2006 News
"The 2006 King's of Hold'em"11/4/06 - 21 players out of 30 possible showed up to play in the championship game of the 2006 season, THE KING'S OF HOLD'EM. KING KEVIN won the event with John O. taking 2nd, Matt S. taking 3rd, Jason S. taking 4th, and the World Wide Weber taking 5th place. Congrats to the King who shall reign supreme for one year until the 2007 King's of Hold'em."The Final Countdown"
10/21/06 - The Klub Kardinal had the final tournament of the 2006 season with 19 participants showing up to compete for the championship. Brad L. won the tournament by pulling a "weber" and coming back from a small amount of chips to win the event. Mike C. finished in a respectable 2nd place, with Todd S. taking 3rd, Aaron W. taking 4th, and Joe M. taking 5th place.
"Big Mike's Birthday Bash"
8/23/06 - 20 players showed up for the 2nd annual "Big Mike's Birthday Bash". Veteran player Jason S. won the event with King Eric taking 2nd, Lisa S. taking 3rd, Newcomer Adam taking 4th, and Big Mike taking 5th place.
"The Pot Odds Open"
8/13/06 - The Club Diamond in North Fond du Lac take its 2nd annual "Pot Odds Open" this past Saturday with 20 poker players showing up to compete for 1st place. It was a great event with representatives from the Fond du Lac area, Green Bay, and Milwaukee. Jeff B. won the event with Jason S. taking 2nd, Todd S. taking third, King Eric taking 4th, and Big Mike finishing in 5th place.
"The Dog Days of Summer"
7/22/06 - Big Mike's Casino had its 2nd annual "The Dog Days of Summer" this weekend. 17 veteran players showed up for the event to win the title. Vinny won the event with Big Mike coming in 2nd, Todd S. taking 3rd, and Jason S. taking 4th place. AMAZING FINAL HAND - Big Mike was in the big blind, Vinny was small blind. Vinny raised before the flop. Big Mike calls. Vinny has a litte over double of Big Mike's chips. The flop is Ace, King, Ten. Vinny goes all in, Big Mike calls. Big mike flips over King Ten, Vinny flips over Ace Five. Fourth street is a 5, fifth street is a 5 to finish the game and give Vinny the win.
Hitman Awared Canceled!!!
The two co-founders of the pseudo casino franchise have decided to cancel the hitman award for 2006. It is too much book work for an already over-worked staff. Congrats to everyone that was in the running for the award, but it has been canceled for 2006. Thank you and sorry for any inconvience.
"The Dave Peterman Invitational"
7/10/06 - The Milwaukee Poker Room had "The Dave Peterman Invitational" this weekend with 25 players showing up for the event which is a new record high for Pseudo Casino. Todd S. won the tournament with Nicole taking 2nd, and newcomers Cole (3rd), Tony H. (4th), Chris P. (5th), and Pat P. (6th) all placing in the credits. Congrats to all and especially Todd for his first win in franchise history!
"The Last Stand"
6/3/06 - The Milwaukee Poker Room had its second tournament of the year called The Last Stand. 15 players showed up for the event with only a handful of Pseudo Casino veterans making an appearance. Newcomer Jeff N. won the event, with second time player Jacob taking in 2nd place, Will took 3rd place, Carlee finished in 4th, and Mike L. took 5th place.
"The Pullin' Pots Shootout"
5/6/06 - Poker Todd's Parlor had its first Pseudo Casino event this Saturday and 16 players showed up to compete in a 15 point game! Newcomer John Z. won the event with Paul P. taking 2nd, Lance J. taking 3rd, Big Mike taking 4th, and Brian K. finishing in 5th place.
"Finals Week Classic"
4/9/06 - Big Mike's Pseudo Casino had its last event at its current location which was Big Mike's Final's Week Classic. 19 players attended the event to play a legendary game of poker. Poker Todd won the event with Vinny taking 2nd, newcomer Spitz (Greg) taking 3rd, Nicole taking 4th, and finally Carlee taking 5th place.
"Spring Cleaning"
3/11/06 - Big Mike's Casino had its second event of the 2006 season called "Big Mike's Spring Cleaning". 22 players showed up to try to win the 5th tournament of the season. Corey S. won the tournament and Nicole took 2nd place. Both finishes were personal bests for both of them. Other top finishers were Mark W. (3rd), Jason S. (4th), Lisa S. (5th), and Big Mike (6th).
"Post-Christmas Classic"
2/19/06 - The Club Diamond had its first tournament of the 2006 season with the Post Christmas Classic. 19 participants showed up to battle for first place. The World Wide Weber won the tournament, with Big Mike taking 2nd, Bryan B. taking 3rd, Poker Todd finishing 4th, and Matt S. finishing in a respectable 5th place (although he was pissed). It was a great day for poker with a lot of great hands, some major upsets, and of course a lot of fun!
"The Balls Out, Shoot Out"
1/28/06 - The Milwaukee Poker Room had its first 2006 event with 22 people showing up to compete for the title. Newcomer Kevin V. won the tournament along with strong finishes from The World Wide Weber (2nd), Mr. Wonderful (3rd), Paul P. (4th), Will (5th), and Poker Todd (6th).
"St. Louie's Tournament"
1/14/06 - The Kardinal Kasino had its first ever Pseudo Casino event and tied the record with 23 participants. Lance J. won St. Louis' tournament, giving him his first 2006 win. Other top finishers were GQ (2nd) and newcomers Jeff B. (3rd), Marty M (4th), and Brad C. (5th).
"Open Season"
12/10/05 - Big Mike's Pseudo Casino had the first tournament of the 2006 season called Big Mike's Open Season. It was a new record for Pseudo Casino with 23 participants and 5 new players. Brian J. made his second first place finish at Big Mike's Casino, with Matt S. coming in 2nd, Mr. Wonderful in 3rd, and two strong finishes from new comers Vinny (4th), and Will (5th).
10/21/06 - The Klub Kardinal had the final tournament of the 2006 season with 19 participants showing up to compete for the championship. Brad L. won the tournament by pulling a "weber" and coming back from a small amount of chips to win the event. Mike C. finished in a respectable 2nd place, with Todd S. taking 3rd, Aaron W. taking 4th, and Joe M. taking 5th place.
"Big Mike's Birthday Bash"
8/23/06 - 20 players showed up for the 2nd annual "Big Mike's Birthday Bash". Veteran player Jason S. won the event with King Eric taking 2nd, Lisa S. taking 3rd, Newcomer Adam taking 4th, and Big Mike taking 5th place.
"The Pot Odds Open"
8/13/06 - The Club Diamond in North Fond du Lac take its 2nd annual "Pot Odds Open" this past Saturday with 20 poker players showing up to compete for 1st place. It was a great event with representatives from the Fond du Lac area, Green Bay, and Milwaukee. Jeff B. won the event with Jason S. taking 2nd, Todd S. taking third, King Eric taking 4th, and Big Mike finishing in 5th place.
"The Dog Days of Summer"
7/22/06 - Big Mike's Casino had its 2nd annual "The Dog Days of Summer" this weekend. 17 veteran players showed up for the event to win the title. Vinny won the event with Big Mike coming in 2nd, Todd S. taking 3rd, and Jason S. taking 4th place. AMAZING FINAL HAND - Big Mike was in the big blind, Vinny was small blind. Vinny raised before the flop. Big Mike calls. Vinny has a litte over double of Big Mike's chips. The flop is Ace, King, Ten. Vinny goes all in, Big Mike calls. Big mike flips over King Ten, Vinny flips over Ace Five. Fourth street is a 5, fifth street is a 5 to finish the game and give Vinny the win.
Hitman Awared Canceled!!!
The two co-founders of the pseudo casino franchise have decided to cancel the hitman award for 2006. It is too much book work for an already over-worked staff. Congrats to everyone that was in the running for the award, but it has been canceled for 2006. Thank you and sorry for any inconvience.
"The Dave Peterman Invitational"
7/10/06 - The Milwaukee Poker Room had "The Dave Peterman Invitational" this weekend with 25 players showing up for the event which is a new record high for Pseudo Casino. Todd S. won the tournament with Nicole taking 2nd, and newcomers Cole (3rd), Tony H. (4th), Chris P. (5th), and Pat P. (6th) all placing in the credits. Congrats to all and especially Todd for his first win in franchise history!
"The Last Stand"
6/3/06 - The Milwaukee Poker Room had its second tournament of the year called The Last Stand. 15 players showed up for the event with only a handful of Pseudo Casino veterans making an appearance. Newcomer Jeff N. won the event, with second time player Jacob taking in 2nd place, Will took 3rd place, Carlee finished in 4th, and Mike L. took 5th place.
"The Pullin' Pots Shootout"
5/6/06 - Poker Todd's Parlor had its first Pseudo Casino event this Saturday and 16 players showed up to compete in a 15 point game! Newcomer John Z. won the event with Paul P. taking 2nd, Lance J. taking 3rd, Big Mike taking 4th, and Brian K. finishing in 5th place.
"Finals Week Classic"
4/9/06 - Big Mike's Pseudo Casino had its last event at its current location which was Big Mike's Final's Week Classic. 19 players attended the event to play a legendary game of poker. Poker Todd won the event with Vinny taking 2nd, newcomer Spitz (Greg) taking 3rd, Nicole taking 4th, and finally Carlee taking 5th place.
"Spring Cleaning"
3/11/06 - Big Mike's Casino had its second event of the 2006 season called "Big Mike's Spring Cleaning". 22 players showed up to try to win the 5th tournament of the season. Corey S. won the tournament and Nicole took 2nd place. Both finishes were personal bests for both of them. Other top finishers were Mark W. (3rd), Jason S. (4th), Lisa S. (5th), and Big Mike (6th).
"Post-Christmas Classic"
2/19/06 - The Club Diamond had its first tournament of the 2006 season with the Post Christmas Classic. 19 participants showed up to battle for first place. The World Wide Weber won the tournament, with Big Mike taking 2nd, Bryan B. taking 3rd, Poker Todd finishing 4th, and Matt S. finishing in a respectable 5th place (although he was pissed). It was a great day for poker with a lot of great hands, some major upsets, and of course a lot of fun!
"The Balls Out, Shoot Out"
1/28/06 - The Milwaukee Poker Room had its first 2006 event with 22 people showing up to compete for the title. Newcomer Kevin V. won the tournament along with strong finishes from The World Wide Weber (2nd), Mr. Wonderful (3rd), Paul P. (4th), Will (5th), and Poker Todd (6th).
"St. Louie's Tournament"
1/14/06 - The Kardinal Kasino had its first ever Pseudo Casino event and tied the record with 23 participants. Lance J. won St. Louis' tournament, giving him his first 2006 win. Other top finishers were GQ (2nd) and newcomers Jeff B. (3rd), Marty M (4th), and Brad C. (5th).
"Open Season"
12/10/05 - Big Mike's Pseudo Casino had the first tournament of the 2006 season called Big Mike's Open Season. It was a new record for Pseudo Casino with 23 participants and 5 new players. Brian J. made his second first place finish at Big Mike's Casino, with Matt S. coming in 2nd, Mr. Wonderful in 3rd, and two strong finishes from new comers Vinny (4th), and Will (5th).