Good thing I started setting up the garage super early. By the time 7pm rolled around the numbers had swelled from 19 players to 28!
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This month's creative seating chip display - the peace sign.
Or what I like to call, the footprint of the North American Chicken. |
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| Sexy Red table is ready to go. |
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| And so is Old and Busted Greenie. |
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| One of my favorite moments in life - Saturday night at about a quarter after 6. |
And then... BOOM.
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| Damn that's a lot of degenerates! |
We only had one bust before the break, the super friendly Mr. Bob F. But I wasn't too far behind as I succumbed to my spewy tendencies just after we came back.
Play was fairly hot and heavy, with a few hands of note. Allen Q. had quad 8's at one point and shortly before I exited I managed to get thin value with a straight flush.
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| The river's actually on the left, hence the thin value bet and not all the chips in the middle. |
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| This month's table of doom. |
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| Murderer's row baby. |
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| Sexy Red - aka the "fun" table. |
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| You can still see my stack - I didn't piss it away yet, ha ha ha. |
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| Some serious poker shit afoot. |
Action was fairly fast and furious and we broke the third table just before 10pm. We redrew for a final table at 11:10, with Jacob M. as the lucky final table bubble.
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| Big ass monies ready to get paid out. |
Jeff W. finally didn't cash, just missing the money in 7th place. Our money back bubble was Andrew R. who got his buy-in back in 6th place.
Next to fall in fifth - for double his buy in ($80) was Daniel L., followed by another Dan, Dan G., who finished fourth and took home $100.
The top three got some serious cash - $200 went to third place, the 2013 power poker player Jeff S., who with this high finish has a virtual hammer lock on the Player of the Year race.
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| It's waiting for you Jeff! |
And finally it was heads-up. Brian A., a brand new and super friendly player brought in by Jacob (I think) couldn't overcome the chip leaders monster stacken but seemed very happy to take home $300! An amount that is typically a first place payout.
$400, plus more than a couple bounties, plus the trophy, plus the Glory went to perpetual PSP cashing machine Mike K.! Mike has probably made more money at Pepper Street than most, but believe it or not this is his first NLHE title. He won a H.O.R.S.E. event a few years back. Well done Mr. K!
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| Good thing USC had an afternoon game eh? |
All in all it was a fantastic evening - a big thanks to Daniel L. and Andrew R. for sticking around to shuffle - it's a pain in the ass job but it makes three handed and heads up so much more enjoyable, and it is very much appreciated.
And thanks to everyone for coming out and making it such a great night. Our very last monthly tournament of the year will be on the second Saturday of December, the 14th. As is tradition, our December tournament will be chock full of extra prizes, goodies and surprises. Hope you can make it!
Also - a few of us PSP regulars are making a pilgrimage to Commerce Casino next Saturday at 3pm to play in the L.A. Poker Open event #12, a two day $200,000 guarantee event for a $150 buy in. Click
here for all the details. It would be lovely to have you join us.
Until next time - peace and we out!
