Irongirl played host to the fourth installment of the Blogger Poker Tour Saturday at Poker.com. This event was billed as Omaha a Go-Go, which conjured up images of Goldie Hawn in a tight mini-skirt and high-heeled white boots doing "the watusi". My mind drifted to a happier time and I barely noticed the seating configutration.
The true nature of this pot limit tournament had become apparent, as there were only eight players per table. The blinds loomed large and play was very aggressive right from the start. Don't you love it when you're dealt AsAdKsKd, everybody calls your raise, and the flop comes 567 rainbow? Or you're in the BB holding 8d8c6s7s and the flop comes AhKhQh? Sometimes the best course of action is to donate as slowly as possible.
Such was the case for yours truly, brodoughno, and I limped it home in 31st spot. Daylight Saving Time was a stumbling block for BPT leader ViezeMan, costing him an hour's worth of blinds. This proved too much to overcome, and the resulting 57th place finish caused ViezeMan to "fall back" to third overall.
The versatile kufolem showed that he's no slouch at 8 Man Omaha PL, and backed up last week's win with a solid sixth place finish. He slipped past the sleeping ViezeMan into second position in the standings despite missing a BPT event. imjusthereforthebeer found the preverbial keg this time around and then laid under the tap. But upon being stopped, his point total indicated that he had gained just under the legal limit and $100 for the runner-up spot. imjusthereforthebeer now sits in fourth place overall and looks poised to pass the field sobriety test.
When the chips were down it was Freeroll26 who stepped up to the challenge and took down the $125 first prize. The winner also established a firm position in the BPT top ten. But the biggest move this week was made by the hostess with the mostest. Irongirl's dietary supplement boosted her point total to 617; enough to set the tour standard at the midway point in the season.
132 blogger hopefuls are trying to advance to the Dec. 23 Blogger Poker Tour Grand Final, where the top 20 will share in over $25,000 in prizes. The field is bunched tightly and only a 96 point spread separates 2nd and 8th, while the 200 point gap between 9th and 49th can be easily be erased in one event. After a week off, The House of Poker Blues will host BPT Event #5 on Nov. 18 at Poker.com. This weeks results and the updated standings:
Event #4 Omaha PL
1. Freeroll26 $125
2. imjusthereforthebeer $100
3. EgonOlsen $75
4. astinaguy $55
5. MTLdon $45
6. kufolem $30
7. Stevenslb159 $25
8. Rahaboss $20
9. PearlSnapMan $15
10. thepurdle $10
Overall Standings
1. Irongirl 617
2. kufolem 506
3. ViezeMan 501
4. imjusthereforthebeer 452
5. DawgRoyal 439
6. brodoughno 429
7. Freeroll26 416
8. natsdad 410
9. DavidMalek 374
10. elc3105 360
Sunday, November 05, 2006
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