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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.

 

March 22, 2025

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

Nine players attended this week’s Holdem Tournament. Ryan had the best hand of the tournament, full house kings over queens. JimP was the bubble boy in 5th when he timed out to Tom’s pocket queens. Michael came in 4th when his top pair nine kicker fell to Tom’s queen kicker. Paul came in third when his AQ could not hit against Andy’s pocket nines. Andy won the championship when Tom’s flopped straight fell to Andy’s full house on the river. Next session is Guava Live at Eric’s place.

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.