Winner Mike
2nd John
3rd Paul
4th Tatter
5th Steve
6th John T
Also Ran: Jordan, Chris, Kev Mc, Dave
Total: 10
Venue: Jordan'sSeptember, and the TPS season is slowly dragging its bloated carcass towards its inevitable conclusion. The 9th instalment saw a spack-tacular 10 players turn up at Jordan’s and for those languishing in the mid-table morass it was make or break time for a chance to catch Paul at the top of the table and for those still with out a win under their belts one of only three remaining chances of a Masters place.
With the ten players spread out five apiece over two tables, a finish in the top three would put them in the final and a chance of getting some much needed points. It was table two that saw Kev Mc as the first player to get knocked on his arse in the first round, Amir Kahn-like, shortly followed by Jordan whose inevitable All-In with an A, 10, was called by Tatters K, 8, - an 8 on the flop sending Jordan out of the game and wrapping up table two in under an hour. Tatter and Paul where the chip leaders by a mile, with Steve just managing to scrape in to his fourth final this year.
This could only mean one thing for table one- that it would drag on and on for ages and ages……..
John took an early lead after a big pot take down against Mike when they both went large with a pair of
An uncharacteristic 1st hand All In from John is what greeted the five other players on the final table. John T had started things off with a modest raise but without any takers John’s attempt at an early double up meant he was now only on par with the first round table winners with regard to starting chips, until a few hands later when it was John T’s turn to go all in with a 7,A,7 flop. John was more than happy to call as he was holding A,7- John T turning over K,Q, to reveal a gutsy if foolhardy bluff - another Ace on the river gave John the pick of the Full Houses and John T a point and a chance to join the side game.
In what might go down as one of the bravest if not strangest plays of the season Steve was the next to make an all in move and after a long think it was Mike who called it. Steve revealed just a 3 and an 8- the three on the flop giving him just a pair of crabs, but Mike only had 4, J, of Spades and with only one other Spade on the board Steve was looking the unlikely winner until the final two cards gave Mike the Flush and all of Steve’s chips.
Not to be outdone in the crazy All In stakes, Tatter was next to push his entire stack over the line with pocket 5’s and once again Mike took the bait with A,Q suited. A low value board turned into a Straight and Tatter survived for a few more rounds.
Not long after their first toe-to-toe Tatter vs. Mike part two saw Tatski with 10, Q, of Diamonds to Mikes A,K, of Hearts but despite hitting Trip 10’s Tatter lost the rematch when Mike hit yet another Flush.
By this point in the final Mike had almost ‘All The Chips In The World’ and top of the league rivals Paul and John looked to be battling for 2nd place. A few tense rounds ensued with Paul pulling out all the stops in an effort to force a comeback whilst John’s stack dwindled away as he struggled to land a decent hand. By the time Paul called Mike’s All In John was down to less than 30 chips. Mike showed A, Q, and Paul could only manage A, 6, - with no improving cards on the board Paul’s valiant fight was over and he had to settle for 3rd place. John then faced his fourth and shortest lived Heads-Up of the season when he followed Paul by going all in with A, 6. Mike, who had to call, turned over 10, 8, and a brace of 10’s on the flop gave him his first TPS win after just five appearances.
