Comedy Cafe

Last night I was at the Comedy Cafe for the Wednesday night tavern tourney. Yes, it was pouring rain so there was no local mountain bike race.

The Comedy Cafe truly caters to their poker patrons. And for those who don't drink they have some really great bottled water to enjoy. And on my fourth outing at the Milwaukee tavern tourneys I made the final table for a second time.

The first hand I folded a Q, 2 off and would have won with two pair. The second hand of the night I folded a 7, 4 off and would have beat pocket A's with a straight. But what can you do? The betting was so strong I most likely wouldn't have chased the straight to the river anyway. I had gone in with a 3, 4 suited and folded what would have been another straight on the river, thinking someone must have the higher straight. The first hour I won only one hand. The last hand before the break.

I called an after the flop raise and took a pot with low pair as my opponent failed to raise again. Then I had a hot streak after the break making two flushes, both clubs, only having to show one.

I had only a few blinds left in my stack when our whole table hit a break. A couple had to leave. The gentleman, unable to shuffle or deal, sitting together with his girlfriend (also in the game) to shuffle and deal for him, were piling up the chips. Unfortunately she had to work early in the morning and they had to leave. Their chips were divided among our table as our table had considerably less chips as a whole than the other remaining table.

Still as the blinds rose and I was still one of the small stacks I had to start going all-in. My 5's held against an A, 9 against the gentleman who took me out the last time I played. Also had one caller when I went all-in (only ten players remaining) with A, 10 clubs and took that hand. So I made it to the final table.

I outlasted many others and there were only three of us remaining. I posted the BB and had only a SB left in my stack. A small fraction of my opponents stacks. Called a raise from the gentleman who took me out the last time (Mr. WSOP) with a 7, 8 off. Just no sense in throwing away 2/3rds of my chips with a hand that wasn't good but not bad. He had K's, but with an A, 2, 3, 4 on the board, a 5 on the river would have produced an wheel and a split pot. But it didn't happen and I finished third.

The topic of poker etiquette came up. I found several sites on the topic and will link to one in the sidebar under 'The Basics' after I find the best site.