Deerfield Poker Series II was the first official three month series that saw ten different winners in twelve weeks and a total of twenty three players.  DPS I Large title winner D. Luke got the first win of the series and battled neck and neck with Ma. Pittman all series long.  But Ma. Pittman’s sweep of the final week (2 Wins, 7 K.O.s) clinched the DPS II Large and $ titles.

Newcomers B. Peterson and N. White both won in their first ever DPS games while 2008 Plasters champion M. Gonzalez could only muster four games played.  D. Luke increased his H2H record to 10-1 and E. Planer remained unbeaten in H2H play but with only one win in DPS II.  Only three players D. Luke, Ma. Pittman and A. Hopper, played more than sixteen games, improving on their Large.

DPS II Stats at a Glance

Best Game (Total Points):  155 (B. Peterson - Week 6, Game 11)

Best Game (K.O. Points):  35 (B. Peterson - Week 6, Game 11) 

Best Game ($ Won):  $90 (B. Peterson - Week 6, Game 11)

Most Wins:  5 (Ma. Pittman)

Runner Ups:  4 (A. Hopper & R. Slaughter)

3rd Place:  4 (D. Luke)

Large:  1050 (Ma. Pittman)

Total Points:  1140 (Ma. Pittman)

K.O. Points:  150 (Ma. Pittman)

$ Won:  $330 (Ma. Pittman)

Final DPS II Standings

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DPS II Results

DPS II Stats

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2008 Fish River Memorial

Ten DPS members gathered on Saturday September 27th in honor of William “Fish” Fishman, who would take the eleventh seat at the table.  D. Luke came into the second DPS major already with a Large Title to his name (DPS I) but suffered a disappointing 9th place finish at the 2008 Plasters.  Finishing with the 2nd Large for DPS II, D. Luke had a chip (and a chair) on his shoulder.

This time it was Ma. Pittman who had the Large Title but failed to cash in the major, getting knocked out 5th place, though he was the early chip leader after sending home the small stacked E. Planer with pocket aces (to pocket 8s).  It was the second straight major that E. Planer was the first player knocked out.  Ouch.

In the end it was three DPS veterans left as D. Luke, R. Slaughter and J. DeLara battled for the major title.  D. Luke had a big lead on both players and was stealing blinds.  J. DeLara knew he had to push soon or lose his chips to the increasing blinds and bully tactics.  When he saw J T in the hole he knew it was time to act, going all-in causing R. Slaughter to fold.  And without hesitation D. Luke called the all-in bet and to J. DeLara’s dismay flipped over K J.  Long story short, K J held up, giving D. Luke a commanding chip lead over R. Slaughter, in going on to win the 2008 Fish River Memorial.

Congrats to major champion D. Luke for a dominating performance and to R. Slaughter and J. DeLara for finishing in the money.  It is the second straight major cash for R. Slaughter.

2008 Plasters champion M. Gonzalez came in with the lowest Large at 200, and could not get the cards to make another deep major run, getting knocked out in 9th place.  W. Fishman, with just 500 in chips, outlasted four players and finished 7th.

DPS I  (February 5 - June 17, 2008) 

The first ever Deerfield Poker Series kicked off in February 2008 in the PDX Metro area, conceived amongst friends as a way to improve their weekly poker night.  The DPS Commissioners, passionate about stats and with a nod to the tradition of the PGA Tour, created a poker points format and a major poker tournament schedule. 

Originally created as a 6 month series, DPS I was later shortened to 19 weeks as the DPS schedule was finalized.  With only word-of-mouth and friend-of-friend promotion, DPS I saw 27 different poker players compete for a total of $3200 in payouts.  Some games were big (14 players for game 1 in Week 2), though most games were small and hardly ever started on time. 

From M. Gonzalez being the first to be knocked out in a DPS league game in week 1 to A. “Slamma” Hopper’s perfect game in week 13 all the way to H. Huntington’s huge comeback win in the final game (and everything in between), DPS I had 11 different winners.  Coming into the last weeks Ma. Pittman held a slight Large lead over D. Luke and J. DeLara.  But D. “I am your Father” Luke stepped up in the clutch, winning twice in the final 5 games to beat out Ma. Pittman by 25 points for the DPS I Large Title, and a whopping $1475 extra chips for the 2008 Plasters. 

DPS I Stats at a Glance

Best Game (Total Points):  155 (J. DeLara & H. Huntington - Week 2, Game 3)

Best Game (K.O. Points):  35 (3 time, most recently A. Hopper - Week 13, Game 26) 

Best Game ($ Won):  $100 (J. DeLara - Week 2, Game 3)

Most Wins:  6 (D. Luke & E. Planer)

Runner Ups:  7 (Ma. Pittman)

3rd Place (Master):  8 (R. Slaughter)

Large:  1475 (D. Luke)

Total Points:  2150 (Ma. Pittman)

K.O. Points:  275 (D. Luke)

$ Won:  $570 (D. Luke)

Final DPS I Standings

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DPS I Results

DPS I Stats

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2008 Plasters

12 players gathered at the Deerfield House to test their Poker skills for the first ever DPS major.  Taking place on the hottest day to date in 2008 (Saturday June 28th) the 2008 Plasters lived up to its major tournament billing.  Each player got 2500 in base chips plus their DPS I Large.  D. Luke (10th place) came into the tournament with the most chips at 3975, a commanding lead over J. Gonzalez (11th place) who had no Large at all.  E. Planer’s (12th place) Large was all but lost on the very first hand, the victim of a botched nut flush slow play, to R. Slaughter (3rd place).

In the end M. “Prodigy” Gonzalez proved his poker skills, enroute to a 5 K.O. victory and a hefty $295 payout.  The player knocked out first in the very first DPS game went on to win the very first DPS Major.  While it was a dominating performance through most of the 2008 Plasters, M. Gonzalez did get a little luck from the poker gods when he found himself in a huge pot with then chip leader J. DeLara (5th place).  Holding JK with a board showing J K 5, M. Gonzalez went all-in on top of J. DeLara’s 1200 raise.  The call put him all-in for his tournament life as J. DeLara flipped over his pocket fives in confidence.  Turn comes a 9………………and river comes a………………………………. J!  M. Gonzalez took more than 30,000 in that pot and never looked back.  C. Fruge (2nd place) battled in the head-to-head matchup but could not overcome M. Gonzalez’s chip lead in the end.

Congrats to M. Gonzalez, C. Fruge and R. “3rd” Slaughter for cashing in the first DPS major!