Nine players made it to the game this beautiful June evening. Poker Stars started us on two tables to make room for late arrivals. There were none and went to one table after the first blind increase.
Fireworks right away after the merger on hand #19 as Matchy’s KK crippled Boother’s stack when he held QQ.
Boother (9th) survived two all-ins, but on hand #36 he went all in with J2 when a [JXX] fell on the flop. ArticBlast called with KJ to end the comeback.
Hand #53 saw four people bet into a flop of [22K]. I was one of them. But when ArticBlast (8th) raised and Beerhog went all in, I smelled trouble. Matchy and I folded and Artic called with 92. Beerhog had A2 and it held up.
Hand #57 had a short-stacked Nahanni (7th) go all in with K9 of clubs and get called by Beerhog with A6 – of clubs! An [AXX] flop ended the drama.
The very next hand a short-stacked Sev4TSev (6th) went all-in with Q5s and a flop of [56X]. Unfortunately for him, Rownder called with T6 and no help arrived.
On hand #68, Beerhog gets crippled as he goes all-in with AJ and gets called by BonAir with KK.
Beerhog (5th) exits on hand #72 as he goes all-in with AQ and a flop and turn of [678Q], but runs into Rownder’s Q6.
At the break, BonAir has 5400, Nik Faldo 3000, Rownder 2800 and Matchy 2300.
BonAir starts right after the break playing great big stack poker! On hand #90, Matchy (4th) goes all-in on a flop of [K7Q] with AQ, but BonAir holds K7!
I was now the short stack and had to gamble. It paid off too – temporarily. On hand #95, in the big blind with 63, I was not thrilled. But the three of us saw the flop together. I love it when we all play nice.
The flop was [495], giving me the open ended straight draw. I threw a bet of 300 out there – leaving me with about 900 - hoping all would fold. No such luck. I get raised by BonAir to 900 and Rownder folds. There is 1650 in the pot now. I should go all-in (since calling pot commits me anyway) but I call thinking I will make a weak bluff if paint arrives. BonAir is not folding unless he is holding napkins – and feminine ones at that. The odds are, 34 to 65 – better than 2 to 1, as BonAir has K9, so I am getting the right price for the call.
The turn is a [3], committing the rest of my chips. What are my odds to win the hand now you ask? 30 to 70 (at the time I thought they improved with the 3 to 38/62 - some math genius, eh?), but short-stacked as I am, it is an easy call. I am still getting 2 to 1 on 2.3 to 1 odds.
The river is my dream card 7, for my straight.
I don’t play hand #102 as smart. I (3rd) over-bet my A2 on a flop of [7AX], going all-in and running into Rownder’s A7. An [A] on the river rubs it in hard. Why I did it is a mystery to me. Before I hit the all-in button I knew it was the wrong play. But I couldn't stop my hand.
Had the same problem in high school with the cheerleaders.
About 10 hands later Rownder wrestled the chip lead away from BonAir (2nd). BonAir goes all-in with AK against Rownder’s AQ and a [Q] hits on the flop ending the night. Congratulations Rownder.
1st – Rownder
2nd – BonA1r
3rd – Nik Faldo
4th – Matchy
5th – Beerhog
6th – Sev4TSev
7th – Nahanni
8th – ArticBlast
9th - Boother
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Nik - If you insist on selling out I will buy your chips, I always liked them. They have an old school look to them that I don't know if you could find in today's market! Plus when my basement is done you could come over and still use them. You got a good laugh out of me on the feminine napkin reference in the recap as well. I LOL'd at work.
Matchy
Thanks Matchy.
I will sell you the chips, but I got to sell the table first!
If I have the table - I need the chips.
The 'napkin' line comes from Cindy Violette who right after taking a bad beat in a tournament, went all-in with a great hand and got called by a guy who didn't have much and thougth she might have given up.
When he showed his rags and lost, she said, "What did you think I had? Two napkins?"
She meant the little drink napkins. I of course, guttered it up.
Actually Matchy, my son has a spare set of chips I could use in a pinch. If you want the world famous NPP chips, they are yours!
I got some extras I'll throw in. I know they are finding a good home.
Why don't you and hog show up around 5 @ coyote gc friday and I will put you in a subs in our league. 9 holes a cart for $10! Then you could play a little cards w/ myself, boother and bona1r amongst other drunk sharks if you so desire, it is usually $1 $2 ante and very beer friendly. Game usually ends around 11pm.
Matchy
PS I will make sure you and hog are partners, I can do this because I am the almighty commish.
matchy,
thanks for the invite. i cant play this friday i am having staples removed from my head. next friday im at the tigers game. but the friday after i could play.
beerhog
Wow staples, I hope everything is cool hog! Almost any Fri. would be cool for you 2 to play, we have 22 guys plus there are always no-shows so keep us in mind. And Nik it is a deal on the chips if you want them to go.
Hey Commish, I can make it the week Beerhog can make it too! Pencil us in for July 6th.
Come by and get the chips when you are ready. Call first!
Lets make it July 13, we always take the Fri after the 4th off because so many are out of town. Nik just bring chips (and my card protector :) )to coyote. Hopefully the 13th will work.
I hope to go with the beloved and much feared Nik Faldo to one of the downtown casinos the week of the 4th of July.
P.S. I hope the staples Beerhog is referring to are for holding his lips shut.
P.S.S. Maybe the staples are for Nik's anus since it has taken so much punishment at NPP and PS.
Yeah, I want to try a casino July 4. But I like MP. I like the Indians in Mt. Pleasant better than the Liberals in Detroit.
I talked to Beerhog. He got injured as a stunt-double in the new movie starring Gridlock, The Jackal Brokeback.
No staples for me, but a tuck was in order. At least I got a reach around at NPP. No lube on PS.
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