Dominance!

The top of the leader board continues to dominate TNP Phase 2 while the rest of us just provide a warm up act for the main event. In fact, except for Nick's slaughter at the hands of Deb whose pocket kings gave her a bigger full house over Nick, the last 5 places are barely worthy of mention. Crystal was out first, then me, followed by Justin, Nick & Chris. We were all quite easily dismissed. The real game began with the final 3 and our top leaders.

Deb, Adam & Mark have owned Phase 2 since it began. Those once close to penetrating the top 3 have fallen by the way side. Deb just couldn't withstand the double team of Mark & Adam and left next. The heads up didnt' last long however. After accumulating a lot of chips from the table he was at, Adam kept winning and losing lots of chips. Playing smart doesn't always mean you win however. He wisely folded a lot of hands that could have paid off big had he stayed for the turn or river however, and Mark fought his way back from near elimination more than a few times, going all in with enough chips to scare off Deb & Adam. Coors Lite must be sponsoring Mark cause he finished off about 12 or 13 of the 18 pack he & Justin brought. Winning the night means Mark gets to keep his bounty point (henceforth and forever more called the bointy pount thanks to Mark). This makes 3 wins for Mark and he won enough points last night to retake first place in the overall standings. His success will be short lived, however, as the upcoming holidays will mean he's going to miss quite a few games. As for now, however, let the Coors Lite flow and congratulations Mark!

8. Crystal 1
7. Jeff 2
6. Justin 3
5. Nick 4
4. Chris 5
3. Deb 6
2. Adam 8
1. Mark 11 (including 1 for retaining his bointy pount)

Hopefully Mark will be playing next week so we'll have another chance at his bointy pount. Till then, may all your cards be live and your pots be monsters!