Game Report 8/08/06

Location: Larch Street Den of Ill Repute
Attendance: Neil, Drake, Bob, EBOC, Alex, Chris, Miller

A fine inaugural game held at Alex's new apartment. The extra Pledge on the table made for some interesting dealing and chip flinging, as the gambling gods once again had their way with the H.G.P.A.

Initial rounds of Hold 'Em were mostly uneventful, with some medium pots being shared around the table. Neil's slow play paid little dividends, and Bob was forced to fold many of his hands pre-flop. Alex played his usual cautious style, juxtaposed by EBOC's wild flinging of chips into the pot. Chris and Eric both quietly built some stacks as the game turned to Omaha.

As is usually the case in Omaha, a lot of people lost a lot of money in a hurry. Bob went all in and lost two hands in a row, allowing him an excuse to leave early to tend to some peon of his that locked themselves out of the store. Neil was forced to rebuy a few times after several disasterous attempts to draw a full house, and Eric's stack reaped the benefits.

EBOC and Chris exchanged a few massive pots, including a massive $25 swing on a hand that EBOC was convinced he had lost whereas he had in fact won. Drake busted out but was goaded into a rebuy, a move that would prove fateful later in the night. Alex also saw his luck turn sour, as he was forced into a pair of rebuys while EBOC, Chris and Eric's wealth grew.

Heading into Crazy Games, Alex saw his luck turn around as he began to take down a few hands. Eric, who had hit a string of bad luck in Pineapple, saw it continue in hands of Montezuma's Revenge and Garbage Day, as his once proud stack dwindled. Chris took down a few large pots and Neil was forced into yet another buy-in, but was instantly gutted by another EBOC all-in move where he was convinced he had lost but in reality was packing five jacks.

Karma finally delivered some justice as Chris raked EBOC's large stack over the coals to the tune of $28 bucks, and after Eric and Drake were simultaneously busted out after a nasty hand of Pregnant Cows. A few card cuts dealt with the change, and the night ended rather early, around 12:30 a.m. or so.

Big Winner: Chris, with +$45 or so

Big Loser: Neil, with a not-so-bad $-35

Big Swing: Chris catching EBOC's all-in with a massive hand, resulting in a nice $28 chip haul out of EBOC's big stack.

Precipitous Drop: Eric going from being the clear Big Stack to busted out totally in a span of about ten hands.

So Close, Yet So Far Away: Drake nearly drawing enough wild cards to change his ace high straight to five aces to match the five aces EBOC was holding in a game of Pregnant Cows.

Bad Beat Uno: Drake's straight flush tearing a hole in Alex & Neil's decent straights in a hand of Montezuma's Revenge.

Bad Beat Dos: EBOC's four fives briefly losing to Neil's four tens, until it was realized that EBOC actually had four jacks, sending EBOC into another fit of rage over mistakenly winning a huge hand.

Quote of the Night: "Sweet merciful tap-dancin' Jesus on a graham cracker!" - EBOC, expressing his exasperation over mistakenly thinking he had lost only to realize he had pulled down a massive pot with the winning hand

Honorable Mention: "Hrm ... my initial reaction is that of unpleasantness, or something being terribly wrong." - Neil's reaction to a large mouthful of some powerful Hungarian Brandy Chris had graciously supplied for him and EBOC.