Several of our regulars couldn’t make it tonight, so we only had five players. Still, there was plenty of action.
Mark DeVol was the big winner for the night ($51.00) thanks in a large part to a round of Texas Hold ’em he called late in the evening. He won four out of the five hands dealt, one of which was a full kill.
Lyndon made some great moves on a couple Texas Hold ’em Hi-Lo Declare hands.
On one hand, he raised pre-flop, and the board ended up with an ace and a deuce in it. Everyone figured Lyndon would be declaring high (because either he had started with a high hand, or he had started with something like A-2 and had been counterfeited for low). He ended up declaring low (along with everyone else) and scooped the pot. Lyndon showed 7-5. And he had raised pre-flop!
On another hand, Lyndon again raised pre-flop. Paul and Mark came along for the ride. Lyndon bet out on every street, even when the board showed a possible flush, so Paul and Mark figured Lyndon was going low. When Lyndon bet on the river, Paul raised hoping to get Mark to fold so that he could declare high and split the pot with Lyndon. Mark did indeed fold, but come declare time, Paul and Lyndon both went high! Lyndon scooped the pot with pocket kings.
Despite making those deceptive moves in Texas Hold ’em Hi-Lo Declare, Lyndon had a rough night. His $60.00 loss makes it five losing Card Nights in a row, a new personal record.
Glen called 2-11 Poker twice tonight.
On one hand, four players were in before the flop. Everyone checked on the flop, the turn, and the river. The board was J-9-2-2. At showdown everyone turned over their cards. Lyndon and Mark both showed a single jack in their hands (giving them both two pair, jacks and deuces), but Lyndon had an ace kicker. Lyndon scooped the pot, but with the cards still exposed Mark said, “Wait, Lyndon, I think I’ve got you beat.” Mark’s cards were J-7-7-6, and since this was 2-11, he was able to play the J-7-7 from his hand and the J-9 from the board to give him two pair, jacks and 7s. Mark apologized for the unintentional slow-roll, and Lyndon handed over the modest $3.75 pot.
It just goes to show how unfamiliar we still are with 2-11.
No one won jackpot for the third week in a row, the first time that’s happened since November. And because there were only five of us tonight, we played a lot of hands, adding $21.00 to jackpot. It now stands at $69.00.
| Mark D | +$51.00 |
| Paul | ‑$13.00 |
| John | +$3.00 |
| Lyndon | ‑$60.00 |
| Glen | ‑$2.00 |
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