Tournament Poker

The Tournament Poker Club invites players to a fun and friendly game of Texas Hold ‘Em for a $5 buy-in. The next Saturday tournament will be Oct. 7. Regular tournaments are on the first three Saturdays of every month in the lobby of Clubhouse 6. Registration begins at 10 a.m. Treats and coffee will be available. Cards are in the air at 10:30. There is no late seating.

During Sept. 16 play, the player with the two highest hands of the day was Lem Hall. He had two four of a kind hands: K-K-K-K-Q and 7-7-7-7-K. By playing and winning with the promotional hand of 10-2, Terrie Gonzalez won the prize.

The final table players were: Lem Hall, first place; Bob Konier, second; Glenn Evenson, third; Guta Basner, fourth. This group played a great game right up until the heads up play between Hall and Konier. Holding A-10, Konier went all in before the flop and Hall called with A-K. The flop came A-8-3 giving both players with a pair of aces, but gave Hall two pairs A’s and K’s. Konier’s only hope was to see two 10’s on the remaining streets. Neither the turn card (8), nor the river card (3) was any help, and Hall’s two pair was the winning hand.

Hall has lived in Leisure World for 17 years and has been a member of the club for so long he doesn’t remember how many years. This was his 10th final table win. In addition to tournament poker, Hall also enjoys playing Omaha poker here in Leisure World, and he’s a tough competitor in that game as well.

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