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.

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.