The winds of change

Ok, the movie format is getting old. At least for me. It was fun for a while but it's becoming increasingly difficult to find movies to match the personalites and conditions of the game plus it takes longer. I may return to this later on, or move on to TV, but for the forseeable future I'm returning to a regular narrative.

Let's see, everyone arrived around 8ish. Adam, Mark, Justin & myself having just come from the Chamber BBQ and filling our guts to the limit.

Nick was out first but this was mostly due to the fact that he was working on grading papers. His attention was definitely somewhere else. Mostly on school but also on Brandon. Nick, like last week, added 1 point.

Mark, after doing so well last week, was out next. Deb took him out and captured his bounty point. And of course Justin was out next because Mark was out, tired and ready to go home.

Chris was next to exit, followed by Crystal. She, however, earned an extra point for quads. She announced her achievment by simply tossing out her 4th 6 and saying "I'll take an extra point". She & Adam were aggravating each other all night.

Adam made the final 3 by taking a large chunk of Deb's chips which she wound up taking back.

The heads up came down to Deb & myself. I started the final 3 doing really well, getting some decent hands while Deb & Adam were being dealt squadush. But the tables started to turn even before it came down to just us 2. About 5 minutes after Adam left I had Ace Queen of clubs and 2 clubs on the board. The blinds were up to 2 & 4 hundred and I was running out of chips fast. There was a straight waiting to be made and Deb put me all in. I gambled and lost.

So Deb earned an extra point from Mark and 1 for her quad jacks, I think it was jacks. I'll check the log book when I get home and correct it if necessary.

I'm honestly looking forward to the first of the year when we can wipe the slate clean and start everyone at square 1. It's more fun when you have several people vying for the top spot instead of just 2. Here's the breakdown.

8. Nick 1
7. Mark 2
6. Justin 3
5. Chris 4
4. Crystal 6 (including 1 bonus for quad 6s)
3. Adam 6
2. Jeff 8
1. Deb 13 (including 1 bonus for quad jacks & 1 bonus for Mark's bounty & 1 bonus for retaining her own bounty point)

Deb seems unstoppable and with the final quarter of the year fast approaching I'm going to have to make a move soon if I want a chance. Remember, next week we start at 7 and we'll do our monthy meal next week, oriental food. Rice, noodles, pork, chicken, beef, EGG ROLLS, whatever you want to bring. See you then and till next time, may all your cards be live and your pots be monsters!

BULLETIN!

ATTENTION:

THE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 EDITION OF THE ADMIRAL'S POKER CHALLENGE, THURSDAY NIGHT POKER, WILL BEGIN AT 8:00PM DUE TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BAR-B-QUE. BLINDS WILL BEGIN AT $25 AND $50 IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE PLAY.

END OF BULLETIN

Carnac the Magnificent

We're not Carnac, but we're pretty good.

McCain/Obama, tied. We'll find out the first Tuesday in November.

Adam did indeed pull ahead of Nick.

Crystal did indeed pull ahead of Jake.

Even though the Mark's were tied in the survey, only one came out the winner, the other was absent.

FYI

We will start at our regular time this Thursday, 7:30. That's the night of the Chamber BBQ which several of us are attending. However, we will begin at 7PM sharp on Thursday, September 18th. We will also strictly enforce the blinds clock in order to have the game done at or before 11PM. Let's also shoot for a meal on the 18th to help Markus celebrate his birthday which is actually this Thursday, the 11th, on the night of the bbq.

The Chronicles of Narnia

Having grown weary of having her authority challenged, the Ice Queen decided to once and for all deal with the creatures that would take her throne. Summoning all the power her witchcraft could conjur, she began first with the weakest.


Flicking the faun, Mr. Tumnus (nick), like a fly, the Queen barely noticed his feeble attempts at dethroning her. Mr. Tumnus was sent scurrying with 1 point.






Next to fall was Oreius (chris), who dared only 2 short weeks ago to attempt a coup against the queen. He & Mr. Tumnus were pawns in the clutches of the queen. This night they were removed first. Oreius with 2 points.


Susan (crystal), fighting valiantly, had her quiver run empty and was discarded with 4 points, one arrow in particular doing damage but failing to deliver a death blow.








The only nemesis of the queen able to mount a serious threat to her throne was banished next. Even the goodness of Father Christmas (jeff) was no match for the wicked queen, as his 4 points can attest to.


Remarkably, the brave Prince (adam) was no match for the powers of the queen. His sword was able to draw blood once, doing much damage, but it proved only to enrage her. His 6 points recapturing for himself the lead over Mr. Tumnus.






Even Aslan the Lion (mark), who seemed on the verge of vanquishing the queen, finally settled for an armistice. After fighting gloriously and defeating many of the queens minions, Aslan grew exhausted and finally accepted the truce offered by the queen.




Even settling for a cessation was a victory for the queen. Two of her spells had done particular damage to her enemies, proving she had to use all the guile she posessed to escape with her life. She yet prevails and retains her throne, her grip on power becoming ever tighter.

The battle over, the war continues. Will the evil queen ever be defeated? Is there not a champion among us brave and powerful enough to unseat her? Is our destiny sealed, ever fighting, ever losing? Time alone will tell.

By the tally:

7. Nick 1
6. Chris 2
5. Crystal 4 (including 1 bonus for quad 9s)
4. Jeff 4
3. Adam 6 (including 1 bonus for quad kings)
2. Mark 8
1. Deb 10 (including 2 bonus for quad 4s & quad 10s)

Having split the first place finish, there are 2 bounty points available this week, on Deb & Mark.

SPECIAL - Cash game at the B & B & L

Sunday night found myself, Adam, Nick, Chris, Crystal & Deb at the poker table. The $5 buy in winner take all event began around 6 as the typical gays were late! Still, it was much fun and here's how it went.

Chris was eliminated first, followed by Nick. Adam made the top 4 and I made the top 3. Came down to Crystal & Deb, the straight women once again making mincemeat of the girly men. Deb made 1 offer to end the game & split the pot, but Crystal felt emboldened by her good hands and enormous chest. But, as luck would have it, her cards grew cold and the hour grew late. So, making a second and final offer, they decided to split the pot. Much fun was had by all. I think we need to do more cash games. What do you think?

Proposed Procedures Changes

Here's something to consider. With fall coming and with school starting, how would you feel about starting at 7PM instead of 7:30? And what about the following blind/ante schedule?

Level _Ante __ Small Blind __ Big Blind
1_____0______$10_____________$20
2_____0______$25_____________$50
3_____0______$25_____________$50
4_____0______$50_____________$75
5_____0______$75____________$100
6____$25_____$75____________$150
7____$50____$100____________$200
8___$100____$150____________$300
9___$100____$200____________$400
10__$200____$300____________$600

After the first 5 players are eliminated, we'll institute an ante which will insure everyone is in the pot even if they should fold out if not in the blinds. This will help eliminate limpers from waiting for better cards for free and help move the game along at a faster pace. Also, we can STRICTLY enforce the 30 minute blind raises. This is all in an effort to see to it that the game is finished by around 11PM.