Hey all -
Before I begin with a recap and scoring update, I wanted to announce that the next poker tourney will be a midweek, midday tourney. We will play at 11:30 AM on Wednesday, February 13th. Many of you are either off or like me work at 3pm or later. Lunch can be ordered if people would like. In addition for those like Ketaineck and Willis who get out a reasonable time, maybe there will be additional poker played beyond the first tourney. Please let me know if you can make it!
Ok here's a recap of Super Sunday's action. For the 2nd straight tourney, we had 2 new players to the 52 Irving Poker League and we were able to get 7 players. And again for the 2nd straight time, the 2 new players were the first two to the rail Nick Loucks, who showed his devotion to the Poker League by getting off cross-continent, red-eye flight and basically rolled into the tourney, was the first to go. After some unsuccessful bluffing at a few huge pots early, he was forced all-in with ace-6 vs Bearman's K9 and when Bearman's 9 paired on the flop and held up, Nicky Loucks was forced into an early afternoon nap. Matty Willis, who's consistent 2007 play led to many cashes and wins, was next to go as he just was never able to get anything going. Some observes noticed that Willis just didn't play as aggressive as he normally does, and rumors were the league standings may have rattled him.
In one of the more unlucky hands of the night, JMAC was eliminated in 5th place. Down to just 108 chips and the blinds at 20/40, JMAC went all in blind and to his chagrin, he got 3 callers. With the board showing K42AJ, JMAC excitedly showed his K4 (two pair) but Ketaineck sent JMAC to the rail with his Q10 (making an ace-high straight). However, Ketaineck was the next to go as he failed for the 3rd straight time to cash in 2008. When it came down to 3 players, Vince Masi held the chip lead over Bearman and Clutch. Bearman was next to go as he felt Vinny did not have a King the board showing KK84. Bearman went all-in with pocket nines and although he was correct, Vince did not have a King, bu he turned over pocket rockets and when Bearman's nines did not improve on the river, it gave Vince a huge chip lead over Clutch as the two went heads up. Clutch quickly seized a small chip lead when both Clutch and Vince held a full house on a JJA66 board but when Vince went all-in with his K6 vs Clutch's J7, Clutch was able to take the lead. And just 2 hands later, Clutch had victory in his grasp when he was holding KQ and the flop came 910J. He waited out Vince and when Vince went all-in on the turn with Q4, the tourney looked over. But Vince hit a miracle flush on the river to take a commanding 24-1 chip lead. Clutch doubled up once but when Vince had 1010 against Clutch's A4 and no ace hit, Vinny Masil took down the tourney in very well played match.
With the win, Vince Masi jumped to 2nd in the 52 Irving Poker League Standings. Clutch retained his lead with his league-leading 2nd cash. Ryan McCrystal and Brett Edgerton, moved down a slot in their absence.
Here are the final results from February 3rd:
7th place - Nick Loucks - 1 point
6th place - Matt Willis - 2 points
5th place - Jason McCallum - 3 points
4th place - Matt Ketaineck - 4 points
3rd place - David Bearman - 5 points
2nd place - Clutch - 7 points (6 points for 2nd, 1 bonus for cashing)
1st place - Vince Masi - 9 points (7 points for 1st, 1 bonus for cashing, 1 bonus for winning)
52 Irving Poker LeagueCurrent Poker Batting Averages Thru 2/3
BA H/AB Wins Total Cashes
1) Dennis "Clutch" Renno .950 19/20 1 2
2) Vince Masi .923 12/13 1 1
3) Ryan McCrystal .846 11/13 0 1
4) Brett Edgerton .846 11/13 0 1
5) Jason McCallum .650 13/20 1 1
6) David Bearman .500 7/14 0 0
7) Matt Ketaineck .450 9/20 0 0
8) Matt Willis .286 2/7 0 0
9) Stu Mitchell .143 1/7 0 0
9) Nick Loucks .143 1/7 0 0
**Poker Bonanza pot stands at $40
As mentioned at the beginning of the e-mail - the next poker tournament will happen Wednesday, Feb. 13th at 11:30 AM. Please let me know if you can make it!!
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Clutch
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