Home Game Tournament Fun

I've been sick for a couple of days (nothing serious) so will need to catch up with my posts in sections - ha!

Saturday was just way too much fun. I was invited to participate in a local home game tournament for the first time. This was held in the host's garage and was more "high tech" than I expected it to be. They had a computerized system with a timing clock just like in the casinos. Goodness. There were four tables of 8 players, lots of drink and snacks and a great prize pool. The cost was $65 for 10,000 chips with 30-minute blinds and 40-minute blinds at the final table. There was even a bracelet for the winner!! The host was the winner of the last tournament, but she went out about halfway through and joined the live game.

There were six people there that I had played with before, but the others were totally unknown to me, so I was happy to make it as far as I did. Everyone was very friendly and made everyone else feel right at home. There were designated player/dealers and everyone got to shuffle the previous deck when they were on the button, so there was always a deck in play without waiting. It was very well organized. Everyone at the final table got paid, with first place being $700+ and the coveted bracelet.

I played for many hours before going out on the bubble - gak! I did receive a prize, however, a nice little "anti-stress therapy" gag gift. It is a tin plate that you can bang your head against until you are unconscious or you forget the reason for your stress - ha! I really enjoyed this experience and hope to participate in many more.