I'm thinking about a trip to the casino Friday after work, anyone interested?


-Hirp

OST 2: The Man Comes Around (again...)

An interesting night of poker last night, and one that will require we revisit (and clarify) a couple of rules moving forward. 23 players were there in total, but it was Marneus ("The Man") that returned to form from his better performances of last season, outlasting the entire field.

Lots of verbal jabbing and a vibrant cash game were eclipsed by the sudden and mysterious exit of WhoDogg (who we all hope is okay - anyone have an update on his status?). The Dogg exited early due to an emergency, and ended up picking up roughly five spots overall as his still-healthy stack stuck it out through at least two levels of blinds before he was finally put out in sixth place (much to Hirp's chagrin). We're revisiting how we will handle these situations moving forward, but last night, we let his chips play through the blinds.

The following players finished in the double-bonus round (money and extra points):

1. Marneus $250
2. Holy Mohly $150
3. SpaceJam $60
4. Porqchop $20

We'll look to secure a location for our next event on Tuesday, March 20 sometime this week. If you have any anecdotal comments to share regarding last night's game (Hirp, Face...), feel free to do so via the Comments section below.

Nasty

OK, something tasty for all to enjoy:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/poker/columns/story?columnist=bluff_magazine&id=2750550

OST 2: Seating

Mind the man to your left...

Table 1 > The Flop:
Ron Mexico (button), Jack Chaser, MoeCephus, Drifter, GunButt, WhoDogg, McDaddy, Tayjack, The Gov

Table 2 > The Turn:
Plains Moses, Flops, Dakota Skye, Porqchop, Spacejam, Hirp, Skrawg, Bronco

Table 3 > The River:
Devil Down, The Face, 69ers, Marneus, Diamond Dave, Holy Mohly, Flushed, Worm Boy

Back Is Chap

Good news. Chappy, a fan favorite from season one, has decided that his travel schedule has eased enough that he will be able to rejoin the league for this season.

This brings our total number of players to 27, but we're still confident that we can fit everyone into an OST if it turns out that everyone is availble to play.

Welcome back Chap.

Friday, Feb. 9 non-OST

Hey,

Let me know if there is any interest in a non-OST I ran into for this Friday. Likely 2 games, I am "controlling" the structure. 50 in buy-ins (20 first, 30 2nd game) with the 1st game designed to run 2-2 1/2 hours and the 2nd desigend for approximately 3 hours. 20 minute blinds, competition pretty soft with 8-10 players. Let me know.

Non-OST: PorqFest

The winners of tonight's game:

Skrawg: $140 (third win in a row!)
Marneus: $70
Porqchop: $30

Crazy side action in the cash game, but I'm not sure who pulled down the most. Likely MoeCephus.

Double Decker

Effective for OST 2, we will be introducing an experimental functional element to our monthly OSTs by utilizing two decks (one red, one blue) at a time for each table.

Those of you familiar with this process will likely attest to the fact that you can easily play half as many hands again as you can with only one deck rolling at a table. This should help to speed up the game in lieu of our decision to maintain the current blind structure.

If we receive more negative feedback than positive after no less than two OSTs, we will fall back to using only one deck per table (negative feedback can be provided at any time by posting a new entry to this site or by leaving a Comment under a related article).

Now, shuffle up, shut up, and deal.