Card Night 24-Feb-2015

We had an unusual occurrence tonight.  A player won jackpot while losing the poker hand.

The game was Ty’s 7s, and at showdown the board showed three 10s.  Jeff and Chris both tabled their hands.  Jeff had natural quad 10s with a 9 kicker.  Chris also had quad 10s using a wild 7, but he had an ace kicker.  So, Chris won the game with the better hand, but Jeff won jackpot since he had a four of a kind with no wild cards.

This has only happened twice before in Card Night history.  In both cases the jackpot winner was someone who is no longer with us.

• During a hand of Bloody 7s, Warren drew a 7 to kill his hand, but he had natural quad deuces and won jackpot.
• During a hand of 7-27, Norb won jackpot with A-A-5, but when he declared both high and low, he tied someone for high and ended up losing the hand.

Mark D	+$32.00
Mary	+$4.00
Bill	‑$20.00
Chris	+$74.00
Jeff	+$25.00
Jason	‑$98.00
Miguel	‑$153.00
Glen	+$135.00

Jackpot is now $14.00.

Card Night 17-Feb-2015

The seat closest to the door was empty tonight.  A rack with $20 in chips sat waiting for its player to arrive.  A blue card-cover chip featuring a photograph of a man wearing a silly red wig lay next to a name tag designating whose spot this was at the table.

Our good friend Warren passed away Friday.  He was one of the original players at Card Night, and for many years he hosted the game at his house.  He was one of the smartest people you’d ever meet, with a near encyclopedic knowledge of history and the English language.

We are all sad at his passing.  He will be missed.

Mark D	+$76.00
Mary	‑$101.00
Chris	+$41.00
Jason	‑$16.00
Glen	+$4.00

Jackpot is now $13.00.

Card Night 10-Feb-2015

Hmm.  Nothing terribly interesting happened at the table tonight, so let’s just list the food that was available:

• Valentine’s Cookies with Frosting
• Old Starburst Jelly Beans (most of which were stuck to each other)
• Cherry-Flavored Chocodile Twinkies
• Yogurt-Covered Pretzels

Mark D	‑$19.00
Mary	‑$19.00
Bill	+$110.00
Chris	+$81.00
Lyndon	‑$82.00
Jason	‑$43.00

Jackpot is now $17.00.

Card Night 03-Feb-2015

We have a rule regarding declaration in high-low split games which states, “The number of chips in a player’s hand will determine which way the player is going, even if he made a mistake and obviously intended to go a different way.”  This rule was implemented years ago after an unfortunate event (the exact details of which are lost to history).

Tonight at the end of a hand of Wild Cards Going Both Ways, it came down to Mark DeVol and Jason.  Each player took three chips under the table.  Mark’s hand came up first and rested on the table.  Jason brought his hand up, moving it towards the felt.  Mark opened his hand to reveal three chips (going both ways).  As he was doing this, Jason pulled his hand back (never having rested his hand on the table), turned his face away from the table, and said, “I didn’t see which way you went.”  Jason then removed a chip from his hand (having initially put three chips in his hand), brought his hand back to the table, and revealed two chips (going high).

Mark had the wheel for low and a four of a kind for high, but Jason had a higher four of a kind.  By rule, since Mark declared both ways and didn’t win both ways, his hand should be nullified.  However, Mark argued that since Jason had three chips in his hand above the table when Mark declared, Jason’s three-chip declaration should stand and the two of them should split the pot.

A lengthy discussion followed, after which Jason agreed to split the pot, although he did not agree with the decision.

At the end of the night, Mark insisted Jason take $20 as compensation for the ruling ($20 being a lower estimate on the half of the pot that Jason didn’t receive).  That $20 is reflected in tonight’s results.

Mark D	‑$43.00
Mary	+$44.00
Chris	+$76.00
Lyndon	‑$36.00
Jason	‑$35.00
Glen	‑$20.00

Jackpot is now $45.00.