A special thanks to Quentin Moore for hosting this month’s tourney out in glorious Finksburg. For those of you that may not know, Finksburg is named after Adam Fink, owner of a local tavern and toll road in the early 19th century, so it seems somewhat apropos to have a poker tourney in a town named after a bar owner.
Twenty-one brave souls entered the tournament but only twenty survived the first two hands. Rob Schilling took an early exit in one of the earliest Beer Bitch finishes in recent memory after leaving on the second hand of the night. This came close to breaking the record by Grover of the earliest Beer Bitch finish but getting out on the first hand of the night is a record that may never be broken. I know Grover was thinking… (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZGlxirhGb4). I wish I knew the details of the hand to add it in… perhaps Rob can fill us in. After finishing third in last month’s tournament, Rob has officially earned the simple but poignant nickname of “Volatile.”
Shortly after Rob, the man, the myth, the legend Jason Ostendorf got his earliest exit of the year. After last month’s mid tournament exit at the hands of Mr. Tinker, I thought it was best to host the tournament at Mr. Tinker’s house to further subdue the poker talents of Voldemort. It worked. I now know that Ostendorf has only one weakness and that is Mr. Tinker. Superman has kryptonite and Voldemort has Qryptonite. However, Jason got his revenge as his final table prediction of Tony to win it all came true much to my dismay.
The final five consisted of Brian Bennett, Marc, Charles Harris Jr., Tony, and Brian Ross. Bennett finished on the bubble after a valiant attempt to battle back with only 100 chips to his name. He quadrupled up and then tripled up to get back to 1200 chips but his luck finally ended. The tournament ended with Marc in 4th, Charles Harris Jr. in 3rd, Brian Ross in 2nd, and Tony taking the victory… just as Voldemort had predicted.
This was Tony’s first top 3 finish since November of last year and his first victory since March of last year.
The race for the final table seats is in top form with many players still in the hunt. Voldemort still has a solid grasp on player of the year but his lead is slipping with this recent tournament finish. Remember, the real money and glory happens at the final table. The monthly tournaments are more like the regular season to get a chance at the playoffs and winning the Super Bowl. See you all next month.