September Reed Poker Results

Even after we missed a month of play, the crowd was low tonight. With it being a rebuy we built a decent prize pool with only eight players. The night finally ended with a split between Adam and Shorty. Both were very close in chips, once Shorty took Sean out in 3rd, but Adam was still the chip leader and now qualifies for the Tournament of Champions. Congrats to Adam on his first win of the year and his most humble win to date.

..::CHAMPION::..

Adam Bradley ($225)

2nd - Shorty ($225)
3rd - Sean ($80)
4th - Derrick
5th - Brian
6th - Vern
7th - Jason
8th - Trinity

Good game guys, hope to break you all next month.

Also as a side note... Congrats to Brian on his Reed Poker Open Online  win on Wednesday in the H.O.R.S.E. tourney. While the points have not been updated, I think it is safe to say Brian is leading the RPO.

Congrats to Aris on His Big Win

Congratulations to Aris on his big win at the Daniels Fall Big Game Event. I don't have any details on the game other than that. When I do I will post the details. Maybe I can get Aris to write it up and then post it.

September Reed Poker Event Scheduled

Reed Poker League LIVE is back! We all missed not having a game in August but we are coming back. Due to work and schedule conflicts RPL had to take its first month off in two years. The missed August game will be made up before the December Main Event. Meanwhile, the September event has been scheduled for Thursday, September 18th @ 7PM. This will be a rebuy event with unlimited rebuys for the first three blind levels, with an add-on at the end of the third. Buy-in will be $20. Hope to see you at the tables. Please email us (use the link in the right column) if you plan to play so we plan accordingly.

Where have all the poker books gone?

Donna and I enjoy hanging out at the bookstore, sipping coffee while reading books and magazines. I should also note that I am not a complete freeloader... I actually buy the books I find worth buying after reading a bit. Of course, I always make a B-line for the Poker section. (I know its not a freakin' library, but hey have you been to the library lately? Nothing but old books and homeless people trying to stay cool/warm)

This past weekend, my favorite section took another hit. The poker books are right between Chess and video game strategy guides in the "Games" section at Barnes & Noble. I have witnessed over the past couple of years (since the passing of UIEGA) the shrinkage of the poker book real estate. Back in the day, It took an entire section (5-6 shelves) plus at least two additional shelves in another section. Over time that section has slowly been reduced to approx. two shelves. WTF! And it looks like no new books are coming in either. I was actually shocked to see a single copy of Gus Hansen's new book and equally disappointed to find no new Harrington Cash Game books. Meanwhile it seems that the number of chess books and vg strategy guides have increased. And don't even think about going over to the magazine rack and flipping through a Card Player, BLUFF, All In or even Ante Up! Magazine... cause they ain't there like they used to be.

While I know it's easy (and usually cheaper) to order books online, I do like to actually flip through it myself to judge whether it is worth the money. And reviews can only tell me so much.

Has anyone else noticed this trend or is it just the three bookstores I visit?