Posted by Johnnymac 9:43 PM


The final table is set! Byron Cox drove all the way from Dallas to get a seat in the tournament this weekend and his trip proved worthwhile. He outlasted his friend and fellow Dallas resident Mike Pope in the end and won the first table this afternoon. Following Byron's win, Tony Ford proved that the third time is a charm as he finally made his way to the final table. Tony's win came at the expense of Pete Rangel, who played very well but eventually was overtaken by the blinds when the cards chose an inopportune time to go cold. Tony's win is also notable that he wasn't even signed up to play this afternoon - he only came when another player gave up his seat and Tony was available to play. Tony now has the distinction of being the player at the final table who tried the most times to get there. Good for him that it worked out.

Incidentally, Byron's win threw a monkey wrench into the final game of the first round because he was also signed up to play in that game, too. Since he won we had to find a replacement player and we couldn't, so the other players chose to buy-out his seat for $10 apiece. This means that the final price pool will be $30 short and pursuant to the rules that difference will come out of the eventual winners travel funds.

Byron and Tony will both be playing with us tomorrow afternoon. If you want to come out and check on the action (and maybe get a little action yourself in a side game), send me an email and I'll get you set up with directions.

Table #9 (start time 06/04/05 2:16pm - 123 minutes)

1. Byron Cox
2. Mike Pope
3. Merrily Mann
4. Pablo Brito
5. Mr. G
6. Fred Willumsen
7. Frank Moreno
8. Barry Kraus
9. Juan Miranda
10. Javier Gonzalez

Table #10 (start time 06/04/05 4:43pm - 117 minutes)

1. Tony Ford
2. Pete Rangel
3. Jeff Brannen
4. Cliff Tubbs
5. Randy Brown
6. Charles Dunshie
7. Mr. G
8. Charles Fuqua
9. Mike Pope
10. (bought out)

Good luck to everyone tomorrow!

2 Comment(s):

Posted by  Dr Fro, at 11:57 PM, June 04, 2005  

Well done, Byron. You told me on Thursday that you were planning on winning the 1st game on Saturday. Knock em dead and make Dallas proud.

__________________________________________________

Posted by  Anonymous, at 9:11 AM, June 05, 2005  

It will be Houston's pleasure to eliminate Dallas from this event.

__________________________________________________

Post a Comment