I get to change my poker monikor

I can no longer be called "Almost". Yes, last night I won the tourney! 7 players (with a lot of re-buys among them) and I emerged victorious. I like the fact that the only two players who DIDN'T re-buy ended up splitting the pot. Nice.

The odd thing about last night was the deck of cards. I could not believe how hot that deck was. Consistently from beginning to end, virtually every hand was a major winner. Third hand in, I lose an Ace high straight to a flush. A couple of hands later, someone wins with four kings. It was insane! All night, 3 of a kind was losing to a full house, flushes were beating straights, the board appeared to pair in 70 to 80 percent of the hands. Bad beats were the norm. It was so ridiculous we were folding very respectable hands because the board was that outrageous - for example, I folded queen jack suited when a pair of kings hit the flop. It was that kind of night. The final hand was the perfect testament to how the night went.

I was in the big blind and was dealt Ace Jack suited. Rob was on the button and was dealt big slick (Ace King for you non-poker people) and went all in. I made the call and a Jack hit the flop, and I finished the hand with a flush to his pair of Kings. Just another bad beat.

I can't wait for the next one.