16-person Poker Tourney: -$10 Bankroll: $25

Well, another game, another loss. Jay hosted a great game last night. We ended up having 16 guys and gals play at his place on two tables. After 4 at each table busted, the top 8 gathered on one table, and the 8 busted players played for their $10 back. Well, I managed to make it to the "A" table, but finished in 4th, just shy of the money. No money, but damn, it wasa fun time. And it ddn't hurt that we managed to catch the tail end of the Eskimos game on CBC (commentator-less) in which they handed the BC Lions their first loss. Go green and gold!

Poker Saturday night: -$10 Poker pot: +$35

Well, another game, another loss. We had an inaugural game at Eric's new house. The room was a great size, so we were able to have 9 people comfortably at the table. Andrew, the new grad student came along for his first game, and hopefully not his last. Eric ended up winning in heads up against Brian.
Plans are now in the works for a 16-seat tourney to happen sometime in the next two weeks. That should be lots of fun.

Local Sports Team finishes up 2005 season with a Blast!

This weekend was the UofA Blast-off softball tournament, so we of course entered our team. As this was my last hoorah on the team before moving onto the majors (ha!), I was hoping for a strong showing.
Saturday started off with a close loss, then a great shut-out win (20-0). The final game, deciding with pool we would be assigned Sunday, was very close, with the other team managing to eek out a 1-run victory. This sent us to the third-tier playoffs, which was just fine with us. We'd been in the first and second tiers in years past, and we had suffered horribly for it (ie, out after the first game). This way, we figured, we had a fighting chance.
Sunday started off great, with another strong showing against a very hung-over team. But it was a nice way to limber up @ 9am in 5 degree weather. Our second game was quite a bit more serious, and we did manage to keep the gloves and bats working for the win. This put us in the Tier III championship match against the Fighting Words. And fight they did! They were able to place the ball quite precisely into the outfield, and it didn't help that my glove had a huge hole in it. Well not really, but it sured seemed that way. We ended up losing by 5 runs, but we took solace in the fact that we got to play the maximum games possible (6) in the two days, so we certainly got our money's worth. The t-shirts would have been a nice cap to the weekend, but it was fun all around (except the 40 minute waits at Tim Horton's and McDonald's!).

As I mentioned, this was my last game with Local Sports Team aka the Explosions aka other names that I've long forgotten. It's been a great run, and I'd like to think my game has improved over the years, and let's hope I don't get picked last wherever I end up! Hey, I'm pretty sure I went 3 for 3 in the final game, so that isn't too shabby. Thanks guys and gals for making it a fun time! *sniff*

Edit: As promised, I've got some pictures up now: Local Sports Team 2005 Enjoy!

Poker Thursday Night: -$5. Overall: +$45

Well, as Chris predicted in the comments of my last post, there was no way I was winning poker for a while. First game back after a brief hiatus was @ Matt and Craig's house with Eric and Jeff also in attendance. Stu was also supposed to play, but extenuating circumstances kept him away. Jeff ended up winning, with Eric finishing second. I had a big stack early, but wasn't able to capitalize on it for the win. Oh well, fun was had by all!