2012 - 2013 Tournament #3

Third tournament of the season is in the books and it was another good one.  We had 28 players include a couple of first timers.  Bob D made it to his first game of the year and left after about 45 minutes when Karen D made him the first casualty of the evening.  He was followed out the door less than two minutes later when Greg E was taken out by Bob L.  Steve S made an unusually early exit when Dave M got him soon followed by first timer Marcus H by Gary R.  Next to go was another first timer Dave W when I sent him packing.

The final table was seated when Joy C was busted out by Mike S.  The first to leave the final table was Karen D when Tom J eliminated her.  The next to go was Janine R by Matt F.  Mike S was next to go in eighth place also at the hands of Matt F.  Tom J ended up this weeks bubble boy go out in seventh, ousted by Bob L.  Darlene J held on to make the money when Matt F got her in sixth.  The last of the first timers, Tom J4th, took fifth place taken out by Steve N.  Once we got to the final four we had about the most competitive match we've ever had.  We played four handed for over 45 minutes before Bob L was finally sent home by Steve N.  I then sent Steve N to the rail in third place leaving Matt F and myself heads up.  Matt and I went back and forth for about 40 more minutes before his Q,5 was finally able to stand up and get Matt a well deserved win.

Ron T stays atop the points but Matt and I are making up ground.  Tom J is also close joining myself as the only other player to make all three final tables this season.

2012-2013 Tournament #2

Tournament number two had another crew of 26 players.  Gary R was the first one out this month when Joy C sent him packing.  The next to go was Bob S at the hands of Mike S soon followed by Jeff J by Christina M.  Next to go was previous weeks winner and current points leader Dave D.  Ron T was picked up the bonus for the knock of Dave.

We got down to the final table when Joy C was taken out by Tom J.  The knockouts at the final table came very quickly.  Steve N was taken out by Ron T, Theresa C by Mark L, me by Ron T and Karen D by Ron T all within 4 minutes.  Things certainly slowed down from here.  It took another twenty minutes before Tom J knocked out Mark L in sixth place.  Ron T took out the next two players, Darlene J in fifth and Greg E in fourth.  The final three played for over a half hour before Kelly M finally took out Tom J in third.  The heads up battle lasted another 10 minutes when Ron finally overcame Kelly for the win.

2012-2013 Tournament #1

Well the new season got off to a great start.  The first tournament had 26 players.  Bob L was the first casualty of the season getting knocked out by Tom J.  Kevin H was the next to go at the hands of Sharon B, followed quickly by Dave M and Gary R.

The final table was formed when Janine R was knocked out by Mitch C in eleventh place.  Mitch's stay at the final table was short lived when Karl M took him out in tenth.  This was the start of an assault on the final table by Karl and Dave D.  Mat K then myself and Christina M were taken down by Dave.  Next was Karl's turn, taking out Tom J then Sharon B followed by Dominic D. 

The final three consisted of Mike S, Dave D and Karl M.  Karl had a huge chip lead at this point.  Dave made a little headway when he took out Mike in third.  When they got to heads up Karl had an enormous chip lead.  Dave just kept chipping away slowly at Karl's stack and eventually was able to overcome the odds and knock out Karl for the win.

Tournament #9 of Season 4

We had 27 players this week but Joy C decided to make an early exit.  Mat K got her about 25 minutes into the tournament and then he took out Bob L.  I got the next hit sending Darlene J to the rail.  Don G got a double knockout taking out Jerry T on Ron T on the same hand.  A few minutes later first timer Carl N was sent packing by me.  Theresa C took one of the extra bounties by getting Karl M.  Husband and wife, Mat and Linda K, got on a little roll taking out five in a row between them including Mark L, Dave M, Kelly M, Sharon B and Mike S.  Dom D got us down to a final table when he sent Tom J packing. 

Greg E was the first gone from the final table at the hands of Kevin C.  Don G got Linda K next. I sent Kevin C home next followed by dave D getting Jeff J about three minutes after.  Don G then worked on emptying out the final table by taking down Dom D on the buble, followed by Karl M and Mat K.  The knouckout of Karl also earned Don one of the extra bounties.  Don's great run finally came to and end when Day D took him down in third leaving Dave and I heads up with me looking to go back to back.  Unfortunately about seven minutes later Dave crushed that dream and sent me packing, earning his first win of the year.

Tournament #8 of Season 4

Well we are two thirds of the way through the season and it is a tight race.  We had 34 players for this event.  Matt F was first to go when Jeff J got him.  Bob L was next and the hands of Ron T.  Sharon B finished off Joy C who was coming off her best finish of the season.  Janine R and Gary R were next both by points leader Karl M.  The extra bounty for knocking out the previous winner went to Adam B when he eliminated Mark L.  The other bounty went to Bob D when he took out Karl M.  Bob D got us down to the final table when he eliminated Jeff J in tenth.  I took out the next two, mat K then Adam B.  Next was Bob's turn getting Sharon B in 7th and on the bubble.  Jerry T interfered with mine and Bob D's party by taking out Karen D in sixth.  Fifth place went to Theresa C when I took her out.  Ron T was next to go in fourth, his best finish, when Bob got him.  Bob also took out Jerry T in third to get heads up with me. 

We had a great heads up battle that lasted over 20 minutes before I was able to finally put it away for my first win this year.  I still wasn't able to overtake Karl M in the points but I made up alot of ground.

Tournament #7 of Season 4

Well we are past the half way point for the season.  We had 31 players this week including Joy's son Kevin, a first time player with us.  Ron T was first out this week when Jerry T sent him to the rail.  Steve S had one of the hottest runs I've seen in a tournament in a while.  He had three full houses before we broke down the first table.  This helped him amass a huge chip stack which would eventually carry him to the final table.  Steve also picked up the first extra bounty of the evening by eliminating the points leader Karl M.  I made it to eleventh place when Karen D got me.  The final table was set when Mat K was taken out by Bob S.  Don G was the first to exit the final table at the hands of Steve S.  Bob L was next gone also by Steve S.  Mark L picked up the second extra bonus of the week by taking out last weeks winner Joy C in seventh place.  Unfortunately for Joy this was this weeks bubble position.  The first money spot, sixth was filled by Bob S who was also taken out by Mark L.  Karen D took out the next two players,  She got Jeff J in fifth and then Gary R in fourth.  Steve S was finally gone in third at the hands of Mark L. leaving Karen and Mark heads up.  Mark had an enormous chip lead and the heads up battle lasted only about a minute and a half when Mark got his first league win.   

Tournament #6 of Season 4

Well the season has reached its half way point and the points are starting to settle them selves out.  We had a few firsts this week.  I was first out, unfortunately not one of the firsts I was referring to.  I was soon followed by Dave D, Jeff J and Bob S.  One of the firsts happened when Greg E took out Tom J, Kelly M and Scott A all on the same hand.  Taking out Scott also earned him the first extra bounty of the night.  The final table was seated when Karl M was taken out by Karen D, earning her the other extra bounty.  Paul V was first to leave the final table when Joy C got him.  Next to go was Mike S also at the hands of Joy.  Bob L was next to go when Gary R took him out.  The bubble this week belonged to Karen D when Kevin C got her.  The first paid spot went to Greg E when Joy took him out.  Fifth place was claimed by Matt F when Kevin C finished him.  Fourth place went to Gary R when Mat K busted him.  The next to go was Kevin C at the hands of Joy.  Kevin's third place finish was his best of the season.  The heads up battle only lasted about four minutes when Joy eliminated Mat and took down her first victory.

Congratulations to Joy, one of the original members.  The win vaulted Joy into second place in the standings, less than a half point ahead of Dom.  Karl M is still in the lead thanks to a win, second and a fourth place finish.  19th place and 24th place are only separated by 10 points.

Tournament #5 of Season 4

Happy New Year, sorry for the slow posting of the last tournaments results.  We had 29 players last time we played.  Janine R must have had had some Christmas shopping to get done and made an early exit as the first out at the hands of Tom J.  Steve S was next out when Kevin C got him.  Ron T and Bob S were next to go.  Kevin H picked up the first of the bonus hits taking out points leader Karl M.  The knockouts came pretty evenly spaced and the final table commenced when Kevin H took out Darlene J.  Gary R was the first knocked out at the final table when Tom J got him.  Tom however was next to go when Kevin H got him, picking up the second bonus hit of the week.  Kevin wasn't done yet taking out Christina M on the bubble.  Kelly M took fifth when Jeff J finished her off.  Scott A then took out Mike S in fifth, Kevin H in fourth and Bob L in third.  When Scott A and Jeff J got heads up they decided to split the pot and just play it out for the points.  It took about 15 minutes and Scott got his first win.

This weeks bonus points will be on Scott A as the previous winner and Karl M as the still reigning points leader.