BPC Season 13 - Week 24
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Needless to say, those points are ginormous for him. They lock him a seat at the Final Table, and he's all but assured that he will not be wearing a dress next season, unless its by choice of course. It would take a perfect storm of the other 4 finishing in perfect order, and even then there would be a tie.
Mike was in the same position, tied for the last Final Table spot, and tied for last in the Best Dressed. Enough of that, he says, and takes down 2nd place last night. He's rushing at the right time, its his 5th pointing in 7 weeks, for a total of 50 points. He's locked in a return trip to the Final Table, and he's gotta be feeling a little good about his place in the Best Dressed race with 3 people behind him and only 1 week left.
Eric is riding a rush too, with 6 pointings in the last 9 weeks for 48 points. (And technically it was only 8 weeks since he was out for one of them.) He too has locked in a seat with a minimum of 81 points with his 3rd place finish last night. (Actually I think there's a scenario where he would get booted, but don't bet on it.)
Potts slips in at 4th place, but its going to be too little, too late. He's mathematically eliminated from both the Final Table, and from beating Chess in their head-to-head bet. And he also has to be worried about Chess winning the Points Championship, which would double the loss.
Bagu was the scrappy 5th, and Padma was the Bubble, her second of the season.
As a side note, Cayce wins the Last Longer Bracket challenge by outlasting everyone in the weekly head-to-head match ups, and takes home a cool $320.
I'm sure if we ask nicely again, Fkamiah will be kind enough to provide the if-then scenarios for the final week of Season 13. I will tell you that everyone behind me is eliminated.
Player Week 24
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Chess 15
Mike 12
Eric 9
J Potts 6
Bagu 3
Padma Bubble
Player Total
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KarJackly 95
Cayce 94
Chess 84
Mike 81
Eric 80
Jagu 77
Kurt 76
Julius 76
Steven 73
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Fkamiah 69
Jeena 66
Papa Kumo 64
Padma 63
Scott 60
-- Eliminated --
Anthony 57
J Potts 56
Rick 46
Remo 43
Nicole 40
Judy 38
Arjan 37
Charlie 36
Omagina 27
Bagu 23
J Hall 20
Dennis 11
Player Mini-Season 5
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Mike 31
Steven 29
Cayce 28
Chess 18
Jagu 18
Player Best Dress (Pts Behind)
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Chess 84 0
Mike 81 3
Kurt 76 8
Julius 76 8
Steven 73 11
2nd place, Mike...
BPC Season 13 - Week 23
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But since I have your attention, let's start with what in my country they call, the (near) perfect storm. Both Steven and Mike started the first TWO Mini-Seasons with zero pointings. Goose-egged for 10 straight weeks of countless taunting. Steven missed Week 11, so got nothing but a bought point for that one, and finally made it to the points for the first time in Week 12, almost exactly half way through the season.
Not to be out done, Mike extended it and went 13 straight weeks until his first pointing in Week 14. By that time Jules, Kurt and Chess had amassed a 52, 46 and 44 point lead respectively. A 52 point lead!!! That difference at the half way points is more than respected players like Potts, Nicole and Arjan have all season to date... after 23 weeks!
But Mike started his charge 6 weeks ago and has 4 pointings in that time, with two 2nds and two 4ths for 38 points. Steven got a healthy 2nd place last week, and follows it up this week with an outright win.
Get 'er done.
In the meantime Jules, after starting the season with guns blazing, is nursing a 12 week cold spell, and Chess is working on a respectable 11 week one himself.
All that combined means that Steven and Mike have now crawled out from the bowels of the BPC cellar and into the Top 9. And in the Race for the Dress, Mike has pulled into a tie with Chester for the final spot. Steven is smack dab in the middle, 3 points behind the two in front of him (Kurt and Jules) and 3 points ahead of the two behind him (Mike and Chess.) Never let them see you sweat.
I can't take this. You hear that Elizabeth? This is the big one, I'm coming to join you!
Rick got 3rd, his 5th pointing in only 11 weeks of play. Mathematically he's not out of finding a way into the Top 9 this season, but it would take another perfect storm. But he's shown he's going to be a contender for next season and one to watch for if he plays for a full season.
And speaking of contenders, Cayce points for the 4th week in a row, this time with a 4th place, and has pulled within a single point of our overall leaders, Team KarJackly! This just after he said he has played his last weekly game of the season. Possum. Not to mention, he missed two weeks that he didn't buy the points for. If he had, he'd be in the overall lead.
Eric pulls the scrappy 5th place, and its huge for him. Had he bubble'd, he'd be in a 4 way tie for the final Top 9 spot. With the extra scrappy points though, he's pulled into solo 7th and has a projected minimum of 73 points. Not necessarily a lock, but might be good enough, and more importantly there's two open spots behind him.
Dennis was the Bubble, his 2nd of the season.
So after 23 weeks, there's still so much to be determined. No one is safe in the the Race for the Dress, and the final spots in the Top 9 are wide open.
With 2 weeks left, maybe Fkamiah will bless us with his seasonal if-then scenarios. Everyone ask nicely.
2 WEEKS LEFT IN THE SEASON!!!
Player Week 23
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Steven 15
Mike 12
Rick 9
Cayce 6
Eric 3
Dennis Bubble
Player Total
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KarJackly 94
Cayce 93
Jagu 76
Kurt 75
Julius 75
Steven 72
Eric 71
Mike 69
Chess 69
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Fkamiah 68 (69 with bought point)
Jeena 65
Papa Kumo 63
Padma 62
Scott 59
Anthony 57
J Potts 49
Rick 45
Remo 42
Nicole 39
Judy 37
Arjan 37
Charlie 36
Omagina 27
Bagu 20
J Hall 19
Dennis 12
Player Mini-Season 5
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Steven 28
Cayce 27
Mike 19
Jagu 17
Charlie 13
Kurt 11
Rick 11
Bagu 11
Scott 5
Nicole 5
Player Best-Dressed (Pts Behind)
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Kurt 75 0
Julius 75 0
Steven 72 3
Mike 69 6
Chess 69 6
2nd place, Mike...
3rd place, Rick...
4th place, Cayce...
5th place, The Milkman...
Bubble Boy, Dennis...
BPC Season 13 - Week 22
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The win takes him from 10th to 3rd overall, passing right by Julius, Chess, Fkamiah, Eric, Kurt, Jeena and Papa Kumo. 7, count them 7 players he just pased.
With 75 points and a minimum of 78 for the season, he's locked up a seat in the big show. There I said it, its locked.
What's far from locked however, is the heated Race for the Dress. Mike has been putting in work recently with 3 pointings in the last 5 weeks for 26 points. But not so fast sweet cheeks, says Earl, who comes in with a solid 2nd place. Just enough to put him back into a tie with Mike. A tie. Whodat calling? Drama, dats who. And he's brought a date named Suspense.
Kurt was running really hot for most of the night, and after rudely plowing through most of the chumps at Table 3, he came to the final table with a few things... an 11 week point-free streak, a tie for the lead for most bubbles, and a very robust chip stack. (Yes Kurt, you have 3 bubbles, not 4. Dunno wus you talking about Willis.)
Somehow come bubble-o'clock though, he ends up forced to go all in for his tournament life, this time with A-6 against Jagu, Jagu's A-K, and Jagu's Tutankhamun-like stack. Time to take the long walk of shame home? Nope, Kurt hits his thin outer to double up and eventually survives long enough to make it to 3rd. Good for him, he's taken more than his share of nasty beats this season.
And its exactly enough to take him past Chess and into a tie with Julius for the lead in the Race for the Dress. A tie. For the lead. Julius has now been silent for the last 11 weeks straight, the longest active streak in the league.
Cayce holds on long enough for 4th, inching himself closer to his stated goal of breaking into the Century Club. Just 13 more points to go. Or with a 3rd in the last 3 weeks he can earn himself entrance into the supremely exclusive Club 99. (Did I mention there was a membership fee?)
And taking the scrappy 5th was... me. :( Dub-tee-eff. Shoved with pkt 9's, and end up getting called by Jagu and his 9-7. Sweet, 86+% chance to win? Couldn't ask for anything more. Except for maybe not seeing a 7 on the flop and another one on the river. A two-outer away from a double up and moving into 2nd or 3rd in chips. Way to use the whole fist there, doc.
This game. This eff'n game.
Welp, there's just 3 weeks left in the season for this eff'n game, and the first 5 spots (KarJackly, Cayce, Jagu, Julius and Kurt) are locked in with a minumum of 77 points or better.
Everyone from 6th through 9th though should still be a little worred. As an example, Steven is currently in 15 place overall, but would move up to 6th place with a win. Everyone ahead of him would do even better.
3 weeks left in the season!!! Time to get yer giddy up on!
Top 9 Changes:
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Jagu moves to 3rd. Kurt moves to tie for 4th.
In: Jagu
Out: Papa Kumo
Player Week 22
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Jagu 15
Steven 12
Kurt 9
Cayce 6
Scott 3
Padma Bubble
Player Total
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KarJackly 93
Cayce 87
Jagu 75
Julius 74
Kurt 74
Chess 68
Fkamiah 68
Eric 68
Jeena 64
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Papa Kumo 62
Padma 61
Scott 58
Anthony 57
Mike 57
Steven 57
J Potts 48
Remo 41
Nicole 38
Arjan 36
Judy 36
Rick 36
Charlie 35
Omagina 27
J Hall 19
Bagu 19
Player Best Dresed
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Julius 74
Kurt 74
Chess 68
Mike 57
Steven 57
2nd place, Steven...
3rd place, Kurticus...
4th place, Cayce...
5th place, Kumo... (get it? A Fifth...)
BPC Season 13 - Week 21
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He was the only one in the Top 9 or vicinity to point, so that was the only real change, but Charlie is back from neverland and lands himself a hearty 2nd place finish. He's about 26 points out of the Final Table, but still within reach.
Bagu pops back in for his first game in 8 weeks, and comes in with a 3rd, his first pointing in the season in 10 showings.
Two weeks ago, Mike, Nicole and Kurticus came in 4th, 5th and Bubble respectively. It must have felt good because guess what, they did it just like that again this week.
Mike is a man on the move. After getting blanked in the first 13 weeks of the season and falling way behind in the race for the dress, he's now pointed in 3 of the last 4, and has clawed his way up to 13th overall (passing me, crap.) And get this, he's only 5 points out of the Top 9, 9 points away from Kurt, and 12 points away from Chester. Ooooooh, this is getting good. Witch doctor, schmitz doctor.
As mentioned, Kurt was the Bubble Boy for a season high 3rd time (tied with The Milkman.)
4 weeks left in the season!!!!
Top 9 Changes:
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No change in top 1.
In: No change
Out: No change
Player Week 21
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Cayce 15
Charlie 12
Bagu 9
Mike 6
Nicole 3
Kurt Bubble
Player Total
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KarJackly 92
Cayce 81
Julius 73
Chess 67
Fkamiah 67
Eric 67
Kurt 65
Jeena 63
Papa Kumo 61
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Jagu 60
Padma 60
Anthony 56
Mike 56
Scott 55
J Potts 48
Steven 45
Remo 40
Nicole 37
Arjan 36
Judy 35
Rick 35
Charlie 35
Omagina 26
J Hall 18
Bagu 18
Dennis 9
Player Best Dressed
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Julius 73
Chess 67
Kurt 65
Mike 56
Steven 45
2nd place, Charlie...
