On a hand of Buck ’em, during the three-cards-out-of-five round, Mark DeVol declared low one seat to the right of the button. (No one had declared high or low on the two-cards-out-of-three round.) Paul, who was on the button, thought long and hard about calling Mark off. The pot was $38.75. Finally, after much anguish, Paul decided to not call Mark off, but instead to declare high. Action got back around to Mark who briefly considered checking Paul off, but decided against it.
After the deal, Paul revealed that he’d had 4-2-A for his low. Mark had had 4-3-A. Paul kicked himself for not checking Mark off.
(Mary ended up winning the game.)
Traditionally, Mark calls “goofy” games during the month of December. The deal only got to him once tonight, and he called Texas Hold ’em with a Mississippi straddle.
A straddle is a blind bet that a player voluntarily makes before the cards are dealt. It is usually twice the big blind and is done by the player to the left of the big blind. Action starts with the player to the left of the straddler, and when action gets back around to the straddler, he may raise.
A Mississippi Straddle can be done from anywhere on the table, with the button getting first priority to straddle, the player to the right of the button getting second option, and so on.
Everyone except Mike opted for the Mississippi straddle when he/she was on the button. (When Mike passed his option, Paul, Mark, and Phil also passed their options, but Mary opted to straddle.)
Of the eight hands dealt, the Mississippi straddle ended up winning the hand four times.
It wasn’t all that interesting from a goofy game standpoint. It was basically just Texas Hold ’em. However, it did make for bigger pots, and bigger pot odds on the flop.
| Mark D | +$7.00 |
| Mary | ‑$5.00 |
| Paul | ‑$93.00 |
| Phil | +$81.00 |
| Bill | ‑$15.00 |
| Jason | +$84.00 |
| Mike S | ‑$78.00 |
| Glen | +$3.00 |
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