Monthly Archives: April 2012

Card Night 26-Apr-2012

Mike Stefanidis is still the big winner for 2012, but his massive lead has been cut significantly thanks to two big losses in a row.  Tonight he dropped $208.00 after suffering some bad beats.

He chose to leave Card Night an hour early, simply posting his big and small blinds and immediately folding in a round of Omaha Hi-Lo to finish his night.  (It turns out he would have won both of those hands had he not folded.)  Mike was concerned about breaking the record for worst Card Night ever.  Had he stayed and continued at the same pace, he would have indeed broken that record, losing more than $300.00.

Two of the bad beats he suffered were at the hands of Jeff in Four-Three.  First Mike made three-of-a-kind only to lose to Jeff’s wheel.  (Jeff also beat Bill’s 6-high for low on that hand.)  Later, Mike made a full house (queens full of jacks) only to lose to Jeff’s four-of-a-kind aces.


Meanwhile, Paul’s second big win in a row has him back in the race for best results for the year.

As of now, here are your 2012 leaders:

Mike S +$366.00
Jason  +$281.00
Paul   +$277.00
Phil   +$196.00

Mark D +$20.00
Mary ‑$6.00
Paul +$127.00
Bill +$4.00
Jeff +$96.00
Mike S ‑$208.00

Jackpot is now $63.00.

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Card Night 19-Apr-2012

Mike Stefanidis’s streak finally came to an end tonight as he was the big loser (-$108.00).  However, he’s still way out in the lead for 2012 (+$574.00).

On the flip side, Glen’s losing streak ended as he pocketed $107.00.

And Paul got back out of the red for 2012 by posting a big $167.00 win.

Mark D ‑$10.00
Mary ‑$37.00
Paul +$167.00
Bill ‑$37.00
Jason ‑$40.00
Miguel ‑$60.00
Mike S ‑$108.00
Glen +$107.00

Jackpot is now $96.00.

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Card Night 12-Apr-2012

The night was wild for a couple of our players.

Mary got stuck for $180.00 early, but made a huge comeback to finish the night down only $33.00.  Meanwhile, Paul was ahead for the most of the night, but then went into a tailspin and finished as the big loser, down $102.00.  The big turnarounds for both players all happened within the last half hour of play.


Jeff’s big win of $151.00 matched his third best Card Night ever.  (He won the same amount on 16-Mar-2011.)


Mike Stefanidis continues to dominate 2012, winning for his ninth Card Night in a row (tying a personal record).  In fact, Mike is the only regularly-attending player who is up for the year.  (The only other players up for the year are Phil, Bill, and Jason, none of whom has attended Card Night more than eight times in 2012.)


Mark D +$3.00
Mary ‑$33.00
Paul ‑$102.00
Jeff +$151.00
Mike S +$15.00
Glen ‑$55.00

Jackpot is now $78.00.

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Card Night 02-Apr-2012

Well.  That didn’t last very long.

Two weeks ago, Mike Stefanidis broke the long-standing record for most money won at a single Card Night when he cashed out $271.00 ahead.

Tonight, Jason blew that away when he won exactly $300.00.

Jason won pretty much the same way Mike did, unconsciously scooping pot after pot.  It was especially nice when Jason didn’t realize he had the winning hand and snatched the pot away from people who thought they’d won.


It wasn’t a very exciting game (except for a bit of a run by Kansas at the end), but Kentucky won the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.  Mary had Kentucky in our pool and ended up winning $62.00 (for a profit of $32.00).  Mary now holds the all-time record for the most tournament champions (3).


Mark D ‑$31.00
Mary ‑$118.00
Paul +$42.00
Jeff ‑$131.00
Jason +$300.00
Glen ‑$84.00

Jackpot is now $57.00.

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