The first WWdN PokerStars tourney was a great success, and a lot of fun for everyone who played. 96 players showed up, including several poker bloggers, and all three CardSquad contributors. Derek and Joanne both made the final table, which was pretty cool, considering that tomorrow is Derek's birthday.

Joanne knocked Derek out in 8th, after he lost a ton on the river, only to win it back the very next hand . . . on the river!

Finally, heads up against whereisspain, Joanne flopped top pair with K3s vs. QQ. She took home a cool $288 for her efforts.

I never really caught cards, and I went out in 55th after I made a terrible play that put me into short-stack mode. With 2.5 or so BB left, I pushed from EP with THE HAMMER (why not? It'd make a good story either way, right?) I ran into Decker711's AK. I was, uh, just a little behind, but I still had outs . . . until the flop came A-K-x. I was finished, and the next tournament is will be named WWdN: The Decker711 Invitational in his honor.
 
Dr. Pauly live blogged the whole thing, including the cash game we played after we busted out, where I repeatedly got kicked in the junk and obtained an incredible 500% tilt rating. You can read his report by clicking the link below.

Thank you to everyone who came out and played, and huge congratulations to Joanne, who outlasted a large and unpredictable field. I had a great time, and I'm looking forward to playing next week.