2nd Tatter
3rd Kev Mc
4th Mike
5th Steve
6th Dave
Also Ran: John, Chris,Rob, Briggs, John T, Gazzer
Total: 12
Venue: Riley's Snooker Club
It was a second away outing to Riley’s snooker club for TPS 11, this time with the tantalising promise of a laid on ‘buffet’. The free food offer helped to draw out the crowds (sort of) with a return appearance of Dave and the fresh face of Mike’s brother Gazzer.
With Paul taking the league the month before the final game of the 2008 season would be a race for the last Masters spot plus a battle between John and Kev Mc to see who could clinch the still lucrative runner up position, but with Kev needing to finish in first place and hope John didn’t come second it looked like a tough proposition for the Ice Man.
However John helped Kev’s cause from the get –go by going out in first place, his ‘nothing to loose’ attitude back firing when an all in with A J of clubs was called by Mike who showed A K- a Jack on 4th Street gave John a glimmer of hope but a King on the River sent him off to the bar to complain about the music and ask when the much anticipated buffet would be arriving.
Brendan was the next to duck out when his K9 lost out to Paul’s AJ and there was much excitement on table two when Dave nearly hit a Royal Flush. Back on table one Mike soon began to dominate taking chips from just about everyone and knocking Rob out with A 10 to Robs QK suited. It soon boiled down to a bubble avoiding chip fight between low stacks Steve and John T, until John did Steve a massive favour by going all in with 8,3, and getting called by Mike who had A,3, – a 3 on the flop didn’t help John’s cause and he missed out on a seat in the final. But before the final, the ‘buffet’ arrived and the hungry players tucked into ham and cheese sarnies, chips (oh the irony) and crisps. Lots of crisps. “I’ve not eaten that many Quavers in years” said John.
By the time the final round got under way the clock was ticking towards turfing out time - if the game wasn’t done and dusted by last orders it would have to be decided on chip stacks. With this added pressure Dave and Steve soon flunked out followed a few rounds later by Mike. With less that 20 mins left it was a three way stand off between Tatter, Paul and Kev Mc with Tatter in the lead and Kev, who had yet to win a game all year, in low stack position. As talk of the impending chip count mounted Kev decided it was now or never and started making all in shouts- he nabbed a few blinds and even managed to double up until he finally got potted by Paul, missing out on both the runner up position and a Masters place – meaning the 2008 event would be the first without the Ice Man’s presence. Kev, looking truly gutted must have been wondering how it all went so horribly wrong. At least there’s still John’s usual dealers position available- all he needs is a Tux.
The TPS season then drew to a quick close and who better to take the final first place than league winner, and now 8 times TPS champion Paul.
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