Card Night 29-Jul-2008

Bill bore the brunt of the July juggernaut that is Paul Huyser.

Time and again, Paul would call Bill’s bets and raises, then spike some ridiculous card on the river to steal the pot.

On one Texas Hold ’em hand, Paul beat Bill with 9-2 offsuit.  Paul said, “I was hoping I didn’t hit a winning hand so I wouldn’t have to show my cards.”  Hey, Blog Fodder!  So that you’re not in that “awkward” situation again, why not just FOLD?

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Violet’s husband Troy joined us tonight, filling the table with eight players.

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Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Doug Davis threw six and two-thirds innings of perfect baseball against the Padres until Brian Giles hit a single off him.

This prompted “no-hitter” conversation amongst the group, and someone asked what was the longest no-hit game any Major League pitcher ever pitched.

Answer: Three pitchers have pitched 10-inning no-hit games (all in the National League):

Pitcher	Team	Date
George Wiltse	New York	July 4, 1908
Fred Toney	Cincinnati	May 2, 1917
Jim Maloney	Cincinnati	August 19, 1965

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Mark D	+$58.00
Mary	‑$73.00
Paul	+$73.00
Bill	‑$23.00
Lyndon	+$66.00
Troy	‑$40.00
Violet	‑$30.00
Mike S	‑$22.00

Card Night 22-Jul-2008

We gotta keep those seats filled, so tonight we introduced two additional players: Ty and Miguel.

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Paul is the hot player right now, winning the last six Card Nights in a row.  Three times this year he’s had a $100+ night, and he leads the 2008 totals with $661 in winnings.

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Ty	‑$66.00
Mark D	‑$28.00
Mary	‑$39.00
Paul	+$104.00
Bill	+$12.00
Jason	+$3.00
Miguel	$0.00

Card Night 15-Jul-2008

Greg had said he was going to be here tonight, but he was a no-show.  And Mike had said that Mary was getting back into town yesterday, so we thought she might attend.  Nope.  Luckily, Warren showed up along with a new player Jason, so we had a total of six.

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We watched the All-Star Game on TiVo, delayed by about an hour and a half.  As it got closer to 10:00, the game was tied at 3-3, so Mark DeVol started fast forwarding so we could get to the end of the game.  Finally, we just decided to switch over to live TV, and what do you know?  The game was still going on!  It was the 13th inning, still tied at 3-3.

Lyndon wondered what the longest All-Star Game was. Mark was sure it had to be this one, but he was wrong (at least at the time).  Back in 1967, the All-Star Game had gone 15 innings.

Later in the evening, after Card Night was over, the American League finally won in the bottom of the 15th.  The game tied the record for most innings in an All-Star Game, but broke the record for time of an All-Star Game, clocking in at 4 hours and 50 minutes.

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Mark D	‑$54.00
Paul	+$23.00
Warren	+$6.00
Bill	+$73.00
Lyndon	‑$29.00
Jason	‑$36.00

Card Night 08-Jul-2008

Boy, this group likes to complain.  Or should I say, “bitch and complain”?  (According to Bill, men bitch and women complain.  Bill was feeling no pain tonight.)  “This sucks, that sucks.  The Padres suck.  Your poker play sucks.  Omaha sucks.  Work sucks.”  Just “suck” it up and enjoy yourselves. It’s Card Night!

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Actually, Bill had just come from Happy Hour, and he seemed to be enjoying himself quite a bit.  On one hand of Texas Hold ’em Hi-Lo Declare, it was just Paul and Bill left at the end.  Bill just turned his cards over without declaring.  When we reminded him it was Hi-Lo Declare, he announced, “I’m going high, Paul’s going low, we just split it!”  No excuses, no admission that he’d messed up; the hand was over and Bill wanted his half!  Paul agreed to split the pot.

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Jackpot was decimated thanks to two payouts on the last game of the night, Happy Pineapple.  Mike won $12.50 with four 10s, and Lyndon won $10.25 with a straight flush.  Combine those with Paul’s earlier $16.00 win with four 8s in Omaha Hi-Lo, and jackpot now stands at a measly $3.00.

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As Paul continued to stockpile chips on his way to an $82.00 win, Violet asked Mark DeVol if Paul ever loses.

Mark said, “Not only does he sometimes lose, but he holds the record for the biggest loss in a single night. However, he also holds the record for the biggest win in a single night.”

Mike then said, “I thought Mike Coyne held the record for biggest win.”

“No,” said Mark. “Don’t you remember?  Paul had that huge $256.00 win earlier this year?  It was the same night Mary lost $185.00.”

Mike didn’t remember it, even though he was there.  Then Lyndon said, “I don’t remember that either.  Was I there?”  Yep, Lyndon was there too.

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Mark D	‑$7.00
Greg	+$14.00
Paul	+$82.00
Bill	+$33.00
Lyndon	+$7.00
Violet	‑$14.00
Mike S	‑$65.00
Nick	‑$26.00

Card Night 01-Jul-2008

Tonight we welcomed a new player Nick.

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As we watched the Padres lose to the Colorado Rockies to reclaim the worst record in the National League (in the shortest nine-inning game in Coors Field history, clocking in at 1 hour, 58 minutes), the conversation turned to losing streaks.  Here are some stats:

The Padres’ longest losing streak was 13 games, between May 8 and May 21, 1994.

The longest losing streak in Major League Baseball history was 24 games, set by the Cleveland Spiders between August 26 and September 16, 1899.

The longest losing streak in the modern era was 23 games, set by the Philadelphia Phillies between July 29 and August 20, 1961.

The longest losing streak to start a season was 21 games, set by the Baltimore Orioles in 1988.

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Mark D	+$16.00
Paul	+$48.00
John	‑$2.00
Lyndon	‑$3.00
Mike S	‑$63.00
Nick	‑$5.00