The #6 showdown slated for Jan 31st is going to be moved to Friday night Jan 30th. The reason is that a large amount of the showdown members will be attending the Danville vs Milton game at Milton that night. Please let me know if this is a problem.
Thank You
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
SHOWDOWN #4
The Showdown moved across thr river on a rare Sunday night showdown to the humble abode of one Randy Keister. Randy put out a fine spread and the showdown was rollin'. Subbing for Ron was Andrew Shoop. Tourney #1 saw it's first bounty action of the season. We will continue to have a bounty the rest of the way. The bounty in the first tourney fell on the head of Kevin. The player knocking out Kevin would receive a nice Part Poker jacket compliments of Jeff Kay. As we sat down at seperate tables, it didn't take long for Shane to collect the bounty knocking out Kevin. As play continued the kiddie table was joined by Jeff, Andrew and Randy. Over at the Cash table, Wayne was once again trying to get the monkey off his back. 6 for 6 at the cash table and yet no cash. Would this be the night. I thought it was when Wayne beat his good buddy Shane getting a club on the River to make a flush and take down a nice pot. I thought Wayne was on his way at that point. Not so. After I busted out in 8th place Wayne followed me over to the couch to watch some football. Soon after Doc and Rich K found their way to the sofa and we were down to 4. Back from his northern expidition, Kasey cashed out in 4th leaving us with 3. Tom, Shane and Chris played for what seemed like an eternity. Chris finally closed out Tom and took down the first place pot of $130. Taking down the kiddie table was Jeff. He's becoming a pro at that table.
Tourney #2 saw the bounty fall on the head of Randy. Randy was having a tough night so far. First I'm sure he was running around getting ready to host the showdown. Second he went down to a bad beat in the first tourney and now he had a bounty on his head. Yikes. As play started Tom was playing like his house was on fire and busted out first. He thumbed his nose to the kidde table and hit the road. Kevin Jeff and Wayne busted out next forming the first ever 3 handed kiddie table. Heading the Cash table was the young gun Andrew. Andrew had a sizeable chip stack at the cash table while on the other end of the table was myself with a lousy 325 chips. Both myself and Kasey busted out on the first hand of the cash table losing to Doc's trip 10's and we were quickly down to 6. Chris soon followed ending any hopes of a double dip. Out on the bubble was Shane who had a low stack heading into the table but couldn't hang on. The final 4 saw Andrew, Doc, Rich K and tourney host Randy playing for the big pot. Rich busted out first and Randy followed. Itwas good to see Randy end the night on a good note. There's nothing worse than hosting and collecting an egg. ( ask Wayne ). Andrew and Doc battled it out with Andrew finally busting out Doc and collecting $120. The youngster reminded me several days later about his win. During warm-ups at the Varsity basketball game Teusday night, Andrew felt compelled to engage in a little trash talking from the court to my courside seat. I heard something like my cash was burning a hole in his pocket. That's ok kid. Next time we'll send you home in your boxers.
Another great night of cards, food and fun. Were at the halfway point. The points standings are starting to take shape. Shane has built himself an 11 point lead and is looking to repeat as champ. There's still alot of cards left to play and anytghing can happen.
The showdown shuts down for the holidays. I hope everybody has a great holiday and new year. See everybody Jan 10th.
Tourney #2 saw the bounty fall on the head of Randy. Randy was having a tough night so far. First I'm sure he was running around getting ready to host the showdown. Second he went down to a bad beat in the first tourney and now he had a bounty on his head. Yikes. As play started Tom was playing like his house was on fire and busted out first. He thumbed his nose to the kidde table and hit the road. Kevin Jeff and Wayne busted out next forming the first ever 3 handed kiddie table. Heading the Cash table was the young gun Andrew. Andrew had a sizeable chip stack at the cash table while on the other end of the table was myself with a lousy 325 chips. Both myself and Kasey busted out on the first hand of the cash table losing to Doc's trip 10's and we were quickly down to 6. Chris soon followed ending any hopes of a double dip. Out on the bubble was Shane who had a low stack heading into the table but couldn't hang on. The final 4 saw Andrew, Doc, Rich K and tourney host Randy playing for the big pot. Rich busted out first and Randy followed. Itwas good to see Randy end the night on a good note. There's nothing worse than hosting and collecting an egg. ( ask Wayne ). Andrew and Doc battled it out with Andrew finally busting out Doc and collecting $120. The youngster reminded me several days later about his win. During warm-ups at the Varsity basketball game Teusday night, Andrew felt compelled to engage in a little trash talking from the court to my courside seat. I heard something like my cash was burning a hole in his pocket. That's ok kid. Next time we'll send you home in your boxers.
Another great night of cards, food and fun. Were at the halfway point. The points standings are starting to take shape. Shane has built himself an 11 point lead and is looking to repeat as champ. There's still alot of cards left to play and anytghing can happen.
The showdown shuts down for the holidays. I hope everybody has a great holiday and new year. See everybody Jan 10th.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Randy Keister Directions
Anybody needing directions to Randy's house can call me at 854-7479 or call Randy at 275 9660.
He's in Riverside.
He's in Riverside.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
SHOWDOWN #3
Before I report on Showdown #3 I want to let everybody know of a date change for Showdown #4. The original date of Dec 13th will be changed to Sunday Dec 14th at 6pm. The location will be at Randy Kiester's house. I will post directions. Many of the showdown members will not be able to attend on the 13th. We set the schedule and promised to stick by it. One or Two subs each night isn't the end of the world and trying to create a schedule to accomodate 12 players is impossible. That being said we don't want a showdown with half the players being subs. So we will attempt to change the date if many of the players can't attend.
On to the showdown. Tourney #1 started off with a bang as Chris Schutters sub Carl called Wayne's all-in with pocket aces. Unfortunately for carl ( and Chris ) Wayne flopped a set of 8's and took down the pot knocking out Carl. Carl elected not to re-buy ( Schutter obviously didn't provide Carl with the appropriate amount of funds for the evening ) he was soon joined by Kevin, Doc and Tom at the kiddie table. Over at the main table Darrly Temmell ( subbing for the very chilly Kasey ) was running rough shod over the table building up quite the chip stack. Some would say that big D was just getting good cards. I don't know. When D folded out of the big blind needing only to call allowing me to take down the pot I knew I was in for a battle. I'm certain that D was setting us all up for the big fall. The Big Boy table got down to 7 very quickly with Randy busting out. Next on the couch was Wayne followed by Ron and Rich K. Wayne ( yet to cash this season ) has to be feeling a little tight. With each showdown the pressure mounts. Onto the money. Shane busted out in 4th and D took 3rd while Rich l collected 2nd place money. Jeff got his first win of the season and took home the $120 1st place take. Over at the Kiddie table Tom continued his onslaught of the loser with his 3rd kiddie table win. Good job Tom.
Moving on to Tourney #2 busting out early were Rich k, Kevin, Carl and Ron. At the Big Boy table Tom was all excited to get to play for the big bucks. That excitement lasted 1 hand. Gone.
Next out was Big D. Big D did a great job subbing for Kasey collecting 10 points on the night. Next out once again in that 6-7 slot was Wayne. Wayne got rivered and once again went home without some cash. Busting out on the bubble was Rich L. Rich went all-in with K-Q and was called with Randy's A-something. Rich hit a king on the flop but Randy caught a 2 on the river to make a straight and knocking out Rich. Tourney 1 winner Jeff busted out in 4th and Shane took 3rd. ( no wins in 2 weeks, hmmmmm ) That left Randy and Doc to play heads up for the $120. Doc prevailed and collected his first SNS tourney win. Good Job. The one thing about Showdown #3 was the amount of cards hit on the river. There were so many hands made on the river.
Geo Watch. Geo was alerted of Waynes poor showing and hid under the couch. Wayyne was seen looking for something to kick and proceeded to do a number on his golf bag in the garage. How big must the monkey be on his back. The only player left not to cash. He's going to be like a caged beast in 3 weeks.
Another great night and looking foward to #4
On to the showdown. Tourney #1 started off with a bang as Chris Schutters sub Carl called Wayne's all-in with pocket aces. Unfortunately for carl ( and Chris ) Wayne flopped a set of 8's and took down the pot knocking out Carl. Carl elected not to re-buy ( Schutter obviously didn't provide Carl with the appropriate amount of funds for the evening ) he was soon joined by Kevin, Doc and Tom at the kiddie table. Over at the main table Darrly Temmell ( subbing for the very chilly Kasey ) was running rough shod over the table building up quite the chip stack. Some would say that big D was just getting good cards. I don't know. When D folded out of the big blind needing only to call allowing me to take down the pot I knew I was in for a battle. I'm certain that D was setting us all up for the big fall. The Big Boy table got down to 7 very quickly with Randy busting out. Next on the couch was Wayne followed by Ron and Rich K. Wayne ( yet to cash this season ) has to be feeling a little tight. With each showdown the pressure mounts. Onto the money. Shane busted out in 4th and D took 3rd while Rich l collected 2nd place money. Jeff got his first win of the season and took home the $120 1st place take. Over at the Kiddie table Tom continued his onslaught of the loser with his 3rd kiddie table win. Good job Tom.
Moving on to Tourney #2 busting out early were Rich k, Kevin, Carl and Ron. At the Big Boy table Tom was all excited to get to play for the big bucks. That excitement lasted 1 hand. Gone.
Next out was Big D. Big D did a great job subbing for Kasey collecting 10 points on the night. Next out once again in that 6-7 slot was Wayne. Wayne got rivered and once again went home without some cash. Busting out on the bubble was Rich L. Rich went all-in with K-Q and was called with Randy's A-something. Rich hit a king on the flop but Randy caught a 2 on the river to make a straight and knocking out Rich. Tourney 1 winner Jeff busted out in 4th and Shane took 3rd. ( no wins in 2 weeks, hmmmmm ) That left Randy and Doc to play heads up for the $120. Doc prevailed and collected his first SNS tourney win. Good Job. The one thing about Showdown #3 was the amount of cards hit on the river. There were so many hands made on the river.
Geo Watch. Geo was alerted of Waynes poor showing and hid under the couch. Wayyne was seen looking for something to kick and proceeded to do a number on his golf bag in the garage. How big must the monkey be on his back. The only player left not to cash. He's going to be like a caged beast in 3 weeks.
Another great night and looking foward to #4
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
POINTS CORRECTION
Sorry for the omission Jeff. Your " super sub " totaled 4 points for you. You have some work to do. The big boy table misses you.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Showdown #2
The Saturday Night Showdown moved it's play to the Schutter sports bar Saturday night. Showing up for the first time was "Doc" Sheldon and last years final table champion Rich Kozic along with the silent assasin Ronnie Raup. Eric Vitunac once again subbed this time for Jeff Kay. The menu for the night was highlighted by a fiery, volcanic concoction that surely put a few showdown members on the late night bowl. I was especially concerned for Kasey Lewis. I think Kasey had about 5 bowls of the plutonium laced stew and may have had multiple visits to the powder room prior to sun-up.
As we move onto the nights action I just have to say that the new format is working out quite well and the adjusted blind structure and chip count I think is right on. Tourney #1 was quite an exciting sporting event. Tournament director Rich L finally got the monkey off his back with a win collecting the $130 first prize. Rich called Kasey's all-in with pocket kings and took down the pot. Rich topped Randy by about 1500 chips to take the chip count and the 10 points that comes with a first place finish. Rounding out the cash table was Rich K in fourth. At the Kiddie table Tom rolled through the table collecting $20 and the bonus point.
Tournay #2 saw a flurrey of action right when the 4th player was out. Two other players busted out and we had a 6 player cash table along with a 6 player kiddie table. In the cash table, tourney #1 winner Rich L. and Wayne had low stacks and went at eachother a few times. Rich caught a 5 on the turn in one hand against Wayne to make a set that saw Wayne just look away in disgust. It just wasn't happening for the Renz boy tonight. One hand that summed up Waynes night was getting quad 7's and taking down a whole 100 chips. Ouch! The cash table continued on with Rich busting out on the bubble. Rich called Shane's all-in needing a spade or a 5 to take down the pot. Shane's 2 pair held up and we were down to 4. Ronnie busted out in 4th and tourney host Chris took 3rd. Play was back and forth until Kasey finally took down the mighty Shane for his first career SNS win. Over at the 6 handed kiddie table there were 2 $20 re-buys resulting in a $60 first place pot. Tom and Eric battled it out to the bitter end with Tom winning again. They decided to split the pot and Tom took the bonus point. After the play Tom, Eric, Rich, Kevin and Chris stayed and watched a thrilling finish to the Texas - Texas Tech game won by Tech. A hidden camera was placed in the bedroom of Rich L. house and he was seen wide eyed staring at the ceiling all night long. There was also a hidden camera placed at the Renz household. We saw a disturbing image of poor little Geo getting an old fashioned whoopin' by some maniac in a black wig. I think Geo should start finding a new hiding place on poker night.
Showdown #3 will be hosted by Tom. Location to be determined. It will be either at Tom's house or possibly at the club. The problem with the club is there is a dress code. While some of us are members and have the proper attire to enter without any fanfare I don't know how the hoity-toity crowd will react to Shane strutting in wearing his rags. I'll bet some of those members may grab hold of their wallets as they watch the Reigning SNS champ walk through their lobby.
As of right now Kasey Lewis will miss showdown #3. He will be up near the Artic Circle ( no shit ) and will need a sub. We will look for him.
See everybody around
As we move onto the nights action I just have to say that the new format is working out quite well and the adjusted blind structure and chip count I think is right on. Tourney #1 was quite an exciting sporting event. Tournament director Rich L finally got the monkey off his back with a win collecting the $130 first prize. Rich called Kasey's all-in with pocket kings and took down the pot. Rich topped Randy by about 1500 chips to take the chip count and the 10 points that comes with a first place finish. Rounding out the cash table was Rich K in fourth. At the Kiddie table Tom rolled through the table collecting $20 and the bonus point.
Tournay #2 saw a flurrey of action right when the 4th player was out. Two other players busted out and we had a 6 player cash table along with a 6 player kiddie table. In the cash table, tourney #1 winner Rich L. and Wayne had low stacks and went at eachother a few times. Rich caught a 5 on the turn in one hand against Wayne to make a set that saw Wayne just look away in disgust. It just wasn't happening for the Renz boy tonight. One hand that summed up Waynes night was getting quad 7's and taking down a whole 100 chips. Ouch! The cash table continued on with Rich busting out on the bubble. Rich called Shane's all-in needing a spade or a 5 to take down the pot. Shane's 2 pair held up and we were down to 4. Ronnie busted out in 4th and tourney host Chris took 3rd. Play was back and forth until Kasey finally took down the mighty Shane for his first career SNS win. Over at the 6 handed kiddie table there were 2 $20 re-buys resulting in a $60 first place pot. Tom and Eric battled it out to the bitter end with Tom winning again. They decided to split the pot and Tom took the bonus point. After the play Tom, Eric, Rich, Kevin and Chris stayed and watched a thrilling finish to the Texas - Texas Tech game won by Tech. A hidden camera was placed in the bedroom of Rich L. house and he was seen wide eyed staring at the ceiling all night long. There was also a hidden camera placed at the Renz household. We saw a disturbing image of poor little Geo getting an old fashioned whoopin' by some maniac in a black wig. I think Geo should start finding a new hiding place on poker night.
Showdown #3 will be hosted by Tom. Location to be determined. It will be either at Tom's house or possibly at the club. The problem with the club is there is a dress code. While some of us are members and have the proper attire to enter without any fanfare I don't know how the hoity-toity crowd will react to Shane strutting in wearing his rags. I'll bet some of those members may grab hold of their wallets as they watch the Reigning SNS champ walk through their lobby.
As of right now Kasey Lewis will miss showdown #3. He will be up near the Artic Circle ( no shit ) and will need a sub. We will look for him.
See everybody around
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Showdown Kicks Off
The 2nd season of the Saturday Night Showdown got underway Saturday night with a bang. New members, a super sub and some familiar faces cashing in highlighted the play. Newcomers, Kevin Brady, Chris Schutter, Kasey Lewis and Randy Keister all brought their unique brand of poker playing to the table while some of the veterans continued their usual stellar play. Tournament #1 saw super sub Eric Vitunac, playing for the absent "Doc" Sheldon absolutely steamroll the competition. "Tuna" Started out at table 2 and carried his chips to the big boy table in several cups. I think it was a ploy to intimidate the players at the big table. Tuna picked up were he left off and rolled to a first place finish beating out Tom Prough. Finishing in 3rd was Shane followed by Chris Schutter. Schutter was down to just a couple of chips at table 2 but managed to rally and cash in for $20. Just missing the cash was Tourney host Wayne who was seen kicking poor Geo in the corner after busting out. Newcomer Kevin and Tournament Director Rich L. finished out the Big Boy table at 6th and 7th place. Over in the dark at the little boy table Jeff Kay took charge to claim the first ever consolation table win. Kay wasted no time in dispatching Randy, Kasey and Ronnie Ray sub Phil.
Tourney #2 saw the first " first to worst" and first re-buy in HTJ history. The Tuna sat down at Table #1 with this big grin on his face only to see his chips vanish like cookies off a dish . Tuna did re-buy and was quickly dispatched by a determined Randy who certainley was looking to avenge his early exit in Tourney #1. Randy held a sizeable chip lead for a while while Rich and Shane lurked behind. After the tables split, Table #1 saw the first great hand of the season. Wayne went all-in and Randy called. After the turn only a Jack could beat Wayne. As the card turned over a thunderous roar was heard upstairs by Mrs. Renz. Mrs. Renz was probably wondering if her husband was part of the wild action. Little did she know that a Jack indeed was turned over and Wayne would exit the nights play collecting a big $0. #+**&&(%^@!##$^%$$%&^*(^%&*^^*(*(& Renz was heard muttering as he ordered people out of his house. As play continued, Rich was accumulating a chunk of chips while Shane hung around as well as Randy. Rich went all-in and Randy called. Rich's A-Q held up to Randy's K-Q and it was down to 2. On the first hand of heads up play Rich had pocket aces and went all in. Shane folded. 2 hands later Rich went all in only hoping to take the blinds with J-4. Unfortunately for the 2nd place kid Shane had pocket aces of his own and took down the pot. All in all it was a great night of fun and a great 2nd season looks like a given.
The next tourney is set for Nov 1st
If you cant make it please let us know.
Tourney #2 saw the first " first to worst" and first re-buy in HTJ history. The Tuna sat down at Table #1 with this big grin on his face only to see his chips vanish like cookies off a dish . Tuna did re-buy and was quickly dispatched by a determined Randy who certainley was looking to avenge his early exit in Tourney #1. Randy held a sizeable chip lead for a while while Rich and Shane lurked behind. After the tables split, Table #1 saw the first great hand of the season. Wayne went all-in and Randy called. After the turn only a Jack could beat Wayne. As the card turned over a thunderous roar was heard upstairs by Mrs. Renz. Mrs. Renz was probably wondering if her husband was part of the wild action. Little did she know that a Jack indeed was turned over and Wayne would exit the nights play collecting a big $0. #+**&&(%^@!##$^%$$%&^*(^%&*^^*(*(& Renz was heard muttering as he ordered people out of his house. As play continued, Rich was accumulating a chunk of chips while Shane hung around as well as Randy. Rich went all-in and Randy called. Rich's A-Q held up to Randy's K-Q and it was down to 2. On the first hand of heads up play Rich had pocket aces and went all in. Shane folded. 2 hands later Rich went all in only hoping to take the blinds with J-4. Unfortunately for the 2nd place kid Shane had pocket aces of his own and took down the pot. All in all it was a great night of fun and a great 2nd season looks like a given.
The next tourney is set for Nov 1st
If you cant make it please let us know.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Showdown #1
Just a reminder fellas' the showdown kicks off this Sat night at 6pm at Wayne's house. Anybody needing directions please call me. Don't forget the fee for the first night is $80
$20 for two tourney's
$20 get stashed for final table and points
$10 for the host
$10 for poker supplies. Card shufflers, cards and blind timer.
See you all
$20 for two tourney's
$20 get stashed for final table and points
$10 for the host
$10 for poker supplies. Card shufflers, cards and blind timer.
See you all
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Showdown Meeting
A meeting for the showdown took place tonight to go over some of the rules for the upcoming season. Newcomers Randy Keister and Casey Lewis were on hand as well as several of the original members. One thing that was decided was that the schedule previously stated will be followed. If you can't make Oct 11 then please have a replacement or let us know you cant make it. My cell is 570-854-7479.
Keep checking into the site for upcoming news.
Keep checking into the site for upcoming news.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Date change for opening night
Several members will be unable to attend opening night. We will either move the date up or back one week. Please let Wayne or myself if Oct 4th or the 18th is good. Once we get rolling the dates will be the dates and you will have to get a replacement player ( or we can ) if you cant make it.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Season 2
The second season of the Saturday Night Showdown is upon us and with a new season comes some changes. But first let's re-cap our 1st season. Season 1 Champ Shane Reamer dominated the play on many a Saturday night, won the points competition but fell short to the "Professor" Rich Kozic. Reamer will go into the 2nd season a marked man. I've heard some of the showdown players grumbling about Shane's play last year and vowing to "run that squirt out the door" could be heard from one particular boss I mean showdown player. All in all the 1st season was a great success. The showdown worked to perfection as the low money winner ( Kozic ) took home the big pot on the last day. Wayne and I tirelessly worked at creating a competition that could reward the low man on the last day and it did. We also heard the catch phrase " put him on the couch " be introduced to the poker world. I think I heard Phil Laak " The Unabomber " utter the phrase to Phil Ivey in a WPT event. Oh well. Onto season 2.
Some changes are in store for season 2. First I will star with the players. We have 7 returning players from last year and 5 new players this year. The 7 returning players are:
Rich Loeb
Wayne Renz
Jeff Kay
Ron Raup
Tom Prough
Rich Kozic
Shane Reamer
Our new players are:
Kevin Brady
Chris Schutter
Randy Keister
"Doc" Sheldon
Casey Lewis
With the 4 new players our nightly play will be different than last year.
Nightly play will consist of 2 tournaments. Each tournament will have a $20 buy in. We are adding a $20 re-buy only during the first 15 minutes ( first blind amount ) of each tournament. We didn't have many early exits less than 15 minutes last years but if you go out during the first blind amount you may re-buy for $20. Each tournament will start with 2 tables of 6 players. When 4 players are knocked out the 8 remaining players will join at one table, with their chips to finish out the tournament. The 4 players who were knocked out will play a consolation tournament.
Payouts for the 2 tables:
Table 1 ( 8 player table ) :
1st $120
2nd $50
3rd $30
4th $20
Table 2 ( 4 player table ):
1st $20
The first tournament of the night will end when there are 2 players left at which time we will do a chip count. The 2nd tournament will follow the same rules as the 1st tournament except the tournament will be played when 1 player has all the chips.
We will go over chip amounts, blind structure and other details prior to play on the first night.
Points.
The second tier of our competition is the points system. Each tournament that is played will have points awarded to each player based on their play. The following is the points system:
If you finish:
1st 10 points
2nd 8 points
3rd 7 points
4th 6 points
5th 5 points
6th 4 points
7th 3 points
8th 3 points
Consolation Table:
1st 3 points
2nd 2 points
3rd 2 points
4th 2 points
Each tournament these points accumulate and at the end of the last showdown get added up for a final total. Money will be awarded based on these point totals.
The final tier of our competition is the final table. Each week $20 will be collected and put towards the final table. That money along with buy-ins, re-buys and add-ons will fund our final table pot.
Once again we will clear up any questions between now and the first night so everybody understands the rules.
Money needed each night.
Each night you will need to bring $70
the breakdown of the $70 is as follows:
$20 buy in for tourney 1
$20 buy in for tourney 2
$20 deposit towards final table
$10 towards the host for food and drinks.
The host can expect $120 each night to buy food, beer, soda etc for the nights play.
The only exception to this will be the first night which will be $80. The extra $10 will go to me for purchasing 10 decks of cards, automatic card shufflers, blind timers etc.
Every other night will only be $70.
Upcoming schedule:
Here is the schedule for season 2:
1 - Oct 11
2 - Nov 1
3 - Nov 22
4 - Dec 13
5 - Jan 10
6 - Jan 31
7 - Feb 21
8 - March 14
Final Table April 4th
The host for the first night of play will be Wayne Renz
Play begins at 7pm. Please arrive at Wayne's house at 6pm for a rules update.
I will be posting info about our upcoming season frequently now so please check in.
Any questions please call myself or Wayne.
Some changes are in store for season 2. First I will star with the players. We have 7 returning players from last year and 5 new players this year. The 7 returning players are:
Rich Loeb
Wayne Renz
Jeff Kay
Ron Raup
Tom Prough
Rich Kozic
Shane Reamer
Our new players are:
Kevin Brady
Chris Schutter
Randy Keister
"Doc" Sheldon
Casey Lewis
With the 4 new players our nightly play will be different than last year.
Nightly play will consist of 2 tournaments. Each tournament will have a $20 buy in. We are adding a $20 re-buy only during the first 15 minutes ( first blind amount ) of each tournament. We didn't have many early exits less than 15 minutes last years but if you go out during the first blind amount you may re-buy for $20. Each tournament will start with 2 tables of 6 players. When 4 players are knocked out the 8 remaining players will join at one table, with their chips to finish out the tournament. The 4 players who were knocked out will play a consolation tournament.
Payouts for the 2 tables:
Table 1 ( 8 player table ) :
1st $120
2nd $50
3rd $30
4th $20
Table 2 ( 4 player table ):
1st $20
The first tournament of the night will end when there are 2 players left at which time we will do a chip count. The 2nd tournament will follow the same rules as the 1st tournament except the tournament will be played when 1 player has all the chips.
We will go over chip amounts, blind structure and other details prior to play on the first night.
Points.
The second tier of our competition is the points system. Each tournament that is played will have points awarded to each player based on their play. The following is the points system:
If you finish:
1st 10 points
2nd 8 points
3rd 7 points
4th 6 points
5th 5 points
6th 4 points
7th 3 points
8th 3 points
Consolation Table:
1st 3 points
2nd 2 points
3rd 2 points
4th 2 points
Each tournament these points accumulate and at the end of the last showdown get added up for a final total. Money will be awarded based on these point totals.
The final tier of our competition is the final table. Each week $20 will be collected and put towards the final table. That money along with buy-ins, re-buys and add-ons will fund our final table pot.
Once again we will clear up any questions between now and the first night so everybody understands the rules.
Money needed each night.
Each night you will need to bring $70
the breakdown of the $70 is as follows:
$20 buy in for tourney 1
$20 buy in for tourney 2
$20 deposit towards final table
$10 towards the host for food and drinks.
The host can expect $120 each night to buy food, beer, soda etc for the nights play.
The only exception to this will be the first night which will be $80. The extra $10 will go to me for purchasing 10 decks of cards, automatic card shufflers, blind timers etc.
Every other night will only be $70.
Upcoming schedule:
Here is the schedule for season 2:
1 - Oct 11
2 - Nov 1
3 - Nov 22
4 - Dec 13
5 - Jan 10
6 - Jan 31
7 - Feb 21
8 - March 14
Final Table April 4th
The host for the first night of play will be Wayne Renz
Play begins at 7pm. Please arrive at Wayne's house at 6pm for a rules update.
I will be posting info about our upcoming season frequently now so please check in.
Any questions please call myself or Wayne.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
FINAL TABLE
Sorry for the delay guys. Either I'm busy every night or I just plain forget to update the site. For now I just want to report the date for the final table. May 24th. 7pm at my house. I will post all the updated points, money and champion points along with final table guidlines this weekend. If anybody has a problem with the date please contact me as soon as possible. Thank You
Monday, March 17, 2008
Showdown #6
Another great night of cards. Jeff Kay performed the double dip winning both tourneys and collecting $200 and of course passing go. Kay knocked out Leroy with the game down to 3 players. That left Kay with the chip lead over Rich Loeb who took 2nd for the 4th time this season. The second tourney saw Kay once again reign victorious this time over Tom Graham. Tom is probably home right now trying to figure out how he can take over the points lead next showdown. The next showdown is certainley going to be the bets one yet. With all kinds of points scenarios on the line I'm sure the play will be great.
Stay Tuned for more posts before our final showdown
Stay Tuned for more posts before our final showdown
Sunday, March 9, 2008
SHOWDOWN #5
Sorry for the delay in updating our site but it seems I have something going on every night of the week. The next showdown is going to take place on Saturday night at 7:00 pm at Tom Prough's house. Please check the updated points standings.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
DATE CHANGES
Please check the new dates for the next two showdowns. It seems somebody ( Jeff Kay ) has valentine plans and doesn't want to sleep out on the porch that weekend. Somebody ( Jeff Kay ) has to get his significant other in line like the rest of the showdown members. I'm not going to reveal who the showdown member is ( Jeff Kay ) who can't play valentines weekend because we don't want to cause him ( Jeff Kay ) any unnecessary grief from the SNS.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
WORST SUPER BOWL EVER
Now that I've had enough time to take my head out of the toilet bowl after the Giant win, how about a round of applause for yet another mediocre Giant QB winning the Super Bowl. I still say the Giants will be drafting a QB, probably Harry Schmellstein out of Tennessee Chattanooga in the 6th round to replace that garbage can Eli next year. ARRRRGGGHHHHH
Sunday, January 27, 2008
SHOWDOWN #4
The fourth Saturday Night Showdown took place Friday night at Rich Loeb's house. Tom G was a no show. Filling in for Tom was the big fella Mr. Kevin T. Brady. Kevin quickly saw the ferocity of the showdown as he was an early exit in both showdowns. I'm sure KTB will be better prepared the next time he enters the dragons lair. Playing with such an accomplished group of losers I mean poker players can be a little intimidating. Look for Big Kev to not only play better the next time but be a regular in the future. One other quick exit was the maven himself Wayne Renz. Renzi's cuz took him down in the first tourney much to the delight of the table and fared no better in tourney #2. " I just wasn't getting the cards tonight " whined Renz as reporters got a quick quote the following morning. " I really think that Shane and Rich are up to something. Were going to have to watch them two" muttered Renz. After Renz found himself on the couch and in a deep sleep ( made evident by the thunderous snoring ) a new phrase was born. A phrase that I feel will catch on and before long the pro players on TV will be shouting out. The phrase Put him on the couch referring to 2 players going all in gathered up some steam as the night wore on. Lets see if " Put him on the couch " becomes a household catch phrase.
Onto the action. The hand that really defined the first tourney was Shane going all in and Rich Loeb calling at the four handed table. Shane turned over a pair of deuces while Rich dropped good 'ol American Airlines on the table. AA. Shane hit a deuce on the river and took a commanding lead at ultimately the cash. That deuce on the river was a little payback for Shane as he had 2 consecutive hands earlier in the tourney were cards were hit on the river to beat him so live by the sword and die by the sword. The tourney ended as 4 players, Shane, Ronnie, Jeff and Rich all went all-in and Rich and Ron got busted finishing in 4th and 3rd and Jef taking 2nd. I thought the first tourney saw some great playing and wild hands.
Tourney #2 Shane was looking for the 4 peat and was well on his way. While not accumulating a big stack he did manage to make it to 3rd and collect $20. The streak of 3 consecutive wins has to be looked upon as a feat that may never be broken. No other player in the history of the Saturday Night Showdown has ever won back to back tourney's let alone 3. Battling it out was the Pro ( Tom that is ) and Leroy Ronnie Ray. Tom had a huge chip lead and it didn't take long to take down the big cash.
Another great night and looking foward to the next one. We have set dates for the next 2 tourneys. Please check your scheduals and let us know if there are any conflicts.
Onto the action. The hand that really defined the first tourney was Shane going all in and Rich Loeb calling at the four handed table. Shane turned over a pair of deuces while Rich dropped good 'ol American Airlines on the table. AA. Shane hit a deuce on the river and took a commanding lead at ultimately the cash. That deuce on the river was a little payback for Shane as he had 2 consecutive hands earlier in the tourney were cards were hit on the river to beat him so live by the sword and die by the sword. The tourney ended as 4 players, Shane, Ronnie, Jeff and Rich all went all-in and Rich and Ron got busted finishing in 4th and 3rd and Jef taking 2nd. I thought the first tourney saw some great playing and wild hands.
Tourney #2 Shane was looking for the 4 peat and was well on his way. While not accumulating a big stack he did manage to make it to 3rd and collect $20. The streak of 3 consecutive wins has to be looked upon as a feat that may never be broken. No other player in the history of the Saturday Night Showdown has ever won back to back tourney's let alone 3. Battling it out was the Pro ( Tom that is ) and Leroy Ronnie Ray. Tom had a huge chip lead and it didn't take long to take down the big cash.
Another great night and looking foward to the next one. We have set dates for the next 2 tourneys. Please check your scheduals and let us know if there are any conflicts.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
SHOWDOWN SHANE STYLE
The Saturday night showdown had it's 3rd meeting last saturday and anybody not named Shane should have just stayed home. For the first time in SNS history,a clean sweep of the nightly play was accomplished. The Shanester went coast to coast to collect $200 and pass go. We here that shane dropped a little coin on some poker books after the showdown #2 performance. Not a single hand. Shane went home that night like somebody just stole his Mickey Mantle baseball card. Last Saturday Shane was all smiles. "Let's play more" I think I heard. Settle down brother. Lets see what happens next week. It was also nice to see Big Tom Graham get up off the canvas for a $20 take in tourney #1. Tom played some nice hands and showed why he's in the showdown. Unfortunately tourney #2 saw Tom collecting his usual 3 points. Speeking of three points, Co-founder Rich Loeb laid an egg for a pair of 7th place finishes collecting a grand total of 6 points for the evening, " This is bullshit" Loeb was heard muttering under his breath as he left the building. I'm sure he's breaking open his copy of Eric Lindgren's "Winning the Final Table" . Cashing in during the evening was Wayne, Ronnie and Jeff. There was some good play all around and another great night. The next tourney is slated for Friday January 25th at 9pm. Danville has a home game against Milton that night and we will push back our start time to 9. The location for now will be at Rich Loeb's house unless somebody wants to host. Let me know if you do. I will update the points and cash leaders later in the week. I've been ultra busy and just haven't had the time.
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