App draining battery in first gen iPhone?

Last night I bought and installed the Apple Hold'em Poker app on my first gen iPhone -- seemed to work great. My phone was in the charge cradle and I waited until it had a full charge and I pushed the top "off" button when done (but didn't exit the app).
This morning the phone's battery lasted about 5 minutes before dying completely -- but when I turned it on it didn't seem to be "in" the Poker app. Has this happened to anyone else (regardless of the app)?
I've never had a battery issue before, but I'm beginning to think the app itself drained the battery -- which might make me have to remove it. Would love to have some feedback on this issue (hey -- it's an Apple app: you'd think they would have got this right :>)

Additional info: the usage time is the same as the standby time. I suspect that the messages app is keeping the phone from sleeping.

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smashr wrote:
Hi thanks for helping me.
Graham Outterside wrote:
Yes, more than most Apps due to it using Push for messages and notifications.
Yeah I guess, but is Push some that the phone does or rather something the phone get's communication with? I mean, is Push something that the phone will activate on a regular basis (to check facebook for new stuff for exemple every 5 mins) ? Or is the phone waiting to just receive a "push message" from Facebook when it comes ? (which would be more easy on the battery I guess)
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Even Apple retailers (who sell only Apple stuff) or only Apple stores ?
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