Shipwreck!

On the first hand of heads up play our final two players got it all-in preflop. Patrick's pocket nines had Chris' pocket fives in bad shape. The 10d-9c-6c flop left Chris drawing slim and the Jd on the turn sealed the deal and gave Patrick the victory.

Jason Out in Third

Chris min-raised from the button and Jason moved all-in from the big blind. Chris called with A-4, which was slightly ahead of Jason's K-5. Chris flopped an ace and Jason was drawing dead by the turn. He earned $25 for his finish.

Chris E Doubles Up

Chris moved all-in from the button and Patrick quickly called out of the small blind. Chris showed AQ which had Patrick's AJ outkicked. The AQ held and Chris doubled up to 21K.

Chippies!

Patrick - 46.3K
Jason - 10.6K
Chris E - 10.5K

Players are back and cards are in the air. Blinds are now 700/1,400.

Break Time

Players have agreed to take a quick break.

Patrick Takes Another

In a raised pot with the board reading Ks-9s-3d Chris E checked in the big blind, Patrick bet 2.5K on the button, and Chris called. The turn was the 4h and Chris then led out for 2K. Patrick raised to 5K and Chris thought a minute before folding.

Allison is Our Bubble Girl

Chris E limped in, Allison moved all-in for 5.3K total, and Patrick quickly called. Everyone else folded.

Allison held AcJc which was in bad shape against Patrick's AQ. Allison picked up some hope when the flop came K-K-K, but the 6 on the turn and 4 on the river sent the pot Patrick's way and eliminated her on the bubble.

Chippies!

Patrick - 26.5K
Chris E - 17K
Jason - 12.1K
Allison - 8.3K

Payouts

1st - $195
2nd - $100
3rd - $25

I Guess Chad Wanted to Go Home

Chris E raised to 2K on the button with the blinds at 500/1K. Chad moved all-in from the big blind for 6.3K total and Chris called with A-7.

Chad turned over....3-8. He was live but failed to pair as the board ran out J-5-4-5-7. We're now on the money bubble.

Allison Doubles

Chad raised to 2K from under the gun and it folded around to Allison in the big blind. She moved all-in for 4.2K total and Chad called. Allison was behind but live with her QJ as Chad held AK.

She managed to spike a J on the turn to take the lead and the pot. Chad is the new short stack at the table.

Patrick Doubles

In a raised pot on a flop of 7-7-X Patrick checked and Chad quickly moved all-in. Patrick quickly called with A-7, which was way ahead of Chad's A-8. Chad is down under the 9K mark and Patrick appears to be our chip leader.

Jason is Alive and Well

Jason just moved all-in on the button for his last 7,200 and Allison tanked in the big blind before calling with pocket nines. This girl was not feeling the nines and I guess she is clairvoyant cause here is what happens:

Jason has K-10 and the window card is a 10. The flopped pair of tens held and Allison lost about half her stack.

Allison Keeps On Kicking

She just moved all-in for her last 3.5K or so from the button and Chad called out of the small blind. Allison held pocket sevens while Chad held Ad-10d. The board ran out Qc-9h-8h-Kd-9c and the sevens held to double her up.

My Brain Hurts

So Chris E minraised from the hijack. Chad called on the button, Patrick called in the small blind, and Jason called in the big.

There is some sort of betting on the 10s-7d-2d flop. Chris bet again when the 7c came on the turn. Chad moved all-in and Chris tanked.

Now. There is a good 11K in the pot and Chris would be left with only 4K if he folded. Yet somehow, he did and Chad took the pot.

Yo no comprendo.

Blinds Up

400/800

Blinds Up

300/600

Interesting.....

Chad just completed the small blind "in the dark". Patrick raised to 1.6K total and Chad thought a minute, looked at his cards, and folded.

"I put you on aces," he said.

My irony meter may be out of whack, but I am fairly certain I didn't sense any in Chad's statement.

To make matters better, Sam has stuck around to deal and didn't miss a beat before asking, "why didn't you put me on pocket aces?!"

Dear Tim,
Your internet is mean and patchy.

-xoxo-

Jess

Jeremy Has to Get Up Early

Which I guess explains why he moved all-in over the top of Chris E's raise with Qs10s. Chris called with pocket aces, which held to eliminate Jeremy in 6th place.

Jeremy "just" limped in in middle position. Chris E "just called" on the button. Allison "just" completed. Chad "just" raised to 1.8K total from the big blind.

Jeremy called. Everyone else folded. Both players checked the flop and turn as the cards came Kh-9s-8h-9h. When the Kd came on the river Chad bet 2K and Jeremy thought a minute and called. Chad showed pocket queens, Jeremy mucked and Chad took the pot.

Again, WAY Confused

On a flop of J-6-5 Paco moved all-in and Chris E called.

"I have my favorite hand," said Paco.

We all watched him turn up Kd-4d, which was a touch behind Chris' pocket aces.

Paco picked up outs with a 7 on the turn, but the nine on the river sent him to the rail in 7th place.

Sometimes You Just Have to Tune Things Out...

Like when Patrick starts talking child molestors in Lexington during the 1970s.

I So Confused

So Chris E raised to 1K from the cutoff. Chad called on the button. Jeremy min raised to 2K from the big blind. Chris called. Chad moved all-in. Everyone folded.

Any explanations would be greatly appreciated.

Blinds Up

200/400

Chippies

In Seat Order-

Chris E - 8K
Allison - 7.1K
Chad - 9.8K
Patrick K - 13.2K
Jeremy - 8.8K
Jason - 10K
Paco - 4.2K

Break Time

Players are on break. Photos are really bogging down my posts so I think we are going to do without again.

More apologies.

Also, before break Rachel was eliminated at the hands of Allison when Allison flopped a Broadway straight against Rachel's top two pair.

Oh Jeremy.....

So Chet (pictured), you know, the guy who never plays a hand? He raised to 1K in early position. It folds around to Patrick "Shipwreck" K, you know, the guy who calls a whole heap of raises? He called.

Jeremy was in the big blind and moved all-in for almost 3K more.

"F**k it," Chet said. "I'm all-in." He had about as much as Jeremy.

Patrick thought for a minute and, unsurprisingly, called.

Here is what they had:

Chet - As-Jc
Patrick - 7-7
Jeremy --------- Ks10s

Oh yeah. Ks10s. To make matter worse, it won. The board ran out Q-10-2-9-5 and his pair of tens were good enough to eliminate Chet and take the pot.

Perhaps Jeremy is a member of the "push and pray" school of poker. Or the "I just had a feeling" school of poker. Either way, it appears to be working for him tonight.

Randy Out, Allison Up

Jeremy raised to 1,100 in middle position and Randy moved all-in for his last 375 behind him. Allison then moved all-in for 1,875 total. Jeremy decided he "had odds", but failed to specify exactly what those odds were before he called with Kc9c.

Allison held pocket aces while Randy had A-10. The board ran out Q-Q-9-Q-2 to give Allison a full house, eliminated Randy, and deliver a big blow to Jeremy's chip stack.

AJ Not Handy for Randy

Randy raised in late position and a short-stacked Paco moved all-in right behind him. Randy called with A-J and appeared to be in good shape versus Paco's A-4. Until the flop contained a 4.

And another 4 came on the turn.

Paco doubled up and Randy is left with just a couple hundred chips.

Overheard at the Table:

Patrick - "it's Shipwreck, not Chip Prick"

Blinds Up

150/300

Tootie Looted

Tootie and Shipwreck got it all-in preflop with Patrick holding pocket nines to Tootie's AK. The nines held and Tootie was eliminated.

I was hot on his heels in 11th place and we are not at the final table.

An Apology

Sorry for the lack of posts so far, but nursing my miserable little short stack is mildly time consuming. Thanks for your patience.

Allison Gets Evil and Doubles Up

Allison moved all-in for her last 900 on the button and Tootie called from the small blind. Allison showed pocket sixes and Tootie turned up K-J.

"This is for Jessica," he proclaimed.

Thanks man.

The board ran out 10-7-2-10-6 and Allison filled up on the river and doubled up.

Sorry for the lack of photos, but my Blogger is acting up.

Blinds Up

100/200

Oh. Okay.

I just donated a good 6,000 chips to the Charity of Jason when we got in a raising war preflop with me holding pocket kings to his pocket aces. No miracle king and I was left with 250 chips.

Never fear dear readers (and Tim!) I am hanging in there. I doubled up the next hand and have moved in a few more times since then to build my stack up to 1,325. Although, I am pretty sure we all know I am only being given the illusion I am still in this thing so it will hurt more when I actually get knocked out.

Let's hope I am wrong...

Two in One Swoop

With around 1,300 in the pot already and the board reading Ks-9d-4c-8s Cliff checked in the small blind, Keith bet 200 from the big blind, and Patrick "Shipwreck" K raised to 600 total from middle position.

The aggression fest didn't stop there though. Cliff then check-raised all-in for 1,600 total. Keith thought for quite a while before he moved all-in over the top of Cliff's bet for 1,825. Patrick didn't deliberate long before he called.

Here's what everyone had:
Cliff - Kh4s - two pair, kings and fours
Patrick - Kc8d - two pair, kings and eights
Keith - 6s9s - flush draw

The river was the Ad and Patricks kings and eights were enough to take the monster pot and eliminate two players in the process.

Cliff Hits a Skiff

With the blinds at 50/100 Allison limped in from under the gun and Cliff raised to 300 total from under the gun plus one. It folded around to me in the small blind and I called. Patrick "Shipwreck" K called from the big blind and Allison came along as well.

The flop came Ah-7d-4h and it checked to Cliff, who bet 700. I raised to 1,600 total and Patrick and Allison quickly folded. I had around 1,500 behind and appeared to have Cliff covered. He thought for a while and folded.

"Did you have pocket fours Jess?," asked Keith.

"Sounds like someone is going to have to check the blog," I responded.

Muahahahahahahaha!!!

My evil plot has succeeded. Like I would tell you what I had, but at least I got you here!

Story Time with Sam

Here is the story of how Samantha got knocked out:

"I was on the dealer button and several players limped in, including Chad from under the gun. I raised to 450 total and Chad looks at me funny for a little while and then he called. Tootie called as well. The flop came 8-6-3 (I think) and they both check. I go all-in for 1875.

Chad says, 'I think you have ace queen and calls.' With 5-6.

5-6."

Samantha turns over her pocket aces after Tootie folded. The turn was a queen and the river....a six.

Good times....

Shipwrecked!

On a K-K-7-8-6 board Allison made what she thought was a value bet on the river with her KJ only to get raised by Patrick "Shipwreck" K. She reluctantly called and he showed K-7 for a flopped full house.

Never Fear

Tootie is here. He was just late.

In sadder news, Tristan has been eliminated at the hands of Jeremy. Hot on his heels was Kevin "The Baconator" R who got it all-in preflop holding pocket nines to Rachel's pocket tens.

Blinds Up

25/50

More Banter

Patrick: "Randy I'm calling out of spite"

Randy: (raises thumb up): "Cool"

I Quipped too Quickly

We may have some quotable moments on our hands after all.

Overheard from the other table:

"You know what you did Chad," Rachel

Week 9 is underway with 17 players and some noticeable absences. Tim "TPFKATMW" is out of town, so the Baconator is running the show. Mad Man and Tootie are MIA as well, which means we may be running short on quippy quotes for the blog this week.