Poker Tournament Results

Battle of the Bay $125,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

Place	Name	Prize
1	Tom Hunt (Long Beach, CA, USA)	$6,000
2	Howard Andrew AKA "Tahoe" (Walnut Creek, CA, USA)	$4,000
3	Peggy Spengler (Walnut Creek, CA, USA)	$4,000
4	Cesar Palanca (Daly City, CA)	$1,780
5	Ira Fern Hunt (Sacramento, CA)	$1,600
6	Mike Wofforo (Stockton, CA)	$1,300
7	Eric Hellis (San Francisco, CA)	$1,000
8	Bobby Sissa (Ronnert Park, CA)	$850
9	Nancy Powell (San Mateo, CA, USA)	$660
10	Brian Motley (Redwood City, CA)	$350
11	Min N. (Los Angeles, CA)	$350
12	Cliff Leng (San Bruno, CA)	$350
13	Bob Havlan (Mount Shasta, CA)	$300
14	Jesse Campued (San Jose, CA)	$300
15	Roger Park (So. San Francisco, CA)	$300
16	Alex C. (Peteluma, CA)	$220
17	G. W. (San Francisco, CA)	$220
18	Alan Culbert (San Pablo, CA)	$220

Tournament Report

Tournament Recap: Omaha High/Low Split Tom Hunt Three self-confessed Omahalics took the top spots at the second event of the Battle-of-the-Bay poker tournament at Lucky Chances. Eventually a deal was made, but not before some drama unfolded. Nearly all of the 120 entrants took the rebuy, making the total chip count about $120,000 (12 stacks of $500 chips). With three players remaining, Tom Hunt and Tahoe Andrew had four stacks each and PEggy Spengler had three stacks. An offer was made to split the top three prizes, $5,000 each for Tom and Tahoe, $4,000 for Peggy. Offer denied. Play on! Peggy Spengler Moments later, Peggy lost a key pot and was short-stacked to about ten chips. She went all-in four times on her blinds, surviving each time with a split pot, before scooping two pots to get back up to three stacks. Another offer was made: $6,000 for Tom, $4,000 each for Tahoe and Peggy. Offer accepted. Handshakes and congrats were exchanged, and a few sighs were heard. In mid-tournament Peggy was down to one $100 chip, proving that the Lucky Chances version of the common tournament adage is true: All you need is a chip and a chair -- and a cushion. Peggy had an unwieldy cast on her broken right arm. "I had to learn how to play left-handed." Tahoe Andrew Well-known and good-natured, tournament legend "Tahoe" Andrew offered words of advice and praise after the event. On tournaments: "You've got to last long enough to get lucky." About Lucky Chances: "Matt Savage runs a smooth tournament, as good as I've seen, and I've been around." Tahoe did not say how long he has been around. Tom Hunt guessed, "Longer than the lake." Tournaments thrill us with quick momentum changes. With three tables remaining, Tom Hunt had only two $500 chips. At that time he was thinking, "I hope I survive." He built up and took a healthy stack to the final table, with "Nothing but winning on my mind." And win he did. Way to go, Tom. Last night's final table looked like a sports team in uniform, with almost everyone wearing their spiffy, red, thermafiber Lucky Chances Finalist jackets. We hope you all get one! Tournaments are selling out a day in advance, so be sure to sign up now for your favorite events.