And The Winning Hand Was....

After Dan Chapman, our second quarter final winner, took third, Tony Holmes  (upper left) and "Sarge" (lower right) , who took second in the second quarter final,  went heads up for the trip for two to Las Vegas!!  There were a few "all-ins" that did not result in a win, before Tony drew a K-D and 8-D in the small blind.  Tony went all in with this suited hand and Sarge called from the big blind with his 3-C, 2-D hoping for that straight!  The flop brought a J-H , 10-D and 9-D into play, giving Tony his flush draw, and no help to Sarge at all! The turn was a 6-S, which helped neither player come closer to the big win.  We all held our breath as we waited for Cami to turn over that final and decisive "River" card!  It was an 8-H, giving Tony the only pair on the board and the Semi-Final Championship! We were all amazed by Tony's combination of skill and luck as we  watched him rake in a monster pot earlier at the final table with a 3-8 off! Congratulations Tony and Good Luck in Vegas!!