SHOWDOWN NUMBER 2

The second Saturday Night Showdown took place on Friday at Wayne Renz's house and was once again a success. Improvements were made. A fancy blind timer was running to keep us rolling along as well as adjustments to the chip values and starting amounts. Missing from the showdown was Tom Graham. Even being absent, Tom was able to earn 6 points towards his total. the action in the first tourney was being forced by the blinds. We switched our starting blinds to 25/50 doubling every 10 minutes. I think we'll keep it the same next time except make it 15 minutes. Wayne Renz took down the first tourney in about an hour over Tom Prough. Tom took the early hit in this tourney when he flopped 2 pair only to be outdone by Rich Loeb who flopped a straight. It was quite a large hand for so early in the tourney yet Tom was able to recover. Much like snap hooking a drive into the woods only to rifle a low 3 iron out of the woods and land the green with your second shot. Tom battled back and took second while Jeff Kay finally cashed in with a 3rd place finish followed by Rich Loeb in 4th. The second tourney had the blinds change to the WPT style at 15 minute increments. This worked well and we will keep it the same for next time. Wayne exited early and took a seat on the couch. Shane had the dubious distinction of not winning a hand all night. Tom Graham won just as many hands as Shane and he wasn't even there. Rich Kozic busted out and went home. Rich Loeb went all in with a pair of tens to Jeff's AK and busted out on the bubble. Finally Jeff and Ronnie battled it out and Ronnie won for the second time collecting $80. The hand of the night was a split pot between Tom Prough and Wayne. Wayne had a full house and was raising like mad. Tom had 2 pair and was calling each raise. Tom caught the only card on the river, a queen that would also give him a full house and a split of the pot. It signaled the end for Wayne as he never sniffed another hand. All in all it was a great night of cards, food and drink. The next showdown is slated for the first Saturday night in January. Everybody needs to check their scheduals and let us know of any conflicts.