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Newsletter Volume 22    Issue 01  Sept 03, 2009

 “Old # 1” Martin Hellberg claimed the first first place of this season this evening with his 18 Pt. 8 W 156 Spread card. Mike “Mr. Quiznos” Clapper claimed second place this week with his 17 Pt. 7 W 129 Spread card. Shirley "Buzz Saw" Guest collected third place money with her 14 Pt. 6 W 125 Spread card. John "Rotten" Reed took fourth place money and his first points of the season with his 13 Pt 6 W 17 Spread card. Two other players, “Saweet” Johnny Hensley and Helen “The Hellion” Daniels also collected their first points of the season with their 12 Pt. cards

  Winner
 from Last Week's Event

1st Place

                 "Old # 1" Martin Hellberg

$56.00

2nd Place

                  Mike "Mr. Quiznos" Clapper

$40.00

3rd Place

                   Shirley "Buzz Saw" Guest

$25.00

4th Place

                      John "Rotten" Reed

$19.00


     "Sweety" managed to get her exercise this first night of the season after relaxing all summer. She visited five different persons tonight starting with
Shirley “Buzz Saw” Guest in her game three. Next came “Old # 1”Martin Hellberg in his game two and again in game five then to Pat “Driller” Jungmann in his game seven. Along came J.R.“The Spoiler” Cast snatched her away in his game seven and thought he had her to keep but “Saweet” Johnny Hensley snatched her away in his game eight and latched on to her to collect the 24 Hand Pot.

 

EVENT HAPPENINGS 

 

        “Old # 1” Martin Hellberg started off the night by winning his first seven games in a row skunking John “Rotten” Reed and new member Susan Hill  before losing to “Farmer” Jim Harpe in game eight then winning his last game to complete his 18 Pt. 8 W 156 Spread Card for first place money.

 

   Mike  “Mr. Quiznos” Clapper had a good night also skunking new member Susan Hill, “Saweet” Johnny Hensley and HelenThe Hellion” Daniels and stringing together three wins  twice to complete his 17 Pt. 7 W 129 Spread Card for second place.

 

  Shirley “Buzz Saw” Guest bounced back and forth all night unable to put more than two wins together at a time before winning her last one to complete her 14 Pt. 6 W 125 Spread Card for third place money.

 

     John “Rotten” Reed was unable to put together any kind of a winning streak but managed to skunk “Farmer” Jim Harpe to collect fourth place money with a 13 Pt 6 W 17 Spread card.

 

      CLUB POINTS RACE (TOP 5 POINTS LEADERS)

 

  

1st Place

  Martin Hellberg

18

2nd Place

             Mike Clapper 

17

3rd Place

               Shirley Guest

14

4th Place

             John Reed 

13

5th Place

John Hensley                 Helen Daniels

12


SPECIAL POOLS

 

     No special hands were found tonight as they are all available at the start of this season

 

  28/29  POOL

 

            Several persons tried to drain the pool tonight, some of them more than once. Old # 1” Martin Hellberg tried twice, both times with J’s and three 5’s cutting a 10 first then a 7 next for no help. Next was Pat “Driller” Jungmann who had three 5’s with a K and a J cutting a 6 and a 7. Zeke “Da Zappa” tried also with a J and three 5’s coming up with a lonely A.  Last was Dave “Da Boz” Bosley  with a 10  and three 5’s catching only a 9 for no help either. The pool is capped at $511.00.

 

 Skunk Fund

 

             The skunk fund was a little prosperous tonight. It received $2.00 by the end of the evening. WE STILL THANK ALL OF YOU!! 

  

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

                   

             Zeke "Da Zappa" Blocklinger was the head judge tonight, thanks for your help. 


            
By: John "Rotten" Reed (Technical Assistant), Sweet Onion Peggers, Club #274

Many thanks go to Dave "Da Boz" Bosley and his 123printing business for the weekly printing of the Newsletter at no charge to the club. Please visit them at their website http://www.1-2-3printing.com .