Chad and Q go to Hollywood!!

Thursday, Chad and I took a trip down to Lawrenceburg, IN to visit the new Hollywood Casino. The drive was very easy and took about an hour and forty minutes. We had a great time and the Casino was unbelievable. Yet, the poker room was even better. It is sponsored by the WPT, and is absolutely beautiful. It is non-smoking at the tables and they have walk up fountains for all the Coke products you can drink... which is right up my alley. We played in the $60 + $20 No-Limit Hold'em Tournament. Chad made a nice run and was the chip leader with about 12 left to play. There were 55 entries. Chad eventually busted out 7th as the "Bubble Boy". They only paid top 6. First place paid almost $1,450. The remaining 6 guys at the final table all chipped in and gave Chad back his entry fee. It was a nice gesture that was well deserved. I on the other busted out in 30th place and I played about 15 hands. I have never been so card dead in all my days, which sent me to the rail and eventually...the jackpot. I sat in the $1/$3 no limit cash table and turned $300 into $650 in about 2hrs. It was a pretty weak game and I look forward to going back. So all in all we had a great time. We plan on going back soon, but for me it will be after our new baby arrives. See ya next week.

John wins again, Back to Back!!!

John's A,Q beat Chad's A,6 heads up to take a dominating chip lead with which Chad couldn't recover. John has become the 3rd back-to-back winner of this season. Q and Chad have the others, with Chad running off 4 in a row. We had a full table and the play was solid. Kirk had his first top 3 finish of his relatively young poker career. He took down a 800k pot early on when he flopped a straight to Q's set of 6's. It was a pot that allowed him to cruise to 3rd and eventually even knock out Brody. We will be playing next Wednesday at Q's at 7pm.

John cracks Aces to win!!!

Before the blink of an eye, and 1 hand heads up, Rodney got his aces cracked when John rivered the Straight. It was an anti-climactic finish as know one had really realized what had happened. Harry who finished 3rd didn't even have his coat on, and we know how quickly he gets out the door. We only had 7 play but it was still a fun game. We will be playing next Wednesday at Brody's at 7pm. We expect to have a full table. On a side note, Harry used one of his "miss" exemptions to slide past John in the points by 5. See ya next week.

*****Game Change*****

We will be playing Tuesday night at Q's 7pm. Too many wanted to switch to tuesday, if this hurts you I'm sorry, but majority rules.

December's Games

All Wednesday's:
12/08 at Q's 7pm
12/16 at Brody's 7pm
12/23 at Q's 7pm
12/30 at TBA 7pm

We have a tie!!! Chad's huge lead fades away...

What was once thought to be an insurmountable lead has quickly dwindled into a tie for 1st place. Chad had another impressive night with a 2nd place finish, giving him 6 out of 7 cashes. Yet, his quick exit last week opened the door for Q to come in and put a stranglehold on the top spot. With 3 cashes and 2 wins in the last 4 weeks, Q has ran down the leader and stands atop the leader board. each with 460pts. In last nights action, Q took the win with some aggressive play, and 1 timely bluff, on guess who....? Chad the bluffmaster, himself. The funny play of the night happened right when Chad walked thru the door. Everyone was joking that Chad would raise the first pot he sat in on, and without missing a beat, he did just that. B-Lib was in the Big Blind and smooth called with A,K. The flop came K, Q, 4. B-Lib bet out and Chad made his own smooth call. The turn brought B "Aces Up". He checked it to Chad who made a smallish bet into a huge pot. B called. The river brought a blank, and B-Lib led out with a 40K bet, Chad quickly called and flipped over a set of Q's. He walked into Q,Q. How about that for a chuckle??? B still held on and made a strong run finishing 3rd. Not a bad showing for his first time playing in the new format. The schedule will be posted after this post. We will basically be playing every Wednesday night of December. See ya soon.