Tournament Poker Club

Players are invited for a fun and friendly game of Texas Hold ‘Em for a $5 buy-in. Regular tournaments are on the first three Saturdays of every month in the lobby of Clubhouse 6. Registration begins at 10 a.m., along with treats and coffee. Cards are in the air at 10:30. There is no late seating.

On Sept. 9, special guest Victor Rocha, LW Security director, spoke to members and provided a handout about the new gate access system. Many members took advantage of Rocha’s offer to answer some of their questions.

The two players with the highest hands of the day were Stanley Fong with K-K-K-K and Kurt Bourhenne with K-KK- J-J. By playing and winning with the promotional hand of 8-3, Guta Basner won the prize.

The final table players were: John Burns, first; Katie Hamilton, second; Stanley Fong, third; Ron Pine, fourth; Guta Basner, fifth; and Tom Pappas, sixth. The group played a great game right up until the heads up play between Hamilton and Burns. Holding A-K, Burns went all in before the flop, and Hamilton called a pair of 8’s. The flop came A-K-7 giving Burns two big pairs A’s and K’s. Hamilton’s only hope was an eight to make three of a kind. Neither the turn card (3), nor the river card (9) was any help, and Burns’ two pair was the winning hand.

Burns has lived in Leisure World for two-and-a-half years and has been a member of the club for two years. This was his ninth final table win. In addition to tournament poker, Burns plays pickleball and billiards, and his hobbies include jiujitsu and bowling.

For more information, email Deborah Barner at deborahbarner7@ gmail.com.

— Deborah Barner