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Atlanta Poker Club Venue Tabby’s Hosts Taste of Buford
Tabby’s Irish Pub is a great place to hold the 5th Annual Taste of Buford benefiting Hi-Hope Service Center. Many restaurants will be participating including, Old McDonald BBQ, Pizza Pub, Aqua Terra, Bradford House, Cabo’s Mex Grill, Flowery Branch Yacht Club, Grapes & Hops, Hooters, Longhorn Steakhouse, Red Sky Cafe, and of course, Tabby’s.
September 25 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. will be great food and live entertainment including 97.1 The River.
Tickets are $25 per person and you can order at 770-963-8694 or online at www.hihopecenter.org. Order now or pay $30 at the door. See you there!
Season 14 Grand Championship
The Season 14 Grand Championship is finally near —— Saturday September 27.
Sign up: 12:00 noon
Cards Fly: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Downriggers
Season 14 Grand Championship Prize
The Grand Champion (winner of the Grand Championship Event) will win an APC Season Grand Championship Prize usable at the nearest casino of choice to enter a World Series of Poker Event or World Poker Tour Event. The Prize includes a tournament entry of $500+50 and $100 for travel. Grand Champion also wins the exclusive rectangular card guard. The Grand Champion is given a huge responsibility as an Ambassador so to speak for the next season and joins an elite group in the APC Hall of Fame. What an Honour!!
To Qualify for the Season 14 Grand Championship players must have-
1) Been in the top 50 in points on the over-all leaderboard, or
2) Been in the top 10 in points at any one individual venue.
3) *Qualified during last chance qualifying week.
*must have had 100 or more points earned to win a last chance seat.
There is an impressive list of qualifyers. 163 to be exact. Click here to see The Grand Championship List.
Downriggers will be offering a Brunch Buffet.
Atlanta Poker at Johnny’s Hideaway
Close to the Lenox Square area in Atlanta is great poker with the Atlanta Poker Club (APC) at Johnny’s Hideaway.
Players enjoy the Frank Sinatra room where the game takes place. It’s the photos on the wall that give the room its ambiance and the laughter of the players that makes for a fun evening of excellent Texas-Hold’em.
The APC celebrates Season 15 with double player points on Monday night, September 15. Sign up at 6:30 p.m. and cards fly at 7:30 p.m. Come join the fun!
2nd Annual Hamilton Mill Poker Classic
2nd Annual Hamilton Mill
Poker Classic
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
6:30pm Check In – Cards Fly at 7:00pm
Entry Fee: $50.00 Donation (Per Person)
Hamilton Mill Golf Club
1995 Hamilton Mill Golf Club
Dacula, GA 30019
All Proceeds Go To: The Lukemia and Lymphoma Society & St. Jude Children’s Hospital
1st Place 42″ Flat Screen HDTV
Prizes Awarded to all participants of the final table.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Seating is LIMITED
LAST YEAR’S EVENT SOLD OUT!!!!
Pre-registration is encouraged. To Reserve your Spot Contact:
Kevin Downs
404-395-2585
kevinsdowns@gmail.com
Season 14 Allstar Champion
Jason “The Professor” Ponders
APC Member since Aug 2007
APC Wins – 9
Season 11 Wed Night Points Champ – Downriggers
Season 14 All-Stars Champion
Jason played poker as kid but it was mainly 5-card draw with cousins. Growing up his family preferred playing other card games like Rook, Rummy, and Go Fish. He started watching poker on TV but Jason may be the only member of the “Moneymaker Boom” who didn’t watch him win the WSOP; although he watched Raymer’s win the next year. After Hachems’s win in the WSOP, Jason went to his first poker tourney at Loco’s in Gainesville. There, he quickly found it wasn’t as easy as it appears on TV, but since then has been hooked. Jason is an avid reader, and enjoys playing board (all kinds) and card games (mainly Phase 10, Nerts, and Quiddler) with family and friends. He is the proud Uncle JJ to 3 beautiful nieces (one of them, Madeline, is in the picture with Jason.) Rob Smith gave me the nickname “The Professor” because I teach chemistry at a local college.
Favorite Poker Players – I like Erick Lindgren (for his cool demeanor), Daniel Negreanu, and Chris Ferguson. I like Mike Sexton’s analysis on the WPT telecasts because of his explanation of the play and it helped me pick up poker jargon.
Who has influenced my play the most? The first one is me because I have learned from my many mistakes at the table. A few of which I have only made once. Secondly, great players in the APC like Tiffany and Mike, Rob Smith, and Red who have given me very helpful advice. And lastly David Sklansky and Mike Caro’s whose excellent books I am trying to learn from.
Goals in APC? Win the Grand Championship, a Venue Championship, and it would be great to win All-Stars again.
Advice for new members? Watch the players at your table. It is amazing how many people there are only paying attention to their own cards and chips. Be respectful to the dealers and players at the table. Learn the rules and follow poker etiquette, and you will irritate fewer people. Realize that luck is a factor in poker (as in all games except chess) but you should not rely on it. And lastly have fun. It is a game after-all.
Check out this Season 14 Allstar Video Mix
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Season 14 Allstars
Cards Fly: 1:00pm
Location: Downriggers
Here is the Qualifying List for Season 14 Allstars
These players — Accumulated 1500 points or more thru the end of Season 14/Week 10
Congratulations everyone!!
1 Scott Bell 3792.35 4
2 Joe Avino 3461.34 3
3 Jason Young 2919.02 5
4 Larry Floyd 2754.65 4
5 Will Hinson 2450.27 3
6 Paula Nicholson 2430.88 3
7 John Lemonds 2412.11 3
8 Randall Hall 2316.78 2
9 Sallie Avino 2308.86 2
10 Larry Walsingham 2238.40 4
11 Bruce Yates 2229.17 1
12 Lori Buffington 2195.64 3
13 Chad Wall 2186.20 2
14 Gwyn Lackey 2170.13 1
15 Aimee Kargen 2140.40 1
16 Matt Talley 2128.78 3
17 Wendy Williams 2093.67 1
18 Steve Cersosimo 2085.43 2
19 Bill Boakes 2072.85 4
20 John Boswell 1912.52 2
21 Jeremiah Harwell 1883.38 3
22 Brian Alvarez 1883.33 4
23 Kim Smith 1859.88 -
24 Will Thompson 1834.08 3
25 Jason Ponders 1822.00 2
26 Joe Beasley 1782.88 2
27 Allen Lovell 1740.22 1
28 Kirk Douglas 1735.07 2
29 Earl Swanson 1708.88 3
30 Patrick Fagan 1676.45 3
31 Jonathan Ford 1661.93 2
32 Clay Craig 1629.76 1
33 Kelsey Norris 1626.14 3
34 Karen Brooks 1618.49 1
35 Tyler Crane 1603.97 1
36 Kasiya Rivers 1598.76 1
37 Michael Snodgrass 1590.29 -
38 Andrea Ridgway 1585.14 1
39 Dorothy Wamer 1584.97 1
40 Mike Cobb 1558.23 -
41 Rodney Dodd 1549.83 2
42 John Baugh 1549.70 1
43 Mike Duba 1545.76 1
44 Brian Fagan 1522.12 -
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These Players Qualify for Allstars by: – Being the points leader at any one venue at the end of Season 14/ Week 10
1 Terry Cummings 931.32 1 DR-Sat
1 Frank Dominelli 1367.48 1 Famous Pub
1 Hector Madrid 743.03 1 Indigo Joes
1 Jessie Smith 1462.87 – Alpherretta
1 Scott Murphy 1054.92 2 Jeffreys
1 Will Lemonds 980.76 2 SoCo fri
1 Keith Watkins 774.66 1 SoCo Wed
Silver Coin Venue – Bottom of the Cup
Starting on Tuesday, September 2nd, the Bottom of the Cup will be hosting the first ever “Silver Coin Invitational”. This tournament is reserved for Atlanta Poker Club members who have earned a “Silver Coin” from past accomplishments with the APC.
This venue will take place on Tuesdays at 7:30 at Bottom of the Cup Golf in Braselton.
To be eligible to play in this event you need to:
- Place 1st or 2nd in the Speed Tourney(s) that take place at 6:30pm (ALL APC’ers welcome to try their luck in these tournaments).
- Earned a coin from the APC from either a Venue Championship, Venue Points Championship, Season Points Championship, Seasonal Championship Allstar Championship or winner of special large event such as the WSOP Quad 4’s / Jeffreys Challenge etc.
- To those without coins – there will be a way where you can win a seat in this tournament. There will be two speed tournaments started at 6:30 and the top 2 from each 1 table tournament get a seat in the Silver Coin event. That means 4 non coin holders can play, regardless of whether or not you earned a silver coin in the past.
Here is the current list of qualified players as best as can be recalled from the history of the APC. If you have won a coin (or a championship) and your name is not on the list, please visit this thread in the forum to add your name.
Adam Bodechon Juliette Baez
Aimee Kargen Karl Barco
Alan Allard Kasiya Rivers
Andrew Mosley Kavita Murty
Andy Phelps Ken Osburn
Arnie Ritchie Ken Workman
Barry Wilson Kendall Dean
Bill Boakes Kenneth Branch
Kim Fisher
Bill Carlson Kirk Douglas
Bob Mahan Lamont Carswell
Bob Mahan Larry Floyd
Brandt Wilkerson Larry Walsingham
Brendan Buck Lee Duggan
Brent Peek Lee Sugarman
Brian Alvarez Leslie Johnson
Brian Dyson Lori Buffington
Brian Gaul Louis George
Chat Mangkang Maci Celli
Chris Grube Mark Anthony
Chris Pack Mark Hardigree
Chris Ratiu Matt Medlin
Chris Robinson Matt Talley
Clay Craig Matt Thomas
Clint Johnson Mike Aquino
Damian Smith Mike Chandler
Dan Venable Mike Cobb
Daniel Griffeth Mike Cosmano
Daniel Petty Mike Duba
David Crawley Mike Peitrucha
David Red Wilson Mike Stewart
David Vining Nancy McCaffrey
Dennis Muler Nehme Rouphael
Denny Gibbons Patrick Fagan
Dion Knudtson Patryk Skoplak
DJ Triber Paul Connor
Doodle Wood Paul Xiong
Dorothy Wamer Phil Knight
Frank Dominelli Phillip Bragg
Fred Mathewson Plua Vue
George Griggs Randy Smith
George Iliadis Randy Stamps
Gerald Shafer Rex Wamer
Getty Smith Richard Cronier
Gil Nowell Rick Warrick
Griffin Rowe Rob Hughes
Gwyn Lackey Rob Joseph
Harry Darby Rob Smith
Janet Mizoguchi Robert C
Janice Griffin Robert Perry
Jared Brantley Robin Branch
Jarome Dowdy Rodney Dodd
Jason Moylan Ryan Slade
Jason O’Neal Sai Kue
Jason Ponders Scott Bell
Jason Spry Scott Howell
Jason Young Scott Murphy
Jay Jones Sean McKaharay
Jeff Casper Shane Beals
Jeremiah Harwell Steve Cersosimo
Jessie Smith Stovall Hunt
Jim Burns T Vue
Jim Kerkhoff Terry Cummings
Joe Avino Tiffany Mahan
Joe Beasley TJ O’Brien
Joe Deslattes Travis Hart
Joe Hunt Vikki Hart
John Boswell Wendy Williams
John Furg Will Hinson
John Lemonds Will Lemonds
John Shafer Will Thompson
John Whitmore Willie Beamin
Josh Hendershot
JR Mayhew
Kenneth Branch
Tiffany McCarty
Robert Tompkins
There are also two other Atlanta Poker Club venues you can play at on Tuesday, including Jeffreys in Suwanee (and compete for your share of $2,000) as well as Mikes Down Under in Jefferson. Both are approximately 15 minutes from Bottom of the Cup.
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