Season 11 - Week 13

BPC Season 11 - Week 13
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We have officially passed the half way point of the season, and last night brought huge changes across the leader board.  Morgan and Steven ended up heads up, and Morgan comes out on top this week.  He's only played 3 times, but now has a 1st and a 3rd to show for it, so is making his way up the leader board.

Steven's 2nd and 12 points vaults him from 10th place all the way to the top, and he is now our new overall leader.  After blanking the first 5 weeks to start off the season, he has now pointed in 5 of the last 8 and is the man to catch.

Potts got 3rd last night, and its only his third pointing of the season.  But with the other two being firsts, its enough to put him in second place overall, just a single point behind the leader.

Arjan continues his climb, and with his 4th place and 6 points from last night, he's now in 3rd place overall.  That means all 3 of the Top 3 are new this week.

Jeena got 5th, and those scrappy 3 points are actually huge for her.  With them, she's in 6th place overall by herself, without them she's out of the Top 9.

And this week's Bubble Boy was no new comer to the position... Hee Hall for the third time this season.

Meanwhile, I'm heading in the wrong direction and have now gone 5 weeks in a row without pointing.  This time courtesy of Julius with a well placed suck out.  The only one colder than me right now is Kurt, who is on a 6 week losing streak.

What a crazy tight race this season though.  With no break away winners and half a season left, everyone is completely still in the hunt.  Right now 13th place could still just about be the overall leader with just a single win.

Player   Week 13
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Morgan   15
Steven   12
J Potts   9
Arjan     6
Jeena     3
J Hall    Bubble


Player    Total
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Steven    50
J Potts   49
Arjan     47
KarJacked 46
Scott     45
Jeena     44
Chess     43
Sungina   43
Jeremiah  42
- - - - -  - - -
Eric      40
Mike      39
Nicole    35
Judy      35
Jagu      31
Ruby      25
Bagu      25
Morgan    25
Kurt      20
Omar      19
Remo      18
J Hall    14
Ben       10
Padma      9
Nisha      8
RiceCake   7
Kelly      6
Julius     4
Guest 2    2
Guest 1    1
Anthony    1


Player      Mini-Season 3
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J Potts   25
Remo      17
Steven    16
Morgan    15
KarJacked 14
Jeremiah  14
Judy      11
Omar      11
Arjan      8
Sungina    8
Jeena      7
J Hall     7
Scott      3
Chess      3
Eric       3
Mike       3
Nicole     3
Jagu       3
Bagu       3
Kurt       3
Padma      2
Julius     2
Guest 2    2
RiceCake   1
Guest 1    1
Ruby       0
Ben        0
Nisha      0
Kelly      0
Anthony    0

2nd Place, geek chic Steven...

The godfather and the bubble...

The thief who done took my chips...

Cash game fun...

Future junior tour player...

Current junior tour player...

Three way...

Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil...

Season 11 - Week 12

BPC Season 11 - Week 12
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And we have a new overall leader... KarJacked!!!  Karrie was able to get her team their third 2nd place of the season, giving them 45 points and first place all to their lonesome.  Tap tap, I get Karrie on my team next year.

First place for the week goes to Remo.  In only his second showing of the season, he's a player on the move.

Judy had a monster stack of 5000's last time I saw her, and she was able to use them to get to 3rd place.  Sunj got 4th and Jeena got 5th.

Padma was the Bubble Gal for the week.

Player    Week 12
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Remo      15
KarJacked 12
Judy       9
Sungina    6
Jeena      3
Padma      Bubble


Player      Total
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KarJacked  45
Scott      44
Chess      42
Sungina    42
Arjan      41
Jeremiah   41
Jeena      41
J Potts    40
Eric       39
- - - - - - - - -
Mike       38
Steven     38
Nicole     34
Judy       34
Jagu       30
Ruby       25
Bagu       24
Kurt       19
Omar       18
Remo       17
J Hall     13
Ben        10
Morgan     10
Nisha       8
Padma       8
RiceCake    7
Kelly       6
Julius      3
Guest 2     2
Guest 1     1
Anthony     1


Player     Mini-Season 3
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J Potts   16
Remo      16
KarJacked 13
Jeremiah  13
Judy      10
Omar      10
Sungina    7
J Hall     6
Jeena      4
Steven     4
Scott      2
Chess      2
Arjan      2
Eric       2
Mike       2
Nicole     2
Jagu       2
Bagu       2
Kurt       2
Guest 2    2
Padma      1
RiceCake   1
Julius     1

2nd place and new overall leader, the workhorse of KarJacked... Karrie...

Week 12 action...

 
 Deep thoughts...

Smoochie face...

 A Cup sighting...

And a Julius sighting... (look closely its hard to actually capture him still at the table)

 Separated at birth...

Season 11 - Week 11

BPC Season 11 - Week 11
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I was all prepared to hand over my temporary and tenuous season lead to someone this week, especially after getting out-played by Jeremiah and exiting before the final table.  (I had two pair, I thought for sure he was just playing his aces.  Well, he was, except he had a pair of Q's to go with them too for top two.)  But the good news is that I'm kicking his ass in bejeweled blitz this week, so we'll call it even.

As it stands though, no one in the top 7 pointed this week, so I get to hold on to the tiara for just a bit longer. 

Potts ends up winning the week, for his second pointing (both of them wins) of the season in just 7 showings.  The win boosts him up all the way from 15th to 5th all by himself.

Jeremiah got 2nd, and goes from 11th to tied for 3rd with Arjan.

Third place goes to Omar, who has been ice cold this season but gets his first pointing in 9 starts.  Hee Hall got 4th place for his first pointing, and Steven got the scrappy 5th for his 4th pointing in the last 6 weeks.  Hopefully his luck carried on to Vegas this weekend for him.

Bryan was the bubble boy for the week, and Sungina and KarJacked are the two booted from the Top 9 party for now.


Player    Week 11
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J Potts   15
Jeremiah  12
Omar       9
J Hall     6
Steven     3
Bryan      Bubble
     
     
Player     Total
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Scott      43
Chess      41
Arjan      40
Jeremiah   40
J Potts    39
Jeena      38
Eric       38
Mike       37
Steven     37
- - - - - - - - -
Sungina    36
KarJacked  33
Nicole     33
Jagu       29
Ruby       25
Judy       25
Bagu       23
Kurt       18
Omar       17
J Hall     13
Ben        10
Morgan     10
Nisha       8
Padma       7
RiceCake    6
Kelly       6
Julius      2
Remo        2
Guest 1     1
Anthony     1
Guest 2     1


Player     Blitz
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Scott      476,750
Kelly      361,500
Jeremiah   332,200

Mike dealing?  Had to get a pic...

...and Omar has chips?  That's like seeing Sasquatch and Nessie together this season.

Weird night I guess.

Sunj and Jeremiah, deep in poker thought.  Or not...

Week 11 action...

The Adventures of Remo Williams...

This pic doesn't do it justice, but this mural by Jeena is the size of a wall...

Remember when cakes used to just be round with plain frosting?

Season 11 - Week 10

BPC Season 11 - Week 10 
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Arjan Uncle steps up in Week 10, winning both the week AND the mini-season!  Great job Arjan.  That moves him up to 39 points and 3rd place overall, in the Top 9 for the first time this season.  All of his points came in the second mini-season, timing is everything.

Mike got 2nd place, for his second pointing in a row and 4th overall.  He's at 36 points now, in the Top 9 for the first time of the season and tied with the Milkman in 5th place.  (Which reminds me, I have a side bet on those guys.)  Arjan and Mike bumped out Jeremiah and Nicole from the Top 9.

Third place goes to "Captain" Morgan, a strong showing in only his second appearance for the year.  I went through the trouble of moving him out of the "Guest" row and into his own, so hopefully he'll show up a lot more this season.  (Even with just those two showings, his still ahead of all-stars Omar and Hee Hall.)

Fourth place goes to Jeena, who moves up from 7th to 4th overall.  She finished with 32 points in the mini-season, just 3 behind Arjan.  The Godfather gets the scrappy 5th, and Hee The Champ Hall is the Bubble Boy for the second week in a row.

Next week starts a fresh new mini-season, let's see who can get hot or continue their hot streaks.

There was some grumbling that the DOUBLE HEADER previously scheduled for next week will be MOVED.  I haven't updated the spreadsheet yet, so it still says next week, but more than likely it will be moved to Friday 8/13 to Friday 10/1.  A confirmation wil be sent out later.  Blame it on Sungina.

Player   Week 10

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Arjan    15
Mike     12
Morgan    9
Jeena     6
Jagu      3
J Hall    Bubble

Player     Total
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Scott      42
Chess      40
Arjan      39
Jeena      37
Eric       36
Mike       36
Sungina    35
Steven     34
KarJacked  32
Nicole     32
- - - - - - - - -
Jeremiah   28
Jagu       28
Ruby       25
Judy       24
J Potts    23
Bagu       22
Kurt       17
Ben        10
Morgan     10
Nisha       8
Omar        8
Padma       7
J Hall      7
RiceCake    6
Kelly       6
Julius      2
Guest 1     1
Anthony     1
Guest 2     0

Player      Mini-Season 2
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Arjan      35   --- Winner!!!
Jeena      32
Steven     29
Scott      21
Nicole     20
Chess      19
Judy       19
Mike       18
Sungina    16
Jeremiah   13
Eric       12
Kurt       10
Morgan     10 

First out, the new Mr. Cold Streak Omar... 

BFF's... 

Arjan Uncle, about to take these sucka's out... 

Good enough to fight over... 

Season 11 - Week 9

BPC Season 11 - Week 9
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Chess flops trip dueces and I'm genius enough to bet into it all-in with my fish hooks.  Big dummeh.  But again someone is able to put my chips to good use, and he takes down top spot for the week.  The 15 points moves him up to second overall and gives him the best view of my ass in first place.

Nicole gets a long awaited and much deserved second place, and has pointed in 5 of the last 6 weeks.  That bumps her up into the Top 9 for the first time this season.  Steven is perhaps on the hottest roll, with a third place last night, and a 2nd and a 4th earlier, giving him 5th place overall and the lead for Mini-Season 2 going into the final week.

Bagu and Mike round out the pointers, and Hee Hall was the bubble boy.

Player   Week 9
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Chess    15
Nicole   12
Steven    9
Bagu      6
Mike      3
J Hall    Bubble
     
     
Player    Total
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Scott     41
Chess     39
Eric      35
Sungina   34
Steven    33
KarJacked 31
Jeena     31
Nicole    31
Jeremiah  27
- - - - - - - - -
Ruby      25
Jagu      25
Arjan     24
Mike      24
Judy      23
J Potts   23
Bagu      21
Kurt      16
Ben       10
Nisha      8
Padma      7
Omar       7
RiceCake   6
Kelly      6
J Hall     6
Julius     2
     
     
Player   Mini-Season 2
----------------------
Steven   28
Jeena    26
Scott    20
Arjan    20
Nicole   19
Chess    18
Judy     18
Sungina  15

- - Everyone else is out of contention - -

Season 11 - Week 8

BPC Season 11 - Week 8
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Nicole nearly makes it 5 weeks in a row in the points, but ends up just shy on the bubble.  I snuck in for the scrappy 5th after being down to what felt like about one green chip at one point.  And every time I was able to accumulate some chips, I generously donated them to either Sungina or Jeena in straight-up donkey fashion.  I'm a giver.  

Steven is back in the points for the second time this season and mini-season, exhibiting some rare patience and laying down some big hands while getting verbally abused all night from The Milkman, who got in the moh-ney for 3rd.  I didn't see the presumed heads up cat fight at the end, but it looks like Jeena and Sunj were able to take my chips to the finish line, with Jeena taking it down for the week.

The win also places Jeena in the lead of the Mini-Season after 3 weeks 25 points, followed by Scott, Steven and Arjan at 19 points.  Still anyone's game though, as no one is mathematically eliminated just yet.

Hopefully we'll see everyone this Saturday at the First Annual Taffeta Classic, you won't want to miss me hoisting that purdy trophy at 3:00 am.


Player   Week 8
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Jeena    15
Sungina  12
Eric      9
Steven    6
Scott     3
Nicole    Bubble


Player      Total
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Scott     40
Eric      35
Sungina   33
KarJacked 30
Jeena     30
Jeremiah  26
Ruby      25
Chess     24
Jagu      24
Steven    24
- - - - - - - - -
Arjan     23
Judy      22
J Potts   22
Mike      21
Nicole    19
Bagu      15
Kurt      15
Ben       10
Nisha      8
Padma      7
RiceCake   6
Kelly      6
Omar       6
J Hall     5
Julius     2
Guest 1    1


Player     Mini-Season 2
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Jeena      25
Scott      19
Steven     19
Arjan      19
Judy       17
Sungina    14
Eric       11
Jeremiah   11
Kurt        8
Nicole      7
KarJacked   3
Chess       3
Jagu        3
J Potts     3
Mike        3
Padma       3
Ruby        2
Bagu        2
Nisha       2
RiceCake    2
Kelly       2
J Hall      2
Julius      2
Ben         1
Omar        1
Guest 1     1


2nd Place - Sungina

3rd Place - The Milkman

Something is missing...

A

No, not the Capt I was looking for...

A view from the consolation table...

The king and his castle...

Final 3...

Season 11 - Week 7

BPC Season 11 - Week 7
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Its been 45 weeks, over a season and a half, since Judy last pointed in the BPC.  Her last pointing was Week 11 of Season 9 (two seasons ago.)  That is a cold spell of epic proportions, but it has finally come to an end!!!  And in grand fashion, as Judy was able to outlast the rest of us and best Arjan in late night heads up play to win Week 7.  Congratulations Judy!  Sometimes it only takes that first one before the flood gates open up and the chips and the points come flowing back in.  (I wouldn't know, but that's what I've heard.)

The big 15 points push Judy into the Top 9.  Arjan got second, and with those 12 points, plus last week's 4th place, he is also in the Top 9, the two of them pushing Potts and Mike out of the party.

Jeremiah got 3rd place for his first cash and third pointing of the season, keeping him solidly within the 9.  Kurt is on the board for the second time finishing in 4th place, and Nicole gets 5th place, for her fourth pointing in a row.  Unfortunately they have been three 5ths and a 4th, so she's still on the outside looking in, but playing some consistent poker.

Is it Thursday yet?

Player    Week 7
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Judy      15
Arjan     12
Jeremiah   9
Kurt       6
Nicole     3
Bagu       1
     
     
Player    Total
---------------
Ruby      37
Scott     37
KarJacked 29
Eric      26
Jeremiah  25
Chess     23
Jagu      23
Arjan     22
Judy      21
- - - - - - - -
J Potts   20
Mike      20
Sungina   19
Nicole    18
Steven    18
Bagu      15
Jeena     15
Kurt      14
Ben       10
Nisha      7
Padma      6
RiceCake   6
Kelly      5
Omar       5
J Hall     4
Julius     2

Second place Arjan...

Third place Jeremiah...

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