Impromptu results for 3.31.13

Last week's Impromptu was EPIC!!

All eyes were on Shyne42, as he went for the 'three-peat,' having been victorious the previous two weeks. The three-peat has only been done once before in the Impromptu, but Shyne42 was strong all night, and it appeared to be within reach.

Starting an hour early this week, we had a smaller than normal field, but the action was just as tough, as the players fought for a seat at this final table . . . . . 

I was the first to make an exit from the final table, when I got it in bad against QTPIE1369 and did not improve,  DavidMavrikakis would then follow, losing a huge pot to Shyne42, which shot him to a big chip lead. It looked like the three-peat was preordained.

FUCard311 made his final stand with pocket Jacks and was called by SHyne42's AJ. An ace on the flop and FUCard was sent to the rail in 7th place.

They played six handed for quite a while, with Shyne42 well out in front, Lucky_Lucy in a strong second place, and the others all around the 3k mark. Then Nynus made a strong move with J2, and got called by T bone9's Snowmen. This gutted Nynus, dropping him to 279 chips. And with the blinds/antes moving up to 250/500/50, Nynus was on the button with less than a SB left. All in was assured.

But Nynus would win that pot, chip up to 449, and get all in again. And Nynus would win that pot, chipping up to $1,632.

QTPIE1369 got cute with her remaining chips, only to see Shyne42 take them all away, relegating her to 6th place, and extending Shyne42's chip lead.

And then Nynus doubled again, this time through the chip leader.  Nynus gets it in with a naked Ace, and runs into the pocket Jacks of Shyne42. But an Ace on the turn keeps the drive to survive alive for Nynus!

SuddenMoves took a stab and ending Nynus' run, calling his next shove with suited connectors. But Nynus held an over pair, and his hand would actually improve to a straight on the river. This put SuddenMoves in Harm's way, and put Nynus second (momentarily) in chips. T bone9 would wrestle it away and give it back to him, but they were about to collide.

With 400 chips between them and with Nynus holding the edge, these two butted heads. T bone9 led out for a 2.5x raise, and Nynus made the call from the big blind. The flop came 5s,2c,Ad, and the money went in. T bone9 shows Kc Ac for top pair, and Nynus shows a bewildered table his 8s 2s for bottom pair. But you know, this is poker. And when you are golden enough to come back from less than a small blind, you know another deuce is on it's way. And when the 2d fell on the river, T bone9 was sent to the rail, and Nynus was now the chip leader.

SuddenMoves put his final chips in the middle and was called by a dominated Nynus, J8 vs J2. But yet another miracle deuce on the river would send SuddenMoves to the rail in 4th place.

Lucky_Lucy was seeing her stack run over by the two big stacks, and she made her stand only to have Shyne42 flop a full house (which would become quad kings on the river) and leave her drawing dead, and relegated to 3rd place.

And so the HU game begins. Five time winner Shyne42 one opponent away from the three-peat, against 4-time winner and survivor of the most amazing comeback in Impromptu history would do battle for all the glory.

Seat 1: Shyne42 ($12,600 in chips) DEALER
Seat 2: Nynus ($17,400 in chips)

Heads up, Shyne42 never seemed to get any traction, and Nynus pounded him down, taking the game on this final hand . . . . 

Congrats guys!!! Thanks for giving us a game to remember, and thanks to everyone who tuned in on LuvinPoker Radio, and to all of the late night degenerates for keeping the good times rolling  :)