About 7:15 I was hanging out at the Flying Saucer, and the text notification went off on my phone. “You’re at the final table,” it said.<\/p>\n

It was from Poker Jon, who runs the poker league at the Silly Goose and Bardog. Nightly prizes are awarded for the Goose game (10:00 Monday) and the Bardog game (7:30 Wednesday), but points are also awarded depending on how far you advance on any given night. Every 10 weeks the top 9 point earners advance to the “final table” for the chance to win a big cumulative prize. This time it was a seat to a major tournament in Tunica later this month.<\/p>\n

Jon had told me Monday that I made the final table, but given the amount of beers I’d had by that point he could’ve told me I won a pet rhinoceros and I wouldn’t have remembered. I’m glad he texted. I tabbed out at the Saucer and ran over to Bardog and claimed my seat. The final table is a deeper-stacked tournament than Jon’s weekly games, with players starting with stacks of 15,000 chips rather than the usual 2500. I came in 4th, not good enough to claim a prize, but I was at least pleased that I outlasted several players who I highly respect.<\/p>\n

$\"\"$ <\/a><\/dt>\n: After I got eliminated: Heads up action with Jon dealing<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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Final table winner Josh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Josh (pictured above) completely ran over the final table and ended up with all the chips. Congratulations and good luck in Tunica!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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