10/30/12 - Michael Gifford

Game one began with 19 players and by the break we were down to 9. A player from the early days of SPO, Richard Ermish showed up for the first game. Final table consisted of new player, Jared Hazen, William Yeung, Dave Lee, Claw Kelsay, Michael Lam, Dennis Mitchell, Bobby Videna and Michael Gifford. Bobby Videna all in with ace ten called by Dave Lee with ten King, but the ace held. Michael Lam went all in the dark and won with a pair of aces against Michael Gifford's pair of nines. Dave Lee went all in with Jack four and lost to Michael Lam with ace jack. Claw Kelsay went all in and was called by Michael Gifford who wins the hand with a pair of deuces. Bobby Videna, Dennis Mitchell and Michael Lam go all in at the same time, Bobby's ace two turns into two pairs and takes out Lam and reduces Mitchell's stack. Dennis goes all in with seven three against Bobby's eight nine. Bobby gets a pair of eights and takes out Dennis Mitchell. Heads up Gifford's four nine pairs up the four and takes out Bobby Videna, but because Gifford has already qualified, Bobby gets a set in the championship finals and Gifford gets an additional stack.