2013 Cold Deck Classic Results

January 26, 2013 was the first event in the 2013 World Series of Dip.  As always we start the series off with the Cold Deck Classic.

After a frightening cold week of -35 degree weather, the sun appeared for our game and we lucked out with a -18 game time temperature.

We had a full table of 10 brave souls show up this year with a couple of previous winners trying to win another coveted bracelet.

In the end, Ryan Dyck took down his very first WSOD bracelet in fine style.  He bubbled the first 2 feeder tournaments, but amassed a nice stack of chips in the final tournament which parlayed into a nice run at the final table.  Second place finisher, Schneider and third place winner, Big Stack Bobby Allen were left trying to make a dent in his chip castle before succumbing to Dyck's masterful play and stunning victory.

2013 WSOD Event #1 - Cold Deck Classic winner, Ryan Dyck

For more pictures and more coverage of the 2013 Cold Deck Classic, click the tab at the top or follow this link - Pass The Dip: The Cold Deck Classic

Please check the Upcoming Games tab for the upcoming tournament - 2012 WSOD Main Event

Bloch Parents Must Be Proud - March 22, 2011 Results and Pictures

Last night's game started with the surprise introduction of our new personalized chairs.  Thanks go to Kramp for getting the name plates done for us.  I suspect he had an ulterior motive because when he had the plates engraved, his had mysteriously changed to a self-proclaimed nickname, rather than the group anointed Brain Kramp.  I'm pretty sure that self naming is illegal; next time you get a speeding ticket, give the police the name that you WISH you had rather than your given name.  Tit for Tat (I'd love to know what a tat is, but I digress,)  Kramp showed up only to find that his chair wasn't exactly as pictured in the blog post...

Kramp claims this chair is ergonomically better for his back, I think he does it to punish himself for his bad play.

And Goldie Kramp said "This one is just right!"

WSOD 2011 - EVENT #2 - Pot Limit Hold Em

We had 2 tables of 8 start the tournament with a new blind structure for this event.  In the money were...

4th - Co-Bra

3rd - Princess Leahy

2nd - Ali-G

1st - Drumroll please...as J-Lo's writers so brilliantly penned "Don't be fooled by the rocks that I drop, I'm still Dandy from the Bloch."

Dandy Bloch is first time bracelet winner.  He is an Aries and enjoys long walks with his vest...

The seventh sign of the apocalypse.

Being that no one is familiar with Pot Limit, I'd guess that 90% of all bets were "pot".  This turned the new structure into a shove fest.  After the first three levels, it felt like if you chose to play a hand, it could be your last -  no matter how many chips you had.  On the other hand, you knew if you doubled up, you had another rotation of breathing room.  I had a lot of fun in this one even though I donked out in 7th.  

Update on the following;

1.  Dandy Bloch has placed a $20 bounty on Nat X's head. Co knocked out and X and Dandy took the whole thing down.

2.  Ali vs Big Stack on the last longer.  This challenge was BS to incite side action, however Ali would have won it.  There were more last longer bets amongst the group and Big Stack and I both were in the positive from the side action.

Here are some pictures from the tournament.

Back when we all thought we had this one in the bag...

Stand and Deliver...the river

Harvey missed the all black attire at the black table memo.  His black heart makes up for it.

Co takes out X and collects the $20 Dandy put on his head.  So sweet!

The losers side of the final table.  We ended up starting a cash game where we sat, while the money winners duked it out on the other half of the table.

Then there were two.  Dandy made coin flips and Ali had a small starting range.  Both strategies worked great in a pot limit format.

Following the tournament, we had a few more guys come out and we ran two tables of .25 / .50 No Limit Hold Em, starting with the kids table.

The Blog Bonus was won by Big Stack Bobby Allen, the second most prolific poster, leaving the number 1 poster, Brain Kramp needing to win his money legitimately at the tables.  A new page for all Blog Bonus winners has been started here.

Sheldon timed his entrance perfectly to catch the first 3 players out at the kid's table cash game.

Kirby and Special K picked out kid's toys as card markers.  When the other two were getting theirs, I reminded Kramp that the doll he was given may contravene his court order, so I switched it to a little people lion.

Another.......tough........decision........

Cheeseburger tries to eat himself as Kirby eyes the leftovers.

Sheldon and Chocolate Chips went "nuts" in big pot after big pot after rebuy after big pot after rebuy after ...

It's like a poor Mexican zoo.  Wherever you look, you see donkeys.  Bwahhhh Hahhh hahhahahaha.

Big Stack Brunson once again lives up to his name and played good, taking down some serious coinage.

The Jackpot Bonus was won by Gosselin on his first night of many out at our home game.  You can see the particulars of this hand and a picture of the big man on a new page I created for all Jackpot winners here.

New nickname given - Jerry is a friend of Dandy's who has come out a few times and is a really decent dude.  He has been bestowed his Pass The Dip nickname - Jerry Bust.  This is a rip of Jerry Buss the poker playing owner of the LA Lakers who also did not win our tournament.

Pictures Now Under Labels

I've realized that to access pictures as the volume grows, it is better to use the labels function than the pages function (function is static - meaning it acts as a single post).  This way you can quickly access pictures (or other posts) by clicking on whatever "label" interests you.  Both Pages and Labels can be found in the right column (for the 1 or 2 of you whose time is to valuable to figure it out yourself...)

Here are a few from a tournament in 2009 to tide you over (you can find who won under the World Series of Dip page).  I will add more every few days.

I believe this top had some very special adjectives assigned to it.

We are serious about Dandy's vest obsession

If we ever speak of "Sleeper Cell" we are referring to the handsome Mr. Haddad.

When Princess Leahy comes out he absolutely cleans up.  This must be early in the game because we can see him behind his chips.

Burnett hasn't come out often and this night it was handy he was so close to the door - the cards were not nice to him.