Tournament Poker

The next regular poker tournament is Saturday, Sept. 16 in the lobby of Clubhouse 6. Players are invited for a fun and friendly game of Texas Hold ‘Em. Arrive at 10 a.m. for registration and a meet-and-greet with coffee and sweets. All players must be in their seats and ready to play at 10:30. No late seating is allowed.

On Sept. 2, 54 players at six tables were registered. The two players with the highest hands of the day win prizes at each tournament. Both prizes were awarded to Ron Pine. In one hand he held quad A’s, and in the next hand he had a full house A-A-A-Q-Q. Kathy Elliot won the promotional hand prize.

The final table players were: Wendy Wu, first; Lee (Jack) Pfeifer, second; Kurt Bourhenne, third; Doug Wolfe, fourth; Tony Canfora, fifth; and Debbie Barner, sixth. That was a good mix of the usual suspects and some newer faces, right up until the head’s up play between Wu and Pfeifer. Holding 3-3, Pfeifer went all in before the flop and Wu called with Q10. The flop came A-K-K giving Pfeifer two pairs. The turn card (7) kept Pfeifer in the lead, but the river card (Q) was a deal breaker, giving Wu a bigger two pair hand with Q-Q-K-K-10.

Wu has lived in Leisure World for 13 years and has been a member of the club for nine years. This was her 16th final table win. In addition to tournament poker, Wu plays pickleball, Mahjong and is a member of other poker groups.

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

—Deborah Barner