Bear Poker Reunion

Monday 13th July was BSPT10 - the 10th Bear Poker event, and the 2nd in the reunion series (BRPT2).

Numbers were somewhat lower than anticipated, but we still had nearly 80 players including a large number of first-time players. I managed to track down a lot of faces from the past 15 years. Not all of them were able to come, but it was great to see some of them from way back !

I really wanted to win this time. In the early days of BSPT, people expected me to win and indeed I did have an incredible winning run at the beginning. Now, I have not won (or even been on the final table) since 2006 !

This time, I bubbled again (3rd time I have bubbled the final table) although I did come back from 3BB to be in 3rd place with 2 tables left. I did have some luck on my way back up so I can't complain too much at my exit. I pushed from the SB with KT facing one limper (who was limping a lot).

The SB (playing tight pre flop) then called so I knew I was in trouble, and the limper over-called. I was facing AJ and A8 so I wasn't in terrible shape. If I win this pot, I fancy my chances from 3rd or 4th in chips at the final table.

Ah well, next time ....

There are photos: http://www.johnchukwuma.com/poker20090713/ and I have the report in pdf form. Most people who are interested in the report will already have received it but send me an email if you want to see it.