July Poker League - Game #1

I'm working in North Jersey for the month of July. Daffy, who looks good with a razor thin beard and who recently started blogging again, organized a July Poker League. We will be playing bi-weekly games for the month of July, and after 5 weeks somebody will accumulate the most points and win a side pool.

I will attempt to recap each game rather quickly, the day after it occurs. Players will be referred to by nickname only.

Recap of Game 1 (Monday, June 30):

Ten people were in attendance at the Daffy residence for Game 1. Play started slow with Donkey throwing chips about rather recklessly and eventually going out in 10th place. Donkey lost a big pot to Lady Luck through a rather bad beat, who certainly had Lady Luck on his side this evening.

Zeus went out unceremoniously and surprisingly in 9th place, and noted, "Well, I had to shake the rust off." Before Zeus left early, he surreptitiously predicted that Teen Wolf, who had built an early chip lead, would finish first, with .com finishing 2nd and My Choice finishing third. He got two out of three right.

Soon after, Daffy, Chick, and Karma went out in 8th, 7th and 6th places, a large amount of their chips going to True.

Teen Wolf, who had built the early lead and then stalled somewhat, went out in 5th, losing a large amount of chips to his brother My Choice.

Lady Luck then was shortstacked but somehow watched his chip stack fluctuate through an incredible run of winning "all-in" plays to stay in the game. The crowd estimated that he survived about 8 all-ins. However, his luck eventually ran out and he finished in 4th place.

My Choice, who had quietly played solid poker all night, lost a tough hand to .com then. My Choice slowplayed pocket kings, and let .com hit top pair on the flop. .com went all-in and My Choice happily showed his kings to .com's J-7. However, a 7 came on the turn and .com won the unlikely hand with his two pair. My Choice eventually went out in third place, victim of a tough beat.

True and .com battled heads up, blinds high and leads swaying wildly from player to player. Eventually True finally got the victory to finish 1st in what is sure to be a poker season filled with highs, lows, and exciting poker action.

Points (Total):

True - 10 (10)
.com - 7 (7)
My Choice - 5 (5)
Lady Luck - 3 (3)
Teen Wolf - 1 (1)