Five players gathered on Monday for an intimate game of poker at 52 Irving, with hopes of seeing the return of Kamalakin Makin. They were not disappointed.
The game moved slowly at first, with chips gradually shifting around the table. Chris Fallica lost a chunk to Paul Carr when Carr flopped a set of aces, and Brett Edgerton also passed a good portion of his chips to Carr. With Edgerton virtually all-in in the big blind, Fallica moved his slightly larger stack all in from the button, and Carr called without looking from the small blind. This set up an epic showdown between Edge's 74, Carr's 63, and Fallica's monstrous K8. The flop came 10-6-5, giving Carr the lead, but both others with plenty of outs. The turn was a meaningless deuce, but the river brought a seven. It wasn't quads for Edgerton, but it was enough to triple him up and knock Fallica out to Carr's mighty 6-3.
Edge doubled up through Clutch with A4 vs AQ, hitting a four on the flop. Clutch got his revenge shortly thereafter. The same two were again all-in preflop, this time Clutch with A8 to Edge's suited AK. The flop showed an eight, giving Clutch the lead, but also featured two hearts, giving Edge a flush draw. The final two cards blanked, and Edge's day was done in 4th.
JMAC had been largely quiet, plagued with slightly above average hands like KT and pocket fours. He finally made his stand by going all in over Carr's raise while holding KQ. Carr quickly called with a pair of tens, and the race was on. The board brought little drama, with no cards above a nine, and JMAC's frustrating day died in 3rd.
At this point, you may be wondering, "Where is the promised Kamalakin Makin?? I'M READING THIS FOR THE KAMALAKIN MAKIN!!" Patience, young grasshopper.
JMAC's exit left only Carr to stop Clutch from winning his 9235th consecutive tournament. Fortunately, Carr had a 2-1 chip advantage when heads-up play began. The two jabbed at each other for some time, with nothing drastic happening. With the blinds at 40-80, Clutch had a little fun, blindly pushing his remaining 800 or so chips in pre-flop. Carr eagerly peeked at his cards, but a ten and a five weren't enough to gamble. A few hands later, Clutch again went all-in, this time after looking. Carr called with A8, giving Clutch with 99 a 70% chance to take the chip lead. The board came 6-7-2 with two clubs, eliciting a disappointed smirk from Carr. But the turn brought drama, with the eight of clubs, pairing Carr's 8, giving him four to the ace-high flush and 13 cards to win. Kamalakin Makin reared its head on the river, revealing the three of clubs and giving Carr his 2nd win of the season. Clutch could only laugh, appreciating the grandeur that is Kamalakin Makin and knowing that he would soon be back to take another crack at first place.
5th place - Chris Fallica - 1 point
4th place - Quads Edgerton - 2 points
3rd place - JMAC - 3 points
2nd place - Clutch Renno - 5 points (4 for 2nd, 1 bonus for cashing)
1st place - Paul Carr - 7 point (5 for 1st, 1 bonus for cashing, 1 bonus for win)
No change at the top of the standings, although Clutch crept closer to JMAC with his runner-up finish. The biggest shakeup came in the middle, where Carr jumped four players into 7th, while Edgerton's failure to get quads dropped him two spots. Fallica slipped a spot, but more importantly, he qualified for the Year-End Bonanza by reaching 50 at-bats.
Through Monday, May 19th
52 Irving Poker League
Standings BA Hits-AB Wins Cashes +/-
1) Jason McCallum .831 98/118 4 9 -
2) "Clutch" Renno .817 103/126 6 9 -
3) Dave Rose .744 29/39 2 2 -
4) Ryan McCrystal .714 20/28 0 1 -
5) Vince Masi .703 52/74 3 4 -
6) "All-Yinz" Conlon .687 46/67 1 3 -
7) Paul Carr .683 41/60 2 3 +4
8) Matt Ketaineck .679 36/53 1 3 -
9) "Quads" Edgerton .667 58/87 1 3 -2
10) Scott Randall .642 43/67 0 3 -1
11) David Bearman .630 51-81 1 3 -1
12) Matt Willis .554 51/92 1 2 -
13) Kenton Wong .524 11/21 0 0 -
14) ELIAS .433 13/30 0 1 -
15) Jason Vida .375 6/16 0 0 -
16) Chris Fallica .360 18/50 1 1 -1
17) Chris Lees .313 5/16 0 0 -
18) Nick Loucks .257 9/35 0 0 -
19) Jeremy Lundblad .166 1/6 0 0 -
20) Stu Mitchell .143 2/14 0 0 -
Poker Bonanza Pot: $312
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