2007 Season Opener

This is my new mascot and card protector. I received him from our friends Michael and Diane as a gift. Thanks!! I need a name for this little guy. Open to suggestions.

We kicked of the 2007 Tourney Season Saturday night. We had 20 players, namely:

1. Toby
2. Justin
3. Carol
4. Jim
5. Henry
6. Rico
7. Stacey
8. Joe
9. David
10. Stuart
11. Armando
12. Godfrey
13. Clara
14. Kitty
15. Todd
16. Mike B
17. Cristine
18. Michael Allan
19. Michael G.
20. Diane G.

We got started very close to on-time and there were 10 rebuys (Henry Moneymaker had 4 - tying a record with me ) before the break. We had one casualty when Diane got knocked out by Rico and decided not to rebuy. This has happened a couple of times. I recall Godfrey and Carol doing the same ondifferent occasions. Next time Diane...

On his third rebuy, Henry almost decided to throw in the towel, but much like Rocky Balboa, he decided to keep reaching deep (for Henry - it was deep in his pocket) and saw the thing through to the final table and a cash.

In total we had 16 add-ons. The pot was 460 units and the jackpot was 10 units.

I chipped up nicely by coming out on top in all-in situations with Godfrey (TJ for nut straight), Stuart (trip 10's (I think)), and a three person all-in between Michael Allan, Cristine and myself (QQ). I think I may have been chip leader at the break with about 60K.

After the break, things slowed down as usual. I got moved to another table and lost a tough hand against Justin when he turned his flush and out played me. I won a nice hand off Joe a little later to recoup the loss.

We lost people one by one (Armando was the final table Bubble) until we collapsed to the final table consisting of (forgot to get chip counts):

Toby - clearly the chip leader +175K
Justin
Carol
Jim ~ 62K - about average
Henry Bubble Line

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Rico
Stacey
Joe
David
Stuart

The total chip count was $610K.

Play continued and people dropped out. Rico and I tangled and I got lucky knocked him out. This hand becomes the...

SPOTLIGHT HAND

Blinds at 5,000/10,000, I was in middle postion with and just called. This turned out to be a weak play by me, a good player would have raised preflop 3 or 4x with this hand, but I had this hand 3 other times and when I raised like a good player, I got at least one caller that hit the flop and took the pot. Also, I am trying to vary my play, especially with the poker groups at my house and Armando's because we are getting too predictable.

Rico called and the small blind called bring the pot to 40,000.

The flop was . The SB and BB checked and I bet 10,000. This was a bet designed to keep as many players in the pot as possible and create action. Rico went all in and had me outchipped. Based on the information he had at the time, this was a good play. He didn't figure me for AK since I just called. Every donkey has his day. The SB and BB folded and I of course called.

Rico turned over and he was crippled .

Rico actually played the hand perfectly based on the information he had, and my weak play worked out for me. This is usually not the case and I got lucky, lucky, lucky.

Rico was knocked out in the next hand and bubbled. This realy sucks and I can say I know how it feels because I bubbled the last three tourney's at Armando's.

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We moved along and Henry was the next one out in fifth place. Soon after, I tried to make a move with Q7 and Justin took me out with AJ. Bad timing.

The big three: Carol, Justin and Toby (father and son) chopped for equal money and equal points.

Take a look here for the points and jackpot total.

Thanks, as always, to those that brought food. We will host again on Saturday, Jan 27th. Stay tuned for an evite.