That Darn Cyclist!

Sorry I haven’t gotten round to it earlier (Ive been watching the Victoria Secret Parade and the Sharapova v Hantuchova tennis match....oooh yeah!) but hear is a brief recollection of Round 4 of the Eastern Suburbs Poker Tour.

The stage was set for a big one and all players settled down for a long night ahead, pumped and eager to continue the Tour into 2006. After early rumours of a Phatty T scratching, the favourite made an appearance, a benefit to the game and fans alike. Wariness surrounded Jason and his last Tour appearance victory but all eyes were on newcomer Rob making his much anticipated debet.

There was once again a joyous atmosphere pre-match, with Emil once more bringing a much loved after dinner snack prepared by his mum. The game didn’t start till late, however, with Rob deciding to BBQ half a cow in preparation for the night.

The night got off to a steady start with Thearley dominating early, a sight uncommon so far on the Tour. With Thearley winning every second hand, the early highlight was Robs attempt to form a straight using K-A-2. This unfortunate error let the debutant very lightly stacked and it looked like he was headed for an early exit. However, he was able to hang on for a few hands and watch Phatty T succumb to his Samadoochi table blues, the first to bow out. Hoogster was quick to follow, losing with what he and others thought was a winning hand only to rapidly spiral downward into a depressive state when someone piped up that he, with his 2 pair, was actually a loser against Emils flush (who had no idea he had it). Robs attempts to just hang in there soon failed and he was left stranded, and not long after Jason followed, unable to match his previous rounds efforts.

3 that left, yes it did, Thearley, Samadoochi and Emil. As Dirty Sanchez played in the background, the 3 buckled down determined - Emil determined to beat his previous 2nd at this table, Thearley determined to take out the event after his previous unfortunate runs, Samadoochi determined to finally go that one step further. Dirty Sanchez must have got to Emil, throwing his chips and bowing out, leaving Samadoochi with a chip lead over Thearley. A brave battle followed, both pokies sweating under the immense pressure each was applying to the other. But in the end Samadoochi reigned supreme, finally breaking through for his first win on the Tour but recognising and respecting Thealey, who finally has come to the party.

Post-match antics again followed. Thearley fell off a moving car but the highlight of the night had to be that darn cyclist. That’s right, once again as the Tour ran onto the street in a becoming traditional undie-run, a cyclist rode past. And waved! Good times, good times.

Anyways, the honour roll is as follows:

Round 1 winner: Phatty T
Round 2 winner: Jason
Round 3 winner: Phatty T
Round 4 winner: Samadoochi


And the overall standings is as follows:

Samadoochi 27
Thearley 21
Phatty T 20.5
Hoogster 18.5
Emil 17
Jason 13
Edgy 5
Rob 4


We have so far raised about 1/4 of the funds we are hoping to get. If we have a tournament every 3 or 4 weeks we should reach our target by the end of the year. So whenever someone is up for hosting one just let everyone else know.