I did some open mic comedy on Sunday night. I haven’t been doing that a lot lately because if I have a choice I will generally choose to play cards instead. It might be a wise move for me to switch to open mic nights because I have been running pretty bad at the poker table lately. Anyhow, Sunday night was one of those nights where I was out and about and then decided to play some cards when it was way too late to start playing cards. Such nights involve sneaking into my house to grab some money and then getting to Roger’s when I should be in bed.

It wasn’t the first time I came from doing stand up to poker at Roger’s. When I sat down next to Brian at the table he asked straight away if I had just told some jokes. I said yeah. I actually had an ok night on stage, so I was in a decent mood. Then we started talking about different clubs around town.

All in all I had a great time at Roger’s. The mood at the table was pretty good. On Sundays Rog runs the game with this kid Claudio, who brings a lot of his own guys. The Claudio guys tend to play looser and deeper, which makes for a better game. And Claudio himself is a natural entertainer. The loosest of the loose players, a big talker, who keeps things lively.

I played until around 3am. Left down $117 for the night. I rivered a straight and lost to a better straight at one point. There was a flush on the river as well but I still bet there, and then got reraised with a bet that was small enough that I had to call. I think that was the only big hand I really played. I ended the night hitting a set in a multiway pot, so that got me some money back before heading out the door, although it would have been nice to have gotten a little more money out of that one.

Definitely would love to host again soon but I am going to be out the next two weekends in a row. I will be in the Philadelphia suburbs, and maybe, just maybe, I will get a chance to sneak off to a casino. We shall see.