Since the Reed Poker Main Event, things have been quiet for the RPL but that will soon come to an end. The January event is fast approaching. The tenth will be the first live event for the 2008 season. We hope to see all the faces from 2007 and some new blood, I mean new faces. The RPL online events on Full Tilt will also start in about a week (Jan 9th). Be sure to make note of the new setup, schedule and one time $5 fee to cover Online POY bling. (RPL Online Info)
If you would like to play the January event let us know so we can plan for enough seats and snacks. Please post a comment here or email Reed or Trinity. Also you are welcome to bring a guest (again just advise us so we can plan for tables).
Happy New Year and We'll see you at the tables.
Sunday, December 30, 2007
The Avett Brothers Rock The Orange Peel
My favorite band for the past two years rocked the Orange Peel like no other. I have seen the Avett Brothers in Kingsport and Nashville but the Asheville show surpassed all expectations. You could feel the floor move as the max capacity crowd rocked to the Avett Brothers. This crowd knew the words as though they listened to the albums everyday.... yeah I do listen to them on my iPod everyday. They played every song you would want to hear without having to hope that they would come out and play the rockin songs in the encore. Langhorne Slim opened for the Avett Brothers and rocked his set while also complementing the Avett Brothers style and mood.
What does any of this have to do with poker? Nothing. Except for the fact, I tend to listen to the Avett Brothers when I play poker, drive in the car and when I work on design projects.
Friday, December 28, 2007
Sean at it again...
Sean finished up 2007 on a good note with some nice cashes online the last 10 days.
7th in $3 rebuy on AP for $300.
7th in $10 rebuy on FTP for $487.
3rd in $25 $8k gtd. on AP for $888.
5th in $10 rebuy on AP for $190.
4th in $10 rebuy on FTP for $1,438.
Just short of some big wins, but at the end of the day it all added up to some nice profits for December 2007.
7th in $3 rebuy on AP for $300.
7th in $10 rebuy on FTP for $487.
3rd in $25 $8k gtd. on AP for $888.
5th in $10 rebuy on AP for $190.
4th in $10 rebuy on FTP for $1,438.
Just short of some big wins, but at the end of the day it all added up to some nice profits for December 2007.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Good Night for RPL Member...
Chris Sloce and Sean ended up at the same table in Full Tilt's $2 rebuy. They were both deep in the tourney. Sean ended up getting moved and lost most of his top 3 stack while Chris kept chipping up to be the eventual chip leader. Once he got it, he held onto it too. Sean busted right after the money bubble in 17th place for a minimal cash. Chris crushed the final table busting most of the players. His win was good for $314.28! Nice Job!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
2008 Heads Up Tournament open to RPL players
The Daniels Poker League (Chris Daniels and Chris Sloce) sent out the below information and all Reed Poker Leaguers are invited to participate. Please email Chris at the listed email or post comment here and I will forward names to Chris. Games will be played in Bristol.
We are planning a Heads Up tournament that will begin in February. We expect at least 16 participants but we are open to as many as possible. It will be a single elimination tournament with a bracket system. The buy-in will be $50 and has to be paid by your first round match. Each match will consist of a best 2 out 3 games. Starting chip stacks will be $10,000 and we will use a standard $100/$200 starting blind structure.
Please send an email to Chris at csloce@bvunet.net to register. The deadline to register is January 15, 2008. Brackets will be sent out by January 22
In order to allow maximum participation, we will be flexible on the dates of the 1st round. We plan on playing 4 matches at a time. We would like to have volunteer dealers for all the matches so that play will be expedient. If you have any special scheduling concerns, please let me know.
I'm pretty sure that we will expand the field to pay out 3-4. We may very well have 32 people and if we do I would love to pay out 8 people.
We are planning a Heads Up tournament that will begin in February. We expect at least 16 participants but we are open to as many as possible. It will be a single elimination tournament with a bracket system. The buy-in will be $50 and has to be paid by your first round match. Each match will consist of a best 2 out 3 games. Starting chip stacks will be $10,000 and we will use a standard $100/$200 starting blind structure.
Please send an email to Chris at csloce@bvunet.net to register. The deadline to register is January 15, 2008. Brackets will be sent out by January 22
In order to allow maximum participation, we will be flexible on the dates of the 1st round. We plan on playing 4 matches at a time. We would like to have volunteer dealers for all the matches so that play will be expedient. If you have any special scheduling concerns, please let me know.
I'm pretty sure that we will expand the field to pay out 3-4. We may very well have 32 people and if we do I would love to pay out 8 people.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Main Event Results Updated Live... sorta.
The night started with 12 players on two tables. Early in the evening Adam and Aris locked heads when Aris pushed on the river with fours full of Aces. Adam insta-called with Aces full of 9s, with the board 4xAA9. Aris was sent home early. He did take home the 1st man out prize and a long bad beat drive home. This tough bad beat was talked about through out the evening. Tough one for sure Aris.
Play continued with 11 players past the dinner break. Adam was able to hit a pair against Mitch's bleeding allin to send Mitch to the rail in 11th.
The two tables then broke down to one with only ten players remaining. Adam called Jason's all in. Jason was sent home in 10th. Adam has a major chip lead at this point with possibly 1/3 of the chips in play.
The biggest hand of the evening was when Brian pushed his last 10k, Adam called, Trinity pushed allin for another 11600. Jeff called with all his chips, and of course Adam insta-called for the remaining 11600. With three players allin and Adam the only one not allin, cards were revealed... Brian (A8c), Jeff (AKo), Trinity (AJd) and Adam (66). Sixes held and Adam took down the largest pot to this point in the evening for 132,600. Brian finished 9th, Jeff 8th and Trinity 6th.
Chris and Matt got into a hand which sent Chris home in 7th. (I did not see the hand so I do not have the details.)
Adam and Donnie get mixed up in a hand where Adam hit 2pair on the river while Donnie hit the nut flush. Donnie pushes and Adam insta-called. Donnie took down over 200k and gained the chip lead leaving Adam with only 76k.
Matt decides to push short stacked with JK and the Chip Leader Donnie called with 55. Matt managed to flop a Jack to take the pot. With only five players no one wants to go out on the bubble since the tourney pays out only four places.
Derrick was short stacked and moved allin with AKs and was quickly called by Matt who flips over pocket Aces (AA). Even though the board through the turn brought Derrick outs with a straight draw, flush draw and any King (flop paired his King) the Aces held up to send Derrick to the rail in 5th. He took home a poker chip set and finished the year like the Dolphins (0-12).
Now in the money with only four players. Donnie was the Chip Leader with Adam close behind. Matt and Sean held on with lower chip stacks.
Sean and Adam got mixed up in a hand when Sean pushed on the low stack and Adam called with A10. Sean turns over a Qc10c. Board came JJ887. Although two clubs came on the flop Sean could not improve and Adam sent Sean to the rail in 4th for $100.
With three players remaining, Matt and Donnie (who started playing looser with his big stack) once again got involved in a hand after a call and check to the flop. Flop came Jc-4c-4h. Donnie talked Matt into going all-in and Donnie insta-called. Matt flips over his Jh9d for two pair. Donnie turns over the AcAs for a better two pair. Matt could not improve and was sent to the rail in third.
Now in Heads Up play with Adam and Donnie. Donnie is the Chip Leader. First few hands are pretty much a raise fold situation. Adam holds about 100k while Donnie has about 260k. Adam pushes all-in with AsKc, Donnie calls with 9s5s and the board comes 10-3-3-2-3 giving Adam the pot and the chip lead once again.
A deal is discussed and made at 11pm. Both players agree to take $315 a piece and play out for the title, the trophy and the remaining $105. Play did not last many hands after this (maybe 3-4) With what I think was a blind all-in from the BB, Adam makes Donnie make a decision for all of his chips. Donnie looks at his cards and calls. They decide to run in before revealing their hole card. Board comes 5d-7h-3s-9s-Qc. Adam flips over K9c for a pair of nines. Donnie shows his A7 for a pair of sevens.
Adam takes down the pot and wins the 2007 Main Event.
Congratulations.
Adam also managed to knock out eight (8) players for an additional $45 in bounties (included his own bounty, since he did not get knocked out). Matt took home an extra $10 for his two (2) knock outs and Donnie took down one (1) knock out for $5.
1st-Adam, 2nd-Donnie, 3rd-Matt, 4th-Sean, 5th-Derrick, 6th-Chris, 7th-Trinity, 8th-Jeff, 9th-Brian, 10th-Jason, 11th-Mitch and 12th-Aris
Special thanks to Eddie for dealing the Main Event for most of the evening. Donnie for providing last place and 5th place prizes. Sean for hosting, dealing, ordering pizza, and taking care of all the details for our home game. And a special thanks goes out to someone who never plays in our games but deals with us playing at her house every month... Lisa.
Play continued with 11 players past the dinner break. Adam was able to hit a pair against Mitch's bleeding allin to send Mitch to the rail in 11th.
The two tables then broke down to one with only ten players remaining. Adam called Jason's all in. Jason was sent home in 10th. Adam has a major chip lead at this point with possibly 1/3 of the chips in play.
The biggest hand of the evening was when Brian pushed his last 10k, Adam called, Trinity pushed allin for another 11600. Jeff called with all his chips, and of course Adam insta-called for the remaining 11600. With three players allin and Adam the only one not allin, cards were revealed... Brian (A8c), Jeff (AKo), Trinity (AJd) and Adam (66). Sixes held and Adam took down the largest pot to this point in the evening for 132,600. Brian finished 9th, Jeff 8th and Trinity 6th.
Chris and Matt got into a hand which sent Chris home in 7th. (I did not see the hand so I do not have the details.)
Adam and Donnie get mixed up in a hand where Adam hit 2pair on the river while Donnie hit the nut flush. Donnie pushes and Adam insta-called. Donnie took down over 200k and gained the chip lead leaving Adam with only 76k.
Matt decides to push short stacked with JK and the Chip Leader Donnie called with 55. Matt managed to flop a Jack to take the pot. With only five players no one wants to go out on the bubble since the tourney pays out only four places.
Derrick was short stacked and moved allin with AKs and was quickly called by Matt who flips over pocket Aces (AA). Even though the board through the turn brought Derrick outs with a straight draw, flush draw and any King (flop paired his King) the Aces held up to send Derrick to the rail in 5th. He took home a poker chip set and finished the year like the Dolphins (0-12).
Now in the money with only four players. Donnie was the Chip Leader with Adam close behind. Matt and Sean held on with lower chip stacks.
Sean and Adam got mixed up in a hand when Sean pushed on the low stack and Adam called with A10. Sean turns over a Qc10c. Board came JJ887. Although two clubs came on the flop Sean could not improve and Adam sent Sean to the rail in 4th for $100.
With three players remaining, Matt and Donnie (who started playing looser with his big stack) once again got involved in a hand after a call and check to the flop. Flop came Jc-4c-4h. Donnie talked Matt into going all-in and Donnie insta-called. Matt flips over his Jh9d for two pair. Donnie turns over the AcAs for a better two pair. Matt could not improve and was sent to the rail in third.
Now in Heads Up play with Adam and Donnie. Donnie is the Chip Leader. First few hands are pretty much a raise fold situation. Adam holds about 100k while Donnie has about 260k. Adam pushes all-in with AsKc, Donnie calls with 9s5s and the board comes 10-3-3-2-3 giving Adam the pot and the chip lead once again.
A deal is discussed and made at 11pm. Both players agree to take $315 a piece and play out for the title, the trophy and the remaining $105. Play did not last many hands after this (maybe 3-4) With what I think was a blind all-in from the BB, Adam makes Donnie make a decision for all of his chips. Donnie looks at his cards and calls. They decide to run in before revealing their hole card. Board comes 5d-7h-3s-9s-Qc. Adam flips over K9c for a pair of nines. Donnie shows his A7 for a pair of sevens.
Adam takes down the pot and wins the 2007 Main Event.
Congratulations.
Adam also managed to knock out eight (8) players for an additional $45 in bounties (included his own bounty, since he did not get knocked out). Matt took home an extra $10 for his two (2) knock outs and Donnie took down one (1) knock out for $5.
1st-Adam, 2nd-Donnie, 3rd-Matt, 4th-Sean, 5th-Derrick, 6th-Chris, 7th-Trinity, 8th-Jeff, 9th-Brian, 10th-Jason, 11th-Mitch and 12th-Aris
Special thanks to Eddie for dealing the Main Event for most of the evening. Donnie for providing last place and 5th place prizes. Sean for hosting, dealing, ordering pizza, and taking care of all the details for our home game. And a special thanks goes out to someone who never plays in our games but deals with us playing at her house every month... Lisa.
Friday, December 7, 2007
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Event #46 Results
With four players and a double stack, the online POY was on the line. Adam was the first to fall and then Sean went out when his pocket 88 did not improve against Trinity's pocket JJ. Heads up play started with Trinity holding a small chip lead over Brian. Brian was card lucky and put Trinity on a short stack. Trinity gets below $3K and pushes with a small pocket pair and Brian folds but the very next hand Trinity pushes again. Brian calls with A8o to go against Trinity's pocket KK. Brian flops an Ace to win $40 and seal the Online Player of the Year.
(See right column for final point standings)
(See right column for final point standings)
Chip Reese Died Tuesday Morning
PokerNews.com--The poker world erupted with shock and condolences this morning as news spread that three-time WSOP bracelet winner and legendary cash-game player David "Chip" Reese died early today, at the age of 56. His dominance in poker was so pronounced that in 1991 he was the youngest player ever inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame, an honor usually bestowed on those after a lifetime of achievement. more
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Reed Poker Online Main Event on Wed Dec 5th
Don't miss the Online Main Event which will be on Full Tilt Wednesday Night at 9PM. This event is a double stack tourney $10+1. It can be found under the Tournament/Private section. Tournament ID #30642185. Password: Sean.
See ya at the tables.
See ya at the tables.
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