Finally, the Fall 2006 Edition

We had a disappointing turnout for Hold’em – 18. Still, it was good for a $450 total payout, 28 points for first place, and four Shooting Stars chips for Hank, Tim, Pablo, and Sean. On a flop of K, 4, 7 Sean got his money in with a pair of kings, but Scott hit runner-runner straight and drew first blood on a Star. Two shooting went head-to-head next when Hank put Tim all-in, and Tim announced “I have to call we’re racing” and flipped over 8s. Hank had jacks, and collected Tim’s chip. Pablo was the next falling star when he was cold-decked with wired kings against Phil’s aces. Finally, Hank went in as a short stack at the final table with AT and was called by Jim’s enormous stack and his pair stood up.

Shelly was first out and got the Herradura shot when she went all-in with a king high flush against chip leader and habitual better Jim, who held the nut flush. Jason “I Only Play Hold’em” came fresh from the Canadian WPT event and bubbled. Brandon went out fifth. Scott donked off much of his stack when he called Bearded Mike’s AI with aces holding KQ, and finished only with a pair of kings. A few hands later he went AI with 6s and was insta-called by jacks and finished fourth in only his second appearance of the year.

Phil made a cute-raise with 98 from the button and Jim called, and the flop came KJ6. Jim checked, Phil moved all-in, and Jim insta-called with a set of sixes. At the start of heads-up, Bearded Mike had a 3-to-2 chip lead which quickly turned. Jim bluffed BM off of a set with a pair of 9s and took the chip lead. After another seesaw, Jim moved in on a king high flop with two spades, and Bearded Mike called with QJ of spades and missed. In the final hand both players limped and the flop came 234 with two diamonds. Bet, raise, AI, call – Jim held 62 for a pair and a gut-shot, and Bearded Mike held 34 for two pair, which held up.

After knocking Pablo out, Phil caught up in points to tie him for fourth. Jim’s second-place moved him up to fifth. Brando’s cash puts him at sixth on the year, and Baklava and Sean are tied for the last spot. Bearded Mike’s win moved him up to third, and Hank and Tim held on to their first and second-place spots.





Next tournament is next Sunday – deuce-to-seven triple draw.

Razzmatazz Pictures

Jaso finishes 2nd in his first tournament with us....He will probably show up again....

Tim* wins his 1st chip (See the movie 61* for explanation of *)

This picture explains why I feel the way I do today......Nice work GPT...

Timmy Chops With a Rookie

We had 15 for Razz which is probably a record - both for Razz and for a weeknight. We had plenty of beer and Hank got tanked, and went out early for him, just making the final table.

Tim was desparate for a chip to put next to Candy's, and chopped with Jaso the rookie despite a big chip lead. I wish I could give more details, but I was playing a separate game since Chris is a hit-out artist and busted me - mostly in a hand when I wasn't even at at the table, but that's another story.

If you know more about how things went late, comments are enabled, so post them yourself.

I don't know the next tournament, or if I'm ever playing in the GPT again, so be patient.

From the producer of Scary Movie 4

No really, and Airplane and The Naked Gun.

Awesome.

Nice fold me

Glad i folded on the turn....

74...Always play it

Yet another reason to always play 74 offsuit....

Oh and yes, I am millencolin7, the chipleader at the table ....

Finally – Hank Wins Season’s First Limit Event

Despite being the POTY points leader, Hank had yet to score a Champion’s Chip this season. That changed last night when he got his drink on and donked his way through five levels without moving many chips. The starting field of 12 didn’t lose a player until the fifth level, and it took three hours to lose two players. The tables consolidated at eight, and as the picture below demonstrates, Hank got serious.

Sean added to his recent championship with a cash. Keith pulled out of his no-limit tailspin to take third place and score some real points. The heads-up battle between Hank and Pablo lasted over an hour, with limits finally frozen at 1000/2000. With only 24,000 chips in play, a lot of chips moved. Pablo was down to less than 2,000 at one point and battled back to about 8,500. Hank (claims he) was free-rolling several times again Pablo with half the pot won and a draw to a scoop, but Pablo consistently avoided disaster. Finally, Hank hit a monster draw when he rivered a 5 for a wheel.

There is no game this weekend. Send an e-mail to gainesvillepokertour@yahoo.com if you are interested in a cash game Saturday night – please identify yourself in the e-mail. Event 7 – Razz – will be next week at Hank’s house.

Come to Stud/8 or We'll Shoot This Dog

KCL - Tens Wins

We had a nice turnout for KCL but it sucks because I didn’t win. Thirteen tied for lowest turnout, but it still pretty healthy. Baklava and Tim built nice stacks coming into the final table. POY points leader Hank was an early departure, although not before Keith made it two tournaments, two first-outs.

Chris worked a short-stack but finished on the bubble, just behind Pablo, who scored his second cash of the season. With three left, hold’em champ Baklava had the chip lead and an edge over Tim (one cash, two bubbles) and Sean. Tim made plans to place his Championship chip next to Candy’s on the mantle, but Sean knocked Tim out and a long see-saw battle ensured with blinds still at 500/1000.

Sean’s 98 came up short against Baklava’s 97 and Baklava took the chip lead. The momentum shifted when Sean bet after the draw and Baklava made a crying call with “show me a ten.” Sean did no oblige, and showed down a 97 to edge Bak’s 98. On the final hand, Sean threw paint and drew to a ten, and Baklava three two to his 345. Sean paired his ten, but Bak hit cards on either side of his three to give him a straight, and Sean took the title with a pair of tens.


Stud/8 is this Thursday at Hank’s house at 7 p.m. Since this is a limit event, there are no rebuys. If you expect to be late, send someone with your money and you can get a seat and be blinded off until you get there. You can’t come late.

P.S. Hank will be drinking.

The Quality Of Players

Congrats Sean....I am posting this in serious tone although I know that it is hard to take me very seriously....This season point wise is tight and many of the top 8 were not in it last year...I feel that the quality of the players in our league has improved an unbelievable amount....This is why I love poker and not just holdem....too truly master the game, you must master all of them....Any schmuck can win holdem once, but to be good at all of them shows that you can play any game with anyone....give action to get action....We have had 5 events and no one has won more then one tournament....and I have won zero....I am excited to finish out this season and although I talk a mad amount of crap, I feel that this season is up for grabs by anyone at this point...I also am glad to see that the lowest number of people that have shown up to a tournament is 13...Thats unreal....Congrats to all and thanks for making it hard as hell to win one this year....Although I hate not winning, I would much rather win against a field that is as good as ours then win multiple tournaments against wanks that dont know how to play....

Hank