Norborne - Armed with his silicone oven mitt, substitute player David "Chowder" S. defeated John M. in a heads-up battle that lasted just a few hands, claiming the win in just his second FNCPT event.
With 4 regulars unable to make the tournament, invites went out to subs who slowly started to fill the seats. In the days leading up to the event, all seats were claimed and a few subs had to be turned away. The cards flew at 7:07 sans a few late arriving stragglers.
Early on, Fran D. made a run felting both Eric W, Jason Ta. and David S. at the blue table, pumping up the prize pool with rebuy money. At the red table, Keith K. became the first player officially eliminated, choosing not to rebuy. He was followed by his wife Angie in fairly short order. Kevin A. hit the rail in 18th after a rebuy, and with his elimination in 17th place, Jason Ta. missed his first final table of the season.
Jim H. was card dead and finished a disappointing 16th place, followed by sub Brian N. Brian had been crippled after his early position raise of 20k was re-raised to 60k by Jason Tr. He pondered before moving in over the top. Jason called for his last 130k and revealed pocket queens whilst Brian turned over A-K. The board missed Brian and Jason's queens won the race. Brian was never able to regain traction and eventually finished in 15th place.
Jeff R. was next, out in 14th place, followed by Mike T. who pushed his last 30k in the middle preflop in early position holding A-K; the blinds were at 5k/10k. John called in the BB with a massive stack, rolling over K-Q. Both players flopped a pair on the A-Q-7 board, but a river king gave Mike a commanding lead with a bigger two pair. But John managed a queen on the river to send Mike home in 13th place.
Early on, Fran D. made a run felting both Eric W, Jason Ta. and David S. at the blue table, pumping up the prize pool with rebuy money. At the red table, Keith K. became the first player officially eliminated, choosing not to rebuy. He was followed by his wife Angie in fairly short order. Kevin A. hit the rail in 18th after a rebuy, and with his elimination in 17th place, Jason Ta. missed his first final table of the season.
Jim H. was card dead and finished a disappointing 16th place, followed by sub Brian N. Brian had been crippled after his early position raise of 20k was re-raised to 60k by Jason Tr. He pondered before moving in over the top. Jason called for his last 130k and revealed pocket queens whilst Brian turned over A-K. The board missed Brian and Jason's queens won the race. Brian was never able to regain traction and eventually finished in 15th place.
The eliminations of Chris S. (12th place) and Eric W. (11th place) led to the final table bubble, which burst when Fran D. was eliminated in 10th place. Seats were redrawn and the final table formed with the remaining nine players.
Jim O. started out steamrolling the competition at the red table but ended up steamed after suffering two horrendous beats including his elimination in 9th place holding K-K.
When sub Jason B. pushed the action with his last 30k, he found a caller in John M. and a re-raise out of Jason Tr. With folds around, the action came back to John who put the additional 200k re-raise in, showing K-8. Jason B. tabled A-9 and Jason Tr. showed pocket 10's. The board was all bricks and Jason Tr. scooped a large pot, eliminating Jason B. in 8th place and putting a dent in John's stack.
Next out was Nick G. in 7th place, marking only his second non-cash of the season, and his first finish outside the top 5. Lolly had been nursing the short stack for much of the final table but made a late surge before being eliminated in 6th place by none other than John. The money bubble bursted with Tom W's elimination in 5th place. Three of the four remaining players had gotten through the night with a rebuy. Only Jason Tr. made it to the money with his original stack.
Jim O. started out steamrolling the competition at the red table but ended up steamed after suffering two horrendous beats including his elimination in 9th place holding K-K.
When sub Jason B. pushed the action with his last 30k, he found a caller in John M. and a re-raise out of Jason Tr. With folds around, the action came back to John who put the additional 200k re-raise in, showing K-8. Jason B. tabled A-9 and Jason Tr. showed pocket 10's. The board was all bricks and Jason Tr. scooped a large pot, eliminating Jason B. in 8th place and putting a dent in John's stack.
Next out was Nick G. in 7th place, marking only his second non-cash of the season, and his first finish outside the top 5. Lolly had been nursing the short stack for much of the final table but made a late surge before being eliminated in 6th place by none other than John. The money bubble bursted with Tom W's elimination in 5th place. Three of the four remaining players had gotten through the night with a rebuy. Only Jason Tr. made it to the money with his original stack.
With four players left and everyone in the money, Anita tangled with John. On the queen flop, Anita put her stack at risk and was called by John. Anita showed Kd-Qd for top pair and John revealed Ad-7d for ace-high. But tonight was John's night and running diamonds gave John a bigger flush and sent Anita to the rail in 4th place.
In three-handed play, David S. raised the pot 95k and Jason Tr. re-popped him for 195k more, holding Ac-Td. David called with Jh-Th and was a huge underdog on the one-heart flop. But running hearts gave Chowder the flush, pumping up his stack and sending Jason Tr. away in 3rd place.
On the final hand of the night, David and John got all their chips in the middle, with David having John covered. The ace on the flop gave Dave top pair, which was better than John's sailboats. The turn and the river missed John and his remarkable night (which included 9 eliminations -- nearly half the field) ended with a second place finish.
Thanks to everyone who participated in Event #5 and congrats again to Chowder on his victory and his new sexual partner, the silicone oven mitt.
~ Eric W.
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