25 gambling fools crammed in to The Garage Around Back for the start of another year, the 12th year, at Pepper Street Poker.
Players had a few restrictions imposed right away - no walking on the lawn! No flushing the toilet! (Re-seeding and a sewage line problem) - but they all took it in stride and immediately threw down with ferocious action - we had 6 re-entries before the break!
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| The stage is set! |
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| First, a little hardware for Mr. Jerry! |
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| Then a new member of the Legacy Hall of Fame - can you spot the new addition? |
I'm not sure what was going on - but the chips were flying! Both Jerry and Dog built up mountains early!
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| I did ok - chipped up a bit, but had to bluff every single board. Tough way to play! |
Folks enjoyed a bit of pizza and then returned after the dinner break. Just before 8pm the third table broke and the action continued...
I busted shortly thereafter, boo! Already stuck in the new year! But plenty of others busted as well. The final table formed about an hour after the third table broke.
There were three Legacy players at the final table, including our latest addition - poker soul crusher Julie A. Action at the FT was just as fast and furious as the rest of the tournament, we got down to the money quick. Ken S., 2018 Player of the Year, was our unfortunate bubbler.
Busting in 6th place for a $60 payout was Jeff G.
One nice thing - of the final five, three were women!
Taking home $120 for 5th place, the aforementioned Legacy inductee Ms. Julie.
Finishing next in fourth place for $160 - she's now two for two in cashes at PSP - my good neighbor and fellow Burrough's parent, Leaane.
And then there were three...
I didn't see any hands, but I heard several whoops and hollers - Dog presumably was on the wrong end of a few big hands because his Mount Chipmore succumbed in third place for a $200 payout PLUS a near record 9 bounties for an additional $45!
And then we were heads-up for the title - a deal was floated - and rejected! We played down to a winner.
Since Mike K. was the last Legacy player standing, he collected his buy in back - and then battled a bit with Priya and when the dust settled he had to settle (see what I did there) for second place and a very nice $260 payout.
And so we had our winner - a new champ for a new year!
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| Photo courtesy Mr. Art |
Priya took down her first MTT title at PSP and locks up her seat for the Tournament of Champions next January. She also received $340 and a brand new PSP Card protector / trophy. Well done Champ!
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| Oooooo! |
Our next tournament is looking like Saturday, February 15th at 5pm - save the date and stay tuned for the Evite. It will be No-Limit Hold-Em once again - Omaha/8 will be after that in March. So happy and grateful we've started another fun year of the pokers! Looking forward to lots more good times in The Garage Around Back.
Until then, peace and we out!
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| Back in the day OG - Won 3 tournaments in one year! |
