Tournament Poker

Despite a change in start time, Leisure World Tournament Poker Club had a great turn-out for last week’s tournament. The club is growing every month and currently has 66 members.

Last Saturday, five tables of eight players arrived early and enjoyed a breakfast before the tournament. Two players with the highest hands of the day were: Dick Jones (4 tens w/6) and Barry Brideau (4Q w/A). The promotional hand was won by Donna Hernandez.

The final table players were Shelly Yu, fifth; Dick Jones, fourth; Lem Hall, third; Harry Sera, second; and Barry Brideau, first. With five great players there was plenty of action at the table right up until the heads up play between Sera and Brideau. In the winning hand, the flop came 5, 5, 4. Brideau (K-3) went all in before the flop and Sera (with Q-7) called. The turn was a 9, and the river was a 10. That gave Brideau the winning hand of K-J-10-9-5.

Brideau has lived in Leisure World for five years and has been a member of the club from the beginning. This was his fifth final table win. Brideau enjoys billiards, pinochle, bocce ball and going to the gym here in Leisure World. He also has an interest in genealogy.

The club congratulates the winners and invites all who are interested to play a fun and friendly game of Texas Hold ‘Em Saturday, June 17, at 10 a.m. for registration with cards in the air at 10:30.

The club meets on first three Saturdays of each month in the lobby of Clubhouse 6.