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Newsletter Volume 18 Issue 22 February 15, 2007 |
”Trooper” Tom Varnell speeds away from the competition to finish in 1st
with a 16 point card. Not far behind,
John “Rotten” Reed gave Tom a run for his money but came up short. David “Da Boz” Bosley gets back to the
winners circle with a 3rd Place finish.
Dick “The Grumbler” Taylor continues his hot streak by finishing in 4th
Place.
Winners
from Last Week's Event
|
1st Place |
“Trooper” Tom Varnell 16 pt, 7 wins, 133 Net Spread, and 170 Positive Spread |
$56.00 |
|
2nd Place |
John Reed |
$40.00 |
|
3rd Place |
David Bosley |
$25.00 |
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4th Place |
Dick Taylor |
$19.00 |
Ms. Sweety
didn’t move around too much tonight but saw some smiles and frowns in the few
times she did move. She took the early
part of the evening off and waited until Game 6 when Helen “The Hellion”
Daniels counted a 24.
Unfortunately, the 24 didn’t bring Helen any luck and she lost the
game. Next Ms. Sweety headed over to
see Zeke “Da Zapa” Blocklinger in Game 8. Again, Ms. Sweety didn’t help Zeke win the game. Adding insult to injury, 1 deal after Zeke
counted his 24, Martin “Ole #1” Hellberg declared a 24. She didn’t have to travel far, Zeke was
sitting to the right of Martin when this happened and quietly placed Ms. Sweety
by Martin’s feet. This time she brought
luck with her as Martin was able to defeat his opponent. For his skill cards, Martin went home was
$16 and a smile.
EVENT HAPPENINGS
First
was “Trooper” Tom Varnell who turned in a 16 Gm Pt, 7 W, +133
Sprd Pts card tonight. Tom got off to a fast start as he didn’t
hold back on new member Aaron Drivdahl by nearly double skunking him in
the first game. The cribbage god’s
brought Tom back from cloud nine with a loss in the second game. Tom beat a couple of the top 5 points
leaders in the next two games, John “Saweet” Hensley and Pat “Driller”
Jungmann but couldn’t catch up to John “Rotten” Reed in Game 5. Tom put together a 4 game win streak to end
the night including a skunk over Martin “Ole #1” Hellberg. Tom average win came by a margin of 24
points! Good job Tom, keep up the good
peggin’!
Second was John “Rotten”
Reed who turned in a 14 Gm Pt, 7 W, +59 Sprd Pts card. This is John’s
third straight 2nd Place in club play dating back to
January 25. John started off the night
hot by winning 7 straight. He didn’t
have it easy either….he had to play a tough crowd that started with Helen “The
Hellion” Daniels and had other tough competitors with John “Saweet”
Hensley and Pat “Driller” Jungmann.
If that wasn’t enough, he had to play “Trooper” Tom Varnell and
was one of only two players to beat Tom.
His highlights came to an end when “Bad” Betty Morehouse played
spoiler in Game 8 by beating John. To
add salt to the wound, “Easy” Ed Baustian didn’t take it “Easy” on John
in Game 9 and handed John his second loss of the night. None the less, John held on to a 14 point
card at the end of the night which was enough for 2nd place and got
him within striking distance of 1st Place in the club point race. Good job John!
Third was David “Da Boz” Bosley
who turned in a 14 Gm Pt, 6 W, +69 Sprd Pts card. David returned to his old ways by turning in a respectable 14
point card. He was edged out by John by
the number of wins. David started the
night on the wrong foot. He lost his
first game but quickly made up for it by winning three straight. Two of the three wins were skunks! He then lost a close game (1
point) to “Big” Willie Evans (visitor) in Game 5. Not being one to stay down for very long,
David turned the heat up by winning 3 straight again. Sitting at 14 points with one game to go, David’s chances at 1st
Place were spoiled by Martin “Ole #1” Hellberg. David’s average win margin was nearly 21 in
his 6 wins. Good job David!
Fourth was Dick “The Grumbler”
Taylor who turned in a 13 Gm Pt, 6 W, +52 Sprd Pts card. Dick out pegged his opponents in the first
two games of the night and recorded a victory in each game by 2 points! Dick was out pegged in the third game by a
meager 3 points. His positive points
after 3 games was +4, negative points were -3….that’s is the definition of good
games! Dick put together a 3 game win
streak including a skunk over Zeke “Da Zapa” Blocklinger who had a tough
night (1 win). Dick lost Game 7 and
then showed no mercy on new member Aaron Drivdahl in Game 8 by beating
him. Dick couldn’t pull out the victory
in Game 9 against Helen “The Hellion” Daniels. Good job Dick, keep up the hard work…..you are on a role!
CLUB POINTS RACE (TOP 5 POINTS
LEADERS)
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1st Place |
John Hensley |
131 (0.526%) |
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2nd Place |
John Reed |
128 (0.567%) |
|
3rd Place |
Pat Jungmann |
111 (0.567%) |
|
4th Place |
Jim Duff |
103 (0.509%) |
|
5th Place |
Dick Taylor |
84 (0.519%) |
(0.526)
denotes the players win percentage during club play
SPECIAL POOLS
No special pools reported.
28/29 POOL
No 28/29 draws
reported, the pool is capped at $504 until someone hits a 28 or 29 hand.
SKUNK FUND
The skunk fund
received $3.75 at the end of the evening, WE THANK ALL OF YOU!!
STRATEGY
Which is the best lead a 6 or a
9? What about a 7 or an 8?
6 vs. 9…hands down the 6
wins this match especially if you are in a defensive position. If you lead a 9 your opponent has 2 chances
of getting 6 points or more (9 6 6 6 for 8 points) or (9 9 9 x for 6 points). By leading the 6 the non dealer and dealer
will trade 2 points without the possibility of getting 6 or more points (6 9 9
x).
7 vs. 8…this may seem like
the two are very similar leads but there is a bid difference when you in a
defensive position. It should be noted
that neither of the 7 and 8 are the worst leads in the deck other than a 5. Your opponent has a chance at 15 with the
possibility of setting up a run. The 8
wins for the better lead. There are two
options with a 7 lead of 4 points or more (7 8 9 7) or (7 8 9 6). If the 8 is lead there is only one chance at
4 points or more (8 7 9 6).
Think about the subtle differences before leading a 6, 7 , 8, or 9 next
time you have those cards in your hand.
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Be sure to welcome new club member Aaron Drivdahl when
you get a chance. Aaron has ties to the
club in a variety of ways. He is Martin’s
nephew and he works with Jeremy. We
will assign a nickname the first time he places in the payout positions. His wife is already emailing Jeremy a few
good ones! Aaron graduated from WSU a
few years ago and is a big-time Cougar fan!
Jeremy
“The Cat” Morris was the head judge tonight,
thanks for your help. 22 weeks down, 14 to go.....
By: Jeremy Morris (Technical Assistant), Sweet Onion Peggers, Club #274