Game Report 7/18/06

Location: The Allan Street Poker Syndicate
Attendance: Neil, Drake, Bob, EBOC, Alex

A small group, but a decicated one indeed. Thank Jesus for air conditioning as well. Quick rounds of Omaha and Hold 'Em saw Neil build a surprising lead thanks to strangely cautious play. EBOC bled money at a ferocious rate, with the philosophy of "I just want to buy in again anyways". Drake had several hot and cold streaks, as he jealously guarded his stacks. It took Bob at least 15 hands before he actually won one, but he played tight and was only in for a 2nd rebuy before the chips began to reel his way. Alex was on the wrong end of some serious hands, including a costly $3 wager to learn that you can only use 2 cards in Omaha. D'oh!

Around the same time that two arks of poutine and an unholy sized chicken pita darkened the doorway of Allan Street, the initial cautious play was out the window and red chips began to trade hands many times over. The pot built to a respectable $120 before the crazy games began around 12:30 a.m. or so.

As usual, the crazy games produced a chaotic effect. Neil lost a sizeable portion of his big stack early on, and Drake's string of luck came to a screeching halt. Bob doubled up a couple of times to bring him close to even again, and EBOC caught fire in the bad sense and crashed and burned totally out of the game. Alex swung his luck 180 degrees and took down some sizable pots before being busted out totally. A neolithic "nnnnrg" grunt from Neil somehow convinced him to rebuy in for the crazy games - an irony, as it was Neil who would land a devastating blow to Alex when he went all in on five 8s in Pregnant Cows only to be felled by Neil's 5 jacks. Several card cuts later and Drake was busted out and Bob was back to $20. A hollow way to end the night, but fun times had by all.

Big Winner: Neil, with $90 profit off a single $10 buy-in

Big Loser: EBOC & Alex, both at -$30 each (I think)

Hilarious Moment: EBOC having to be told by others that Neil had indeed purchased all the cards of a full house during a round of eBay. Weed possibly involved.

Bad Beat: Alex's five 8s getting gobbled up by Neil's five Jacks in Pregnant Cows. Mooo!

Quote of the Night: "Is that another euphemism? Because I've been thinking 'pussy' the whole time." - Drake, remarking on someone's descriptions of someone else's play.