BPC Season 20 - Week 1

First Place:  Kumo.
Miss you Keeks

Hard to believe it, but this is the 20th season of the BPC.  That's over 10 years of good times, bad beats, even worse jokes and spectacular hospitality from the Burnett's.  We can't thank you enough Jeena and Chess (mostly Jeena) but I'll say it again, thanks for hosting and creating such a nurturing environment for this wonderful family of degenerates.  

On to Week 1 action...  

Somebody should have rolled over the 'JC' bet because one thing we found out early was that Chess was not going to go wire-to-wire leading in points this season.  Like Bush during Hurricane Katrina, he came in late and left early and was never much a factor.  

Now there's a couple of things I don't get to say enough.  Bush and Chess was not a factor.

Who was a factor was, well, me.  I was lucky enough to get cards that held up, and even put a bad beat on one or two people.  The one that comes to mind was against Jeff Potts, who caught me trying to get unscrupulous with Kh 3s.  He got his money in good with Ac 10c (67%), but the flop unveiled with 3 spades and a 4th spade on the river gave me the flush and set the Equus auto pilot on a direct route back to Yorba Linda.

Steven Earl took 2nd place.  He has claimed early and often that he guarantees he will be at that this season's final table, and he's off to a good start.  He played very solidly all night (hurt's just saying that) and even made a great lay down when I flopped trips and rivered quads.  A younger, dumber, drunker Earl would have insta-called my raises.  I'll go ahead and call it right now, he will be at the final table.  (That hurt a bit too.)

3rd went to Charlie, who took a season or two or three off but has clearly not lost his poker form.  Or his dealer skills, thanks for dealing and thanks for the cards Charlie, and welcome back.

Slick Rick cleverly nurtured a short stack to 4th place, and Kelly got the scrappy 5th spot.

Jeff Potts was the bubble.  (Did I mention him yet?)

 

Player  Week 1

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Scott   15

Steve   12

Charlie  9

Rick     6 

Kelly    3 

Potts    Bubble

Player  Total

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Scott   15

Steve 12

Charlie 9

Rick   6

Kelly 3

Potts 1

PapaK 1

Padma 1

Mike   1

Judy   1

Jeremiah 1

Jeena   1

JC      1

Jagu   1

Hirrum 1

Eric   1

Chess   1

Brice 1

Andy   1

Amir   1

AllanU 1

2nd Place, Steven Earl...

3rd Place, Charlie...

4th Place, Slick Rick...

First weekly final table of the season (winner not pictured, photo creds)...

Oh dang, and forgot to give props out to last season's card rack and Final Table winner, JC!!!  Great job and congrats JC!