February ’09 Results

Hi all:

Great game last night. Thanks for coming down. Congratulations to our winners:

1. Gary G.
2. Sheila P.
3. Chip D.
4. Chuck G.

See below for the current points race.

FINAL TABLE TRACKING

We’ve also decided to track the final table this year; i.e., who makes the final table in each game. Furthermore, one additional point will be awarded to those who make the final table (against a minimum field of 16). Much like the attendance point, winners will not be awarded the final table point. February’s Final Table was:

1. Ant.
2. Chris M.
3. Gary G.
4. Chuck G.
5. Tom S.
6. Sheila P.
7. Tim W.
8. Chip D.
9. Ricky D.
10. Debbie G.

2009 Current Points Race

December Results, TOCOI January 10

Greetings all:

With this post, we bring to a close one helluva year of poker. We say it a lot, but we mean it: we hope you’ve had as much fun playing as we’ve had hosting. Once again, we’d like to thank you for coming down to play last night, and for helping to create a great season of exciting card action.

A big welcome to our newest (and hopefully regular) player Mike Schiffman. Thanks to everyone for making him feel welcome.

The final points race is below. Congratulations to our regular season points winner Tim W.!

More congratulatory well-wishes go out to our December winners:

1. Mike S.
2. Ant.
3. Justin C.
4. Chris M.
5. Chuck G.

Our next game on January 10 will be the Tournament of Champions Open Invitational (TOCOI*). This will be a premium buyin event, and will include a chip bonus system based on your performance this year. More details will be posted here as they are made available. NOTE: this game will replace our regular January game. From this point forward, we will be moving to an 11-game season, with the TOCOI being held the following January.

2008 Final Standings

*TOCOI, Copyright 2006, Pleasant Games. Used with permission.

November Results, Next Game December 6

The whiskey bottle sits empty. Poker chips, so coveted not 12 hours ago, lay scattered on green felt. Playing cards are cold, stock-still. My head is screaming for relief.

Another Second Saturday Showdown comes to a close, and we salute this month’s winners. Check out the points race below.

1. Craig H.
2. Buzz S.
3. Chris M.
4. Sheila P.

Thanks for playing everyone. We can’t tell you how much we enjoy hosting the game, and consider ourselves very lucky that we have a group of friends willing to make the journey down once a month to play a game that we both love.

Next game will be December 6, the first Saturday, at 7:00PM. Hope you can make it. Look for an evite soon.

October Game Results; Next Game November 8

Hey everybody:

Thanks again for navigating the pothole-laden passage named Providence last night to participate in our peripherally pleasant poker game.

We had a great group, and we’d like to welcome back Craig to his first game this year. Hopefully he’ll be back on a more regular basis. To those that had to miss the game, sorry you couldn’t make it; hope all is well.

Once again, we hope you had as much fun playing as we did hosting. Hope to see you next month on November 8 for the next (and actual) Second Saturday Showdown. Look for an evite coming soon.

Congratulations to our winners:

1. Tom S.
2. Craig H.
3. Buzz S.
4. Gary G.

And now, without further adieu, the current points race:

September Game Results

Greetings all:

Thanks to everyone that came down to play last night. A good time was indeed had by all. Perhaps the most eerie development came from commenter Ace of Spades’ appellation of portent (see here and here), as the same said Ace fell on the river to deliver one of the worst beats this humble game has ever seen. (Congrats, Meredith; Justin, hope you’re doing OK). It was like he knew the eponymous card would create some kind of drama. Scary.

Also, we’d like to welcome back our newest player, Buzz. Thanks, everyone, for making him feel right at home. Buzz, we hope you become a regular.

Kudos to our winners:

1. Tim W.
2. Meredith M.
3. Ant.
4. Sheila P.
5. Chuck G.

Hope to see you next month. Due to scheduling conflicts, the game will again be moved from the Second Saturday to the first (October 4). Stay tuned for an evite.

Current Points Race – August, 2008

Here’s the latest in the points race. Congraulations to our latest winners:

1 – Tim M.
2 – Sheila P.
3 – Justin C.
4 – Michael M.