The Mothman Prophecies

Unaware of her clairvoyance, Deb inadvertantly called the heads up game long before it was even close. And Jake dodged his hit, making even Tony Soprano pale in comparison. And Nick & I were destroyed often & early. Few particpants lead to only one table and few points, but they were enough to upset the status quo. So let's just get this over with!

TABLE 1 / FINAL TABLE
Stevie
Nick
Deb
Crystal
Stevie
Jeff
Jake


Getting queen after queen after queen after queen, Nick finally succumbed to the inevitable and settled for 1 point. Now you might think getting that many queens wouldn't be so bad. Trouble was it was always dealt with a 2, 3, 4 or 5 and always off suit.

I didn't fare much better. Hoping to close the gap with Deb before she leave next, just the opposite happened. My early exit and her excellent performance only widened the gap, all but insuring her continued lead for next week. I added 2 to my total.

Foiling Markus' plans and improving on his performance over the past few weeks, Jake did much better and earned 3 points.

Crystal came out of the starting blocks like gang busters! Her quad 8s, if I'm not too badly mistaken, garnered her a LOT of chips. It kept her in the game for a long time, but she wasn't able to capitalize on her early successes and ended with 4 points. Still, she did win the poll and is now behind Nick.

Playing his usual slow pace, Wes had a much improved night compared to his last outing. He put me out with a better 2 pair, and held the chip lead for most of the night. His luck ran out late however and he had to settle for 5 points.

I've never seen Deb crash like she did last night. I'm not talking her game or the cards she was getting. She literally had to fight to stay awake. She tried Coke, coffee, splashing water on her face, going outside for fresh air. Nothing worked. So when the heads up was determined after Wes was eliminated, she immediately conceded the game and was satisfied with 7 points.

Stevie, having survived an all in and fighting back from near elimination when the blinds were raised won the night and took home 9 points. More importantly, because Tanner was attending his brother's graduation, was able to slip past his b/f and take sole possession of 3rd place.

Here's the night according to the numbers:
7. Nick 1
6. Jeff 2
5. Jake 3
4. Crystal 4
3. Wes 5
2. Deb 7
1. Stevie 9

Next week is "let's eat" week, celebrating Adam's birthday, plus any elses birthday, anniversarys or whatever. I'm grilling polish sausage, brats, pork chops. I need someone to bring baked potato salad from United and if we want some corn on the cob. Also we need a cookie/cake. So, until next week, may all your cards be live and your pots be monsters! Mothman Monsters!