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Bak Wins GPT’s Last O/8 Title – Ever

We had a record low field of nine and played a 60 minute level three, in part to time the dinner break to the NCAA selection show (Go Gators!). We’ve been looking for things to cut from next fall’s shorter season, and Omaha/8 got the vote-with-the-feet (or lack thereof) nod. Even the people who showed up cursed it, with only Bak holding his tongue due to an enormous early chip lead.

The web site is updated. Hank went from the short-stack and a likely bubble to second place, with a small assist from me deciding to take on the chip stack’s monster draw holding a set and no possible low when there were four left.

It was Bak’s second title to go along with a runner-up and he’s now in fifth place ahead of Sean, Phil, and Alex. JD is on the bubble with Shelley (SHELLEY!?) just behind him. I’m a notch ahead of Bak, with Candy still holding on for third. Hank is 14 points behind Tim, who remained in first place.

Sean Takes a Swan Song, and First Place

This week we welcomed a long overdo new player, Lyon. Lyon tried to set the rebuy record in a game he has never played before, but he came up way short of Keith’s record. But, in keeping with Keith’s tradition, he was first out as if he had some place to be (although unlike Keith, he probably did).

We had 12 for A-to-M which is a nice showing. After Lyon did the obligatory rebuy-champ-first-out-move Bak was next, and he was not happy. He doesn’t like the ace-to-five version of lowball. Next out was Dan, who I busted, and it was so nice. He brough a rookie who took about five minutes to learn the game and then started killing me, so he deserved it (we love you Dan!). Can was out next – she’s been coasting after such a strong start to give the rest of us a chance. Thanks Candy – I for one am thankful. Hank would never be such a good sport!

Once we got to the final table the rookie crippled me when I had a 6 and raised him, and he moved it for a little more. Do you know how painful it is calling a 7-to-1 bet when you think it’s 5-to-1 you’re up against the nuts? Yeah, he had the “roughest possible 5” as Baklava would say. But, ironically, I bounced him out next. I think he was playing fast because Dan was tired of waiting for him and it was push his chips or go home. Still, he was our second-best A-5 rookie after Kelvin who won the first A-5 he ever played. I just dumped 10 in a 1/2 game on-line so I hope you appreciate this write-up.

Tim went out on the bubble. I don’t remember exactly how but I know it was draw-out against a pat hand because that is the same way Candy went out, and I remember that the First Couple of the GPT went out the same way.

Shelley got short-stacked and finally ran out of luck, and I followed her out when Phil caught a Q and I paired my 4 with A234 (is that a good draw in this game? I’m such a donk). Sean started with a big chip lead, and Phil played his heart out and took the lead. With the lead, he called Sean’s all-in holding a nut-draw, and caught a ten against Sean’s pat-8. The very next hand he made a frustration all-in with Sean holding a one-card draw to a 6. It didn’t work out, and Sean took down his first title of Spring 2007.

Tim’s bubble was enough to keep him in the lead by 17 points over Hank, who leads Candy by four points. Enough being sporting Candy – time to bear down! I, miraculously, am in fourth with zero titles and zero second place finishes. We really need to change the rules next year so donks like me don’t rank so highly. Sean vaults to fifth just ahead of Bak. Alex and Phil are tied for the last spot.

Sean and I racked up some kills and I’m actually tied with Alex for the lead. Wonder of wonders. JD and Sean are tied for second, with The First Couple on everyone’s heals.





P.S. Lee, thank you for the Red Stripe. There are some left.

To Tim From Tyler:

Angry Hank Thwarts Three-pete

The GPT drew a record-low nine for Stud/8. Good job guys! Candy was there, but I’m not allowed to talk about it. With all nine players at one table the tournament lost no one until the 150/300 level. The first person out (that I can talk about) was newbie Joey followed by Alex, both of whom were playing Stud/8 for the first time. Still, rook-on-rook violence resulted in Alex adding another kill to overtake JD for the lead. Alex’s departure doubled Hank’s kill total for the year.

Bearded Mike was crippled by Shelley (“Shelley!?”) in two hands – once when rolled-up trips fell to a flush on fifth street, and once after he hit the case king for KKQQ against her QQJJ – and she caught the case jack. He went out sixth and doesn’t like Stud/8 anymore.

Hank decided to get all of his kills in one tournament and knocked out Sean, Shelley, Tim, and Baklava successively to take his second title of the year.

I know readers of this space are disappointed to not see a picture of Hank making some kind of drunken, pseudo-sexual obscene pose, but alas, there are no pictures.

Tim’s third place finish helped him maintain the season lead with 97 points versus Hank’s 85. Candy is now third at 77, and Bearded Mike and Baklava are at 63 and 62 respectively. Alex, JD (with only four tourneys), and Sean round out the Top 8. Lee’s absence dropped him just out of the top.

The next tournament is Sunday at Bearded Mike’s house at 2pm – Ace-to-Five.