Friday Night Home Game

We host a hold'em tournament every month at our house. In an effort to get several players we keep the buy in small ($15), but I manage the blinds so we can get 2 tournaments in. The second tournament buy in is up to whoever is left so is sometimes $10 and sometimes $40. This time we had 15 players over two tables.

This was the first hand at our table. Starting stacks are 1,000 with 10/20 blinds. Fold, fold, I fold, Middle Position player calls big blind, fold, SB fold, BB raises to 100. MP calls 100. Flop is 7AJ rainbow. MP bets 100 BB raises to 300, MP calls. Turn comes another J. MP bets 100, BB raises to 300, MP calls. Keep in mind, this is the very first hand of the tournament. They are both betting into the pot but no one wants to go all in. River comes a 3 leaving no flush or straight possible. MP bets 200. BB calls leaving 100 in front of each player. MP flips over AJ for the Jacks/over/Aces. BIG HAND! But wait, BB slow rolls his hand to show AA and wins the pot with Aces/over/Jacks. How did neither of them manage to go all in? Needless to say MP was out shortly thereafter, but what a bad beat for the first hand.

Congratulations to Miss Loveless who not only steamrolled through the first tournament bullying everyone to finish in First place, but then did it again in the second tournament becoming our first ever double winner in one night.

Next up is our once every six months: $100 buy in. We will see much more traditional poker playing there since there will be a respectable payout.