"I sure wouldn't have folded that," a man to our right says.
"I can't believe you folded," the pot winner says later. Much later we find out he had A-Q, to top us. The hand played out with a 6 on the river, but no King. For once, our reading was correct.
K-Q bit us again after the one-hour break, when we called an all-in bet of 6,000. "You have me dominating," the pusher said showing Q-6. So of course, a 6 came on the flop. A 10 on the turn brought hope for us to hit a straight, but it didn't happen. We were left with 500 chips, which we gave up when A-4 paired only the 4.
Final score: a nice place for poker that's practically walking distance of our home. This Monday night tournament probably will replace a crosstown drive on Wednesday to Soho Bar and Grill. But a 19th-place finish means we're still in a big slump.
MINISTRY MOMENT: Six months ago we mentioned a man named Harry, who was delayed several times for elective surgery. He finally had it a couple of months ago, and the incision is almost healed now.
What did Harry do last Thursday night, when Lil Kim's Cove didn't have poker? "I said my prayers and went to bed," he told me tonight. What did he pray for? "Health. Strength. To be a better person."
Those are simple things to ask of God -- but they're also good things to request. Consider the three items Harry mentioned:
1) Health. "Pray for each other so that you may be healed," advises James 5:16.
2) Strength. "Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength," says Isaiah 40:31.
3) How can you be a better person? We suggest the advice at the end of II Peter. "Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen." (3:18)
UPDATED POKER SCOREBOARD: 48 final tables in 125 nights (38.4%) - 10 cashes.
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