July Poker League 2009 - Game #9

Game #9, the penultimate poker game of the July Poker League 2009, concluded in a way that set up a potentially dramatic conclusion in Game #10 which will take place on Thursday, July 30, at My Choice's Hackensack flat.

But first things first, summary of...

July Poker League 2009 - Game #9

7 players were in attendance. Chick was notably absent for the tournament (though she did show up at cash games to get posted on a $40 acey-deucey bet... a story for another time), but Daffy, Hoboken, Lady Luck, Pads, Zeus, My Choice were in attendance. The players were joined by an old friend of My Choice's, Gamer Z. With all the players in attendance, the game got off to an early start.

Gamer Z was hot out of the gate, winning a couple of a big hands early on. However, his hot play did not continue. He lost several decent-size pots and went out first in 7th place. It was a noble effort for Gamer Z in his first showing at the tough league.

Shortly thereafter, Hoboken lost a big pot to Lady Luck, who called Hoboken's all-in bet, turned a straight, and knocked out Hoboken in 6th place.

Daffy played his usual tight poker, making a number of laydowns after the flop, but could not accumulate chips and finished in 5th place, earning 1 point.

Pads, the league leader, was running low on chips and had to push all-in. He was called by My Choice, who knocked him out earning 2 bonus points for knocking out both the league leader and the last game champion simultaneously. Pads earned 3 points for his 4th place finish.

Lady Luck, who had accumulated many chips earlier, found his chip stack quickly dwindling as the blinds escalated. He went out in 3rd place, leaving Zeus and My Choice to battle for the money.

My Choice had a chip lead heads up and went all-in twice. However, both times Zeus' cards were slightly better and Zeus called. Both times, Zeus prevailed and knocked out My Choice to take the victory.

Points (Total):

Pads: 3 (56)
Zeus: 10 (51)
My Choice: 9 (46)
Chick: 0 (39)
Daffy: 1 (19)
Hoboken: 0 (15)
Lady Luck: 5 (11)
.com: 0 (3)

With one game left, it is time to consider the prizes for the league. The top two spots will be paid in a 75/25 ratio.

Chick, Daffy, Hoboken, Lady Luck, and .com cannot finish in the top two. The only three players in contention are Pads, Zeus and My Choice (a.k.a. the Fraziers).

Stay tuned to see who emerges victorious!!!