2008 News
10-04-08 - The Klub Kardinal had the last game of the season at its new location in DePere, WI. Although neighbor Brandon Jackson failed to make an appearance, the game was a huge success. 9 veteran players and 2 newbies showed up to compete for the first title of the new house. Aaron W (Wally) took the title away from Bacon and the Hit Man Lloyd followed them up with a 3rd place finish.
09-26-08 - King Mike's Casino had its first and last "Big Mike's Bachelor Bash" this past Satruday and 14 players showed up for the main event. When the dust and the strippers cleared, Todd I.A finished in 4th place, Carlee in 3rd, Carl in 2nd and Andrew took the championship!
08-30-08 - The Club Diamond had its classic game of the summer called "The Pot Odd's Open". 12 players showed up, which is considered a great success in the summer, to compete for the championship. The casino host made us all feel welcome by unveiling his new wrap-around deck and greeting us all with bratwurst. Once the game started, Ol' school veterans Jamie and Bogi decided to show how much they missed poker and decided to finish in 3rd and 2nd place, but in the end, it was The Hit Man Lloyd who would show everyone what a true champion looks like!
07-12-08 - King Mike's casino had its annual "Dog Day's of Summer" game, which dates back to the start of Pseudo Casino. 10 devoted veterans showed up to duke it out in the heat. When the final cards fell and the room cooled down, King Mike finished in 3rd, Todd I.A. in 2nd and the tournament champion was Matt B.
06-07-08 - The Milwaukee Poker Room had its classic annual June game in its newly completed home. 13 players showed up with two rookies among the ranks to "battle out the storm". It was a hard found game with chips shifting everywhere, bad beats and lucky draws. In 5th place was Will, in 4th was Poker Todd, and finishing in 3rd place was Pat. The tournament would finish with a hard fought battle between John and King Mike. In the end, King Mike emerged as the tournament Champion.
05-10-08 - Poker Todd's Parlor had its yearly game this year with the much anticipated "High Roller Shootout". The summer sun and possibly the Brewers kept the number of particpants a little low, but 7 veterans and 1 newcomer showed up to play a hell of a good game and to witness Pseudo Casino history first hand. Kar won the tournament making her the first ever female champion. "Black Magic Carlee" finished in 2nd place and veteran Green Bayer Lloyd finished in 3rd place. Why History was made on 05-10-08
* - Kari is the first female player to win a Pseudo Casino title
* - Todd I.A.'s consecutive tournament streak ended at 40 games (this is an amazing accomplishment).
04-18-08 - King Mike's Casino held the 2nd All-Star game in Pseudo Casino History. 10 of the best players in the league faced off in epic style and a lot of crazy hands caused chips to shift from one All-Star to another. Ultimately, it would be the new 2008 All-Star Justin that would claim the title, with Little Mike finishing 2nd and Will finishing in 3rd. The game was followed with a heads-up tournament where Little Mike was able to out-play all of his peers. After the tournament, 6 players stayed until the wee hours of the morning to play a wide variety of poker games.
04-06-08 - Just weeks before the mid-season All-Star Event, The Klub Kardinal hosted the Redbird Inn. The Klub Kardinal's 2nd event of the season is sure to be remembered as one of the best events of the 2008 Pseudo Casino Poker Tour by all of the 6 PC members who attended this watermark gala event. However, what the Redbird Inn lacked in participants it made up for in creating and in enhancing what is always an enjoyable and lively atmosphere at the Klub Kardinal. In the end, everyone would be cheering on their favorite Matt as Matt Z. and Matt B. faced off in a heads up dual. But there could only be one winning Matt and it would be that Matt Z. would claim his 1st Pseudo Casino win and earn his seat at the 2008 Kings of Hold'em.
03-10-08 - Big Mike's Casino held its 2nd game of the year called "March Madness". 14 players showed up but only one was named champion. W.W.Weber took 4th place, Poker Todd finished 3rd, and Big Mike and Carlee went heads up in an epic duo. After the smoke cleared, Carlee ended up being victorious leaving King Mike in 2nd place and Carlee the champion.
02-16-08 - The Club Diamond held it's 1st event of the 2008 season drawing 18 players to this 3rd Annual event. A change in blind schedules was overall widely acceptd, however it left some longtime players unable to recover from early mistakes. It would end with 2007's Post Christmas winner Paul P. taking 4th place, and Green Bay faithfuls Wally taking 3rd and Lloyd the "Hitman" taking 2nd. It would be Dave Y., playing his 2nd ever Pseudo Casino event, who would earn his place to be immortalized on the Club Diamond's Wall of Fame as the 2008 Post Christmas Classic's winner.
01-26-08 - The Milwaukee Poker room had its first game of the 2008 season with the Phil Hellmuth Invitational. Although Phil had prior obligations, the crowd was mixed with seasoned veterans, old faces we have not seen in a while and many new rookies. The rookies made up most of the final table with veteran W.W.Weber taking 6th, Jeff N. taking 5th, Tom P. taking 4th, Little Mike finshing in 3rd, veteran Will taking 2nd, and rookie Mark R. winning the championship.
01-13-08 - King Mike's Casino had its first game of the season by honoring the birthday of veteran player Todd I.A, it was called "Tenacious Todd's Birthday Bash". To the host's surprise, it was also veteran player Mark T.'s birthday, so we honored him too. 10 players showed up on a day when most people were watching football to compete for the title. Like clockwork, Poker Todd won the event, making this his 4th win at Big Mike's Casino and his 5th win in Pseudo Casino history, Kevin kept his point leader status by taking 2nd place, and Todd I.A. was right behind him in 3rd place.
12-15-07 - The Klub Kardinal opened up the 2008 season with a bang, hosting what is already being called, "the best tournament of the season so far". 21 players showed up this Saturday to be the first tournament champion of the season. History was made when Kevin won his own tournament and accomplished something that had not been done before in the history of Pseudo Casino. Right before Kevin, was a large group of seasoned veterans just waiting to be named champion. In 2nd place was loudmouth Paul, in 3rd was cocky Matt B., in 4th was "yah, I'm not getting the player award" Todd, and finishing in 5th (and making a rare appearance) was Matt S. In all seriousness, it was a fantastic tournament and one that will be talked about for ages to come.
09-26-08 - King Mike's Casino had its first and last "Big Mike's Bachelor Bash" this past Satruday and 14 players showed up for the main event. When the dust and the strippers cleared, Todd I.A finished in 4th place, Carlee in 3rd, Carl in 2nd and Andrew took the championship!
08-30-08 - The Club Diamond had its classic game of the summer called "The Pot Odd's Open". 12 players showed up, which is considered a great success in the summer, to compete for the championship. The casino host made us all feel welcome by unveiling his new wrap-around deck and greeting us all with bratwurst. Once the game started, Ol' school veterans Jamie and Bogi decided to show how much they missed poker and decided to finish in 3rd and 2nd place, but in the end, it was The Hit Man Lloyd who would show everyone what a true champion looks like!
07-12-08 - King Mike's casino had its annual "Dog Day's of Summer" game, which dates back to the start of Pseudo Casino. 10 devoted veterans showed up to duke it out in the heat. When the final cards fell and the room cooled down, King Mike finished in 3rd, Todd I.A. in 2nd and the tournament champion was Matt B.
06-07-08 - The Milwaukee Poker Room had its classic annual June game in its newly completed home. 13 players showed up with two rookies among the ranks to "battle out the storm". It was a hard found game with chips shifting everywhere, bad beats and lucky draws. In 5th place was Will, in 4th was Poker Todd, and finishing in 3rd place was Pat. The tournament would finish with a hard fought battle between John and King Mike. In the end, King Mike emerged as the tournament Champion.
05-10-08 - Poker Todd's Parlor had its yearly game this year with the much anticipated "High Roller Shootout". The summer sun and possibly the Brewers kept the number of particpants a little low, but 7 veterans and 1 newcomer showed up to play a hell of a good game and to witness Pseudo Casino history first hand. Kar won the tournament making her the first ever female champion. "Black Magic Carlee" finished in 2nd place and veteran Green Bayer Lloyd finished in 3rd place. Why History was made on 05-10-08
* - Kari is the first female player to win a Pseudo Casino title
* - Todd I.A.'s consecutive tournament streak ended at 40 games (this is an amazing accomplishment).
04-18-08 - King Mike's Casino held the 2nd All-Star game in Pseudo Casino History. 10 of the best players in the league faced off in epic style and a lot of crazy hands caused chips to shift from one All-Star to another. Ultimately, it would be the new 2008 All-Star Justin that would claim the title, with Little Mike finishing 2nd and Will finishing in 3rd. The game was followed with a heads-up tournament where Little Mike was able to out-play all of his peers. After the tournament, 6 players stayed until the wee hours of the morning to play a wide variety of poker games.
04-06-08 - Just weeks before the mid-season All-Star Event, The Klub Kardinal hosted the Redbird Inn. The Klub Kardinal's 2nd event of the season is sure to be remembered as one of the best events of the 2008 Pseudo Casino Poker Tour by all of the 6 PC members who attended this watermark gala event. However, what the Redbird Inn lacked in participants it made up for in creating and in enhancing what is always an enjoyable and lively atmosphere at the Klub Kardinal. In the end, everyone would be cheering on their favorite Matt as Matt Z. and Matt B. faced off in a heads up dual. But there could only be one winning Matt and it would be that Matt Z. would claim his 1st Pseudo Casino win and earn his seat at the 2008 Kings of Hold'em.
03-10-08 - Big Mike's Casino held its 2nd game of the year called "March Madness". 14 players showed up but only one was named champion. W.W.Weber took 4th place, Poker Todd finished 3rd, and Big Mike and Carlee went heads up in an epic duo. After the smoke cleared, Carlee ended up being victorious leaving King Mike in 2nd place and Carlee the champion.
02-16-08 - The Club Diamond held it's 1st event of the 2008 season drawing 18 players to this 3rd Annual event. A change in blind schedules was overall widely acceptd, however it left some longtime players unable to recover from early mistakes. It would end with 2007's Post Christmas winner Paul P. taking 4th place, and Green Bay faithfuls Wally taking 3rd and Lloyd the "Hitman" taking 2nd. It would be Dave Y., playing his 2nd ever Pseudo Casino event, who would earn his place to be immortalized on the Club Diamond's Wall of Fame as the 2008 Post Christmas Classic's winner.
01-26-08 - The Milwaukee Poker room had its first game of the 2008 season with the Phil Hellmuth Invitational. Although Phil had prior obligations, the crowd was mixed with seasoned veterans, old faces we have not seen in a while and many new rookies. The rookies made up most of the final table with veteran W.W.Weber taking 6th, Jeff N. taking 5th, Tom P. taking 4th, Little Mike finshing in 3rd, veteran Will taking 2nd, and rookie Mark R. winning the championship.
01-13-08 - King Mike's Casino had its first game of the season by honoring the birthday of veteran player Todd I.A, it was called "Tenacious Todd's Birthday Bash". To the host's surprise, it was also veteran player Mark T.'s birthday, so we honored him too. 10 players showed up on a day when most people were watching football to compete for the title. Like clockwork, Poker Todd won the event, making this his 4th win at Big Mike's Casino and his 5th win in Pseudo Casino history, Kevin kept his point leader status by taking 2nd place, and Todd I.A. was right behind him in 3rd place.
12-15-07 - The Klub Kardinal opened up the 2008 season with a bang, hosting what is already being called, "the best tournament of the season so far". 21 players showed up this Saturday to be the first tournament champion of the season. History was made when Kevin won his own tournament and accomplished something that had not been done before in the history of Pseudo Casino. Right before Kevin, was a large group of seasoned veterans just waiting to be named champion. In 2nd place was loudmouth Paul, in 3rd was cocky Matt B., in 4th was "yah, I'm not getting the player award" Todd, and finishing in 5th (and making a rare appearance) was Matt S. In all seriousness, it was a fantastic tournament and one that will be talked about for ages to come.