July Poker League - Game #8

To the handful of you that read these updates: I was knocked out first in Game 8 on a tough luck hand and then I left early. I also have returned to South Jersey and will not be attending games #9 and #10. So, the updates will have to come courtesy of those in attendance. The following comments are courtesy of Daffy.

Recap of Game 8 (Thursday, July 24):
Two of the more memorable hands:

1. Karma knocked out by Zeus.
It was down to three players, Zeus, Karma, and .com. .com folded, Zeus called the small blind and Karma checked her option. Flop comes up 4,7,8 rainbow. Karma goes all in and after deliberating for a minute, Zeus makes the call holding 4-5 in the hole. Karma shows 5-6 for the flopped nuts. The turn yields a 5 and the river a 4 - giving Zeus the full house. The strange thing about it was that after Karma showed her hand, everyone at the table conceded that Zeus had lost. It took several seconds before we realized he rivered the full house, thus knocking out Karma and taking the chip lead going into heads-up play.

2. .com knocked out by Zeus.
After enjoying a huge chip lead throughout most of the evening, .com was the underdog as heads-up match began. As .com's stack dwindled he took one last stand with an "all-in" and was called instantly by Zeus. .com showed his 4-5 offsuit and Zeus flipped over pocket kings. As Zeus slowly flipped over the flop one card at a time, a roller coaster of emotions swept through the room. .com needing lots of help to crack the pocket kings saw the flop unfold........4 (small murmur in the crowd)..........then a 5 (large uproar).........then a king (even larger uproar). 4th and 5th streets were no help to .com as a 3 and 6 came up.

Tonight:

Zeus - 1st
.com - 2nd
Karma - 3rd
True - 4th
Donkey - 5th
Lady Luck - 6th
Daffy - 7th
My Choice - 8th
Chick - 9th
Pads - 10th

Points (Total):

.com - 8 (43)
Daffy - 0 (39)
Chick - 0 (25)
True - 3 (23)
My Choice - 0 (20)
Pads - 0 (20)
Zeus - 10 (14)
Donkey - 2 (14)
Karma - 5 (12)
The Terminator - 0 (7)**
Lady Luck - 0 (4)