Tournament #12

Well tournament #12 is over and we had some big moves in the standings.  In this week's invitation I said you better bring your game if you had one.  Greg E definitely brought his.  Everyone was playing fairly tight and it took an hour and twenty minutes for the first bust out.  Mark L got taken out by Jeff J, the first of his two hits, halfway through the third round.  It only took six more minutes and Kevin H was sent packing by Mat K.  Five minutes after that Scott C was knocked out by Jerry T.  This was one of the biggest bust outs of the night with Scott entering the night in 20th place, the last spot to make the final tournament.  This left the door wide open for Greg E, Joy C and Bob L who started the night in 21st, 22nd and 24th respectively.  Kelly M went out early in the 9th round at the hands of Steve N.  Two minutes later Kevin C was taken out by me in 14th place.  That one spot earned him an additional 0.97 points. 

The final table was made when I managed to take Will M out in 11th place.  Within 9 minutes of seating the final table Linda K, Matt F and Joy C managed to get busted out.  Jeff J was next to go when I got my 7th kill of the night.  Unfortunately it was my last.  The next to go was Bob L, this weeks bubble boy.  I took down the last money spot, fifth, when Greg E took me out.  Next to go was Gigi G, taken out in fourth also by Greg E.  Greg E, Mat K and Steve N played an amazing 22 minutes three handed before Greg was finally able to dispose of Mat K, who at one point was down to only 1K in chips with the blinds at 500/1000.  Getting to third place was one of the best comebacks this year.  After nine minutes heads up Steve N was taken out by Greg, who took out the final four players of the night.

With his win Greg vaulted from 21st to 10th in points.  Oh and if you were wondering whether that one extra spot that Kevin picked up really mattered, he beat out Bob L for the twentieth and final spot in the big tournament by 0.75 points.  Amazing that an entire 12 game season can come down to 0.75 points. 

Great job to everyone who won this year.  I managed to hang on and win the overall points total.  Mat K, who finished 7th overall was the highest ranking player without a win this season.  Jeff J, Gary R and myself were all two time winners this season.  I had the most hits with 24 followed by Jeff J with 20, Will M with 18, Mat K with 17 and Tom J and Christina M with 15 each. 

I look forward to seeing everyone on June 11th for the final tournament.  If anyone else wants to come and use the third table for a cash game or to route for, or against, anyone let me know.

Tournament number 11 is in the books and we have another first time winner.  We had 29 players this time.  The points standings are getting extremely interesting.  Basically if you win you are almost guaranteed a seat in the final tournament.  As a matter of fact, except for the bottom few points places a second place finish should get you in.  As for this tournament Blake M was first out when he flopped trips but Tom J flopped a better set.  Scott C was next to go when Christina M got her first of 6 hits on the evening.  As players continued to exit Will M continued to accumulate an impressive chip stack.

When Matt F took out Darlene J in 11th we got down to the final table.  Kevin H was the first to leave the final table when Mat K sent him packing.  Next to go was Mat F, taken out by Jerry T.  Eighth place went to Greg E as Christina M took him out.  Mark L became this weeks bubble boy getting busted out in seventh by Mat K.  Josh G home from college for the weekend and playing for the first time this season took down the last money spot getting ousted in sixth by Mat K.  Jerry T was next out in fifth when Will M took him out.  Fourth place belonged to Christina M as Mike S got his second hit of the night. 

When we got three handed Will M had a pretty substantial chip lead.  Over thirty minutes of three way play saw the chips move there way around the table before Mike S was finally taken out by Mat K.  The heads up match lasted about 25 hands when Will M finally managed to take Mat K out.  Will got his first win and solidified his spot in the final tournament.

Sorry for the slow update for tournament #10.  When I'm the second one on the night to bust out I have a tendency to not want to post the results.  This was a big turnout with 29 players this week and was by far the longest one of the season.  Steve N saved me the embarrassment of being first out yet again by taking out Bob L first.  I was next to go to the rail after a patented Jeff J suck out (just kidding Jeff).  The players dropped slowly, we only had four players out by the first break.  Everyone was trying to play tight and survive now that the points are really starting to count. 

Greg E was this weeks bubble boy going out in sixth place when first timer Scott W sent him to the rail.  Scott then took out Kevin C who had been playing extremely tight (and "un-Kevinlike"), Kevin took the final money spot in fifth.  Dave D got in on the action and decided he'd had enough of the new guy and knocked out Scott W in fourth.  Dave took Karen D out next in third to get heads up with Jeff J.  They decided to split the money but play out the tournament for the points.  After a 10 minute heads up battle Dave's A,7 held up and Dave got his first win.  Dave's win gave him 128.42 points for the night and guaranteed his spot in the final tournament.

We are down to the final two tournaments to set a spot in the year end tournament.  A win or even second place finish almost guarantees everyone but a couple players a seat at the final table.  Even if your near the bottom don't count yourself out.