Game Report 8/01/06

Location: The Cracker Factory
Attendance: Neil, Drake, Bob, EBOC, Alex, Chris, Cracker, Carsten, Tiger, Miller, Kathy

A packed house for the triumphant return of poker to The Cracker Factory. The large group limited the early games to rounds of Hold' Em & Omaha, rounds which took a long-ass time to play.

The HGPA trademark style of play was in full effect, with three all-in moves within the first six hands dealt. Surprisingly, many of the all-ins actually paid out, so nobody was in great peril for the first little while.

Cautious play dominated the crowded table, until drinks and smokes began to wreak havoc with the best laid plans of mice and men. Chris was actually the first to have to rebuy after an early all-in move failed, but his luck would improve over the night. EBOC and Cracker both busted out, but were up to the task of rebuying. Bob built a large stack early while Drake quietly collected a few pots to put himself up. Miller and Neil both were forced into rebuys, the former turning his fortunes around with aggressive play and some massive pots.

Carsten's brief stint at the table saw him drag down a couple of pots, but no major swing either way before he called it a night. Kathy went deep on one large Omaha hand and won, but saw her luck run out a few hands later when she was busted out. Alex played tight and quiet, but took down a pot or two with some good scare tactics. Tiger's steady play served him well until a few bad beats down the road as we headed into Crazy Games. Bob's early large stack mostly evaporated as he took a few chances and fell short. Miller slapped Cracker with an especially vicious win in Omaha, as his Ace kicker on triple 2s squeaked past Cracker's King. Cracker busted out again, but after a short comic book respite found his way back into the chips for some Crazy Games.

At the break into Crazy Games, Miller cashed out an impressive $60 and change, whereas the rest of the chips were fairly evenly spread across the table. EBOC and Kathy were both out as well, thanks to lack of funds, and so Stud Game variations made their debut for the evening. Garbage Day, Montezuma's Revenge and Slaughterhouse were fairly uneventful, with the exception of Tiger and Cracker both losing the last of their chips. Neil managed to double up on Chris in Baseball to the tune of +$16 or so. Clearly baffled by his luck, Neil promptly failed to buy the winning hand in eBay, and after some Choose Your Own Adventure and Intestinal Fortitude, the night drew to a close in surprisingly undramatic fashion with most people left at the table either near even or slightly up.


Big Winner: Miller, with +$65 or so

Big Loser: Cracker, seeping at least $-30

Sweet Score: Neil calling Chris's all in during a game of Baseball and hitting the wildcards and Queens he needed to vanquish Chris' Aces, earning $16 of Chris' chips.

Bad Beat That Made Us All Laugh: Cracker watching his 2-2-2-K-8 get smoked by Miller's 2-2-2-A-4 in a big hand of Omaha.

Stay Off The Grass Award: Neil's dope-induced haze precluding him from purchasing the winning flush in eBay because he "wanted Bob to think he had a full house" despite the fact there was no betting left to be done and Bob was clearly going for a straight.

Quote of the Night: "Well, Drake's mom is working tonight - give her a call." - Tiger to Bob, as part of the "your mama" theme that dominated the evening.

Honorable Mention: "AAAIYYEEEEEEE!" - Ear-splitting shriek from Chris as Bob spilled a small amount of his Old Milwaukee onto the table