Mark made his famous enchiladas, Nick his famous Spanish rice and others brought sweets. It was a great evening for Crystal until she started playing poker! And while she wasn't first out, (Nick took a dive for her), she was second. Deb was next followed by Mark. Try as I might I just couldn't make it 4 in a row. This left Justin & Chris in the heads up. A first for Justin in an officially sanctioned TNP event. But after taking all my chips, Chris was just too chip heavy. So Justin settled for second tonight and Chris ran away with the chips and my 4 bointy pounts. Here's the breakdown.
7. Nick 1
6. Crystal 2
5. Deb 3
4. Mark 4
3. Jeff 5
2. Justin 7
1. Chris 14 (including 4 bointy pounts from Jeff)
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving and I wish a warm, safe Thanksgiving to you my dear friends. We'll be back here at the BB&L on December 4th. Deb is making lasagna for our December birthday/anniversaries. Salad & garlic bread & something sweet to go along would be great. Until then, be well.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Brrrr!
It's good weather for enchiladas and Mark has confirmed he'll have em hot out of the oven tonight. Nick to has confirmed he'll have his rice there, maybe a little late but it'll be good. So come on out for some great food, enjoyable fellowship and sizzling poker as we wish Crystal a Happy Birthday and take her chips first! See you all tonight for TNP!
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Admiral's Invitational! CANCELLED
TOO MUCH GOING ON THIS TIME OF YEAR Mark your calendar for Friday, December 5, 2008 for the first annual Admiral's Invitational! Marking my 46th year on planet Earth, we'll have a $10 buy in winner take all tourney. Regular TNP rules apply. I'll make stew. BYOB. Starting time 7PM. If you're not a poker player come on over and I'll let you play with my wii!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Steady as she goes......
Make it 3! Yep, won my 3rd week in a row! Poor Chris drew only 1 pot and just couldn't get on track. Justin was out next followed by an angry Mark. Deb royally pissed him off after coming back over the top of his $500 bet with an all in. And after he brought spinach dip AND an absolutely delicious orange cake! YUMMMMM! Markus again made the top 4 but was raped mercilessly first by Deb with a bigger full house then by me. Sorry Markus. Crystal made the top 3. Came down to the two old pros. We started about even in chips, traded back and forth for a while but my pocket aces gave me a huge hand and from there it was just a matter of whittling down Deb's chips. So, next week we'll eat Mark's famous enchiladas for Crystal's birthday. Nick is making his equally famous Spanish rice. And I'll have a bounty of 4 points on my head. Deb now has sole posession of first place but has yet to win a game in Phase 2. Here's the night in numbers.
7. Chris 1
6. Justin 2
5. Mark 3
4. Markus 4
3. Crystal 5
2. Deb 7
1. Jeff 10 (including keeping my own bointy pount)
So remember, we'll be eating at 6:30 next week then taking the Thursday of Thanksgiving off. Till then, may all your cards be live and your pots be monsters!
7. Chris 1
6. Justin 2
5. Mark 3
4. Markus 4
3. Crystal 5
2. Deb 7
1. Jeff 10 (including keeping my own bointy pount)
So remember, we'll be eating at 6:30 next week then taking the Thursday of Thanksgiving off. Till then, may all your cards be live and your pots be monsters!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Upsets!
The night was marked with upsets and movement in the leader board. Surprisingly Mark was first out, putting his first place standing in jeopardy. Nick made it tonight but didn't fare much better than Mark. After starting out in a big way Justin was next to fall by the way side. Chris exited next followed by none other than Deb. Markus made the top 3 and Crystal made the top 2. For the second week in a row I won the night adding 2 bonus points by winning a hand with a straight flush! So, next week the double bounty will be on my head. I mean bointy pounts! Anyway, here's the breakdown.
8. Mark 1
7. Nick 2
6. Justin 3
5. Chris 4
4. Deb 5
3. Markus 6
2. Crystal 8
1. Jeff 13 (including 2 for a straight flush and 1 for retaining my bounty point)
See you all next week!
8. Mark 1
7. Nick 2
6. Justin 3
5. Chris 4
4. Deb 5
3. Markus 6
2. Crystal 8
1. Jeff 13 (including 2 for a straight flush and 1 for retaining my bounty point)
See you all next week!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
A Quiet Night
With only 5 players making it to TNP tonight, there weren't many points on the line. Still, with only 1 point seperating first & second place any amount can make a big difference.
Mark, Justin, Chris, Deb & myself playing tonight. Poor Justin was first out again when Mark killed him with quad 5s, something Mark enjoyed because it gave him an extra point.
Chris held on as long as he could but finally ran out of luck. Deb soon followed and that left me & Mark head to head for the first time in a very long time. So long in fact I can't remember the last time he & I went heads up.
We traded chips back & forth for a while, almost eliminating each other several times but never able to deliver the coup de gras. Finally we agreed to let the next hand determine the winner and thankfully my luck, missing for so long, has returned. So here's the breakdown.
5. Justin 1
4. Chris 2
3. Deb 3
2. Mark 6 (including 1 bointy pount for quad 5s)
1. Jeff 10 (including 3 bointy pounts for the previous 2 wins by Mark & tonight's)
Mark came up with an idea last week. Since he won the previous 2 weeks in a row the first person to defeat him would take his previous weeks bointy pounts and the 1 for the current game. Hope to see many of our regulars next week. Till then may all your cards be live and your pots be monsters.
Mark, Justin, Chris, Deb & myself playing tonight. Poor Justin was first out again when Mark killed him with quad 5s, something Mark enjoyed because it gave him an extra point.
Chris held on as long as he could but finally ran out of luck. Deb soon followed and that left me & Mark head to head for the first time in a very long time. So long in fact I can't remember the last time he & I went heads up.
We traded chips back & forth for a while, almost eliminating each other several times but never able to deliver the coup de gras. Finally we agreed to let the next hand determine the winner and thankfully my luck, missing for so long, has returned. So here's the breakdown.
5. Justin 1
4. Chris 2
3. Deb 3
2. Mark 6 (including 1 bointy pount for quad 5s)
1. Jeff 10 (including 3 bointy pounts for the previous 2 wins by Mark & tonight's)
Mark came up with an idea last week. Since he won the previous 2 weeks in a row the first person to defeat him would take his previous weeks bointy pounts and the 1 for the current game. Hope to see many of our regulars next week. Till then may all your cards be live and your pots be monsters.
Friday, October 24, 2008
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!
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!
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