It's the latest trend...

looks like you all got the fashion memo this year... 2006 is the year of Dan winning. Thank you all kindly for your participation and donations. Everyone is welcome at the next event to try to change the trend. Resistance is Futile.

The game was fun, with 7 players, 2 first timers (Randy and Megan Purdy). Matt set himself up with an All-in just after rebuy time again and Pat went all in as well. Matt won the main pot and tripled up and I won the side pot taking our Mr Erb first. That's 2 games in a row for Matt, depleting a Patrick's chips so I could do the dirty work. Brouwer stayed alive, Fournie was next, followed by Megan. Dave tried really hard to stay in, but the chips were mostly in Randy and Dan's corner. That left 3, Randy with a decent lead for most of the night, Matt holding on for dear life and Dan hot on Randy's heels. Matt did some good work at depleting Mr Purdy's stack so I finished him off and went to work killing Matt's efforts. I played a steady game which paid off in the end. Kudos to Megan and Randy for making strong first-time efforts at the table.

Katch me if you Kan Brouwer!

Quick Turnaround

So, Sunday boasted a cozy 5 player event with some of the top players from the 2005 circuit in the dundgeon. Matt was unfortunately kept at bay by the plague or "flu" if you will, which left the door open for Dan, Pat, Dave, Chris and Rudy to take an early lead on the former, and I mean FORMER champion. The game was fairly even with no rebuys early on, but the tide quickly shifted to the North-West where Pat and Rudy held the majority of the chips, leaving Dave, Dan and Chris to fight for the scraps. Dave pulled out a dissappointing last place finish, but claims he was getting no good cards all day. That left Dan and Chris battling it out for 4th place, where Dan got lucky and Chris got the other end and left in 4th. While those battles were going on, Rudy took some big pots from Pat (ones which the rest of us wisely stayed out of) leaving him in the lead. He quickly finished off Pat and it was left between Dan with about 1800 chips and Rudy with the rest (about 4200). Luckilly, Dan had one thing in his court, which was Rudy had to leave at 5:45, so Rudy was playing ultra aggressive trying to take Dan out. Long Story Short, Dan takes Rudy out in a few dramatic all-in's with Rudy ultimately succumbing his pocket 8's to Dan's pocket 10's. Let's Dance.

All said and done, Dan has a remarkable 7 point lead on Matt, one would almost say that it would be an unsurmountable lead... perhaps.

I've got the house to myself this weekend, so we're planning another event for Sunday afternoon around, let's say, 4-ish... be there, or be... not there.

How 'bout it?

How's Sunday March 12th 2006 at 2pm for the next TPTP event?
Let me know
Dan