Sure we were super squashed - but we had treats and a neat new way to pick seats! (I'm a poet and didn't even know it!)
I announced online a few days ago, and I re-announced before we started - NO RE-ENTRY! Too many players and I didn't want to do the 3am thing. So, we had four bust outs before the break!
Action continued after Pizza - more bad beats and bust outs! The first table broke at 740pm, the second table a mere half hour after that.
New player Roel busted very early on, boo! Other new player Christian fell just short of the final table after mounting a comeback from being down to just one 1K chip! Nice!
Mike K. from down the street was our final table bubble, I had busted out awhile before that - we sat down with our final 9 at 930pm.
Finishing in 9th was Legacy Player Josh "The Poker Maniac" F.
Busting right after in 8th was another Legacy - Allen R.
And alas our unfortunate bubble boy was Stephen B. who nonetheless had 2 bounties and got an early collectible chip to take home to his daughter. Yes, you read that right, next month's tournament has a collectible chip! Don't miss out! Read down below for the deets.
Finishing in 6th for an $80 payout was coffee and fishing enthusiast Colin, he busted right at 10pm so he still was going to get 6 hours of sleep before having to wake up!
Next out in fifth, returning to the money circle after a bit of an absence, Mr. Ian - pocketing $120 and 4 bounties at 10:15pm.
Busting in fourth place at 10:30 for $180 plus 4 bounties was Ms. Teresa.
And then there were three!
Finishing in third place, a long overdue deep run from LA Rounders legend Mr. Stephen S. He took home $230 plus bounties at around 10:45.
And then we were heads up!
In the end, the monster stack of Mike P. was just too much for Mike Km. to overcome and he had to settle for $260 plus $25 in bounties for second place.
And so this guy was at the top of the heap - once again! Taking it down right at 11pm!
Mike P. took home $360 plus $25 in bounties and an early hammer lock on the Player of the Year points race. He also locks up his seat for the TOC and further cements his Legacy in the Garage Around Back. Well done Mr. Mike!
So our next tournament isn't until Saturday March 21st at 5pm - it will, as always in March, be Omaha/8! As mentioned earlier, there WILL be a collectible chip for this one to help encourage more of you to come. Also, as always, non NLHE events will be worth DOUBLE Player of the Year points.
Speaking of points, I appreciate each and every one of you who remembered to sign out - and that was all but one of you. Good job! Signing out saves me a ton of work and it also is great because most of you signed out the time that you busted as well, which helps paint a better picture here on the old blog. Keep it up!
I hope you all can make it out for Omaha/8 - if you don't know how to play, come at 430 and I will give a tutorial - it's a ton of fun and it's always great to mix it up. Just so you know, the next No-Limit Hold-Em tournament I host will be capped at 27 players total, NO EXCEPTIONS this time, 30+ is just too much to squeeze in. If you come to Omaha/8 you will automatically be sent the Evite for NLHE before everyone else, so you will be guaranteed a spot. It pays to play Omaha/8.
In any case, I hope to see you all soon - I may or may not host a cash game between now and then.
Until that happens, peace and we out!
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