Tournament Poker Club

The Tournament Poker Club plays regular tournaments on the first three Saturdays of every month in the lobby of Clubhouse 6. Registration begins at 10 a.m., along with treats and coffee. Cards are in the air at 10:30. There is no late seating.

On Aug. 5 the Tournament Poker Club had another great tournament. Fifty-four people played on six tables. The two players with the highest hands of the day were Doug Wolfe with a A-5 straight flush of hearts; close behind was Glen Evenson with a 6666A. The promotional hand was won by Kurt Bourhene.

The final table players were Joyce Smith, first; Brent Covington, second; Kurt Bourhene, third; Lem Hall, fourth; Lee Pfeifer, fifth; and Guta Basner, sixth. With six great players there was plenty of action at the table right up until the head’s up play between Covington and Smith. In the winning hand, Covington went all in before the flop with (K8) and was called by Smith (K4). After the flop (A, 4, 3) Smith was ahead with a pair of 4’s. The turn card was a 4, which gave Smith three of a kind, and the river card was a 10. That gave Smith the winning hand of K-4-4-4-10.

Smith has lived in Leisure World for six years and has been a member of the club from the start. This was her seventh final table win. Besides tournament poker, Smith is also a member of several other card clubs and enjoys swimming at the pool here in Leisure World. Her hobbies include shopping and traveling.

For club information, email Deborah Barner at deborahbarner7@ gmail.com.

— Deborah Barner