Tonight was Jeff’s birthday, so we celebrated by singing him Happy Birthday while he blew out a candle on a Twinkie. (Hopefully it won’t be the last Twinkie he ever has.)
Mark DeVol’s December game tonight was Six-Card Texas Hold ’em. The structure is like Hold ’em, but everyone is dealt six cards to start. After the first betting round, players set their six cards into three separate two-card hands. After the betting round on the flop, players must discard one of their two-card hands. After the betting round on the turn, players must discard another one of their two-card hands, leaving them with just one two-card hand. The game plays out just like regular Hold ’em.
It looks like we won’t be playing next week, so tonight marks the last Card Night of 2012.
Glen finished the year as the big winner. And it wasn’t just a big win, it was the biggest year-long win by any player ever: +$1,309.00!
Phil also had his best year ever, pocketing $287.00 (although he stopped attending Card Night in August).
On the flipside, the following players had their worst years ever:
| Ty | -$180.00 |
| Paul | -$16.00 |
| Jeff | -$409.00 |
| Lyndon | -$185.00 |
| Miguel | -$173.00 |
This was the first year Paul lost money. As a result, Mark is now the only active player who has never had a losing year.
Some other year-end stats:
Paul and Mike Stefanidis attended their fewest Card Nights ever in a single year. Paul showed up 43 times (out of a possible 46), and Mike attended only 19 times.
Meanwhile Jeff attended his most Card Nights in a single year (tying his 2011 total with 41). Ty (4), Jason (28), and Joe (2) also set personal attendance records for a single year.
| Ty | +$10.00 |
| Mark D | ‑$68.00 |
| Bill | ‑$3.00 |
| Jeff | ‑$55.00 |
| Lyndon | +$44.00 |
| Jason | ‑$14.00 |
| Miguel | ‑$23.00 |
| Glen | +$96.00 |
Jackpot is now $29.00.
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