Casino Tournament is Saturday in Clubhouse 6

TOURNAMENT POKER CLUB

The semiannual Casino Tournament will be held this Saturday, Dec. 16. Any resident in Leisure World can play in this tournament. Registration for non-members is $25. Those who want to play and are not yet registered should arrive no later than 10 a.m. to get a seat and enjoy a continental breakfast The tournament starts at 10:30. There is no late seating.

On Dec. 2 the new month brought a good turnout and players were ready for action. The two highest hands of the day were both quads. Katherine Powell had 6-6-6-6-A and Tom Pappas had 5-5-5-5-K. By playing and winning with the promo hand of 9-3, Jeff Rolnick won the prize.

The final table is made up of the winners from each of the starting tables. Those players were: Brent Covington, first place; Wendy Wu, second; Tom Pappas, third; Jeff Rolnick, fourth; Guta Basner, fifth. With all of the table winners seated, play continued until Wu and Covington were head’s up. Covington, holding Q-Q, went all in before the flop and was called by Wu, holding A-7. The first three cards (flop) came K-3-8, leaving Covington in the lead. The turn was an ace, giving Wu the lead. But, as often happens in poker, the river card was a queen, giving Covington the winning hand of triple queens. Covington has lived in Leisure World for six years and has been a member of the club since August. Besides poker, he plays golf and lifts weights. He is also interested in computer programming.

The club congratulates all the winners. Those who would like to play a fun and friendly game of Texas Hold ‘Em for a $5 buy-in should make plans to play at the next regular Saturday tournament on Jan. 6. Residents can join the club for $10 per year or play as a guest for $3 per game. Regular tournaments are on the first three Saturdays of every month in the Clubhouse 6 Lobby.

For more information, contact Debbie Barner 325-721-- 0687.

— Debbie Barner