"What are these for"?

The actual question asked by Justin B. upon seeing the cards we were about to play Texas Holdem with. It set the tone for the rest of the night. He and two other TNP virgins, Ish & Devin, had their poker challenge cherries popped. Here's the breakdown.

Another dozen players on hand with some of the old regulars falling first. Crystal didn't have a good night at all and was first out. Bobby never caught a hand and was second out. Paul was out next followed by our first rookie sacrifice, Devin. I was out next but did manage to catch a bonus point for quad 7s. Chris was eliminated at the same time I was and Lisa soon followed our lead. Killian left the game next and that left 2 rookies playing in the top 4. Justin, after discovering just what those cards were for and figuring out quickly how to use them was out next. Nick managed to hang on after taking some big hands but couldn't get past a rookie and a veteran. The real story of the night was Ish. Arriving late he had a disadvantage from the start as his chips had dwindled after having his blinds posted for half an hour. Still, his loose style, seeming ignorance of the game and just plain luck made, for a moment, the impossible possible. On one hand, Deb was ready to give up, going all in on a hand she just knew she was going to lose but for some reason Ish didn't call her all in after pushing her and everyone else around all night. That was the turning point and she rallied to win. Here's the night by the numbers.


Table 1
Crystal
Nick
Killian
Chris
Deb

Feature Table
Jeff
Devin
Bobby
Justin B.
Lisa
Ish
Paul

12. Crystal 1
11. Bobby 2
10. Paul 3
9. Devin 4
8. Jeff 6 (including 1 bonus point for quad 7s)
7. Chris 6
6. Lisa 7
5. Killian 8
4. Justin B. 9
3. Nick 10
2. Ish 13 (including 1 bonus point for Chris' bounty)
1. Deb 14

It's been suggested and I concur that we play for $5 every Thursday night from now on. I'm also thinking about making the entire month of May double points month and making Deb's last game a triple points night with a $20 buy in. Let me know your thoughts on this. Until next week may all your cards be live and your pots be monsters!