GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP
The Atlanta Poker Club has a Grand Championship at the end of each season. Winter Season ’10 Grand Championship Tournament was played on April 17 and 135 players competed for prizes including a $550 entry into a World Series of Poker or World Poker Tour Tournament in Tunica. Players have a season to qualify and the competition is tough.
This tournament event gives league players a casino experience. Large field, antes are used, and players from all over the Atlanta area with every different style of play are competing against each other.
Hours into the tournament we had our heads-up match between Kerm King and Amanda Bruno. The match lastest about 20 minutes with both giving and taking.
The Final Hand.
Amanda raises with 10 , 8
Kerm called with J , 8
Flop: 9, J, 6
Kerm acts first and goes all-in
Amanda didn’t hesitate to call with her open ended straight draw.
Turn: 10
River: 2
Amanda Bruno finished in 2nd place with Kerm King earning the title of
Grand Champion Winter Season ’10.
Kerm King, Grand Champion
YEARLY CHAMPIONSHIP
The Atlanta Poker Club’s Yearly Championship combines three seasons of winners competing in one event. Players have one year to qualify and one of the prizes is a $1,500 seat in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The event took place on May 15th and 102 players competed for the trophy and the title.
Hours into this tournament it was heads-up between Allen Shepard and Brian “Bruiser” Baughcum. Brian had Allen outchipped at this point about 4 to 1. They traded several pots, then the momentum shifted to Allen and he began to build his chip stack.
Final hand, Allen shoves with 4, 4. Brian thought for several moments before making the call with J, 8
Flop: 2, K, A
Turn: J
River: 3
Brian Baughcum took it down winning the title of Yearly Championionship Winner 2009 – 2010!
Brian Baughcum, Yearly Championship Winner
YEARLY POINTS RACE
The Atlanta Poker Club has many leaderboards keeping separate track of points for different events and competitions. One of the leaderboards keeps the combined points for one year – top 100 players – from May 1st through April 30th of the following year. Winning the points race for 2009 – 2010 was Joe Avino.
Joe Avino, Yearly Points Race Winner
