Guava Poker Narrative History 2025
October
26, 2025
Seven players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Andy had the best hand of the night, quad queens. Al was the bubble boy in 4th when his full house, fives
over deuces fell to Peter’s bigger full house on the turn. JimP placed third when
his two pair fell to Tom’s queen high straight on the turn. Peter won the
championship when Tom’s top pair of kings fell to his set of fours on the flop.
Next session is Guava Live at the ratcage.
October
23, 2025
Seven players attended this week’s session
of Guava Live at Peter’s house. Matt won the high hand jackpot of the
night with a full house, aces over queens. Peter was the host with most, taking
the top money spot in a night filled with Ohio and big-O. Al came in second. Al
also won the showdown with a very nice 8 card 65. Next session is the Sunday night
Holdem Tournament.
October
16, 2025
Nine
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s house. Tom won the
high hand jackpot of the night with quad threes. Al was the
big money winner with Eric coming in second. Eric narrowly won the
showdown over Tom with T984 over T985. The shipboard wi-fi is incompatible with
the Gauva Maven Poker Server, so no
tournament this weekend. Next session is Guava Live Thursday at Eric’s place.
October
12, 2025
Eight players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. JimC had the best hand of the night, straight flush to the six of
spades. Peter was the bubble boy in fifth when his full house fell to JimP’s
bigger full house on the river. JimP placed fourth when his two pair fell to
JimC’s bigger two pair on the river. Michael came in 3rd when his
two pair fell to Andy’s king high straight on the river. JimC won the
championship when Andy’s low draw couldn’t hit against his queen high straight
on the river. Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
October
9, 2025
Eleven
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at
the ratcage as Eric came down with a sore throat.
Peter won the high hand jackpot of the night with a full house, aces over fours. John was the host with the most, taking the top money
spot. Katie came late and picked up second. She also won the showdown with a
very nice 86. Next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
October
5, 2025
Five players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Peter had the best hand of the night, full house kings full of
jacks. Al was the bubble boy in third when his two pair fell to Peter’s set of
queens on the flop. After a see-saw heads up battle for nearly an hour, JimP
won the championship when Peter’s top pair fell to his pocket kings. Next
session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
October
2, 2025
Eleven
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at
Eric’s house. John won the first high hand jackpot with the best hand of the
night, straight flush to the seven of spades. Peter won the
second with a full house, queens over nines. He
also took the top money spot. Katie made a late push to overtake Steve for
second. Tom won the showdown with a decent T8. Next session is the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
September
28, 2025
Seven players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Peter had the best hand of the night, quad aces. Katie was the
bubble babe in fourth when her trip sixes fell to Peter’s full house on the
river. Andy came in 3rd when his broadway draw couldn’t hit against
Peter’s king high flush on the river. Peter won the championship when Michael’s
eight high straight fell to his nut flush on the river. Next session is Guava
Live at Eric’s house.
September
25, 2025
Ten
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at the ratcage.
Glenn had the best hand of the night, quad kings. Al was the big money winner
of the night with JimC coming in second. JimC also won the showdown with a decent 97. Next session
is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
September
21, 2025
Seven players showed up for
this week’s Holdem Tournament. Katie had the best hand of the night, full house
aces full of fours. Michael was the bubble boy in 4th when his pocket kings
fell to JimC’s king high straight on the river. Tom came in third when his A7 could not hit against
Peter’s pocket fours. After a see-saw heads up battle, JimC won the
championship when Peter’s trip nines fell to his full house on the flop. Next
session is Guava Live at the ratcage.
September
18, 2025
Ten
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s house. Eric won
the first high hand jackpot with quad kings. Matt won the second with the best
hand of the night, straight flush to the nine of hearts. Peter won the third with jacks full. Glenn had a roller coaster night
and ended up the big winner at the end. Matt hung on for second. Peter won the
showdown with a nice T7. Wow we had a royal flush, a triple crown and a
straight flush within a week! Next session is the Sunday Holdem
Tournament.
September
14, 2025
Seven players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Katie had the best hand of the night, royal flush in hearts. Al was
the bubble boy in fourth when his pocket kings fell to Peter’s king flush on
the turn. Michael came in 3rd when his low and straight draws could
not hit against Peter’s king high straight on the river. JimP won the
championship when Peter’s two pair fell to his nut flush on the turn. Next
session is Guava Live at Eric’s place.
September
11, 2025
Ten
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s house. Peter had
the best hand of the night, quad aces as well as the second one with quad
eights. Peter also won the showdown with a decent 97 vs Katie’s 98 for a narrow
victory. These extra wins helped him take the top spot with John and Katie
coming in second. Thus we have our first triple crown
winner of the year! Next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
September
7, 2025
Five players showed up for this week’s Holdem Tournament. Al had the best
hand of the night, straight flush to the seven of spades. Peter was the bubble
boy in third when his AK suited could not hit against JimP’s pocket jacks. After nearly an hour heads-up, Katie won the championship
when JimP’s A4 suited could not hit against her pair of eights on the flop.
Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
September
6, 2025
Fifteen players showed up for the 27th Annual Friends Poker Tournament.
The preliminary 7 rounds with a veggie and pizza break took us to dinner time
around 6pm. The best hand of the day was quad aces with a king kicker. Michael
was the bubble boy in 4th when his second pair nines fell to Spenser’s top pair
kings on the flop. Spenser came in 3rd when his broadway straight fell to
John’s nut flush on the river. John won the championship when Andy’s pair of
sevens fell to his top pair of aces on the flop. Next session is the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
September
4, 2025
Four players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at
Peter’s house. Peter had the best hand of the night, full house aces over tens. He also made a late run in the game to take the top
money spot. Al came in second. JimP won the showdown
with a decent 87. Next session is the Annual Friends Tourney on Saturday at
noon, Guava Central at Eric’s place.
August
31, 2025
Seven players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Katie had the best hand of the night, quad kings. Tom was the
bubble boy in fourth when his queen flush fell to Peter’s king flush on the
turn. JimP came in 3rd when his nut low and nut flush draws could
not hit against Peter’s two pair on the river. Michael won the championship
when Peter’s second pair fell to his pocket aces. This concludes session four
of the Guava Tournament season. Settlement notices will coming out shortly.
Next session is Guava Live at Peter’s house.
August
28, 2025
Eleven players attended this week’s session of Guava Live
at the ratcage. Matt had the best hand of the night,
quad queens. JimP was the big winner of the night
with JimC coming in second. JimC
also won the showdown with a nice T4. Next session is the Sunday Omaha
Tournament.
August
24, 2025
Nine players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Al had the best hand of the night, quad sixes. Tom was the bubble
boy in 5th when his trip tens deuce kicker fell to JimP’s queen
kicker. JimP placed fourth when his pocket sixes were dominated by JimC’s
pocket tens. Peter came in third when his top pair top kicker fell to JimC’s
lucky two pair on the river. Al won the championship when JimC’s AK could not
hit against his pair of deuces on the flop.
Next session is Guava Live at the ratcage.
August
21, 2025
Eleven
players attended this week’s poker game of Guava Live at Eric’s house. Steve
had the best hand of the night, quad nines. JimP was
the big winner for the evening. John came in second. Matt won the showdown with
a decent T9. Next session is the Sunday Holdem
Tournament.
August
17, 2025
Nine players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Tom had the best hand of the night, full house aces full of queens.
Katie was the bubble babe in fifth when her two pair fell to Andy’s flush on
the river. Michael placed fourth when his two pair fell to Andy’s better two
pair on the turn. Tom came in 3rd when his three pair fell to Andy’s
nut low and nine high straight on the turn. Andy won the championship when
JimP’s two pair fell to his seven high straight on the turn. Andy eliminated
seven of his eight opponents. Wow. Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s place.
August
14, 2025
Eleven
players attended this week’s poker game of Guava Live at Eric’s house. JimP had the best hand of the night, quad aces. It was a
night of Improbable rivers with many unlikely winners on the last card. Katie
won many of them and ended up in the top money spot. Dave came in second. JimP won the showdown with a very nice 76. Next session is
the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
August
10, 2025
Seven players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Tom had the best hand of the night, full house aces over threes.
Katie was the bubble babe in fourth when her K3 could not hit against Tom’s nut
flush on the river. Peter came in third when his ace high fell to Michael’s
pair of fours on the turn. Michael won the championship when Tom’s TJ could not
hit against his two pair on the flop. Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s
place. Reminder: the Friends Tourney is Saturday Sept 6 at high noon at Eric’s
place.
August
7, 2025
Ten
players showed up for this week’s session of Guava Live
at Eric’s place. Matt had the best hand of the night, quad threes. Al continued
his hot streak with another top money win. Katie came in second. Dave won the
showdown with a lovely 85. Next session is the Sunday Holdem
Tournament.
August
3, 2025
Seven players showed up for
this week’s Omaha Tournament. Peter had the best hand of the night, straight
flush to the eight of spades. JimC was the bubble boy in fourth when his trip
sevens could not improve against Katie’s full house on the flop. Andy came in 3rd when his eight high
straight fell to Peter’s straight flush on the river. Katie won the
championship when Peter’s second pair fell to Katie’s top pair on the flop.
Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
July
31, 2025
Eight
players showed up for this week’s session of Guava Live
at Eric’s place. Peter had the best hand of the night, straight flush to the
king of hearts. Al was the top money winner with JimP
coming in second. Matt won the showdown with a lovely 76. Next session is the
Sunday Omaha Tournament.
July
27, 2025
Eight players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Michael had the best hand of the night, full house aces over jacks.
Peter was the bubble boy in 5th when his A2 suited could not hit
against JimC’s full house, fives over kings. Katie placed fourth when her
bottom pair fell to JimC’s pair of eights on the flop. Michael came in third
when his trip tens deuce kicker fell to JimP’s queen kicker. JimC won the
championship when JimP’s A8 could not hit against his set of tens on the turn.
Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
July
24, 2025
Ten
players showed for this week’s session of Guava Live at the ratcage.
John had the best hand of the night, straight flush to the jack of clubs. Seems
like we’ve had lots of those lately. Matt was the top money winner with JimC coming in second. Matt also won the showdown with a
respectable T8. Next session is the Sunday Holdem
Tournament.
July
20, 2025
Nine players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Katie had the best hand of the night, straight flush to the eight
of diamonds. Michael was the bubble boy in fifth when his second pair fell to
JimC’s top two pair on the flop. Al placed fourth when his nut low got
counterfeited on the river by Katie’s lucky wheel straight on the river. Katie
came in 3rd when her straight and flush draws could not hit against
Tom’s trip tens on the turn. JimC won the championship when Tom’s king high
fell to his pair of nines and nut low. Next session is Guava Live at the
ratcage.
July
17, 2025
Four
people showed for this week’s session of Guava Live at
Peter’s house. Big hands abounded with 2 straight flushes and multiple quads.
Rob had the best hand of the night, straight flush to the jack of clubs. Ohio
ruled the night with 5 card Omaha a favorite also. Al was the big money winner
of the night with Rob coming in second. Al also won the showdown with a decent
87. Next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
July
13, 2025
Nine players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Tom had the best hand of the night, full house queens full of
deuces. JimC was the bubble boy in 5th when his KT could not hit
against Andy’s pocket fours. JimP placed fourth when his pocket jacks fell to
Michael’s pair of kings on the flop. Andy came in third when his A7 suited
could not hit against Peter’s pair queens on the flop. Peter won the championship
when Michael’s two pair fell to his queen high flush on the turn. Next session
is Guava Live at Peter’s house.
July
10, 2025
Ten
players showed up for this week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s house. Rob
had the best hand of the night, full house queens over eights.
Matt made a big push in the last hour to take a narrow lead over Tom, who came
in second. Tom also won the showdown with a pretty nice
T8. Next session is the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
July
6, 2025
Nine players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Al had the best hand of the night, straight
flush to the queen of clubs. Katie was the bubble babe in fifth when her
full house fours over aces fell to JimC’s better full house on the turn. JimP
placed fourth when his two pair fell to Al’s set of fives on the flop. Michael
came in 3rd when his top pair top kicker fell to JimC’s two pair on
river. Al won the championship when JimC’s queen flush fell to his king flush
on the flop. Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s place.
July
3, 2025
Nine
players showed for poker and tri-tip at Eric’s house.
Eric had the best hand of the night, quad tens. Glenn won two massive scoops
near the end to take the money lead. Matt came in second. Matt also won the
showdown with a six card 97. Next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
June
29, 2025
Nine players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Steve had the best hand of the night, straight flush to the king of
clubs. JimP was the bubble boy in 5th when his two pair fell to
Steve’s ten high straight on the river. Al placed fourth when his second pair
ten kicker fell to Steve’s ace kicker. Tom came in third when his top pair top
kicker fell to Wes’s king high straight on the river. Wes won the championship
when Steve’s A7 could not hit against his pair of jacks on the river. Next
session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
June
26, 2025
Nine
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at the ratcage.
Katie had the best hand of the night, straight flush to the queen of hearts.
Katie was also the big money winner for the night. Dave narrowly beat out Tom
for second place. John won the showdown with a nice 5-card 97. Next session is
the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
June
22, 2025
Eight players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. JimP and Andy had the best hand of the night, full house kings over
tens. Katie was the bubble babe in fifth when her trip queens fell to Michael’s
full house queens over aces on the flop. JimC placed fourth when his trip nines
fell to Al’s full house fives over nine on the turn. Michael came in 3rd
when his top pair fell to JimP’s two pair on the turn plus nut low. JimP won
the championship when Al’s top two pair fell to his ten high straight on the
flop. Next session is Guava Live at the ratcage.
June
19, 2025
Eight
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s house. Tom had the
best hand of the night, full house aces over deuces. Al
was the big winner for the night. Katie came in second.Rob won the showdown with a lovely 87. Next
session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
June
15, 2025
Eight players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Al had the best hand of the night, quad jacks. Katie was the bubble babe in 5th when her
flopped broadway straight fell to Al’s quad jacks on the river. Michael placed
fourth when his pocket kings fell to Andy’s pair of aces on the flop. Andy came
in third when his flush and straight draws could not hit against JimP’s pocket
kings. Al
won the championship when JimP had to leave the game and timed out. Next
session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
June
12, 2025
Nine
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s place. Katie had
the best hand of the night, quad queens. Rob was the big winner for the night
giving him his first Player of the Year points. Al won the showdown with a nice
87. That gave him just enough to take the second spot over Katie. Next session
is the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
June
8, 2025
Eight players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Al had the best hand of the night, full house aces over kings. Tom
placed sixth when his third pair fell to Andy’s set of jacks on the flop. Katie
was the bubble babe in fifth in the same hand when her low, flush and straight
draws couldn’t hit. Al placed fourth when his top two pair fell to Andy’s flush
on the turn. Peter came in 3rd when his two pair fell to Andy’s
straight on the turn. JimP won the championship when Andy’s flush and straight
draws couldn’t hit against his top pair. Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s
place.
June
5, 2025
Ten
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s place. Andy had
the best hand of the night, straight flush to the king of hearts. That helped
him gain the top money spot for the evening. Glenn had a big lead early on and
managed to hang on for second. Peter won the showdown with a decent five card
T7. Next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
June
1, 2025
Nine players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Katie had the best hand of the night, quad kings. Peter was the
bubble boy in 5th when his pocket deuces fell to Katie’s full house
on the turn. Andy placed fourth when his pocket fives fell to Katie’s king high
straight on the river. Michael came in third when his A8 could not hit against
Katie’s set of fours on the flop. Tom and Katie waged a back and forth heads up
duel for well over an hour. Katie won the championship when Tom’s third pair
fell to Katie’s king high straight on the flop. Next session is Guava Live at
Eric’s house.
May
29, 2025
Eleven
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at the ratcage.
Peter had the best hand of the night, straight flush to the seven of diamonds.
Tom was to top money winner with Andy coming in
second. Glenn won the narrow showdown victory over Andy to the last card with a
decent J7. Next session is the Sunday Holdem
Tournament.
May
25, 2025
Eight players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Peter had the best hand of the night, quad kings. JimP was the
bubble boy in fifth when his flush and straight draws couldn’t hit against
JimC’s queen high straight on the river. Peter was fourth when his low draw
couldn’t hit against JimC’s quad jacks. Michael came in 3rd when his
two pair fell to JimC’s trip jacks on the flop. JimC won the championship when
Al’s two pair fell to JimC’s seven high straight on the turn. Next session is
Guava Live at the ratcage.
May
22, 2025
Eight
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s place. John had
the best hand of the night, quad sixes. Peter was the top money winner with 2
massive Omaha scoops. JimC came in second after a big
second half comeback. Tom won the showdown with a nice six card 87. Next
session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
May
18, 2025
Eight players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Peter had the best hand of the night, full house aces over deuces.
Paul was the bubble boy in fifth when his pocket queens fell to Al’s pair of
aces on the flop. Al placed fourth when his top pair fell to Andy’s pocket
aces. JimP came in third when his nut flush draw could not hit against Andy’s
broadway straight on the river. Andy won the championship when Katie’s two pair
fell to his lucky seven high straight on the river. Next session is Guava Live
at Eric’s house.
May
15, 2025
Eleven
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at the ratcage.
Tom had the best hand of the night, quad aces. JimC
was to top money winner with Glenn coming in second.
Brian won the showdown with an unlikely J7. Next session is the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
May
11, 2025
Eight players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Michael had the best hand of the night, quad aces. Peter was the
bubble boy in fifth when his protected low draw could not hit against Tom’s
quad kings on the turn. JimP was fourth when his set of jacks could not improve
over Jimc’s seven high straight on the turn. Tom came in 3rd when
his queen high straight fell to JimC’s broadway straight on the river. Michael
won the championship when JimC’s low draw could not hit against his full house
on the turn. Next session is Guava Live at the ratcage.
May
8, 2025
Eleven
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at
Eric’s house. Glenn held one of the shortest records to date when his straight
flush to the five of spades was bested by Steve’s straight flush to the eight
of clubs. That hand helped Steve win the top money spot. John came in second.
Al won the showdown with a decent 4 card 98. Next session is the Sunday Omaha
Tournament.
May
4, 2025
Eight players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Tom had the best hand of the night early on, quad aces. Andy was
the bubble boy in 5th place when his suited Q2 could not hit against
JimC’s pocket aces. JimP placed in fourth when his top two pair fell to Katie’s
nine high straight. JimC came in third when his king high fell to Peter’s ace
high. Katie won the championship when Peter’s queen high fell to her flush on
the turn. Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s place.
May
1, 2025
Ten
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s house. Eric had
the best hand of the night, quad nines. JimC was the top money winner, with Eric coming in second. Tom won the
showdown with an unlikely JT. Next session is the Sunday Holdem
Tournament.
April
27, 2025
Nine players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. JimP had the best hand of the night, quad sevens. Katie was the
bubble babe in fifth when her second pair fell to Michael’s broadway straight.
Tom was fourth when his set of sixes could not improve over JimP’s six high
straight on the flop. Peter came in 3rd when his nine high straight
fell to JimP’s lucky full house on the river. JimP won the championship when
Michael’s low draw could not hit against his full house on the turn. The next
session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
April
24, 2025
Eleven
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at the ratcage.
Matt had the best hand of the night, full house aces over jacks. Katie made a
successful return to the game, winning the most money for the night. Peter came
in second. JimP won the showdown with a lovely four
card 76. Next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
April
20, 2025
Seven players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Tom had the best hand of the night, full house aces over deuces. JimP was the bubble boy in fourth when his top pair top
kicker fell to Al’s pocket aces. Michael came in third when his top pair fell
to Tom’s broadway straight on the river. Al won the championship when Tom’s
trip jacks fell to his full house on the turn. Next session is Guava Live at
the ratcage.
April
17, 2025
Six
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at Peter’s house. The game
was quite different than normal: a double buy-in was available, the deuce-seven
game was on, and Ohio poker was allowed. Everyone had a fun time
and four different people won the deuce-seven challenge. Peter was the host
with most, eking out a narrow victory over Al with the help of the best hand of
the night at the end, straight flush to the ten of clubs. Steve came in third,
close behind. Al won the showdown with a lovely 65. Next session is the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
April
13, 2025
Eight players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Peter and Michael had the best hand of the night, full house aces
over kings. Andy was the bubble boy in fifth when his pocket aces fell to
Michael’s lucky straight on the river. Michael was fourth when his pocket aces
fell to Tom’s nut flush on the river. Katie came in 3rd when her
jack flush fell to Tom’s full house on the flop. Tom won the championship when
JimP’s two pair/seven low fell to Tom’s full house/wheel low on the river. Next
session is Guava Live at Peter’s house.
April
10, 2025
Ten
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s house. Al had the
best hand of the night, quad kings. JimP was the top
money winner, setting a record high for the year. Glenn came in second. Eric
won the showdown with a nice four card 96. Next session is the Sunday Omaha
Tournament.
April
6, 2025
Seven players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Peter had the best hand of the night, full house queens over jacks.
Andy was the bubble boy in fourth when his pocket nines fell to Al’s pair of
aces on the flop. JimP came in third when his pocket kings fell to Michael’s
pair of aces on the flop. Michael won the championship when Al’s two pair fell
to his set of deuces on the flop. Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
April
3, 2025
Eight
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at the ratcage
house. Steve had the best hand of the night, straight flush to seven of hearts.
John was the host with the most. Steve came in second. Matt won the showdown
with a lovely six card 75. Next session is the Sunday Holdem
Tournament.
March
30, 2025
Eight players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Katie had the high hand of the night, full house aces over sixes.
Tom was the bubble boy in fifth when his six high straight fell to Michael’s
lucky flush on the river. JimC was fourth when his two pair fell to Peter’s six
high straight on the river. Michael came in 3rd when his two pair
fell to Peter’s trip nines on the flop. Peter and JimP waged a hard fought back
and forth heads up battle for over an hour and a half. Peter won the
championship when JimP’s two pair/seven low fell to Peter’s full house/wheel
low on the river. This gives him three consecutive wins for the latest turkey
record. Next session is Guava Live at John’s house. The PHOTO GALLERY section
of the website has been updated, so take a trip down memory lane and check out
past events of Guava Poker.
March
27, 2025
Six
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s house. Eric had
the best hand of the night, quad kings. Peter was the top
money winner of the night. Steve came in second. JimP
won the lowball showdown with a lovely 8 card 76. Next session is the Sunday
Omaha Tournament.
March
23, 2025
Eight players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. JimP had the best hand of the night, quad nines. Al was the bubble
boy in 5th place when his pair of aces fell to Katie’s set of fours
on the flop. Katie placed fourth when her straight draw couldn’t hit against
Peter’s set of queens. JimP came in third when his pocket jacks fell to Peter’s
pair of kings on the flop. Andy gained a 5-1 chip lead in heads-up, but Peter
took the chip lead when Andy’s two pair fell to Peter’s better two pair on the
flop. Peter won the championship when Andy’s suited queen fell to his trip
sixes on the flop. Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
Nine players attended this
week’s session of Guava Live at JimC’s
office. Peter had the best hand of the night, quad kings. The orbit format was
used where a dealer selected round of holdem or Omaha
was followed by one crazy game. The deuce-seven game was also in play in which
anyone winning with 2-7 gets 10 chips from all the other players. Peter won
this twice. Matt was the top money winner of the night thanks to a massive ohio scoop. JimC came in second,
narrowly edging out John. Next session is the Sunday Holdem
Tournament.
March 16, 2025
Eight players
showed up for this week’s Omaha Tournament. Katie had the hight hand of the
night, quad aces. Peter was the bubble boy in fifth
when his two way straight draw could not hit against Al’s wheel straight on the
river. Tom was fourth when his top pair fell to Al’s runner runner flush on the
river. Michael came in 3rd when his set of sixes fell to Al’s seven
high straight on the river. Al won the championship when Andy’s two pair fell
to Al’s flush on the flop and better low. Next session is JimC’s office game on
Saturday.
March 13, 2025
Seven players attended this
week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s house. JimP had the best hand of the night, straight flush to the
queen of clubs. John was the top money winner of the night. Glenn came in
second. John also won the lowball showdown with an 8 card
wheel. Next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
March 9, 2025
Sorry for the
reporting delay. I’ve been traveling and haven’t had time. Settlement notices
for the previous session will be coming shortly. Seven players showed up for
this week’s Holdem Tournament. Katie had the best hand of the night, straight
flush to the nine of diamonds. Peter achieved a rare double knockout when his
jacks full beat Al’s deuces full for fifth and JimP’s top pair for bubble boy
fourth. Tom came in third when his king high fell to Peter’s two pair on the
turn. JimC won the championship when Peter’s AT suited fell to his trip jacks
on the turn. Next sessioon is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
March 6, 2025
Six players attended this
week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s house. Al had the best hand of the
night, quad threes. Al was also the top money winner of the night. Eric came in
second. Tom won the lowball showdown with an pretty
good 8 card 74. Next session is the Sunday Holdem
Tournament.
March 2, 2025
Five players
showed up for this week’s Omaha Tournament. For the high hand, Michael showed a
full house aces over jacks. Peter was the bubble boy in 3rd when his
broadway straight fell to JimP’s lucky flush on the river. JimP won the
championship when Wes’s pocket fives fell to his full house on the river.
That’s a turkey shoot, three tournament wins in a row! Next session is the
Guava Live at Eric’s place.
February 27, 2025
Nine players attended this
week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s house. High hands ruled the night with
Tom’s quad aces the best of six. JimC was the big
money winner of the night with a record 945 chip win. John came in second. John
also won the lowball showdown with an lovely 8 card
76. Next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament, which may start late.
February 23, 2025
Six players
showed up for this week’s Holdem Tournament. JimP had the best of the night,
full house aces over sixes. Al was the bubble boy in
4th when his pair of fives fell to Wes’s pair of eights on the flop. Andy came in
third when his pocket threes were dominated by Wes’s pocket aces. JimP won the championship when Wes’s full
house fours over queens fell to JimP’s bigger full house on the turn. Next
session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
February
20, 2025
Ten
players attended this week’s session of Guava Live at Eric’s house. For the
high hand, JimC’s quad tens with a king kicker beat
John’s quad tens with a queen kicker for the bad beat of the year. Still, John
was the big money winner of the night with JimC
coming in second. Tom won the lowball showdown with an impressive 6 card 64.
Next session is the Sunday Holdem Tournament, which
may start late.
February
16, 2025
Eleven players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Peter’s friend from LA, Wes, joined us for
the first time this year. For the high hand, JimC’s quad kings were second
to Michael’s straight flush to the jack of spades, the first of the year. Tom
was the bubble boy in fifth when his pair of deuces and second nut low fell to
Wes’s pocket fours and nut low. Al placed 4th when his flopped broadway
straight fell to JimP’s lucky flush on the river. Michael came in 3rd
when his two pair fell to Wes’s broadway straight on the turn. JimP won the
championship when Wes’s pocket fives fell to his full house on the river. Next
session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
February
13, 2025
Nine
players showed up for this week’s session of Guava Live at the ratcage. Tom had the best hand of the night, quad nines.
Peter won the most money for the night. Al narrowly edged out Eric for second.
Glenn won the showdown with a junky 5 card J8. Next session is the Sunday Omaha
Tournament.
February
9, 2025
Seven players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Katie had the best of the night, quad tens. Al was the bubble boy
in 4th when his pocket eights fell to Andy’s pair of aces on the
flop. Katie came in 3rd when her Q2 could not hit against Andy’s
full house on the river. Andy won the championship when JimP’s second pair fell
to his top pair on the flop. Next session is Guava Live at the ratcage.
February
6, 2025
Six players showed up for this week’s session
of Guava Live at Eric’s house. Tom had the best hand of the night early on, quad eights. Matt was top dog again and Tom
came in second. Al won the showdown with a decent 8 card 98. Next session is
the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
February
2, 2025
Nine players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. There were many big hands this evening including six quads. JimP
had the best one of the night, quad aces. Michael was the bubble boy in 5th
when his two pair fell to Al’s nine flush on the turn. JimP placed 4th
when his top two pair fell to Peter’s quad fours on the river. Andy came in 3rd
when his two pair fell to Al’s broadway straight on the turn. Peter and Al
waged a lengthy back and forth heads up battle lasting well over an hour. Al
won the championship when Peter’s set of aces fell to his lucky flush on the
river. Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
January
30, 2025
Four players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at Peter’s house. Peter had the best hand of the night quad queens. The
action was wild with the addition of Ohio making for a lot of chip swings.
There were also wild card games allowing JimC to hit
five tens. Peter was the host with the most with Al coming in second. Al also
won the showdown with a lovely 8 card 65. Next session is the Sunday Omaha
Tournament.
January
26, 2025
Seven players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Katie had the best of the night, quad fours. JimP was the bubble
boy in 4th when his two pair fell to Peter’s full house on the flop. Peter came
in 3rd when his suited KQ could not hit against Tom’s pair of tens
on the river. Andy won the championship when Tom’s straight to the king fell to
Andy’s ace high straight on the turn. John’s wife came down with a bug turning
the ratcage into a den of contagion. Eric has hosted the last 4 sessions and
needs a break. Peter will host Guava Live this week so get ready for some Ohio
action.
January
23, 2025
Ten players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at Eric’s house. Peter had the best hand of the night early on, quad
fives. Matt and JimC cleaned up on the last hand,
splitting a massive Omaha pot with Broadway on the turn over
Tom’s set of jacks. Matt came in first with JimC
coming in second. Matt also won the showdown with a nice 6 card 87. Next session is the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
January
19, 2025
Eight players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. JimC had the best of the night, quad aces. Michael was the bubble
boy in 5th when his top pair A8 kicker fell to Peter’s A9 kicker. JimC placed 4th
when his two pair fell to Al’s trip deuces on the river. Tom came in 3rd
when his two pair fell to Al’s wheel straight on the flop. Al won the
championship when Peter’s third pair nine kicker fell to Al’s queen kicker and
nut low. The next session is Guava Live at Eric’s place.
January
16, 2025
Eleven players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at Eric’s house. Big hands were plentiful with Andy and peter hitting quad
tens. But Katie had the best hand of the night, quad kings.
Steve was hot the first hour and held his lead to the end. Peter made enough
with quads on the last hand to tie him for the lead. JimC
won the showdown with a respectable 4 card 98. Next
session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
January
12, 2025
Nine players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. Al had the best of the night, quad kings. Andy
was the bubble boy in 5th when his pocket fives were dominated by Peter’s
pocket kings. JimP placed 4th when his flush and straight draws
could not hit against Al’s pocket queens. Michael came in 3rd when
his suited A9 could not hit against Al’s pocket queens. Peter won the
championship when Al’s top pair top kicker fell to Peter’s lucky two pair on
the river. Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s place.
January
9, 2025
Ten players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at Eric’s house. Andy had the best hand of the night near the end, quad
deuces. John was the top dog this week. Eric came in second. Eric also won the
showdown with a decent T9. Next session is the Sunday Holdem
Tournament.
January
5, 2025
Nine players showed up for
this week’s Omaha Tournament. Al had the best of the night, quad kings. Al was
the bubble boy in 5th when his nut flush fell to Andy’s full house and nut low
on the river. Michael placed 4th
when his second low fell to JimC’s nut low and pair of sixes. JimP came in
3rd when his low, flush, and straight draws could not hit against
JimC’s pair of sixes. JimC won the
championship when Andy’s top pair seven low fell to JimC’s set of fives and six
low. The next session is Guava Live at Eric’s house. Settlement notices will be
coming shortly.
January
2, 2025
Eleven players showed up for the first Guava Live session
of the year at Eric’s house. Tom had the best hand of the night, quad kings. Matt was the top dog
this week. Al came in second, narrowly edging out Tom. JimP
won the showdown with a surprising Q9. Next session is the Sunday Omaha
Tournament.
Guava Poker Narrative History 2024
December 29, 2024
Eight players attended this
week’s Holdem Tournament. Michael had the best hand of the tournament, full
house aces over jacks. JimP was the bubble boy in 5th
when his queen high fell to Peter’s ace high. JimC placed 4th when his A9
suited was dominated by Katie’s AQ. Katie came in third when her nut flush draw
could not hit against Michael’s pair of tens on the flop. Michael won the
championship when Peter’s open ended straight draw could hit against his pair
of jacks on the flop. Next session is
Guava Live at Eric’s place. This concludes the Y2024 race for player of the
year. Congrats to the top winners:
1. 47 Peter
2. 37 JimP
3. 32 Andy
4. 27.5 Al
5. 26 Matt
6. 23 JimC
7. 20.5 Tom
8. 20 JohnS
9. 17 Katie
10. 17 Michael
December 26, 2024
Ten players showed up for Guava Live at the ratcage. Al had the best hand of the night, quad tens. JimC was the big money winner for the night
with John the host having the second most. There were a record 29 buy-ins this
session! Tom won the showdown with a decent T8. Next session is the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
December 22, 2024
Eleven players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Andy had the best hand of the night, quad kings. Al was the bubble
boy in 5th when his flush and straight draws could not hit against
Peter’s top two pair on the flop. Tom placed 4th when his straight
and low draws could not hit against JimP’s two pair on the flop. Peter came in
3rd when his flush, straight and low draws could not hit against
JimP’s ace high. JimP won the championship when Paul’s pocket jacks fell to his
two pair on the river. Next session is Guava Live at the ratcage.
December 19, 2024
Nine players showed up for Guava Live at Eric’s house. JimC had the best hand of the night, full house queens over
sixes. Matt was the big money winner for the night
with Steve coming in second. Steve also won the showdown with a decent T9. Next
session is the Sunday Holdem Tournament which may be
starting late.
December 15, 2024
Eight players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. JimP had the best hand of the night, quad nines. Peter was the
bubble boy in 5th when his low draw could not hit against Katie’s
broadway straight on the river. Michael placed 4th when his two pair
fell to JimC’s better two pair on the turn. Katie came in 3rd when
her trip deuces fell to Al’s full house on the turn. JimC won the championship
when Al’s king flush fell to his nut flush on the turn and better low. Next
session is Guava Live at Eric’s place. Many players showed up for a great time
at Tom’s holiday party on Saturday.
December 12, 2024
Nine players showed up for Guava Live at Eric’s house. Al
had the best hand of the night, quad jacks. Matt was the big money winner for
the night with Peter coming in second. JimP won the
showdown with a nice 76. Guava Poker’s next session is the Sunday Omaha
Tournament.
December 8, 2024
Seven players attended this
week’s Holdem Tournament. Al had the best hand of the tournament, full house
aces over tens. Michael was the bubble boy in third when his top two pair six
kicker fell to Ryan’s jack kicker. Ryan won the championship when Andy’s pair
of nines fell to his set of queens on the turn. Next session is Guava Live at
Eric’s house.
December 5, 2024
Nine players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at Eric’s house. Al had the best hand of the night near the end, full
house aces over kings. Al narrowly edged out Eric for the top money spot. Al
also won the showdown with T7. And we have our third triple crown winner of the
year! Next session is the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
December 1, 2024
Nine players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Katie had the best hand of the night, quad tens. Andy was the
bubble boy in 5th when his two pair fell to JimC’s trip queens on
the turn. Peter placed 4th when his pocket sevens fell to Katie’s
pair of aces on the flop. JimC came in 3rd when his two pair fell to
Katie’s quad tens on the river. Katie won the championship when Tom’s set of
aces fell to her nut low and 8 high straight on the river. Next session is
Guava Live at Eric’s place.
November 24, 2024
Six players showed up for this week’s Holdem
Tournament. JimP had the best hand of the night, quad nines. Peter was the
bubble boy in 3rd when his flush draw could not hit against Katie’s pair of
aces on the flop. Katie won the championship when Al’s two pair fell to her
king high straight on the river. No game for Guava Live this week due to the
Thanksgiving holiday. Next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
November 21, 2024
Nine players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at John’s house. Matt had the best hand of the night, quad eights. Peter
was top dog at the ratcage winning the most money.
John was the host with the second most. John also won the showdown with a
decent 6-card 97. The next session is
the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
November 17, 2024
Eight players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Tom had the best hand of the night, quad tens. Michael was the
bubble boy in 5th when his pocket aces fell to Al’s set of queens on
the flop. Tom placed 4th when his nut low draw couldn’t hit against
Al’s two pair on the river. Al came in 3rd when his nut low draw
couldn’t hit against Peter’s two pair on the turn. Andy won the championship
when Peter’s pocket kings fell to to his aces on the flop. Next session is
Guava Live at the ratcage.
November 14, 2024
Seven players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at Eric’s house. Al and Peter had the best hands of the night, quad aces.
Tom scored big with pocket aces twice and won the most money. John narrowly
edged out Eric for second place. Al won the showdown with a pretty nice 7-card
86 to beat Peter’s 87. The next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
November 10, 2024
Five players attended this
week’s Holdem Tournament. JimP had the best hand of the tournament, quad
sevens. Peter was the bubble boy in 4th when his second pair fell to JimP’s
pocket queens. Andy came in third when his AK fell to
JimP’s quad sevens. Michael
won the championship when JimP’s trip kings jack kicker fell to his queen
kicker. Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
November 9, 2024
Seven players showed up for the special Saturday game at JimC’s office. JimP had the best
hand of the evening, quad nines on the last hand. JimC’s
office mate Russ McGlothlin was the big winner of the day. JimP
came in second. There was no showdown. Next session is the regular Sunday Holdem Tournament.
November 3, 2024
Eight players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Al had the best hand of the night, quad queens. Andy was the bubble
boy in 5th when his two pair fell to Peter’s
wheel low and six high straight. JimP placed 4th when his pocket
queens fell to Peter’s set of kings on the flop. Michael came in 3rd
when his set of aces fell to JimC’s broadway straight on the turn. JimC went on
a tear and took an 11-1 chip lead in the heads-up match when his king kicker
won on the river. In the nearly hour long battle, Peter fought back and evened
the score. He won the championship when JimC’s queen flush fell to his nut
flush and nut low on the flop. Chip and a chair is for real. Eric is taking a
break, John has a concert at the County Bowl, and Peter has a concert at the
Granada, so no Thursday game this week. The next session of Guava Live is
at Jim Cordes’ office this Saturday at 3PM.
October 31, 2024
Seven players showed up for this week’s Halloween session
of Guava Live at Eric’s house. Andy had the best hand of the evening, quad
kings. Peter played a steady game and took the top money spot. JimP placed second. Peter also won the showdown with a
lovely 7-card 76. The next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
October 27, 2024
Nine players attended this
week’s Holdem Tournament. Katie had the best hand of the tournament, straight
flush to the jack of hearts. Paul was the bubble boy in 5th when his pocket
kings fell to JimP’s trip queens on the turn. JimP came in 4th when his top
pair top kicker fell to JimC’s two pair on the turn. Andy came in third when
his 45 fell to JimC’s top pair top kicker on the turn. Michael won the
championship when his ace high beat JimC’s queen high. Next session is Guava
Live on Halloween at Eric’s house.
October 24, 2024
Twelve players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at Eric’s house. Katie had the best hand of the evening, quad threes. Matt
made a last hour surge to take the top money spot. JimP
edged out Andy for second. Katie also won the showdown with a nice 5-card 98.
The next session is the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
October 20, 2024
Six players attended this
week’s Omaha Tournament. Due to technical difficulties and Peter being away
from the computer, there were several problems in the game. The decision is to
split the cash and player-of-the-year points among the top 3 finishers. JimP,
Katie and Michael are all winners this week. Next session is Guava Live at
Eric’s house.
October 17, 2024
Eight players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at the ratcage. John had the best hand of the
night on the first hand, quad tens. John was the host with the most, taking the
top money spot. Glenn took second. Steve won the showdown with a decent 87.
Next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
October 13, 2024
Four players attended this
week’s Holdem Tournament. Katie and Andy had the best hand of the tournament,
quad threes. JimP came in 4th when his pocket deuces were dominated
by Andy’s pocket queens. Katie came in third when her top pair five kicker fell
to Andy’s nine kicker. Heads up, Andy took a massive chip lead when he paired
his nine on the flop against JimP’s AK. Andy won the championship when he
paired his ace on the flop over Michael’s 8T. Next session is Guava Live at the
ratcage.
October 10, 2024
Seven players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at Eric’s house. John had the best hand of the evening, quad jacks. JimP was the big money winner of the evening with John
coming in second. Eric won the showdown with a decent 7-card 975. Next session
is the Sunday Holdem Tournament.
October 6, 2024
Six players showed up for
this week’s Omaha Tournament. Andy had the best of the night, quad sixes. JimC
was the bubble boy in 4th when his pocket nines fell to Katie’s two
pair on the flop. Katie came in 3rd when her two pair fell to
Peter’s full house on the river. JimP won the championship when Peter’s two
pair fell to a lucky set of kings on the river. Next session is Guava Live at
Eric’s house.
October 3, 2024
Eight players showed up for this week’s session
of Guava Live at Eric’s house. Peter had the best hand of the evening,
straight flush to the ten of spades. JimC was the top
dog this week with Al coming in second. Tom won the showdown with a lovely
6-card 75. Next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
September 29, 2024
Nine players attended this
week’s Holdem Tournament. JimC had the best hand of the tournament, quad tens.
Paul was the bubble boy in 5th when his third pair fell to Peter’s
broadway straight on the river. Andy came in 4th when his K9 suited
could not hit against Peter’s pocket tens. JimP came in third when his pocket
aces were cracked by JimC’s 9 high straight on the flop. Heads up, JimC took a
5-1 chip lead when Peter’s trip queens fell to his queens full house. Peter got
back in the match when JimC’s two pair fell to his queen high straight. Peter
took a 5-1 chip lead when JimC’s top two pair king kicker fell to his eights
full house on the river. Peter won the championship when he paired his ace on
the turn over JimC’s pocket eights. Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s house.
September 26, 2024
Ten players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at the ratcage. Glenn had the best hand of the
evening, quad aces. JimC was the top
money winner this week. Al came in second. Peter won the showdown with a
very nice 5-card 87. Next session is the Sunday Holdem
Tournament.
September 22, 2024
Seven players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. Katie had the best hand late in the tournament, quad tens. Al was
the bubble boy in 4th when his two pair fell to Peter’s jack high
straight on the turn. Andy came in 3rd when his two pair fell to
Peter’s set of fives on the flop. Katie won the championship when Peter’s three
pair fell to Katie’s set of queens on the flop. The next session is Guava Live
at the ratcage.
September 19, 2024
Seven players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at Eric’s house. John had the best hand of the evening, quad kings. Andy
was the big money winner this time with Al close behind. Al also won the
showdown with a decent 87. Next session is the Sunday Omaha Tournament.
September 15, 2024
September 12, 2024
Ten players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at Eric’s house. Al had the best hand of the evening, quad jacks. Matt got
good cards and was the top money winner of the night
with Tom coming in second. Al won the showdown with J7. Next session is the
Sunday Holdem Tournament.
September 8, 2024
Seven players showed up for this week’s Omaha
Tournament. JimP had the best of the night, quad sixes. JimP was the bubble boy
in 4th when his pocket aces got cracked by Ryan’s jack high straight
on the river. Ryan came in 3rd when his jack high straight fell to
Peter’s nut flush and nut low on the river. Peter won the championship when
Al’s two pair fell to his full house on the turn. Next session is Guava Live at
Eric’s place.
September 5, 2024
Ten players showed up for this week’s session of Guava
Live at Eric’s house. Tom had the best hand of the evening, quad kings. Katie
was the top money winner of the night with Andy coming
in second. Steve won the showdown with a lovely 76. Next session is the Sunday
Omaha Tournament.