T Mart Takes Down The Cold Deck Classic 2011

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This is just a test     - Looks good the fingers are now back to normal!

Congratulations to T-Mart who took down the first WSOD bracelet for 2011 by eliminating all 9 others in what turned out to be our longest Cold Deck Classic to date.

2011 Cold Deck Classic winner - T-Mart

Don't you think she looks like she could go for at least 8 to 10 minutes more?  As it was, we started at 6:30 with 3 feeder tournaments.  We realized quickly that there are a bunch of nits in the game who actually wait for cards - this drew the first game out to over 2 hours.  Maybe the cold didn't kick in yet.

Game one chip totals:

Bob - 0
Kailey - 0
Ali - 1700
Shepit - 0
Clayton - 21150
Army - 9675
T-Mart - 7325
Ryan - 0
Harv - 0
Kramp - 11050

Game 2 went a bit faster, although 1 1/2 hours was over the goal of 1 hour.

Game 2 chip totals:

Bob - 13925
Kailey - 0
Ali - 3675
Shepit - 0
Clayton - 17450
Army - 1900
T-Mart - 11050
Ryan - 0
Harv - 0
Kramp - 0

Game 3 left some interesting dynamics as 4 players had not yet made the final table.  Those comfortable with chips could dump their stack and warm up inside or stay and try and put the nail in the coffin of the 4 who were fighting for their lives.

All accumulated chips from the first 3 games would go to the final table as each players starting stack

Game 3 chip totals:

Bob - 6250
Kailey - 0
Ali - 0
Shepit - 0
Clayton - 4100
Army - 18200
T-Mart - 0
Ryan - 7700
Harv - 0
Kramp - 9750


Well 3 players didn't make it.  As far as I could tell, Kailey got unlucky in a couple spots / Sloppy Slow Pots Shepit got runner runnered by Big Stack Bobby for their stacks and Harv didn't get hands and lost races, which is a bad combo. 


All accumulated chips from the first 3 games would go to the final table as each players starting stack.


Final table starting chip counts:

Clayton - 42700
Army - 29800
Bob - 24200
Kramp - 20800
T-Mart - 18400
Ryan - 7700
Ali - 5400

Final standings:

Ryan - 7th
Ali - 6th
Army - 5th
Kramp - 4th
Bob - 3rd
Clayton - 2nd
T-Mart - 1st

Ryan and Ali both didn't have many chips to work with but made good efforts and got their money in decent spots, without any luck.

I believe Army felt like the winner by getting to go inside in 5th.  He reminded me of a run down house (he had terrible shutters).

Kramp put up a good fight but his reads were frosty and he dribbled chips trying to keep me honest.

Bob was in great shape until T-Mart decided it was his time to go, and then she stepped on the gas and ran him over.  She kept out-pipping him for big hands and Big Stack was a No-Stack.

T-Mart started with more chips than I did and I chipped away until I had the chip lead.  Then the pivotal hand came  where I had 2nd touch and an outside straight draw and she had top pair.  Many chips were sacrificed in the carnage.  She went on a bit of a run that I couldn't match and on the final hand my KQ proved 2nd best to her AJ and she took it down (at 2:30 AM no less).  She played great, patient poker despite the fact that she was dying of the cold.  Definitely the deserving winner on this night!

As T-Mart, Kailey and Ali said all night, raise the V.  And that T-Mart did.  By the way, I think is a great logo for The Raging V Poker Club...


Running Time = 8 hours


Temperature = -22 Celsius

Doesn't this make you wonder, "Flap or no flap?"

Staging area - I'm not sure why Jamie brought a jacket - ka-BOOM!

Despite her protests, no one seriously believed that Mia was really Kailey.    

This is our poker dugout - this makes my snowblower worth the investment.

...and all of a sudden in a puff of smoke, Gepeddo appeared in seat 8.  Unfortunately that's where the magic ended for him.

Kailey receives a 10 minute no talking ban.

Where there is smoke, there must be fire and boy-howdy is that T-Mart hot...poker and otherwise!

The steam above Ali-G looks like a cartoon bubble (I'm sure if it was it would say "Raise the V" or "I thought peeing my pants would keep me warmer for much longer!")

I think it is ironic that Ali and Kailey were the only people with beaver hats.  In the same vein, Kramp's hat was made out of donkey.

I didn't notice until reviewing the pictures, but I believe Sloppy Slow Pots was drinking from a sippy cup.

Clayton has a ball.

My secret to staying warm for 8 hours?  Hand warmers taped to my nipples.

Mid hand action.  I had the camera and reached around as T-Mart checked her hole cards.  She had my outs and I had to fold.

Pizza delivery arrives.  You can always trust a delivery guy with his  hat on sideways, you know his job offers are minimal.  No pizza guy will ever live up to our Pizza guy, Solly!

Big Stack Bobby and his never ending angle shooting mind games give me the finger.

With all the lights and the feature table, it felt like we were at a WPT final table.  Maybe we can get coverage by shaw next year.

Look at the attentiveness.  Look at the concentration.  Cold-Schmold!!!  Patient, in control, picking the right moment to tear your chips from your grimy little hands, and there is nothing you can do about it!  Now that is a poker mind I do not want to mess with.  And sitting beside her is Kramp, hahahahahahahahaha.

If anyone knows who robbed the Husky station at 2960 Portage Avenue on Monday night, please contact the IPSO or the investigating officers at...

Is this (a) Ryan's tell when gets Aces, (b) Ryan looking at boobs or (c) Ryan doing his best Dandy Bloch imitation?

Now that I can see, I understand why my hands felt so cold.

You'd think it was warm out with all those naked hands.  We've talked about having some summer outside tournament, but it would be more fun with a twist.  Lemon wants us to wear exactly what we wore for this tournament.  Any other suggestions?

Q:  How is Kramp's poker game like the issues he has before the court?  In both cases he gets in trouble for exposing his junk.

5 minutes of warmth then 2 hours of cold.  Seems like a good balance!

Those that made the final table.

Gold, Silver and Bronze.  Somehow this picture foreshadows our actual finishing positions.  Looks like a real podium, doesn't it?