We had four -- count 'em, four -- players in Donkeytown for a rare Thursday night game! Darren C., Ian B., Mike C., and Tom squeezed in 3 games in just under 5 hours. The buy-ins were $20, $20, and $30.
In Game 1, Mike C. built a chip lead and took top honors, chopping for $50 with Ian, who took the other $30.
In Game 2, the pivotal hand was early on, as about two-thirds of the total chips on the table go into the middle on the flop. Corky pushed all-in with top pair and a flush draw on a 10-high board consisting of all hearts. Tom called with top pair and the nut flush draw, and then Ian moved all-in with a made jack-high flush. Tom called Ian's raise, and when Tom spiked the king of hearts on the river, Corky was eliminated in 4th, and Ian was crippled.
Shortly after that, Darren had AQ and was all-in preflop against Ian's JJ. Darren not only won the race and doubled up, but made quad aces on the hand.
Eventually, Ian was eliminated and Tom and Darren chopped ($50 and $30).
In the final game, Tom pushed all-in with another nut flush draw, and Ian again was victimized, as his flopped two-pair was no good when Tom made another flush on the river.
Tom and Darren eventually made it into the money, and this time there was a heads-up match. Darren took a few early pots, but eventually pushed all-in with A-6 and Tom called with J-Q suited. Every card on the board hit one of the two players (J-Q-6-Q-6), giving both players full houses, but Tom's QQQJJ defeated Darren's 666QQ, and Tom took $80 for first, with Darren winning $40 for second.
Next game is at Corky's on Saturday the 25th! Word is we'll have two games, with hopefully at least a full table for each game. Should be a great time!
Friday, September 17, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Ian's Reign Ends
We had a smallish but hard-fought game on Friday night as Donkeytown returned home after two consecutive "road games." 6 players ponied up $35 each for the tournament:
Seat 1: Dave C.
Seat 2: Dave T.
Seat 3: Mike M.
Seat 4: Mike C.
Seat 5: Ian B.
Seat 6: Tom H.
Both Dave T. and Tom were within reach of dethroning Ian when the night began. When Ian bounced out on the wrong side of the bubble, and Dave and Tom were still alive, it was ensured that one of them would become the new King of Donkeytown. Dave needed to win the tournament, and Tom needed just to finish higher than Dave to earn the title.
Corky (Mike C.) made a comeback from a very short stack to make his way into the money and take the chip lead. His run all but ended when he flopped 4 to a royal flush, and went all-in only to see he had only one out, as Tom flopped AAAQQ. Bricks hit the turn and the river, and Tom took the chip lead.
Eventually, it was Dave T. and Tom duking it out for the tournament title. After a few hands of back and forth, with the blinds at 1200/2400, Tom called from the small blind with 10d 6d, and Dave raised another 5000 with KQ, which Tom also called (DONKEY!). The flop was 6-7-9 with 2 more diamonds, Dave went all-in, and Tom called with bottom pair and a flush draw. Tom eventually made 3 sixes on the river and won the tourney.
I think the newly built table was a great success, as it seemed easy to play on and a little roomier than what we've been used to. I think with a full table of 10 we will really see its benefit!
Corky will be hosting a Donkeytown game on Saturday the 25th. Outside chance that we'll squeeze in one more game at Donkeytown proper before then. Maybe....
Seat 1: Dave C.
Seat 2: Dave T.
Seat 3: Mike M.
Seat 4: Mike C.
Seat 5: Ian B.
Seat 6: Tom H.
Both Dave T. and Tom were within reach of dethroning Ian when the night began. When Ian bounced out on the wrong side of the bubble, and Dave and Tom were still alive, it was ensured that one of them would become the new King of Donkeytown. Dave needed to win the tournament, and Tom needed just to finish higher than Dave to earn the title.
Corky (Mike C.) made a comeback from a very short stack to make his way into the money and take the chip lead. His run all but ended when he flopped 4 to a royal flush, and went all-in only to see he had only one out, as Tom flopped AAAQQ. Bricks hit the turn and the river, and Tom took the chip lead.
Eventually, it was Dave T. and Tom duking it out for the tournament title. After a few hands of back and forth, with the blinds at 1200/2400, Tom called from the small blind with 10d 6d, and Dave raised another 5000 with KQ, which Tom also called (DONKEY!). The flop was 6-7-9 with 2 more diamonds, Dave went all-in, and Tom called with bottom pair and a flush draw. Tom eventually made 3 sixes on the river and won the tourney.
I think the newly built table was a great success, as it seemed easy to play on and a little roomier than what we've been used to. I think with a full table of 10 we will really see its benefit!
Corky will be hosting a Donkeytown game on Saturday the 25th. Outside chance that we'll squeeze in one more game at Donkeytown proper before then. Maybe....
Friday, September 10, 2010
New Donkeytown Table!
Due to the limitations of my blogging app on my phone, I'm unable to post a picture at the moment, but...
Donkeytown has a new table!
Dimensions: 76" x 49" (rectangular with rounded corners)
Old table: 84" x 42" (oval)
Perimeter: 20 ft (24" per player at a full table)
Old table: 17.9 ft (21.5" per player)
Surface: Red gabardine over 1/4" foam. Cards slide easily. Chips grab. Pending actual play, this seems like an ideal fabric for poker tables!
Portability: Questionable (one piece, has rails underneath to fit to dining table).
Old table: still available for road games and a backup/second table.
I cannot believe we got this much use out of the folding table! I thought it was a P.O.S. at first, but we beat the hell out of it and it's still playable (with duct tape).
Donkeytown has a new table!
Dimensions: 76" x 49" (rectangular with rounded corners)
Old table: 84" x 42" (oval)
Perimeter: 20 ft (24" per player at a full table)
Old table: 17.9 ft (21.5" per player)
Surface: Red gabardine over 1/4" foam. Cards slide easily. Chips grab. Pending actual play, this seems like an ideal fabric for poker tables!
Portability: Questionable (one piece, has rails underneath to fit to dining table).
Old table: still available for road games and a backup/second table.
I cannot believe we got this much use out of the folding table! I thought it was a P.O.S. at first, but we beat the hell out of it and it's still playable (with duct tape).
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