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.