Paul’s losing streak continues. Tonight he was the biggest loser for the third Card Night in a row, the first time that’s ever happened to him.
Meanwhile, Glen is once again on fire. He’s got the best year-long record (27‑16‑0), he’s on a three-Card Night winning streak, and he’s up $835.00 for the year. Glen’s lead for 2009 is almost $150 ahead of second-place Paul. With only two Card Nights left this year, Glen will be hard to beat.
One of the “goofy” games Mark DeVol called tonight was Upside Down Texas Hold ’em. In this version, the value of the cards are reversed (e.g., 2 is the highest card, 3 is the next highest, and so on, down to the ace which is the lowest card). It took a little getting used to, but was kind of fun.
Jason decided to call the same game right after Mark’s deal. However, Paul thought Jason had called regular Texas Hold ’em, and didn’t realize his mistake until the third hand when he called a bet with what he thought was the high end of a straight but was in fact the low end. (On the first hand of Jason’s deal, Paul had won the pot when everyone folded to him, but, again, he didn’t realize it was Upside Down Texas Hold ’em!)
Another of Mark’s “goofy” games was No-Limit Texas Hold ’em Hi-Lo Declare. This game played much differently than limit Texas Hold ’em Hi-Lo Declare. As Phil put it, it was a high-risk game with a low return. That’s because in most cases, everyone would fold to two players who put a bunch of money in the pot, then they would just split the pot when one would go high and the other would go low. Mark was really the only one who made any money on the game when he and Paul were the only players left in a pot, and they both went high. Mark had a straight, Paul had two pair.
| Mark D | +$40.00 |
| Paul | ‑$46.00 |
| Phil | ‑$32.00 |
| Jason | +$22.00 |
| Mike S | ‑$11.00 |
| Glen | +$6.00 |
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