Game Report 7/25/06

Location: The Allan Street Poker Syndicate
Attendance: Neil, Drake, Bob, EBOC, Alex, Chris, Cracker, Carsten, Andrew (friend of Bob)

A nice crowd after a couple of weeks of smaller games. Early games limited to round matches because of the numbers. Omaha had the predictable dizzying effects, as EBOC shed chips quickly and Andrew's rapid stack growth spawned whispers of "ringer". Drake and Bob played tight and didn't see much action early on. Neil played fairly cautious again, but got seriously nipped in the ass thanks to a stealth Full House by Cracker. Alex folded almost constantly, clearly waiting for a good hand to move on, a strategy that eventually bankrolled him a nice stack.

EBOC busted out early, as he had limited funds to work with. Carsten parlayed his birthday stack into a tidy profit and checked out before the crazy games began. Andrew's early run of good luck evaporated, and soon Chris, Alex, Bob & Drake all had sizable stacks before them, while Neil struggled to chase his losses. Cracker's run of good fortune also saw him tumble out before the crazy games began.

As expected, many chips moved around during the initial games of Federation Day, Pregnant Cows & Garbage Day. A particularly vicious round of Montezuma's Revenge saw almost everyone folding anything that wasn't at least a 10-high straight. Neil's leaking of chips continued, and Alex suffered a few losses while Drake and Bob fortified. A last big move by Chris saw him lose his stack to Bob, and after a bold all-in move by Drake in baseball, Bob's three Jacks remained the hand to beat, dealing Drake a massive blow to the tune of $45. Some card cutting dealt with the change, and the night drew to another dramatic close.

Big Winner: Bob, with +$110 or so

Big Loser: Neil to the beat of -$50

Dramatic Moment: Drake going all-in with K-Q-3 suited spades against Bob's showing J-J-3-10-5-2 with threes wild in Baseball. Bob called and Drake failed to hit a K, Q, A/J/10 or 2 spades with his last four undercards, leaving Bob's three Jacks in the clear. Bob had Drake's $45 covered with $0.70 left to spare, making it a near true double up.

Groan Inducing Beat: Neil's $25 all-in nut straight being unceremoniously obliterated by Cracker's rivering of the 2nd shittiest full house you can get.

Quote of the Night: "Wow, I certainly wasn't expecting that." - Neil, after noting that Cracker had matched several large bets with only two low pairs before the aforementioned rivering of his full house.

Honorable Mention: "Jesus, do you guys always play like this?!" - A bewildered Andrew after witnessing three all-in moves within the first five hands of the night.