CCPL welcomes the United Nations!

The Cream City Poker League's 5th Circuit Event was definitely a unique event. Thank you again to the Mark and Anne for hosting, and for inviting the "United Nations" to be present. The taco bar was awesome! Foreign beer was provided as well (another Red Stripe, anyone?) Among those in attendance that represented the United Nations were:

Mike "The Shiek" , with can of Oil
Dan "Ruske" (loved the CCCP shirt...almost the CCPL!)
Jeff "El Sombrero" (if you didn't stay or weren't there, the beard was on through the WHOLE game)
Adam "The Mick"
Mark "JamaicaMan Raymer"
Rock and Pete "Dos Gringos" (although I don't think it qualifies as a costume for the evening)
Anne "de Brazil"

I've posted a slideshow of pics here for you to see them in costume:



Filling in for the "Secretary-General" this evening, I had a good time running the event and everything went smoothly. I had plenty of assistance when needed. Unfortunately, my results weren't so good, but there's always another game another day, right?

To provide a quick summary, the game had 13 participants. Mark and Anne had also gotten some Chinese fortune cookies that were placed with the player's chip stacks when they got to their seats so players were able to get their lucky numbers for the evening. There was no bad beat jackpot for the evening, but I didn't hear any uproar of anyone who would have hit it, although Angie did make quad 6s early in the event, but I didn't have a qualifying hand to go with my donation to that pot. The bounties landed on two of the ladies present, Jen and Angie (who has been "blessed" with the bounty every time she's played [lucky her!]). There were three rebuys during the first three levels (and almost a fourth; shoulda called there Pete, your fortune told you that you could!!) It was a long game, extending in to Sunday for the first time in a while...

The official results with updated stats and points will be provided by the Secretary-General when he is back from his state visit to Mexico, but for now the unofficial results are as follows (only those winning money):


4th - The Ruske (earned $33 for knocking out Angie)
3rd - JamaicaMan Raymer (earned $60)
2nd - El Sombrero (earned $95)
1st - Jen (earned $180 for 1st and $32 in elimating bounty hunters!!)

...and the wrap-up pics:



Congrats to all the cashers and to Jen for earning a seat to the Tournament of Champions. I think fun was had by all. I took 9th, but still had a good time as usual.