OK, maybe we should recall that post two items down -- about rather being good than lucky. These days, we don't fit either category. A two-day online tailspin led to an ultra-fast exit tonight at Lil Kim's Cove -- last place, out in less than 15 minutes.
We walked to the club reminding ourselves against getting suckered into big pots. For a couple of hands, we did that. But then holding an A-7, we had two pair at the turn and looked good. But a club on the river brought a 2,000-chip bet from the player to our right. We suspected a bluff. He had a flush.
That was a major pain. Then came the next hand....
BLINDS: 25/50.
IN THE POCKET: A-3 of clubs.
Standard bets are made, and we join in a full table. We're one off the button.
ON THE FLOP: Qc-5c-Qd.
A man in the lead position bets 100. A couple of people call. Given our weakened chip stack, we call and hope.
ON THE TURN: K of clubs.
The audacity of hope, indeed. But the man to our left nonchalantly bets 300.
We've played together many times at Lil Kim's Cove, and I know this man tries to bluff his way into pots as often as not -- especially heads-up, as he might think I'll get cold feet and bail out. But here I have a superior flush. That trick won't work this time -- right?
"I'm all in," we announce -- adding 1,550 to the 300. Our opponent calls with little hesitation. We feel good.
"I think you have a 9-10 of clubs," says the man to our right. He had those cards last hand, and thinks he's found the "hot cards" of the night.
We turn over our A-3 of clubs. "That's even better," he says. But our opponent then quietly turns over a Q-5 off-suit.
"It is over," a woman sitting between us declares. After a puzzled moment, it hits me. He hit a full house on the flop, and was sandbagging it with moderate betting.
ON THE RIVER: An 8, which doesn't matter.
For the second tournament in a row, our potential powerhouse hand turns out to be our demise. It's time to regroup -- and our annual Serious Spring Cleaning will allow for that. Thursday night tournaments are NOT guaranteed over the next few weeks.
MINISTRY MOMENT: Someone showed up for poker night with a hole in his jeans. "Those are his church pants," a man joked. "Holy."
Then another player asked how everyone was doing. "Trying to be holy," we respond. "The other kind." We'll talk more about that another day.
UPDATED POKER SCOREBOARD: 24 final tables in 59 nights (40.7%) - 7 cashes.
YAHOO POKER TOTAL: $11,539 - down $273 in two weeks. We were at $11,982 two days ago -- but that tailspin happened.
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