Ragged Aces Poker Group

Game #12 was a wild night with 17 players showing up at Peter and Sue’s place in Duval.  Nine players were playing with the Ragged Aces for the first time and a couple might actually become regular players.  Play ran the gambit from the experienced, tough-to-play new comers, to the very in-experience tough-to-read (because he really had no clue what he had) guy that called all the way down and sucked out with Q3o twice on the river.  One thing is for sure, you can expect the unexpected when we hold tournaments at Peter’s place J.

“Bad Beat” John built a huge chip stack during the first half of the game before he ran into the backstop of Colleen who had a tendency to call down a draw and catch the right cards.  He lost most of it in a couple of big hands and had to grind his way back into contention on the final table.  He ended up turning the ship around, knocking Colleen out on the bubble and winning the tournament heads up against “Mc”Garrett.  New-comer couple, Keith and Pam rounded out the cash-outs in 3^rd and 4^th making Keith the newest Rookie Ragged Ace (placed in the top 3 in a tournament).  This was John’s first chip, and win of the year.

Speaking of the Roster of Aces, the Mike “Bellagio” run of four top 2 finishes (in the last four games he played), advanced him to become the fourth Triple Ace (2^nd on the active list) with the third most chips earned of all “Aces” (one behind Abi).  Darin “Monkey Boy” became the fifth Triple Ace when he took second in his last game and passed Christine to sit third on the list.  I owe both of you guys an Ace magnet!

Other movement on the roster includes “Bad Beat” John moving to within one chip of becoming a Double Ace (along with “Dead Hand” Joe, and Terry) along with Mike Z. and Brian T. becoming Journeyman (2 chips) Aces.

I have posted the updated standings to www.raggedaces.com.  John L. jumped up two places to get into the top 5 while he grabbed another bounty and extended his lead a little on “Bellagio” and Clark.  The big moves in the standings were “Bad Beat” moving up 5 places and “Wino” Sue moving up 3 places to get both into the top 10.  “Dead Hand” moved up 7 spots to take 11^th.  The other big move was made by Andrew, jumping 13 players to reach the top 20.  Keith and Pam (new players) just cracked the top 35 with their top 4 finishes and I expect they will rise quickly if they continue to play with us. 

Missing in Action:  Looking through the list Ragged Aces players, I’ve notices a few that have gone missing since the summer, this season (or longer). 

·         Terry G. Lee (9 top 3 finishes), 0 games this season, last played June 20^th 2009 (14 tournaments ago)

·         Casey Cady (2 top 3 finishes), 0 games this season, last played January 31^st 2009 (24 tournaments ago)

·         Tyler “WalMart” (8 top 3 finishes, 2009 Champion), 1 game this season, last played September 19^th 2009 (7 tournaments ago)

·         Rob Rook (5 top 3 finishes), 1 game this season, last played online October 28^th 2009 (4 tournaments ago), live November 15^th 2008 (29 tournaments ago)

·         Scott Armstrong (4 top 3 finishes), 1 game this season, last played August 15^th 2009 (10 tournaments ago)

·         “Anecdote” Allan (3 top 3 finishes), 2 games this season, last played September 19^th 2009 (7 tournaments ago)

·         Bondy Sugarman (1 top 3 finish), 1 game this season, last played September 19^th 2009 (7 tournaments ago)

·         Kevin & Max “Kings” Williams (1 top 3 finish), 3 & 2 games this season, last played September 19^th 2009 (7 tournaments ago)

·         Erwin Jansen (2 top 3 finishes), 1 game this season, last played September 19^th 2009 (7 tournaments ago)

·         Andre “Quiet Giant” King (7 top 3 finishes), 2 games this season, last played September 19^th 2009 (7 tournaments ago)

·         Other players that could be semi-regular that we haven’t seen this season include: Harold, Adam C., Jeff B., Tom O., and Pat

Come on back guys/gals, we miss playing with you... 

Our next game is only 2 days away, this Saturday, December 19^th at my place “the Hangar”, 6pm.  This is a great opportunity to blow off some steam after fighting the crowds shopping at the mall all day J.  Please let me know if you plan to make the game and/or need directions.

And don’t forget to set aside NEW YEARS DAY!!!  This is our big HORSE tournament, starts at Noon with 1hr blinds…bring your favorite food and drink to share, watch the games on the big screen, play to win the bobble horse trophy!

5th Season

1. July 18, 6pm - Won by: Jordan S., Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
2. August 1, 6pm - Won by: Jon L., West Seattle "Rich's Place" ($20)
3. August 15, 6pm - Won by: John F., Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
4. August 26, 8pm - Won by: Diana, Full Tilt "Online" ($22)
5. September 5, 6pm - Won by: Aaron N. (BIG ACE RING), Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20 min / $100 max buy-in)  
6. September 19, 6pm - Won by: John L., Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
7. October 3, 6pm - Won by: Garrett (Team Poker), Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
8. October 17, 6pm - Won by: Mike B., Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
9. October 28, 8pm - Won by: Clark, Full Tilt "Online" ($22)
10. November 7, 6pm - Won by: Mike Z., Issaquah "John L.'s Place" ($20)
11. November 28, 6pm – Won by: Mike B., Issaquah "John L.'s Place"  ($20)
12. December 5, 6pm – Won by: John C., Duval "Peter & Sue's Place" ($20)
13. December 19, 6pm - Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
14. January 1, Noon - New Years Day HORSE, Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
15. January 16, 6pm - Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
16. January 30, 2:30pm - HEADS-UP, Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
17. February 6, 6pm - TBD ($20)
18. February 20, 6pm - Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
19. March 6, 6pm - TBD ($20)
20. March 20, 6pm - Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
21. April 3, 6pm - RAWSOP BIG ACE, Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($100 with rebuys)
22. April 17, 6pm - Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
23. May 1, 6pm - TBD ($20)
24. May 15, 6pm - Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
25. May 26, 8pm - Full Tilt "Online" ($22)
26. June 5, 6pm - BIG ACE, Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($50 with rebuys)
27. June 19, 6pm - Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" ($20)
28. July 10, Noon - 2010 CHAMPIONSHIP, Redmond Ridge "The Hangar" (invite only $20 entry)