Sunday, October 26, 2014

2014.10



The harvest moon welcomed 16 enthusiastic players into the surprisingly warm confines of the Garage Around Back on an absolutely lovely October evening.

Ready to go.
The deeper structure of the last few months was just perfect for the gang, as we had only one bust out (Josh F.) before the break, and that bust was on the very last hand.  The money bubble burst just before midnight, but before that there was lots of groovy poker action, helped along by the sugar highs inflicted by the latest Oreo abomination.

Surprisingly tasty, but oh so wrong.
Hot and heavy autumn action.  Also slightly fuzzy.
The green table at one point had quad 8's, but the sexy blue table had this baby.  Squint your eyes and you can indeed see a straight flush.


As 11pm approached, so did the final table.  Most stacks were short, but there was still plenty of poker to play.

The good Doctor is indeed back in the house.


The hour was nigh and the cards were nasty as the money bubble burst with Julie A. snagging fourth place and her money back.

Then there were three - with Jerry C. using his short stack to maximum effect until yours truly woke up with an ace which held.  Jerry collected third place monies of a hundred bucks, plus bounty action and has now cashed in three of his three total PSP tournaments!

Finally, it was heads up time.  I had about a three to two chip lead over Allen Q. who proposed that I get first place cash if he could get the seat.  As one bad beat would easily reverse our fortunes, I happily locked up the first place prize, which came to over $300 after bounties.  Allen pocketed $180, but he was far more excited about the trophy and the seat in the January T.O.C.

But it was soooted!  Therefore it clearly dominates J4.
A big thanks to everyone who came out for the pre-Halloween fun.  Our next one is coming up quickly as I want to avoid conflicting with Turkey day - November 8th, the usual time and place.  Hope to see you there!  Until then, peace and we out!