There is a great amount of prestige in winning the Camel Cup in golf, as well as the Tournament of Champions in poker. As hard as it is to imagine someone holding both titles simultaneously, that's exactly what happened on Thursday night when Dave paired his queen on the turn to take out Adam for the title.
It wasn't easy for Dave as he had to battle back from a nearly 4-to-1 chip stack deficit. Adam, putting on quite a show himself after gaining late entry to the Tournament of Champions due to Chris being a scratch, didn't make a big splash until late on when he took a commanding lead. But it wasn't enough as Dave caught some good cards to double up twice before beating Adam's pocket 9s with his Qs.
The tournament had a pretty sluggish start as everyone was feeling each other out for the first couple blinds changes. After turning up his aggression and winning a few pots, MattG caught two pair (k-2) on the flop and raised. Steve re-raised, putting Matt to a decision to either push all-in or fold. He pushed and saw Steve turn over K-J. But then the dreaded J came on the turn and it was curtains for Matt.
A few hands later it was Tyler's turn as he tried to bluff Jon with an all-in bet. When Jon called, Tyler meekly turned over his cards, revealing "squa-doosh" as Jon put it and the group was narrowed to 5. I'd like to comment more on how Steve and Ben went out, but I'm afraid I had enough of watching and left. :)
Congrats to Dave on the big win and note that I put up a calendar on the right for the new season keeping the "every third thursday" plan in effect. We need to sort out hosts.
NOTE: A dreadful oversight on my part as I completely ignored the fact that this is the second time someone has held both Camel titles simultaneously. Ben accomplished this feat earlier this year when he won the Camel in Scottsdale and went on to take the inaugural TOC in March. My most sincere apologies to Ben. Perhaps winning the golf Camel before the TOC is an omen?
Here's the final standings for the night:
1) Dave
2) Adam
3) Jon
4) Steve
5) Ben
6) Tyler
7) MattG
Sep 22, 2009
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