The only poker that I have played all week was about 30 minutes last night with Mrs. H before the Alias season finale. We played 1-2 HE using coins as 1 “unit”. My result:
-20 units
Nice 
My wife wanted to play a little bit so she could learn the betting rounds and such. It was suckout city and play things to the river. We played where we would always flip over the cards so that I could help her out a bit. Classic hand #1: I have two pair (board paired and I had pocket pairs). I’m betting out, she’s calling all the way down. Calls me on the river and says, “Well, I didn’t get my flush, you win.” I look at her cards and she got trips on the river. I push the “chips” her way. Want another? OK. I have mid-pair on a scary board. She doesn’t bet so I figure I’m good. I bet out on the river and she calls thinking I’m trying to buy it. She say, “Ace high, I didn’t make my straight.” I look and say, “You’re right sweetie, you made an Ace high flush” and push the chips her way again.
I had to “rebuy” to stay in the game. She busted me in 15 minutes I started to make a little comeback, but then the show started and she “won”. Oh boy, the potential home game could be interesting…
Dude, if your wife is getting that lucky, you should send her to the cardroom while you tidy the house
Fun stuff
When B and I first got into poker, and again when we got a nice poker chip set and were itching to use it, we used to play heads-up no-limit for no money, basically just bluffing a lot. On an all-in, we’d have a little staredown, and then one of us would usually burst out laughing 