If you go back to one of our first few blog posts back in May we described our usual bi-monthly employee poker tournament. Somehow we skipped the month of July due to lots of vacations and just never having a night that worked for everyone. But last night the stars aligned and the nine of us (seven players and two “lurkers”) once again continued the famous, perhaps “infamous”, Spinettis tradition.
6:01 PM sharp found the customers gone, the “open” sign turned off, the front door locked and everything just about ready. Pizza… check, beer… check, cookies… check… candy… check, beer… double and triple checked (whew!).
The table was put into place, $10,000 worth of Desert Palace chips for each player counted out, the Copag cards shuffled and the Poker Genie set for nine thirteen minute sessions (a two hour game). It was then time to play some cards…
The competition was fierce and for the first hour there was no clear cut winner as everyone was winning pots. Dave was the first out going all in and losing what appeared to be a good hand on the river, next John and then Henry. Mikko just barely missed getting into the cash coming in fourth place. Once again, just like in May’s game, the final three in the money were Carlos, Ryan and Rosanne.
Carlos went out next leaving just Ryan and Rosanne (see the photo to the left). After a good half hour of head-to-head play the two of them decided to cut a deal and split the 1st/2nd place money. BUT there was something even more important on the line… bragging rights for the next two months. A final hand was dealt with Rosanne winning both it and the crown till October when we break everything out once again.
There’s Rosanne seen to the right counting her big winnings with a smile fit of a Spinettis Poker Tourney champion. OK, she’s my boss so I gotta’ write nice things about her but THIS blog author has watched her win two poker nights in a row and is already excited about the next game where the queen just might be un-throwned and a new king crowned…
