October 17, 2008
The Marshall Mathers Classic
9 players turned out for a Friday night card game two weeks prior to Halloween – here’s how the action unfolded…
9th place (1 point): Harry was crippled when he turned an ace-high flush but J-Mac caught a full house on the river. Harry was left with one chip and he went out on his next hand for an early exit…
8th place (2 points): Next to go out was research’s tallest man, Greg… Dohmann went all in with pocket queens but was knocked out by C-Lees who paired his king on the flop and then got trips on the river.
Kings were kind to C-Lees all night, as shortly thereafter he was dealt pocket kings on back-to-back hands, and he doubled up each time when he hit a set on the board.
7th place (3 points): Newly engaged Scott Randall was next to fall, as he re-raised Clutch all-in and Clutch was priced in with 4 hearts after the flop. The turn brought another heart and Randall was done. Fortunately for the rest of us, his fiancé showed up to give him shit about it. The C-Lees response to Randall’s loss? “I would have immediately gone out and gotten a 22-year old…”
6th place (4 points): C-Lees luck ran out with his face-card pocket pairs… he had queens and after an A-2-8 flop, Matt K. bet 100 and C-Lees went all-in. Ketaineck called with A-2 and the rest of the cards came up empty for the newly minted R-3.
5th place (5 points): Next to the rail was 52 Irving resident Matty Willis who was shortstacked and pushed all-in with pocket 2’s… Clutch looked down at pocket queens and made an easy call. No help came and Willis was gone.
4th place (6 points): Former poker player Paul Carr made a return to 52 Irving and showed no signs of rust from his long, graveyard-shift-induced layoff… but his luck ran out when his all-in for 842 chips with pocket queens was called by Ketaineck’s A-8… it wasn’t the Ace that did it, but a 6 on the turn gave Matty the straight to knock Paul out in a very respectable return to the table.
3rd place (7 points + 1 for cash): 3 players cashed in this nine-man event, and 3-handed poker lasted for a while, but soon Clutch found himself the shorter stack and he pushed all-in with 8-9 and was called by Ketaineck’s A-9. The flop brought a 9 and the river an ace, giving Matty aces up and giving Clutch the 8 points and $20.
2nd place (8 points + 1 for cash): On the first hand of heads up, J-Mac was dealt pocket aces and he checked them pre-flop. The flop was 10-J-2 and when J-Mac checked, Ketaineck went all-in with J-Q. A quick call and no improvement on the turn or river gave J-Mac the 2-1 chip lead. A lot of chips moved around for about 45 minutes, but finally J-Mac caught A-K of hearts and Matty made an all-in move with 10-2 and was called. An ace on the flop gave J-Mac a commanding chip lead, and when he was dealt A-K of hearts on the very next hand, it was over when he caught 3 more hearts to win the event, his first win in well over 2 months.
1 point - Dang
2 points - Greg
3 points - Randall
4 points - Lees
5 points - Willis
6 points - Carr
8 points - Clutch
9 points - Matt K.
11 points - J-Mac
Monday, October 20, 2008
The David Lee Roth Experience - October 10
The first of what we hope to be many Friday night editions of the 52 Irving Poker League (still seeking sponsorship for the 2009 season) took place with the long-waited return of the first SC Live segment producer to sit at the felt, David Rose.
Unfortunately, D-Rose's night wouldn't last too long. First he lost about half of his stack when his ace-high flush ran into the full house (5's full) of Matt Ketaineck. Not long after, with the blinds still at 2-4, with a board of A-5-A, Kevin "All-Yinz" Conlon bet, D-Rose went all in, prompting a fold from Jason McCallum. D-Rose made the call with A-10 for a set, but Yinz showed pocket 5's for the flopped boat. The second edition of 5's full was enough to send D-Rose home in 6th place.
D-Rose stuck around, the jokes were flying, but the chips remained somewhat stationary at this point. The storyline at this point was split between Matty K not remembering the name of the Dog on the Jetson (Rover, seriously?) and the what-could've-beens for Brett Edgerton.
Edge got a walk in the big blind, and per table rules, flipped over 4-5 of diamonds. Edge would've turned a straight flush on the hand. Later, Edge had Matty K all-in and dominated with K-Q against K-4 of hearts. However, a straight on the board gave Matty K a new chance at life.
Yinz was the second player to be eliminated from the tournament, as his A-Q couldn't catch up to Matt Willis's cowboys. The two denied rumors that their fantasy sports relationship was in trouble, but in the end it was Willis eliminating the other half of Iranian Hercules in 5th.
The blinds got up to 40-80 with 4 players still remaining. Ketaineck pushed all-in, and it was only 69 more for J-Mac to make the call. He did so sheepishly with 8-6 of hearts, but had live ones against A-10. The flop (9-5-8) gave J-Mac the lead, and the turn (6) gave him two pair, but left Matty K with 4 outs to a straight. But the miracle straight couldn't come again, and Ketaineck went home in 4th.
Now 3-handed, the action was hot despite playing on the money bubble. Finally, Willis raised from the button, J-Mac folded, and Edge called for less. Willis had A-2 of hearts, Edge, thinking he had at least 2 live ones, disappointedly turned over 10-2 suited. Even Doyle Brunson couldn't have helped Edge, though, as the board failed to give him spades or a 10, and he went out in 3rd.
The tournament was a lengthy one, especially for 6 players, but heads-up definitely trimmed that time down. Perhaps feeling the revenge of Mr. Gurgles, J-Mac pushed all-in on the first hand into the monster chip stack of Willis. Willis immediately called with pocket jacks, but had a coin flip against J-Mac's K-Q of hearts.
A non-threatening flop of 2-A-9 kept Willis out front. A jack on the turn gave Willis a set, but only trimmed J-Mac's outs from 6 to 4. But the 3 gave Willis his 4th 52 Irving Poker title of the season.
52 Irving Poker League
Oct. 10 Results
6th - David Rose (1 pt)
5th - Kevin Conlon (2 pts)
4th - Matt Ketaineck (3 pts)
3rd - Brett Edgerton (4 pts)
2nd - Jason McCallum (6 pts)
1st - Matt Willis (8 pts)
Unfortunately, D-Rose's night wouldn't last too long. First he lost about half of his stack when his ace-high flush ran into the full house (5's full) of Matt Ketaineck. Not long after, with the blinds still at 2-4, with a board of A-5-A, Kevin "All-Yinz" Conlon bet, D-Rose went all in, prompting a fold from Jason McCallum. D-Rose made the call with A-10 for a set, but Yinz showed pocket 5's for the flopped boat. The second edition of 5's full was enough to send D-Rose home in 6th place.
D-Rose stuck around, the jokes were flying, but the chips remained somewhat stationary at this point. The storyline at this point was split between Matty K not remembering the name of the Dog on the Jetson (Rover, seriously?) and the what-could've-beens for Brett Edgerton.
Edge got a walk in the big blind, and per table rules, flipped over 4-5 of diamonds. Edge would've turned a straight flush on the hand. Later, Edge had Matty K all-in and dominated with K-Q against K-4 of hearts. However, a straight on the board gave Matty K a new chance at life.
Yinz was the second player to be eliminated from the tournament, as his A-Q couldn't catch up to Matt Willis's cowboys. The two denied rumors that their fantasy sports relationship was in trouble, but in the end it was Willis eliminating the other half of Iranian Hercules in 5th.
The blinds got up to 40-80 with 4 players still remaining. Ketaineck pushed all-in, and it was only 69 more for J-Mac to make the call. He did so sheepishly with 8-6 of hearts, but had live ones against A-10. The flop (9-5-8) gave J-Mac the lead, and the turn (6) gave him two pair, but left Matty K with 4 outs to a straight. But the miracle straight couldn't come again, and Ketaineck went home in 4th.
Now 3-handed, the action was hot despite playing on the money bubble. Finally, Willis raised from the button, J-Mac folded, and Edge called for less. Willis had A-2 of hearts, Edge, thinking he had at least 2 live ones, disappointedly turned over 10-2 suited. Even Doyle Brunson couldn't have helped Edge, though, as the board failed to give him spades or a 10, and he went out in 3rd.
The tournament was a lengthy one, especially for 6 players, but heads-up definitely trimmed that time down. Perhaps feeling the revenge of Mr. Gurgles, J-Mac pushed all-in on the first hand into the monster chip stack of Willis. Willis immediately called with pocket jacks, but had a coin flip against J-Mac's K-Q of hearts.
A non-threatening flop of 2-A-9 kept Willis out front. A jack on the turn gave Willis a set, but only trimmed J-Mac's outs from 6 to 4. But the 3 gave Willis his 4th 52 Irving Poker title of the season.
52 Irving Poker League
Oct. 10 Results
6th - David Rose (1 pt)
5th - Kevin Conlon (2 pts)
4th - Matt Ketaineck (3 pts)
3rd - Brett Edgerton (4 pts)
2nd - Jason McCallum (6 pts)
1st - Matt Willis (8 pts)
Thursday, September 11, 2008
September 10th Recap
9th place - Bearman (1 point)
8th place - Conlon (2 points)
7th place - Harry Dang (3 points)
6th place - Randall (4 points)
5th place - Conlon (5 points)
4th place - JMAC (6 points)
3rd place - Willis (8 points - 7 for 3rd place, 1 point for cashing)
2nd place - Vida (9 points - 8 for 2nd place, 1 point for cashing)
1st place - Clutch (11 points - 9 for 1st place, 1 point for cashing, 1 point for winning)
Pct H/AB Wins Cashes Movement
1) Vida: .909 40/44 3 4
2) Clutch: .870 181/208 11 17
3) J-Mac: .751 151/201 6 11
4) Masi: .713 87/122 4 7
5) Paul Carr: .683 41/60 2 3
6) Kenton: .682 45/66 2 3
7) Conlon: .638 83/130 2 4 +1
8) Bearman: .630 75/119 1 6 -1
9) Willis: .629 114/181 2 5
10) McCrystal: .611 22/36 0 1
11) Edge: .595 94/158 1 4
12) Randall: .576 59/104 0 3
13) Ketaineck: .571 64/112 1 5
14) D-Rose: .567 38/67 2 2
15) ELIAS: .541 20/37 0 2
16) Fallica: .431 31/72 1 1
17) Lundblad: .417 5/12 0 0
18) C-Lees: .352 19/54 0 0
19) McKean: .333 5/15 0 0
19) Harry Dang: .333 3/9 0 0
21) Loucks: .306 15/49 0 0 -1
22) Stu: .150 3/20 0 0 -1
23) Dohmann: .100 1/10 0 0 -1
8th place - Conlon (2 points)
7th place - Harry Dang (3 points)
6th place - Randall (4 points)
5th place - Conlon (5 points)
4th place - JMAC (6 points)
3rd place - Willis (8 points - 7 for 3rd place, 1 point for cashing)
2nd place - Vida (9 points - 8 for 2nd place, 1 point for cashing)
1st place - Clutch (11 points - 9 for 1st place, 1 point for cashing, 1 point for winning)
Pct H/AB Wins Cashes Movement
1) Vida: .909 40/44 3 4
2) Clutch: .870 181/208 11 17
3) J-Mac: .751 151/201 6 11
4) Masi: .713 87/122 4 7
5) Paul Carr: .683 41/60 2 3
6) Kenton: .682 45/66 2 3
7) Conlon: .638 83/130 2 4 +1
8) Bearman: .630 75/119 1 6 -1
9) Willis: .629 114/181 2 5
10) McCrystal: .611 22/36 0 1
11) Edge: .595 94/158 1 4
12) Randall: .576 59/104 0 3
13) Ketaineck: .571 64/112 1 5
14) D-Rose: .567 38/67 2 2
15) ELIAS: .541 20/37 0 2
16) Fallica: .431 31/72 1 1
17) Lundblad: .417 5/12 0 0
18) C-Lees: .352 19/54 0 0
19) McKean: .333 5/15 0 0
19) Harry Dang: .333 3/9 0 0
21) Loucks: .306 15/49 0 0 -1
22) Stu: .150 3/20 0 0 -1
23) Dohmann: .100 1/10 0 0 -1
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
September 8th Recap
Chips flew fast and furiously at 52 Irving on Monday night, as six hopefuls, who all entered the night in the top 11 in the official 52 Irving poker rankings, vied for the tournament's top prize. Despite constant glances over the shoulder to monitor Ryan Grant's rushing yardage or bemoan the sad state of the Raiders defense, the event was not without its share of high-quality play and great hands.
The 1st all-in scenario of the night provided the latter, as a short-stacked Clutch called Willis' pre-flop raise, putting himself all-in. When Willis flipped A9, Clutch (910h) was nearly inconsolable, bemoaning that he had figured he would be behind, but at least have two live cards. The flop came 88J with two hearts, giving Clutch an open-ended straight flush draw. The turn brought the 7 of hearts, and Clutch escaped with a miracle straight flush.
With Clutch's impressive return from the abyss, David Bearman was the next player to see his stack dwindle. From the small-blind, he pushed all-in. On the big blind, Vida looked down to see KK and quickly called. Five blanks ended Bearman's night and streak of 5 straight cashes.
Unfortunately for Willis, another straight, this one not of the flush variety, would end his night prematurely. On the button, Vida called pre-flop and Willis declined the option. The flop came 635, and after a small round of betting we headed to the turn two-handed. The turn brought a 7, and Willis moved all-in. Vida called and flipped over 89, his 9-high straight narrowly edging Willis' (Q4) 7-high straight and sending Willis off in 5th place.
With the blinds capped at 50-100, action was sparse for awhile before the 3 standings leaders became involved in one of the biggest pots of the nights. In early position, Vida doubled the big blind. Clutch called from the small blind, and J-Mac, pot committed, made the call and pushed in his last 102 chips over the top. Vida and Clutch called and the flop brought 944. Vida bet another 200 and Clutch folded, leaving Vida and J-Mac in a showdown. J-Mac flopped A2 and Vida turned over 88. Blanks on the turn and river eliminated J-Mac in 4th place.
Shortly thereafter, a seriously short-stacked Edge found himself all-in pre-flop against Clutch, holding JJ. Edge flipped K9 and was eliminated in 3rd place when the board failed to pair his cowboy.
Vida started heads-up play with more than a 3-to-1 chip advantage and Clutch fought valiantly, but could not overcome such a deficit. A few short hands of heads-up play and Clutch moved all-in. Vida called and flopped AQ. Clutch was behind with KJ but had two live cards. The flop came AJ9, and the turn and river were blanks, giving Vida the win. He has now won 3 straight tourneys.
6th place – Bearman (1 point)
5th place - Willis (2 points)
4th place – J-Mac (3 points)
3rd place - Edge (4 points)
2nd place - Clutch (6 points - 5 for 2nd, +1 for cash)
1st place - Vida (8 points - 6 for 1st, +1 for win, +1 for cash)
Pct H/AB Wins Cashes Movement
1) Vida: .886 31/35 3 3 +1
2) Clutch: .854 170/199 10 16 -1
3) J-Mac: .755 145/192 6 11 --
4) Masi: .726 82/113 4 7 -1
5) Paul Carr: .683 41/60 2 3 +1
6) Kenton: .682 45/66 2 3 +1
7) Bearman: .673 74/110 1 6 -2
8) Conlon: .669 81/121 2 4 --
9) Willis: .616 106/172 2 5 --
10) McCrystal: .611 22/36 0 1 --
11) Edge: .595 94/158 1 4 --
12) Randall: .579 55/95 0 3 --
13) Ketaineck: .571 64/112 1 5 --
14) D-Rose: .567 38/67 2 2 --
15) ELIAS: .541 20/37 0 2 --
16) Fallica: .431 31/72 1 1 --
17) Lundblad: .417 5/12 0 0 --
18) C-Lees: .352 19/54 0 0 --
19) McKean: .333 5/15 0 0 --
20) Loucks: .306 15/49 0 0 --
21) Stu: .150 3/20 0 0 --
22) Dohmann: .100 1/10 0 0 --
The 1st all-in scenario of the night provided the latter, as a short-stacked Clutch called Willis' pre-flop raise, putting himself all-in. When Willis flipped A9, Clutch (910h) was nearly inconsolable, bemoaning that he had figured he would be behind, but at least have two live cards. The flop came 88J with two hearts, giving Clutch an open-ended straight flush draw. The turn brought the 7 of hearts, and Clutch escaped with a miracle straight flush.
With Clutch's impressive return from the abyss, David Bearman was the next player to see his stack dwindle. From the small-blind, he pushed all-in. On the big blind, Vida looked down to see KK and quickly called. Five blanks ended Bearman's night and streak of 5 straight cashes.
Unfortunately for Willis, another straight, this one not of the flush variety, would end his night prematurely. On the button, Vida called pre-flop and Willis declined the option. The flop came 635, and after a small round of betting we headed to the turn two-handed. The turn brought a 7, and Willis moved all-in. Vida called and flipped over 89, his 9-high straight narrowly edging Willis' (Q4) 7-high straight and sending Willis off in 5th place.
With the blinds capped at 50-100, action was sparse for awhile before the 3 standings leaders became involved in one of the biggest pots of the nights. In early position, Vida doubled the big blind. Clutch called from the small blind, and J-Mac, pot committed, made the call and pushed in his last 102 chips over the top. Vida and Clutch called and the flop brought 944. Vida bet another 200 and Clutch folded, leaving Vida and J-Mac in a showdown. J-Mac flopped A2 and Vida turned over 88. Blanks on the turn and river eliminated J-Mac in 4th place.
Shortly thereafter, a seriously short-stacked Edge found himself all-in pre-flop against Clutch, holding JJ. Edge flipped K9 and was eliminated in 3rd place when the board failed to pair his cowboy.
Vida started heads-up play with more than a 3-to-1 chip advantage and Clutch fought valiantly, but could not overcome such a deficit. A few short hands of heads-up play and Clutch moved all-in. Vida called and flopped AQ. Clutch was behind with KJ but had two live cards. The flop came AJ9, and the turn and river were blanks, giving Vida the win. He has now won 3 straight tourneys.
6th place – Bearman (1 point)
5th place - Willis (2 points)
4th place – J-Mac (3 points)
3rd place - Edge (4 points)
2nd place - Clutch (6 points - 5 for 2nd, +1 for cash)
1st place - Vida (8 points - 6 for 1st, +1 for win, +1 for cash)
Pct H/AB Wins Cashes Movement
1) Vida: .886 31/35 3 3 +1
2) Clutch: .854 170/199 10 16 -1
3) J-Mac: .755 145/192 6 11 --
4) Masi: .726 82/113 4 7 -1
5) Paul Carr: .683 41/60 2 3 +1
6) Kenton: .682 45/66 2 3 +1
7) Bearman: .673 74/110 1 6 -2
8) Conlon: .669 81/121 2 4 --
9) Willis: .616 106/172 2 5 --
10) McCrystal: .611 22/36 0 1 --
11) Edge: .595 94/158 1 4 --
12) Randall: .579 55/95 0 3 --
13) Ketaineck: .571 64/112 1 5 --
14) D-Rose: .567 38/67 2 2 --
15) ELIAS: .541 20/37 0 2 --
16) Fallica: .431 31/72 1 1 --
17) Lundblad: .417 5/12 0 0 --
18) C-Lees: .352 19/54 0 0 --
19) McKean: .333 5/15 0 0 --
20) Loucks: .306 15/49 0 0 --
21) Stu: .150 3/20 0 0 --
22) Dohmann: .100 1/10 0 0 --
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Monday, August 25th
Lacking intensity, drama, and even a name, Monday night's tournament was a short, mostly forgettable affair. 6 players gathered in the basement at 52 Irving for the event.
Pots in the 1st half hour were mostly small until a short-stacked Nick Loucks failed to improve on his A10 and fell to Willis' pocket 9s. The next competitor eliminated was Chris Lees, the early surprise of the tournament who had built a sizable stack of chips. Vida called Lees all-in move preflop with AK, and Lees (A10) did not receive any help from the board. Clutch, who folded a pair of 6's pre-flop, would have won the biggest pot of the night to that point if he would have stayed in.
Chris Fallica exited next after he re-raised Vida's bet, then called when Vida put him all in. Fallica flipped a pair of 5's, but Vida's KK held, giving him a sizable chip lead. Vida was then content to let Clutch and Willis participate in the next showdown, as Clutch moved all-in with 88 and was called by Willis (A10). The flop paired Willis' ace and ended Clutch's streak of consecutive cashes. Starting heads-up play, Vida had nearly a 2-1 chip advantage over Willis, but frittered it away over the next half-hour as the two traded small pots. After a short drink break, Vida, trailing in the chip count, won several consecutive pots, building a 5-1 chip lead quickly. On the final hand, the flop fell 224. Willis checked, Vida bet, and Willis called. The turn brought another 4, and Willis led off with a strong bet. Vida countered by putting Willis all-in, and Willis called. Vida flipped K4, for 4's full of 2's. Willis' (26) 2's full of 4's didn't hold up, and Vida took home the title in a tournament that lasted less than 2.5 hours. It was his 2nd consecutive win.
The only participant to move up or down on the leaderboard was Vida, who jumped up 6 spots to 2nd place with the win.
6th place - Loucks(1 point)
5th place - Lees (2 points)
4th place - Fallica (3 points)
3rd place - Clutch (4 points)
2nd place - Willis (6 points - 5 for 2nd, +1 for cash)
1st place - Vida (8 points - 6 for 1st, +1 for win, +1 for cash)
Pct H/AB Wins Cashes Movement
1) Clutch: .850 164/193 10 15 --
2) Vida: .793 23/29 2 2 +6
3) J-Mac: .763 142/186 6 11 -1
4) Masi: .726 82/113 4 7 -1
5) Bearman: .702 73/104 1 6 -1
6) Paul Carr: .683 41/60 2 3 -1
7) Kenton: .682 45/66 2 3 -1
8) Conlon: .669 81/121 2 4 -1
9) Willis: .627 104/166 2 5 --
10) McCrystal: .611 22/36 0 1 --
11) Edge: .592 90/152 1 4 --
12) Randall: .579 55/95 0 3 --
13) Ketaineck: .571 64/112 1 5 --
14) D-Rose: .567 38/67 2 2 --
15) ELIAS: .541 20/37 0 2 --
16) Fallica: .431 31/72 1 1 --
17) Lundblad: .417 5/12 0 0 --
18) C-Lees: .352 19/54 0 0 --
19) McKean: .333 5/15 0 0 --
20) Loucks: .306 15/49 0 0 --
21) Stu: .150 3/20 0 0 --
22) Dohmann: .100 1/10 0 0 --
Pots in the 1st half hour were mostly small until a short-stacked Nick Loucks failed to improve on his A10 and fell to Willis' pocket 9s. The next competitor eliminated was Chris Lees, the early surprise of the tournament who had built a sizable stack of chips. Vida called Lees all-in move preflop with AK, and Lees (A10) did not receive any help from the board. Clutch, who folded a pair of 6's pre-flop, would have won the biggest pot of the night to that point if he would have stayed in.
Chris Fallica exited next after he re-raised Vida's bet, then called when Vida put him all in. Fallica flipped a pair of 5's, but Vida's KK held, giving him a sizable chip lead. Vida was then content to let Clutch and Willis participate in the next showdown, as Clutch moved all-in with 88 and was called by Willis (A10). The flop paired Willis' ace and ended Clutch's streak of consecutive cashes. Starting heads-up play, Vida had nearly a 2-1 chip advantage over Willis, but frittered it away over the next half-hour as the two traded small pots. After a short drink break, Vida, trailing in the chip count, won several consecutive pots, building a 5-1 chip lead quickly. On the final hand, the flop fell 224. Willis checked, Vida bet, and Willis called. The turn brought another 4, and Willis led off with a strong bet. Vida countered by putting Willis all-in, and Willis called. Vida flipped K4, for 4's full of 2's. Willis' (26) 2's full of 4's didn't hold up, and Vida took home the title in a tournament that lasted less than 2.5 hours. It was his 2nd consecutive win.
The only participant to move up or down on the leaderboard was Vida, who jumped up 6 spots to 2nd place with the win.
6th place - Loucks(1 point)
5th place - Lees (2 points)
4th place - Fallica (3 points)
3rd place - Clutch (4 points)
2nd place - Willis (6 points - 5 for 2nd, +1 for cash)
1st place - Vida (8 points - 6 for 1st, +1 for win, +1 for cash)
Pct H/AB Wins Cashes Movement
1) Clutch: .850 164/193 10 15 --
2) Vida: .793 23/29 2 2 +6
3) J-Mac: .763 142/186 6 11 -1
4) Masi: .726 82/113 4 7 -1
5) Bearman: .702 73/104 1 6 -1
6) Paul Carr: .683 41/60 2 3 -1
7) Kenton: .682 45/66 2 3 -1
8) Conlon: .669 81/121 2 4 -1
9) Willis: .627 104/166 2 5 --
10) McCrystal: .611 22/36 0 1 --
11) Edge: .592 90/152 1 4 --
12) Randall: .579 55/95 0 3 --
13) Ketaineck: .571 64/112 1 5 --
14) D-Rose: .567 38/67 2 2 --
15) ELIAS: .541 20/37 0 2 --
16) Fallica: .431 31/72 1 1 --
17) Lundblad: .417 5/12 0 0 --
18) C-Lees: .352 19/54 0 0 --
19) McKean: .333 5/15 0 0 --
20) Loucks: .306 15/49 0 0 --
21) Stu: .150 3/20 0 0 --
22) Dohmann: .100 1/10 0 0 --
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Jarrod Washburn Waiver Claim Classic
For the first time since April 2, there was a two-table tournament for the Jarrod Washburn Waiver Claim Classic at 52 Irving as 10 players decided they had nothing better to do on a beautiful Wednesday night in the summer time.
There were some early storylines. Dave Bearman was back, surprisingly without the Cockney/British/Scottish/Irish accent everyone thought he would have being out of the country for over a month. Newest researcher Greg Dohmann made his first trip to the 52 Irving Poker League, registering a quick 10 AB in his quest to get to the needed 50 for the year-end tournament. Vince Masi was back after taking a few tournaments off. He has to show up considering he won the previous 2-table tournament in April. And last but not least, the other storyline can be summed up in two words, Chris ... Lees.
The cards were drawn and it would be Masi, Bearman, Chris Fallica, J-Mac and Matt Willis heading upstairs while Dohmann, Lees, Clutch Renno, Yinz Conlon and Brett Edgerton were left to battle it out in the basement.
Unfortunately for Dohmann, his fate would be set much like the previous newcomers before him. With 10-8 suited, he would go all in against Renno, who had pocket threes. On the flop, Renno would trip his threes, but Dohmann received a spade and then another on the turn, leaving him one card away from the flush. However, a harmless club (written on the box score) would send Dohmann home. The good news for Dohmann -- he becomes the 22nd member in the 52 Irving Poker League, but his 1-for-10 score puts him in last place.
The upstairs table would claim the next victim. From the small blind, J-Mac went all in with pocket 10s. He was called by Masi, in the big blind, with pocket queens. The flop would eliminate J-Mac as a Queen came, sending J-Mac out with two points.
The tables would then be merged after the next player was eliminated and that came from the basement. Edgerton goes all in with K-3 and he was called by Conlon, who had a strong A-9 hole card set. The flop added to Conlon's lead as a nine came with two other meaningless cards. The turn would give Conlon the check as an Ace came, sending Edgerton out with three points.
Seven players would join the air-conditioned basement final table. And it wouldn't be long before the next player would be eliminated. Conlon raises with a strong pocket 6 pair. Lees came over the top with an all-in play, which Conlon called. The flop came K-K-10 -- no real help for Lees. However, an 8 on the turn gave Lees a flush draw, but a third King eliminated Lees, giving him four points, leaving him to nothing but watching the Red Sox game and analyzing the "cup of coffee" Edgar Renteria had with the Red Sox.
Some mixing and meddling would go on until Willis saw a chance to gain some chips with A-Q of hearts, prompting him to go all-in after a flop 52J with two hearts. Clutch called with a pocket-5 set. A five on the flop gave Renno trips, but two hearts gave Willis some hope. But the hope would be short-lived as an Ace and 6 of clubs would eliminate Willis with five points.
Conlon, involved in some interesting all-in scenarios earlier in the night, went all-in with pocket 8s (one of them diamonds. Masi, sensing some revenge from being eliminated by Conlon the last time he played, called with K-J. Much like the last time these two faced off with elimination on the line for one, the flop helped both players. K-J gave Masi two pair but the flop were all diamonds, giving Conlon a flush draw. Masi would finish off Conlon with two cards which were not diamonds, giving Conlon six points and keeping in seventh in the overall standings.
That would leave four players, one elimination away from cashing. Bearman and Fallica would battle it out with Bearman taking down Fallica, guaranteeing him a fourth straight cash in his first tournament since July 2.
The remaining three players would be guaranteed an extra point, but Bearman, Renno and Masi aren't going to just settle for that. Bearman tried to take advantage when a flop came A-K-6, so he went all in, even though he had J-8. Renno would call and would flip over A-K. A 2 on the turn was no help and a K on the river clinched another heads-up battle for Renno while giving Bearman nine big points.
Masi and Renno would be almost in a virtual tie for the lead when we had the hand that sealed our winner. Renno was holding a 220-chip lead when he went all-in with A-K. Masi called with K-9 suited diamonds. The flop turned a diamond. Masi's hand improved when another diamond came on the turn. Then a 10 of diamonds gave Masi a commanding lead with a flush.
After a few wins by Renno, he would go all-in with 8-5 and was called by Masi with his A-3. The flop came 6-3-K, all hearts. Another King would come on the turn, but a harmless Queen would give Masi his fourth win of the season and made him 2-for-2 in two-table tournaments.
Standings analysis:
-Clutch still owns the overall lead, but J-Mac's hold on second is slipping a little as he fell under .800 Wednesday.
-We have four players who have joined "The 700 Club". No they aren't best friends with Pat Robertson and they won't be appearing on the show anytime soon. Clutch, J-Mac, Masi and Bearman all have percentages of .700-or-better.
-The top 3 in wins represent the top-3 in percentages. The top 4 in cashes represent the top-4 in percentages.
-Paul Carr and Kenton Wong dropped one spot in the standings without playing. Ryan McCrystal was the only player to improve without playing.
10th place - Dohmann (1 point)
9th place - J-Mac (2 points)
8th place - Edge (3 points)
7th place - Lees (4 points)
6th place - Willis (5 points)
5th place - Yinz (6 points)
4th place - Fallica (7 points)
3rd place - Bearman (9 points - 8 for 3rd, +1 for cash)
2nd place - Clutch (10 points - 9 for 2nd, +1 for cash)
1st place - Masi (12 points - 10 for 1st, +1 for win, +1 for cash)
Pct H/AB Wins Cashes Movement
1) Clutch: .856 160/187 10 15 --
2) J-Mac: .763 142/186 6 11 --
3) Masi: .726 82/113 4 7 +3
4) Bearman: .702 73/104 1 6 +1
5) Paul Carr: .683 41/60 2 3 -2
6) Kenton: .682 45/66 2 3 -2
7) Conlon: .669 81/121 2 4 --
8) Vida: .652 15/23 1 1 --
9) Willis: .613 98/160 2 4 --
10) McCrystal: .611 22/36 0 1 +1
11) Edge: .592 90/152 1 4 -1
12) Randall: .579 55/95 0 3 --
13) Ketaineck: .571 64/112 1 5 --
14) D-Rose: .567 38/67 2 2 --
15) ELIAS: .541 20/37 0 2 --
16) Fallica: .424 28/66 1 1 +1
17) Lundblad: .417 5/12 0 0 -1
18) C-Lees: .354 17/48 0 0 --
19) McKean: .333 5/15 0 0 --
20) Loucks: .326 14/43 0 0 --
21) Stu: .150 3/20 0 0 --
22) Dohmann: .100 1/10 0 0 --
There were some early storylines. Dave Bearman was back, surprisingly without the Cockney/British/Scottish/Irish accent everyone thought he would have being out of the country for over a month. Newest researcher Greg Dohmann made his first trip to the 52 Irving Poker League, registering a quick 10 AB in his quest to get to the needed 50 for the year-end tournament. Vince Masi was back after taking a few tournaments off. He has to show up considering he won the previous 2-table tournament in April. And last but not least, the other storyline can be summed up in two words, Chris ... Lees.
The cards were drawn and it would be Masi, Bearman, Chris Fallica, J-Mac and Matt Willis heading upstairs while Dohmann, Lees, Clutch Renno, Yinz Conlon and Brett Edgerton were left to battle it out in the basement.
Unfortunately for Dohmann, his fate would be set much like the previous newcomers before him. With 10-8 suited, he would go all in against Renno, who had pocket threes. On the flop, Renno would trip his threes, but Dohmann received a spade and then another on the turn, leaving him one card away from the flush. However, a harmless club (written on the box score) would send Dohmann home. The good news for Dohmann -- he becomes the 22nd member in the 52 Irving Poker League, but his 1-for-10 score puts him in last place.
The upstairs table would claim the next victim. From the small blind, J-Mac went all in with pocket 10s. He was called by Masi, in the big blind, with pocket queens. The flop would eliminate J-Mac as a Queen came, sending J-Mac out with two points.
The tables would then be merged after the next player was eliminated and that came from the basement. Edgerton goes all in with K-3 and he was called by Conlon, who had a strong A-9 hole card set. The flop added to Conlon's lead as a nine came with two other meaningless cards. The turn would give Conlon the check as an Ace came, sending Edgerton out with three points.
Seven players would join the air-conditioned basement final table. And it wouldn't be long before the next player would be eliminated. Conlon raises with a strong pocket 6 pair. Lees came over the top with an all-in play, which Conlon called. The flop came K-K-10 -- no real help for Lees. However, an 8 on the turn gave Lees a flush draw, but a third King eliminated Lees, giving him four points, leaving him to nothing but watching the Red Sox game and analyzing the "cup of coffee" Edgar Renteria had with the Red Sox.
Some mixing and meddling would go on until Willis saw a chance to gain some chips with A-Q of hearts, prompting him to go all-in after a flop 52J with two hearts. Clutch called with a pocket-5 set. A five on the flop gave Renno trips, but two hearts gave Willis some hope. But the hope would be short-lived as an Ace and 6 of clubs would eliminate Willis with five points.
Conlon, involved in some interesting all-in scenarios earlier in the night, went all-in with pocket 8s (one of them diamonds. Masi, sensing some revenge from being eliminated by Conlon the last time he played, called with K-J. Much like the last time these two faced off with elimination on the line for one, the flop helped both players. K-J gave Masi two pair but the flop were all diamonds, giving Conlon a flush draw. Masi would finish off Conlon with two cards which were not diamonds, giving Conlon six points and keeping in seventh in the overall standings.
That would leave four players, one elimination away from cashing. Bearman and Fallica would battle it out with Bearman taking down Fallica, guaranteeing him a fourth straight cash in his first tournament since July 2.
The remaining three players would be guaranteed an extra point, but Bearman, Renno and Masi aren't going to just settle for that. Bearman tried to take advantage when a flop came A-K-6, so he went all in, even though he had J-8. Renno would call and would flip over A-K. A 2 on the turn was no help and a K on the river clinched another heads-up battle for Renno while giving Bearman nine big points.
Masi and Renno would be almost in a virtual tie for the lead when we had the hand that sealed our winner. Renno was holding a 220-chip lead when he went all-in with A-K. Masi called with K-9 suited diamonds. The flop turned a diamond. Masi's hand improved when another diamond came on the turn. Then a 10 of diamonds gave Masi a commanding lead with a flush.
After a few wins by Renno, he would go all-in with 8-5 and was called by Masi with his A-3. The flop came 6-3-K, all hearts. Another King would come on the turn, but a harmless Queen would give Masi his fourth win of the season and made him 2-for-2 in two-table tournaments.
Standings analysis:
-Clutch still owns the overall lead, but J-Mac's hold on second is slipping a little as he fell under .800 Wednesday.
-We have four players who have joined "The 700 Club". No they aren't best friends with Pat Robertson and they won't be appearing on the show anytime soon. Clutch, J-Mac, Masi and Bearman all have percentages of .700-or-better.
-The top 3 in wins represent the top-3 in percentages. The top 4 in cashes represent the top-4 in percentages.
-Paul Carr and Kenton Wong dropped one spot in the standings without playing. Ryan McCrystal was the only player to improve without playing.
10th place - Dohmann (1 point)
9th place - J-Mac (2 points)
8th place - Edge (3 points)
7th place - Lees (4 points)
6th place - Willis (5 points)
5th place - Yinz (6 points)
4th place - Fallica (7 points)
3rd place - Bearman (9 points - 8 for 3rd, +1 for cash)
2nd place - Clutch (10 points - 9 for 2nd, +1 for cash)
1st place - Masi (12 points - 10 for 1st, +1 for win, +1 for cash)
Pct H/AB Wins Cashes Movement
1) Clutch: .856 160/187 10 15 --
2) J-Mac: .763 142/186 6 11 --
3) Masi: .726 82/113 4 7 +3
4) Bearman: .702 73/104 1 6 +1
5) Paul Carr: .683 41/60 2 3 -2
6) Kenton: .682 45/66 2 3 -2
7) Conlon: .669 81/121 2 4 --
8) Vida: .652 15/23 1 1 --
9) Willis: .613 98/160 2 4 --
10) McCrystal: .611 22/36 0 1 +1
11) Edge: .592 90/152 1 4 -1
12) Randall: .579 55/95 0 3 --
13) Ketaineck: .571 64/112 1 5 --
14) D-Rose: .567 38/67 2 2 --
15) ELIAS: .541 20/37 0 2 --
16) Fallica: .424 28/66 1 1 +1
17) Lundblad: .417 5/12 0 0 -1
18) C-Lees: .354 17/48 0 0 --
19) McKean: .333 5/15 0 0 --
20) Loucks: .326 14/43 0 0 --
21) Stu: .150 3/20 0 0 --
22) Dohmann: .100 1/10 0 0 --
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
July 29th Recap
Before we begin the next recap, a reminder that the next poker game will be Wednesday, Aug. 13th at 7:30 PM. GET IN!
8 players hopped in for the affair including one Ryan McCrystal who hadn't played much since before the NFL Draft. Joining McCrystal was roommate Brett Edgerton, Matt Willis, Kevin Conlon, Clutch, JMAC, Matt Ketaineck and the reigning champion Kenton Wong.
However the champion found rough waters as he was sent to the rail first. He was crippled when Clutch had KK vs his A7 of hearts. After the two-hearted flop came both players were all-in but Kenton could not catch the heart and was eliminated a hand later when three players called his all-in and he was out first.
A flop of J105 prompted an all-in by McCrystal and after some questionable deliberation Conlon called the all-in with AA and had Ryan dominated when he flipped over KJ. The turn and the river came blanks to send McCrystal home with a disappointing 7th place finish that would significantly hurt his Poker Batting Average.
Clutch (small) and Edge (big) were getting down in chips when Clutch moved all-in preflop and Edge called. Clutch flipped over A4 while Edge flipped over K10 to give him to live cards to stay alive. But a flop of AQ8 followed by two blanks sent Edge to the rail in 6th place.
It was shortly after this beat that one of the strangest hands in 52 Irving Poker League took place. With the blinds 30/60, Yinz called, JMAC called and Clutch checked his option in the big blind. In what appeared to be a fairly innocent flop of 775 had everybody checking around. A flop of a King, got the betting going as Yinz bet 60, JMAC called as did Clutch leading for some to believe we might have a blood bath happening. But another King hit on the river and after Yinz bet 100, JMAC was quoted as saying "I can't believe I'm going to have fold this hand" as he threw them near the muck. Clutch also folded and said "No wait until you see what I folded...". Yinz took down the pot in an apparent Kings full of Sevens full house. JMAC then showed his 55 for the group to see as he showed his frustration for flopping a full house. Clutch then chuckled as he showed his 75 as he had flopped a bigger full house that had the 2nd king not come out, he would have almost assuredly sent JMAC packing as neither would have been able to get away from the hand.
In the worst beat of the night, JMAC moved all-in AQ and Willis called with K10. After a great flop of Q36, JMAC was over an 85 percent favorite to double up but Willis caught runner-runner J9 to hit his straight to take the chip lead and sent JMAC home in 5th place.
With the blinds getting high and his frustation higher, Kevin Conlon made his worst read/play in his 52 Irving Poker career as he called an all-in made by Clutch with 106 of diamonds. Frustrated by Clutch stealing his blinds all night, Conlon figured he just might have Clutch beat but when Clutch flipped over AK, he was only a 38 percent favorite to stay alive but he had two live ones. Clutch was convinced he would take the proverbial card/cock in the ass but when the cards came 77384, Clutch got healthy in chips and Yinz was gone in 4th place.
At this point, Willis had a solid chip lead over Ketaineck and Clutch. A couple of wild swings led Ketaineck to taking over a solid chip lead and Clutch the small stack. At one point Clutch went all-in from the small blind with 25 of clubs and Willis called with AQ. Clutch got up and was ready to leave but a flop of 67J with two clubs gave Clutch some outs and then a turn of 4 gave him even more outs until a 5 on the river game him a pair living Clutch elated and Willis reeling.
Clutch would finish off Willis a few hands later when Willis went all-in with K2 spades and Clutch looked down at pocket rockets and made the easy call. Nothing helped Willis and he was sent to the rail in 3rd place.
It didn't take long for the fireworks to get started as Ketaineck and Clutch went heads-up and in less than 5 minutes, we had ending hand. Both players limped in and a flop of 1023 led Ketaineck to bet out 300 and Clutch raised to 700. Almost immediately Ketaineck went all-in and Clutch quickly called. Ketaineck thought Clutch was bluffing but he wasn't as he flipped over the top 2 pair in 103 leaving Ketaineck to draw to two outs as he flipped over 62. It didn't come and Clutch picked up his 10th win of the season.
8th place - Kenton Wong (1 point)
7th place - McCrystal (2 points)
6th place - Edge (3 points)
5th place - JMAC (4 points)
4th place - Yinz (5 points)
3rd place - Willis (6 points)
2nd place - Ketaineck (8 points- 7 for 2nd +1 for cash)
1st place - Clutch (10 points - 8 for 1st + 1 for win +1 for cash)
52 Irving Poker League Standings, Thru 7/29 H/AB Wins Cashes + or –
1) Clutch: .847 150/177 10 14
2) J-Mac: .795 140/176 6 11
3) Paul Carr: .683 41/60 2 3 +2
4) Kenton: .682 45/66 2 3 -1
5) Bearman: .681 64/94 1 5 +1
6) Masi: .680 70/103 3 6 +1
7) Conlon: .677 75/111 2 4
8) Vida: .652 15/23 1 1 +1
9) Willis: .620 93/150 2 4 +2
10) Edge: .613 87/142 1 4
11) McCrystal: .611 22/36 0 1 -7
12) Randall: .579 55/95 0 3
13) Ketaineck: .571 64/112 1 5 +2
14) D-Rose: .567 38/67 2 2 -1
15) ELIAS: .541 20/37 0 2 -1
16) Lundblad: .417 5/12 0 0
17) Fallica: .375 21/56 1 1
18) C-Lees: .342 13/38 0 0
19) McKean: .333 5/15 0 0
20) Loucks: .326 14/43 0 0
21) Stu: .150 3/20 0 0
8 players hopped in for the affair including one Ryan McCrystal who hadn't played much since before the NFL Draft. Joining McCrystal was roommate Brett Edgerton, Matt Willis, Kevin Conlon, Clutch, JMAC, Matt Ketaineck and the reigning champion Kenton Wong.
However the champion found rough waters as he was sent to the rail first. He was crippled when Clutch had KK vs his A7 of hearts. After the two-hearted flop came both players were all-in but Kenton could not catch the heart and was eliminated a hand later when three players called his all-in and he was out first.
A flop of J105 prompted an all-in by McCrystal and after some questionable deliberation Conlon called the all-in with AA and had Ryan dominated when he flipped over KJ. The turn and the river came blanks to send McCrystal home with a disappointing 7th place finish that would significantly hurt his Poker Batting Average.
Clutch (small) and Edge (big) were getting down in chips when Clutch moved all-in preflop and Edge called. Clutch flipped over A4 while Edge flipped over K10 to give him to live cards to stay alive. But a flop of AQ8 followed by two blanks sent Edge to the rail in 6th place.
It was shortly after this beat that one of the strangest hands in 52 Irving Poker League took place. With the blinds 30/60, Yinz called, JMAC called and Clutch checked his option in the big blind. In what appeared to be a fairly innocent flop of 775 had everybody checking around. A flop of a King, got the betting going as Yinz bet 60, JMAC called as did Clutch leading for some to believe we might have a blood bath happening. But another King hit on the river and after Yinz bet 100, JMAC was quoted as saying "I can't believe I'm going to have fold this hand" as he threw them near the muck. Clutch also folded and said "No wait until you see what I folded...". Yinz took down the pot in an apparent Kings full of Sevens full house. JMAC then showed his 55 for the group to see as he showed his frustration for flopping a full house. Clutch then chuckled as he showed his 75 as he had flopped a bigger full house that had the 2nd king not come out, he would have almost assuredly sent JMAC packing as neither would have been able to get away from the hand.
In the worst beat of the night, JMAC moved all-in AQ and Willis called with K10. After a great flop of Q36, JMAC was over an 85 percent favorite to double up but Willis caught runner-runner J9 to hit his straight to take the chip lead and sent JMAC home in 5th place.
With the blinds getting high and his frustation higher, Kevin Conlon made his worst read/play in his 52 Irving Poker career as he called an all-in made by Clutch with 106 of diamonds. Frustrated by Clutch stealing his blinds all night, Conlon figured he just might have Clutch beat but when Clutch flipped over AK, he was only a 38 percent favorite to stay alive but he had two live ones. Clutch was convinced he would take the proverbial card/cock in the ass but when the cards came 77384, Clutch got healthy in chips and Yinz was gone in 4th place.
At this point, Willis had a solid chip lead over Ketaineck and Clutch. A couple of wild swings led Ketaineck to taking over a solid chip lead and Clutch the small stack. At one point Clutch went all-in from the small blind with 25 of clubs and Willis called with AQ. Clutch got up and was ready to leave but a flop of 67J with two clubs gave Clutch some outs and then a turn of 4 gave him even more outs until a 5 on the river game him a pair living Clutch elated and Willis reeling.
Clutch would finish off Willis a few hands later when Willis went all-in with K2 spades and Clutch looked down at pocket rockets and made the easy call. Nothing helped Willis and he was sent to the rail in 3rd place.
It didn't take long for the fireworks to get started as Ketaineck and Clutch went heads-up and in less than 5 minutes, we had ending hand. Both players limped in and a flop of 1023 led Ketaineck to bet out 300 and Clutch raised to 700. Almost immediately Ketaineck went all-in and Clutch quickly called. Ketaineck thought Clutch was bluffing but he wasn't as he flipped over the top 2 pair in 103 leaving Ketaineck to draw to two outs as he flipped over 62. It didn't come and Clutch picked up his 10th win of the season.
8th place - Kenton Wong (1 point)
7th place - McCrystal (2 points)
6th place - Edge (3 points)
5th place - JMAC (4 points)
4th place - Yinz (5 points)
3rd place - Willis (6 points)
2nd place - Ketaineck (8 points- 7 for 2nd +1 for cash)
1st place - Clutch (10 points - 8 for 1st + 1 for win +1 for cash)
52 Irving Poker League Standings, Thru 7/29 H/AB Wins Cashes + or –
1) Clutch: .847 150/177 10 14
2) J-Mac: .795 140/176 6 11
3) Paul Carr: .683 41/60 2 3 +2
4) Kenton: .682 45/66 2 3 -1
5) Bearman: .681 64/94 1 5 +1
6) Masi: .680 70/103 3 6 +1
7) Conlon: .677 75/111 2 4
8) Vida: .652 15/23 1 1 +1
9) Willis: .620 93/150 2 4 +2
10) Edge: .613 87/142 1 4
11) McCrystal: .611 22/36 0 1 -7
12) Randall: .579 55/95 0 3
13) Ketaineck: .571 64/112 1 5 +2
14) D-Rose: .567 38/67 2 2 -1
15) ELIAS: .541 20/37 0 2 -1
16) Lundblad: .417 5/12 0 0
17) Fallica: .375 21/56 1 1
18) C-Lees: .342 13/38 0 0
19) McKean: .333 5/15 0 0
20) Loucks: .326 14/43 0 0
21) Stu: .150 3/20 0 0
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