Our last live cash game was more than three years ago in Canada. It did not go well. Tonight, we decided to try again at Jack Casino - because of what day of the year it was. We'll explain that in time, but first let's sum up whether this cash game did any better....
BLINDS: $1/$3
IN THE POCKET: A-9 offsuit
It's "Main Event" season for poker tournaments at Jack. Dozens of players are in action there. That actually leaves room at a cash game table for us to walk right in with $200 in chips.
After some modest entries and losses, we now have pretty good cards. A man down the table from us raises to 11. We won't back down; instead we call. Five players at the table of six are in; we gain button position.
ON THE FLOP: 6d-4h-7d
A pretty drab flop, especially considering how many players are involved. The first man goes all in.... for a "Price Is Right" style bid of one dollar. The dealer rules since he doesn't have the minimum three, other players don't have to bet if they wish. None of us do; we check.
ON THE TURN: Jh
Everyone in front of us checks again, so we decide it's time to reach for the stars.... uh, pot. We bet six. Two players call, while one folds. (And remember, the one-dollar bettor remains all in.)
ON THE RIVER: 3d
This card opens the door for a lot of things - and none of them are good for us. The man who bet 11 to start things off now offers 20. Is he bluffing, with possible straights and flushes out there?
We don't risk it. We fold. So does the other man with chips. The aggressive player turns over.... pocket 5's! His straight landed on the river, and eliminated one player.
Most of the night was like that for us. We won two pots back-to-back without reaching the river, then turned J-10 into a nice full house. But by and large, our speculation was in vain. We finally left after more than an hour with a loss of $119. Going to the blackjack table didn't help; we lost $55 more there.
MINISTRY MOMENT: There was none on this night. None at all. And that was intentional. Regular blog readers may know the reason why. The rest will find out why in our next post. (Hint: it has to do with our title.)
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