OPENING NIGHT

The first night of the Saturday Night Showdown took place saturday night and by all accounts was a tremendous success. Sometimes when you try and put something like this together there always seems to be a few things that come up that you didn't expect. Not the Showdown. The Showdown ran like a well oiled machine. The first tourney was won by the man himself Wayne Renz. Wayne took out his cousin Rich Loeb catching a 5 on the turn to take the pot and $100 first place take. Rich collected $40 while Shane gathered $20 for his 3rd place finish. Shane got off early winning a couple of early hands but it wasn't quite enough. The blinds raised pretty quickly and played a major role in the betting late in the tourney. They didn't have much effect on Tom Graham though. I think the blinds were 4/8 when he was the first to bust out. ( trivia question ). Play was spirited as several different players held the chip lead at some point. To me the first tourney was a feeling out process for everybody. The second tourney saw a little more loose action. We changed the blind intervals to 15 minutes and I think that was perfect for the 2.5 hr tourney. Once again Tom Graham busted out first and went home early. Must have had an early tee-time. And once again Rich Loeb finished 2nd losing to a pair of 5's on the turn to Ronnie " Leroy " Raup. Ronnie's the one I kinda watch out for. He's like a snake in the grass. All quiet and low key and then whack. Keep an eye on him. Ronnie took the $100 first place with Rich L second and Rich Kozic haulin' the third place $20. Rich K. got involved in some big hands towards the end before getting busted out by Rich L. I'm sure Rich K had the pot odds figured out down to the nanofraction. He's another one to keep an eye. The ironic thing about the first night is that the 3 players who probably play the most were the only players not to cash in. Tom the Pro, Tom G and Jeff Kay all went home empty handed but I'm sure that will not be the norm. They'll be there when it counts more times than not.
The next Showdown will be announced shortly. Please check in to the site and please add your comments. I had a great time and I'm sure it will only get better.