Tonight Paul attended his 181st consecutive Card Night, breaking Mark DeVol’s record of 180. “How is that even possible,” you might ask, “since Mark is the host of Card Night?” Well, it was all thanks to a night back in October 2009 when Mike Stefanidis hosted Card Night while Mark was out of town.
So congratulations to Paul for not missing a Card Night in over three years.
When the deal got around to Jason tonight, he called “Jason 8” (his modest name for “Stud 8”). And indeed it was “Jason 8” as he scooped some huge pots on his way to a +$237.00 night.
A win that big means one or more big losses. And, in fact, tonight marked the first time in Card Night history that three players each lost more than $100.00.
For the first time we can remember, the betting was capped on a round of an Omaha Hi-Lo kill hand ($4-$8 limits). The board was A-7-8-9 rainbow on the turn, and with five players still in the hand, the betting was capped at $32.00.
The river was an 8, pairing the board, and that put a halt to the aggression as players were obviously worried about a full house. The bet was only $8.00 on the final betting round.
At showdown, there was no full house. Paul and Jeff both showed J-10-x-x for the nut straight, and they split the high pot. Bill and Lyndon both showed 3-2-x-x for the nut low, and they split the low pot. (Mary was the fifth player in; she had stayed hoping to win low with 4-2-x-x.)
So, even though the overall pot was large (well over $200.00), not that much money was won by each of the four players. They basically just split Mary’s money.
Jackpot is now $47.00.
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