Ray is the Champion!

A great turnout for the tournament tonight, with some new faces trying their luck. 26 players ensured that there were cash prizes for the top four finishers and there was over $2,000 in the prize pool!

Peter R. bubbled today, just missing out on some of the cash. His all-in was called by Chris R. who managed to achieve the straight on the river to beat Peter who had flopped a pair.

From here on, everyone was in the money. Chris S. was narrowly chip leader, closely followed by Greg S., Tim N., and Ray W.

Ray took Tim for most of his stack by getting a flush on the river and the next the hand Greg raised to 20k pre-flop which pushed Tim all in. Greg had pocket 7's and Tim K5, Three clubs on the flop and a fourth on the turn was good for Greg who had the fifth club in his hand and knocking Tim out.

From here Greg was chip leader and he used his chips to gradually diminish the others' stacks. Soon though Ray challenged Chris with an all-in. Ray had pocket 6's and they held all the way to the end leaving Chris with 2k.

Chris was all-in next hand and again Ray had the lead from the flop finishing with 2 pair and Chris finished in 3rd.

It was pretty evenly matched for a while between Ray and Greg. But all it takes is a few good hands!

It was pretty quiet pre-flop with no one raising, and after the flop Greg bet 30k and Ray min-raised. Greg then went all-in and Ray quickly called. Greg had K6 and Ray AQ. The cards were 10 K J 4 2 giving Ray the straight right from the start.

From then on Greg, couldn't hold too much longer, and a few hands later another all-in situation determined the winner. Ray took out the top spot with a K, Greg chasing a straight that didn't quite eventuate.

It was a good tournament, and thanks to everyone who participated!

Join us on Friday for the last chance to win a seat in to our Deepstack Tournament this weekend (4th Dec). See you there!

Karl too strong for them all

This evenings tournament was a long one! 24 players making a nice a tidy prize pool of just shy of $2,000! However, many players weren't willing to miss out on an opportunity to recieve a portion of the prize pool and the final table wasn't reached until the second break.

After a quick break to regather their strength, they played on until finally we had five players left. With cash going to the final four, no one wanted to be the bubble. Eventually though, it was Ross. He didn't give up easily though and put up a tough fight. Well done.

The final four were Sam C., Greg S., Martin K., and Karl R. They were all pretty evenly matched with chips kept moving from player to player. Karl though was gradually managing to increase his stack to become chip leader.

Karl was the one to knock out everybody tonight. A three-way all in decided the third and fourth place getters.

The all-in was between Martin, Greg and Karl who had Q9, 95 and 10 9 respectively. Martin going all in pre-flop and Greg and Karl called. When the flop came out 10 5 3, Karl raised 20k which pushed Greg all-in also. The remaining cards were 4K and Karl's pair of 10s held and Martin finished fourth and Greg third.

Sam and Karl were heads up and it wasn't long before the final result was decided. Sam called Karl's big blind in the dark. Karl then raised all-in and Sam after checking his cards, called. Karl had pocket 5's and Sam had pocket 4's. The board did nothing for either of them and Karl's pair held allowing him to take first place. Well done!

It was a great tournament tonight, don't forget to join us this Friday for a $10 Turbo Tournament to win a seat into the next Deepstack Tournament on December 4th.

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Wet Wednesday 6-Max

Tonight we had a turnout of 19 players for the Weekly Wednesday 6-Max.

In the top 4 and the cash were: Ryan, Karl, Mau and Ross.

Ryan was out first, taken out by Karl. Ryan pushed it all-in pre with AT(spades), he was called by A9(clubs). It was looking good for Ryan when the board flopped 3 diamonds. Sadly for Ryan, the turn was not as pleasant, a 9. The pair was good enough to hold up at the river for Karl.

Ross got it all in pre, 33 vs K4 for a flip. T 4 A 4 4, as if the pair of fours wasn't hard enough to beat, two more on the turn and river secured Karl the win and the four of a kind 4's.

Karl and Mau got to the flop before the chips went in, Mau pushed on the 6 K 6 board, Karl called. Mau was playing Ace high with his A2, Karl must have struggled to contain himself, flopping a boat with K6. 6 K 6 4 T.

Thank you to everybody who made the effort to venture out in the rain tonight.

A big thumbs up to Karl, four of a kind and a full-house on a short handed table.

Kirby takes out the November Deepstack!

We had a good turnout for the November Deepstack tournament today! We started it a little earlier this time at 12pm, so it didn't run too late into the evening. There were 22 players, and at the end of the addon period there was over $3,500 in the prize pool!

There must have been a memo that went around as many of the players were sporting sunglasses and it can't have been too easy to read the cards!

The final table was reached shortly before the third break, with Chris S. as chip leader heading in. Nine players on the final table and prizes for the top four, it meant that no one was willing to give up their chips too easily.

Andrew A. unfortunately lost a large portion of his stack to Brendan N. Brendan went all in and Andrew called. Andrew flopped a pair of K but Brendan had pocket A. Another A on the turn gave Brendan the set.

A few hands later though, Brendan had some of bigger chip stack taken off when he lost a pot to Kirby.

Brendan was run down by Jeff M. who had AJ and Brendan had AK. The AK wasn't good enough as Jeff got the boat with J's full. Jeff was also the one to take Andrew out of the tournament.

Chris' stack had dwindled but he was slowly working on building it back and both he and Kirby had the most chips when it came down to the final four.

Fighting it out for the glory was Kirby M., Chris S., Bryn N., and Jeff M. With Kirby and Chris pretty equal in their big stacks. A few spectators even gathered around to find out who would be the winner.

Bryn unfortunately was the first to go in fourth place. All in against Jeff pre-flop, but the flop was in Jeff's favour and gave him the flush. And there was no hope for Bryn.

Jeff finished third going all in pre-flop and Kirby called. Jeff had 10 9 suited and Kirby has K10. With J's on the board Kirby wins with the higher kicker. This left Kirby and Chris in the race.

Not long after the winner was decided.  After previously already stealing most of his stack, Kirby had KQ and Chris had A7. After the flop Chris was leading with pair. The board was 7 5 9 10 J, with both the turn and river working in Kirby's favour to give her the straight.

Kirby took out the top prize. Well done!

Next week, we will have our regular Wednesday 6-Max Tournament and on Friday we will begin the $10 Turbo Satellite's in to our next Deepstack Tournament!

The next one is in three weeks time on December 4th. Keep an eye out for updates.

Old Dog does it again. Again...

Tonight's tournament was a little quieter tonight, but it made for some great poker hands. With 23 players, there were four players fighting it out for a portion of the cash. Which was over $1,500!

At the first break, we also gave away a double pass to this weekend's Craft Beer and Food Festival. Everyone who had entered the tournament was able to get their name in the draw. The lucky recipient was Tim N!

The final four players looking for glory were Chris R., Ronnie M., Tim N. and Ray N.

At first it was looking like Ronnie was going to be the first to leave. Coming in as short stack, he was repeatedly forced all in pre-flop. But he managed to hold his ground and increase his stack. Once even managing to flop trip 8's and getting the full house on the river.

Tim was unfortunately the first to go. Going all in pre-flop, Ray was the only one to call. Ray had pocket 5's but the flop came out 10 K 4 and Tim had the higher pair with 10's. Another 5 on the turn sealed the deal for Tim who couldn't beat Ray's trip 5's.

After a short while of three-handed play, Ronnie managed to double up again and Chris used his big stack to his advantage to scare off any possible challengers. A quick all-in situation sorted out our top three places.

Ray had 96 off-suit, Ronnie had AQ suited and Chris 65 suited. Chris flopped the straight with 84742 on the board. And from there he held on to the lead and made the flush on the river. Thereby taking it all. Ronnie finished in second with a pair of 4's with an A kicker. Ray unfortunately was third with the lower kicker.

It was a great tournament tonight, well done to everyone who entered.

Join us on Friday for our $10 Turbo Satellite Tournament for the chance to win a seat into our next Deepstack tournament which is going to be held this Sunday (Nov 13th) at 12:30pm.

November Schedule

NOTE: This week's Deepstack Tournament (Sunday 13 November) has a 12:30pm start.

Darso finishes on a high note...

Good turnout for the tournament tonight. 25 players creating a prize pool of over $2000! It was slow going to find the final table as no one was want to let anyone else have the upper hand. Eventually though we had our players battling it out for the cash.

We had four prizes to give away and the contenders were Karl R, Dan S, Shane R, Chris S.

After a few distractions from the WSOP final table (Nguyen won...), Karl went all in pre-flop and Dan was quick to call. Karl's J 10 off-suit wasn't able to keep Dan at bay.  An A on the river unfortunately sealed the deal and Karl finished in fourth place.

To keep things interesting, a short while later Chris went all in pre-flop to take on Dan, who quickly called. Dan was leading intitially but on the turn Chris managed a pair with a K kicker and that was enough to double him up.

Shane was finished in third place. Dan raising pre-flop to push Shane all in. Dan had A10 and Shane J7. KQ8K6 was the board, and Dan's kicker was enough to steal the pot.

Dan and Chris were playing for the glory. It's Dan's last tournament in Dunedin for a while so Chris didn't want to give him the satisfaction of winning his last one.

Eventually though, an all-in pre-flop by $ugar with KQ was called by Darso with 10 8. Unfortunately for $ugar, the flop was 976 giving Darso the nuts, and runner runner 9's couldn't save him.

Good tournament tonight Team, don't forget to join us on Friday for our Turbo Satellite to win a seat in to our next Deepstack on November 13th!