Poker Evening Event Report

The initial poker night was a roaring success, the 3 games played were all competitive and more importantly fun, i think the noise levels were boosted by laughing rather than the drunken roar associated with our normal gatherings.

A late rush of entrants (and blowouts - Mr taylor) meant that 7 players sat down at the table;

Tony Cossey, Peter Kempster, Dale Bennett, Richard Thomas, Steve Watts, Chris Adams, Stuart McClemments (and Girlfriend Izzy). My Dad Ernie kindly took on the marathon job of designated dealer.

game one: The final pair were Richard and Steve, Richard overcoming a massive chip debt to nail the £175 prize (7 x £25 buy in). Both finalists once through the initial stages played the percentages, the cards falling very well for Richard in his winning run.

game two: The final pair ended up being myself and Dale, this time Dale skillfully playing the short stack position to beat me in a tight finish (boo hoo). Again the prize fund Dale collected was £175. I thought i had cracked this game until i misread strong position from dale as a bluff, however both of us played aggresively when down to the final shootout, Dale, i think, playing with more skill generally, all of which added to the excitement.

game three: It was decided to have a game at the end of the evening with a £10 x 8 prize fund. This being boosted by the late addition of Denis Sheriden who visited the game after his football competition had finished. The final pair were again Steve and Richard, the longest final pair duel of the match took place with Richard edging Steve out again after a run of strong pre flop cards.

The whole evening finished at 03:15am which showed i feel how much everyone enjoyed the event and the challenge, it was agreed the event would be a monthly social gathering until we got sick and tired of Texas hold'em poker.

Special thanks to Ernie who looked like he had run the marathon by the time the event closed, not bad for an old age pensioner...WELL DONE ERN!