July Poker League 2009 - Game #7

Seven pretty poker pugilists punched the poker platform at the Daffy house on Howard Street on Monday, July 20th. The new addition to the game, J-Boy, did not disappoint, playing solid, discplined poker and fighting admirably to a 2nd place finish. J-boy was accompanied by Zeus, Pads, My Choice, Chick, Hoboken, and Lady Luck. Daffy could not play due to a sinus infection.

Game #7 Summary

Lady Luck had a rough game, hanging tough (or, "hhhhhhhhhhanging around, kid's got alligator blood") for a while but finishing in 7th place. Shortly thereafter, Chick went out in a surprising 6th place finish and earned no points. Since My Choice knocked her out, he received a bonus point.

Hoboken played his usual aggressive style, but it was not in the cards this evening and Hoboken went out quietly in 5th place, earning one point.

My Choice had been shortstacked for a while but earned many chips calling an all-in with Q-8 suited and pulled close to the field. However, he had a couple of tough big hands against Zeus and J-boy and ultimately went out in 4th place. He earned 3 points plus one bonus for the evening.

Now down to three players, and with escalating blinds, Zeus pushed with 10-7 against the healthy chip stack of Pads who had overcards. Zeus' 10-7 did not hold and he finished in 3rd place, earning 5 points.

After Zeus' exit, J-boy and Pads found themselves about even. With about 3500 chips each, they agreed to chop the money but they had to play it out to see who would get the points. Ultimately, Pads got the better cards in the heads-up duel and finished in first place. J-boy is not in the point standings, but earned respect from the group for his solid play.

Points (Total):

Pads: 10 (43)
Chick: 0 (34)
My Choice: 4 (34)
Zeus: 5 (34)
Daffy: 0 (17)
Hoboken: 1 (15)
Lady Luck: 0 (6)
.com: 0 (3)


A crucial game #8 will happen on Thursday, July 23.