They say beware of Snakes
in the grass, especially Big Slick ones, and that was never more true than at
the Atkins All-Meat October tourney. To explain the delay in writing this page,
1: I didn’t want to! 2: In honor of the upcoming election, I felt it necessary
to give each champion equal face time.
The quick turnaround would’ve only given The Meat two wks on the board, now he’s
had a full month.
This evens it out, and gives him his due along with our resident McCainiac and
freshly (at the time) crowned Champ.
As
stated, the quick turn around took a toll on the roster, as a few of our
stalwart players were noticeably absent (we missed ya Zug & Cha Cha). That left
us with a lean, mean, one table tournament. As we all gathered around the
spacious, one table setup (see pic) I now officially claim the patent on the
Casa Grande* two table setup, since it was shot down and had us all playing
footsie, and nudging for table space.
The Atkins frenzy began as the Drawing dead dogs appeared, and were instantly
pushed in the middle like a stack of chips. After we devoured those bacon
wrapped life shorteners, we got to some card playing.
The first hour had the usual action with a few re-buys, notably Sandy squeezing
the Sponge dry, and some early leaders emerging. That would change after we went
to break and enjoyed the ever so tasty offerings of Papa John.
The
real game began and there was nothing very out of the ordinary other than Turtle
making a rare early exit. That was followed by Marshal, Sandy & Sponge, leading
to the start of the again, most welcome cash game! That left our final four
which became three when Popeye bowed out in fourth.
While I tried my best not to write this godforsaken front page, I was left
virtually chip-less when I was again thwarted on the river by Meaty (boat over
boat) crippling my stack, and leaving me thinking of what to write this month.
In my utter disgust, I fled the city, heading to Riverside.
I later found out the following day we had another battle Royale, with Meat and
Snake going at it for a good 2hrs before our reigning champ was Snake bit, and
took home a most impressive 11th title to the Little Hill! Make sure
you steal all the chips you can, as this casino may join the other Vegas
classics that no longer exist…
Congrats to Meat for a well hosted tourney on such a short timetable. VERY big
thanks to the Casino De Paris for providing the roof over our heads, and dealing
at the final table. And lastly, big ups to Snake for slithering through a tough
field to emerge victorious, and break his run of poor (by his standards)
finishes. 
See you all at the Little Snake Pit Casino on the 22nd!!!
El G.