TPS Poker: October 2007

TPS 10 `07 'The Freeze Out' SATURDAY 6th October

Winner Sids

2nd Street

3rd Kev R

4th John

5th Kev Mc

6th Mark

TPS10, the penultimate game of the season turned out to be not just eventful but event-filled. It all kicked off with the shock non appearance of Andy, Tatter and Rob- effectively ending all Tatters hopes of winning the league (leaving them literally 'In Tatters'…) and it looked like being one of the lowest attended games of the season until Mark turned up with 2nd time TPS'er Brendan and new player 'Street' in tow.

Things got off to a cautious start until John took a chunk of Steve's chips with a nut flush, then as the beers began to kick in things started loosening up like a fresh prison bitch. One family pot grew to epic proportions until only Mark and Street remained, sensing a straight Mark folded trip Aces, his disciplined move earning respect from the rest of the table.

The night's first casualty was Steve, still feeling under the weather from the previous night's revelry's, with Paul and Brendan following in quick succession. Kev R put his claim in for worse play of the season when he folded a full house for only 8 extra chips.

With Mark and Kev Mc next to drop this left John, Kev R and Street up against the Uber-Chipped Sids. Not soon after John flipped out with a crazy hand only to find himself out of the game like a pregnant whore.

Sids was by then far ahead of the pack and soon took out Kev R and Street to get within 5 points of the TPS 2007 League title.

All this must have been too much for Paul, who after failing yet again to reach the Masters went on a kill crazy rampage throughout Kev R's house smashing everything in sight. Either that or he accidentally managed to un-hinge one of Kev's patio doors sending it crashing to the ground at 4am in the morning. Unperturbed by this, and with a sense of 'being on guard' Paul, John and Kev Mc carried on playing in the sub zero temperatures like a trio of Russian soldiers in a Siberian Gulag.

So now the final game of the season beckons like an inviting trollop. All Kev R has to do its watch that he gets in the points, and Sids has to hope he can win it again and Kev goes out early. As for everyone else, there's still one final chance at Masters Glorwy.

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Final 2008 League

C= Champion (or Cunt)

Player	Rank	Name	Points
	1 C	Paul	67
	2	John	43
	3	Kev Mc	41
	4	Tatter	36
	5=	Steve	25
	5=	Mike	25
	6	Chris	24
	7	Mark	21
	8	Briggs	20
	9=	Sids	19
	9=	Dave	19
	10	Jordan	16
	11	Rob	13
	12=	Kev R	10
	12=	John T	10
	13	Andy	4

All Time Leader Board Premier Division

Rank	Boat	Name	Points
1		Paul********	135
2		Tatter****	89
3		Kev Mc***	78
4		Kev R**	71
5		John*	65
6		Andy ***	56
7		Rob***	47
8		Steve	47
9		Sids***	43
10		Chris	28

All Time Leader Board Division 1

Position	Name	Points
11	Jordan *	22
12	Mike*	19
13=	Yvonne*	17
13=	Sean*	16
13=	Mark*	16
14	Dennis	15
15	Dave	14
16	Daz	13
17=	H*	12
17=	Briggs*	12
18=	Graham	11
18=	Geoff	11
19	Tony*	10
20	Theresa	7
21	Keith	6
22=	Tony H	5
22=	Dave G	5
22=	Street	5
23	John T	4
24	Brian	3
25	Derek	2
26=	Andy2	1
26=	Barry	1

2008 RULES UPDATE

New Blind Structure

For the 2008 season the blinds will now go up in 40 minute intervals.

New Players

TPS Tournaments are private home games and are not open to the public. However, existing players can invite their mates along and we're always happy to make new friends and take their money from them (heh heh). If you'd like to invite someone along, as a matter of courtesy could you please check with the host first to make sure it's OK with them and please remember that on their first night they are your responsibility- so no psychopathic kleptomaniacs please!

Behaviour

So far, in the almost 4 years we've been holding TPS games there has been little in the way of unruly behaviour- and we'd like to keep in that way. Most of us like a drink whilst we play (in fact some of us love a drink whilst we play), but please try not to turn up steaming - what's the rush? You can just get hammered with the rest of us (except H), and it goes without saying that nobody likes a bad loser, so if your pocket Aces gets beat by a 6 high straight, take it like a man, shake hands and say 'nice hand sir'. Cheating, violence or threats of violence will absolutely not be tolerated!

VENUES WANTED

With the spiritual home of the TPS- Paul's house- now in the hands of the Polish we're one TPS Venue down, so if you feel your gaff is up to hosting an event please let us know.

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THE MAIN EVENT

The first Saturday of every month, from January 2008 we will hold a TPS tournament at one of our houses. It will be the same set up as before with the top 5 getting paid (depending on numbers of course). £15 from the £20 buy-in will go towards the main event winners. There no minimum players for it to be classed as a TPS event. Even if 2 people only turn up, the winner will still get a Masters place and league points.

THE LEAGUE

The top 6 players from the main event get points as before, but now everyone who buys-in will get 1 League Point (Note: TPS `08 Participation Points do not count towards the All Time Leader Board). The league season starts in January and finishes after the November event. £2 from the £20 buy-in each month will go towards awarding the league champion and also runner up a cash prize worthy of turning up for.

THE MASTERS

All winners of the main event get a seat in 'The Masters' to be held in December. This is the World Cup of Poker were the top of the pops battle it out for the cash that's mounted up throughout the season. This is a free tournament for winners only with potentially big money to be won. £3 of the £20 main event monthly buy-in will go towards this grand occasion. With the season having 11 main events, The Masters could be an 11 handed affair, but is unlikely as some tend to win the main event more than once.

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