Curly Howard 105

A sparse crowd of 5, the league-mandated minimum for a sanctioned 52 Irving event, gathered on Wednesday morning for The Curly Howard 105. Chips were flying early in the tourney, as Harry Dang tried to make a move on the first hand when dealt a pair of pocket Queens. But he ultimately ceded the pot to J-Mac and spent much of the remainder of his tournament trying to rebuild his stack. After dropping a few more big hands, HD got involved in the wrong hand with Kenton Wong, a hand that would end his day prematurely. After a flop of AAQ, a short-stacked Harry was all-in against Kenton. Kenton flipped A8 to Harry's pocket 5's, and Harry's fate was cemented. To add insult to injury, Kenton caught an 8 on the river, giving him a boat and sending Harry to a 5th-place exit. Rather than picking up lunch, as the tourney had started not too long ago, Harry gamely offered to deal, an offer which was gladly accepted. Next, Kenton turned his sights on Vida. After a flop of 3Q9, Kenton made a small bet into Vida, eliciting a call. The turn brough a 7 and two checks. A king fell on the river and Kenton pushed all-in. Vida quickly called and sheepishly flipped over AK for Kings, one better than Kenton's queens (Q5). Kenton, however, rallied nicely, accepting an invitation from Clutch to join him for a day at Foxwoods. After surviving several all-in scenarios, 9 by his count, David Bearman would be the next to go. Shortstacked by a significant margin, Bearman moved all-in preflop with K10. Vida called with A9. The flop came A10J and the turn and river brought blanks, eliminating Bearman in 3rd place. Starting heads up play against J-Mac, Vida held a chip lead of nearly 4-1. Shortly after the tourney had been narrowed to 2, Vida pushed all-in from the small blind and was called. He flipped A4 and J-Mac turned over K10. The board fell 68357, giving Vida a straight on the river, that, although meaningless, is perhaps appropriate given his streak of good luck lately. Vida has now won 4 of his last 5 tournaments entered and finished in 2nd place in the other. The next event will be held Friday at 8 ET. Please join the gentlemen of 52 Irving for the Jackie Robinson Memorial.

Points Earned (out of 5):
Harry Dang: 1 point
Kenton Wong: 2 points
David Bearman: 3 points
Jason McCallum: 5 points (4 for 2nd, 1 for cash)
Jason Vida: 7 points (5 for 1st, 1 for win, 1 for cash)