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Come test your skills and see if you are the best in Houston!
***Houston Poker Tour 6*** Summer Special
Date: Possibly- Saturday June 24, 2005 at 1pm -- Bring your own chiar!
$25-buy in for 1500 chips; $25-rebuy for 1500 chips in first hour;
NO-LIMIT Texas Hold'Em
Location: 5222 Allum Road, Houston TX 77045 - Look for the South Post Oak Indoor Soccer Sign and park in the dirt parking lot near the soccer fields. The blue house is where the tournament is. Here is a map:
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Bring your own chair, and bring a table too if you can. Email drew1080@hotmail.com if you have a table.
AGAIN, IF YOU PLAN ON COMING TO THE TOURNAMENT YOU MUST RSVP TO drew1080@hotmail.com TO CONFIRM THAT YOUR NAME IS ON THE LIST!!!!!!!! SEND ME YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER (This is to make sure it is a private tournament, so that its completely legal)
About the Tournament:
The game of choice for this tournament is No-Limit Hold'Em. Everyone starts out with 1500 units. Blinds increase an average of every 20 minutes. 8-9 people per table and we consolidate tables whenever possible. If 50 people are there the top 8 get paid, if 100 people are there the top 16 get paid.
Come join the Houston Poker Tour's sixth extravaganza. The game will take place on private property and is not open to the public, it is open only to those who are invited. If you would like to get invited email drew1080@hotmail.com. Want to know who you will see there? You will find ladies and gentlemen from Bellaire, Lamar, St. Johns, Westside, colleges all over the nation, and adults from all over Houston.
Winners receive at least 40% of the pot and they are big pots. The winner also has the option of getting a Houston Poker Tour Champion Shirt. Unfortunately we are not making anything for running this tournament, so the winner will have to provide a portion of his or her winnings to receive the shirt.
POKER STORIES (submit your stories to drew1080@hotmail.com)
How to Loose $60 in Style -
by Andrew Cobb
Over an hour into a game with a few St. John re-buyers Niv and I found ourselves
both over $60 after buying in for $20. Niv posted his blind and Will as usual
raised the blinds to $1.50 and surprisingly all 8 people called. The flop came
out 3 10 3 and everyone check to me the last person before the dealer. Holding
10 J, I decided that this was to time to get the fish out of the water. I knew
at this point I was holding the best hand out there, so I bet $10 to make sure
those holding cards higher than a 10 would not have a chance to catch those
magical turn and river cards. Niv sitting at the big blind spot is the only
person to call my $10 bet, and not only did he call, but he raised me $15
thinking I was looking to steal everyone's blinds. I thought to myself that I
will not let Niv outplay me, so I called. The turn came out as a 6 of hearts.
This was great because I was still holding the top pair. He checked to me and I
proceeded to bet $10 again. He thought for a second, glanced at his cards and
called me all in for $20 on top of the $10. Now I was starting to question what
he might be holding. Some how I just knew that he was not holding a 3 and I had
a feeling that even if he did have a 10 I would probably out kick him. After a
few minutes I decided to call and he showed me his 9 10 of hearts. With only 9
hearts left in the deck I knew his flush would not hit. David burned the last
card and pulled out another 9 from the top of the deck. I was stunned, of all
the cards that could have come out I would have never guessed one of the 3
remaining 9s was going to crack me. I felt that I played 10 J the way they were
meant to be played and I would make the same bets and calls if it happened
again.
Stephen gets Owned - by Kevin Toy
Location- Wei fest
2004
Date- Super Bowl Sunday
I was sitting at one of the
three poker tables, Victor Garza to my left, Michael Wei to my right, and my
good friend Stephen Sickman, straight across. The cards are dealt; I look down
at my hand, pocket kings. My action, I raise, a small raise, 2 dollars. Victor
folds; Stephen stares at me, raises right back 3 dollars. Everyone else folds
and the action is back to me. Normally I wouldn’t hesitate to call, but I know
Stephens play too well. He is representing aces, the only hand that can beat my
cowboys. I re-raise him, and he goes all in. I stare at his aces with little
surprise, and wait for the flop. Two kings on the flop, an ace on the turn, and
I win four kings against aces full. Thanks Sickman.
$100 Poker Ninjas - By Austin Moss
Ok, so one day Greg Ortiz, Tony Villalobos, Teddy Tutson, David “Iceman” Crowl, and myself are all playing Hold ‘Em, $100 buy-in. So you know, we buy a few cases of beer, chips, yada yada. Also, Greg owns this money poker table, leather top, freakin’ sweet. So we’re playing for a solid two and a half hour, when we hear some knocking at the door. David being the last one to say, “Not it,” he has to go get the door. He opens the door, and in an instant his head is chopped off. I can only think one thing. Ninjas. Through the windows, the doors, even the walls, ninjas come pouring in. Little did they know who they were messing with, minus David. The four of us, being practicing poker players, knew everything about the game, including the art of card throwing. So the ninjas have the four of us surrounded. They all draw out ninja swords, ninja stars, and Skip-it’s™. Each of us only had one card, not knowing what card it was, just how to use it. The first ninja is using a Skip-it™ to try and make us lose our footing. Teddy throws a card that goes right through the ninjas head and avoiding the mighty spin of the Skip-it’s™ thanks to his mad hops. Then forty ninjas went after Tony and Greg, but they each threw their cards in such a way that each ninja’s torso split in two, so two times forty equals EIGHTY!! I dropped the card I was holding when I saw the last ninja. He was the boss ninja, and realized he was going to lose. So he challenged me to one hand of poker, all in with his life and me all in with the four of our lives. He was dealt a King of Spades and a Queen of Spades. I was dealt a two of Clubs and a seven of Hearts. It wasn’t looking too good. The flop was a Jack of Spades, a 10 of Spades, and a two of hearts. I had the lead. But the boss ninja seemed very sure that the royal flush would be his. The next card: a four of Diamonds. Nothing for either of us. The final card: an eight of Clubs!!! I had won, saving all of our lives, and then the boss ninja blew up. As we started to clean up, I noticed the four cards that each of us had during the fight. All ace’s.
The winners from the first poker tour are: (52 people in tournament)
1.
Addison Tackaberry (Bellaire)
4. Nate Thompson (St. Johns)
5. Mikey Gaugh (Bellaire)
6. Boran Butorovic (Bellaire)
8. Daniel Azcue (Lamar) "Crack this Vic"
The winners from the second tour are: (32 people in tournament)
7. Addison Tackaberry (Bellaire)
"G-Money = Big Money, Austin Moss = easy money"
The winners from the third tour are:
(45 people in tournament)
2. Addison Tackaberry (Bellaire)
6. Ash (Bellaire)
7. Jeff Soffer (St. Johns)
8. Solomon Waldimarium (Lamar)
The winners from the fourth tour are:
(33 people in tournament)
1.
3.
4. Stephen Sickman (Lamar)
7. Rachel Salinas (LCHS)
8. Andrew Cobb (Lamar)
The winners from the fourth tour are:
(56 people in
tournament)
The winners from the fifth tour are: (36 people in tournament)
1. David Emends
4. Nick Safin
6. John Edwards
Congratulations to all those who made it to the final table and thanks to those who came to play.
Thanks to everyone who provided chairs, tables, cards, chips, table tops, and food.
Special thanks Andrew for putting this gig together.
Thanks to David Cobb for making the AMC logo and the Houston Series of Poker logo. If you would like your very own logo or original piece of art then David Cobb is the man for the job. Girlfriends birthday coming up and you don't have a present? Well have David come to the rescue to create something that the girl will cherish forever. Just email Andrew at drew1080@hotmail.com if you are interested. Check out some of his art here: SAMPLE_ART
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THE TOURNAMENT IS LEGAL BECAUSE OF THE FOLLOWING: (so don't freak out about it getting busted)
(1) the people who will engage in gambling will do so private place;
(2) no person will received any economic benefit other than personal winnings; and
(3) except for the advantage of skill or luck, the risks of losing and the chances of winning are the same for all participants.
