Friday Cash - 2023.07

 As Friday approached, the number of players signed up for a mix game cash session grew and grew until we were at 13! That meant two tables, all the mix game action people could handle. Every game was on the table, from Drawmaha, to Badugi, to all the Omaha varieties and even around of S.O.H.E.!

Barbara, Colin, Jason, Jeff G, Tom and Stuver made up the far table, and they played Drawmaha a bunch! We did not play a single hand of that game at our table, yours truly, Lea Anne, Jeff S, Mike C, Alan R, Richard and new player Benjamin. But we had all of the Omaha varieties to keep the action going.

It was well after 11 when a few people started to call it a night. As always, a few were down and a few were up. A couple of individuals did get felted and left with empty pockets, but no doubt their spirits lifted from an evening of fun!

We carried on with a single seven handed table for another hour and a half, that’s when the vaunted S.O.H.E, a.k.a. simultaneous Omaha and Hold-Em, made its debut.

It was well after midnight when the game finally broke, Colin was once again our big winner with over $200 in profit. Yours truly also did well locking up $150 above what I started with.

Daddy like

A huge thanks to everyone who came out and made it a rollicking fun good time! Our next cash game is in three weeks and will be NL Hold-Em only.  But with bomb pots, a high hand bonus and the Nit Game thrown in, there will be plenty of action and fun to go around. Very much looking forward to it!

Until then, peace and we out!

2023.06

 A surprisingly cool (for June) afternoon in Burbank gave way to a misty evening and 22 gamblers gathered in The Garage Out Back for another good ol’ fashioned No Limit Texas Hold-Em tournament!

Overcast day makes for a dramatic pre-tourney shot!

Action was hot and heavy right out of the gate, Yours truly got bitten several times early on and I found myself visiting the land of second best more than a few times. I didn’t reload but I found myself short going into the break. Two other players did re-enter and another did a stack surrender during the break.

It was a good hour after the break when the third table finally broke. The remaining 16 players bore down and got to work, the final table would be drawn at 9.

We had two entirely new players and two other players who have only come a couple of times join us, unfortunately only one of them, the brand new player Mr. Gordon, made the final table.

Also, I would be remiss if I did not mention that the evening also saw the triumphant return of the one and only Dog! It has been a while sir, so great to have you back! Dog chipped up early and kept the pressure on, easily making the final table.

And so nine of us remained and battled hard as the money approached, we were paying five players. Fortunately for me I had managed to start spinning my stack back up from the nub, and now it was quite healthy.

Unfortunately for a few others, they were eliminated in short order at the FT. Wrecking Ball Joe was the first to bust followed by Arthur and then Ken when his AQ collided with my KK and couldn’t catch up.

As we were paying five that meant it was bubble time, and most unfortunately of all, it was Mr. Dog who found himself bursting the bubble. Boo!

Next out, and the first to cash for $140 was Mr. Kyle in fifth place.

Four handed action continued for a good long while, with all of us reasonably deep, there was plenty of poker to be played.

Finally the last remaining new player, Mr. Gordon, succumbed in fourth place and pocketed $180 for his trouble. It was great having you Gordon! Come back soon and often!

Next out in third place, after a hard fought battle that included a dreadful bad beat on her final hand (AA getting run down by QJ all-in-pre), last months champ Lea Anne had to settle for third place and $240.

And then there were two…

I was happy to play, but Mr. Stephen B mentioned that all he really cared about was the seat. I had a slight chip lead, so I proposed an almost even money chop and he could have the seat. Stephen graciously allowed me the odd $20 extra and then also tipped another 20 very generously. So it was $380 for him plus the seat and jumbo metal card capper and $440 for me. Sweet! Nice mini bankroll builder for the upcoming WSOP!

And so another great evening was in the books! A huge thanks to everyone who came out and made it a great time. Especially wonderful to have new players Joey and Gordon, as well as our old friends David V and his dad Scott who have been gone for a while. And of course the return of the cool AF Dog, who always brings up the fun factor!

Our next event is the big one, the annual main event No-Limit Hold-Em tournament! It will take place on Saturday, July 15 at 1 PM. We will start with 40K in chips and play with half hour levels.  

As per usual there will be a super slick trophy for the winter, not to mention extra POY points for the bigger buy-in.   In previous years this event has always been double what a normal tournament costs, this year it won’t be double ($120) But rather a bit less than that at $100. There will be reentry available for a $60 if you get unlucky and bust out early. There of course will also be a cash game table set up, so hopefully people can stick around and keep playing poker even after they exit the tourney.

Very much looking forward to it, and I can’t wait to see you all. As always, the Main offers up to 40 seats, So if you know someone who is totally cool and chill and enjoys low stakes tournament poker, this is a good one to bring them to.

Very much looking forward to it, this is going to be a great summer at Pepper Street!

Until then, peace and we out!