This Sunday we'll be celebrating three historic birthdays. Complex Slim turns 30. His brother the Cooler turns 26. And the Tour turns 4. What better way to celebrate than pairing Jeff's two passions - meat and poker?
The Details
The No Limit Texas Smoke 'Em IV will feature 4th
Street Poker Tour regulars and will be the final battle ground to
determine the 2007 Spring Season Champion of Champions. This major
tournament event will be held this Sunday, May 27th at Airport Park and the First Home.
The Barbeque - 1pm
The day will begin with a
barbeque at 1pm at Airport Park at the Santa Monica Airport (northwest corner of Bundy Drive and Airport Ave). Jeff will be slow cooking and smoking ribs,
tri-tip, and chicken. If you want hamburgers, hot dogs, or *gasp*
vegetarian
products, please bring your own and he'll be happy to throw it on the
grill.
In order for the bbq to be a success, we are relying on all of you to bring side dishes. If you are showing up to the bbq, please bring something with you like a salad, veggie platter, chips, fruit salad, potato salad, or whatever else you can think of. NOTE: BEER IS NOT A SIDE.
The 4SPT Awards - 2:30pm
During the barbeque we will
reveal the various winners of the 4SPT awards. Remember, every vote
counts! So if you haven't voted yet, please do so here.
The Tournament - 3pm
After we completely put you into a meat coma, we'll start the tournament at 3pm. Entry fee is $30 ($25 to the main pot, $5 to the Smoke 'Em on a Skewer). Payout will be determined once all fees are collected.
Smoke 'Em on a Skewer
$5 of your entry fee will go towards a special Spring Season and
end-of-year headhunter's bounty - Smoke 'Em on a Skewer. This time around, you'll be trying to smoke the 5 best performing players of the year.
If you take any of the following players out of the game, you will earn a percentage of the headhunter pot (based on the number of total players in the game):
- Pick - 50%
Shock G*- ALternate - 20%
- Richie Rich - 15%
- Machine - 15%
*Shock G is still recovering from Pick's season and overall points win and will not be well enough by Sunday to participate in the game.
RSVP
You must RSVP here in order to secure a seat in the No Limit Texas Smoke 'Em IV. Please also let us know if you are coming to the bbq and what you'll be bringing.
The List
- Complex Slim Piggins' - ribs, chicken, and tri-tip
- First Lady - caprese on a stick
- Cooler - "I'm Jeff's birthday present"
- Fist - chips
- Jun - something good
- Lynn - ?
- Marco - ?
- Clayton - pie
- BushWill - wife and cookies
- Scrubs - chips and coleslaw
- Storm - burgers, buns, cheese and overall toughness
- Silky - a dish and a dame
- II-Pod - something good
- High Noon - potato salad
- Richie Rich - Ynhu and mango chicken curry salad
- Ivan - potato salad
- AL - chips and salsa and maybe some leafy green
- Will Call - ?
- Major Holsey - mess hall food
- Most - deviled eggs
- Wou-Tang - deep fried twinkies
- Bookie (will arrive late)
- Drud - ?
- King Richard - some side dish still to be conjured
- Pick - cookies
Count me in. I'll bring chips.
Posted by: Fist | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 00:36
Appropriate since you love to share your chips with everyone every thursday anyway.
Posted by: Slim | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 00:39
I'll bring something good.
Posted by: Jun | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 01:10
I'm in! I would like to come to the bbq too! I will let you know what I am bringing!
Posted by: Lynn | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 07:18
Count me in for the BBQ as well, i'll let you know what i'm bringing later.
Posted by: Marco | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 07:26
Oh yeah...I will bring pie
Posted by: Clayton | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 07:45
Count me in, my wife Nina will bake cookies and she will join us for the pre game bbq but she will not be playing in the game.
Posted by: will | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 08:42
YYYYEEEEESSSSSS I'll be there and will bring chips and cole slaw.
Posted by: SCRUBS | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 08:45
Slim - I wish you were wrong but its only some nights now. Remember last year - Most Likely to Dump and Blow the Chip Lead Award. Marked improvement wouldnt you say?
Posted by: Fist | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 08:59
Ahhhhhh, Smoke Em. Can't wait to drink copious amounts of Miller Lite, eat Slims trademark BBQ chicken and enjoy some good all around toughness. I'll bring some burgers, buns and cheese hoping that the standard condiments can be handled by someone else. After all we'd be pretty piss poor Americans if we didn't have cheeseburgers at a BBQ. Maybe I'll be able to remember the final table this year though that is doubtful. All I remember is Drud flopping a set and then the bitter feeling of falling short before TOC.
Posted by: Storm | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 09:29
Is Fist trying to campaign for "Most Improved Player"??
Posted by: Keith | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 09:30
Silky is in. Bringing a dish of some kind and maybe the lady to come meat(pun intended) the crew.
Posted by: Silky | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 10:42
I'm out y'all. The little brother AND the Cubs are both in town, so poker takes an extremely rare third on the priority ladder. Sorry, gang.
However, in my place, I will gladly offer Max up for the Smoke 'Em. Consider him MY gift to YOU. Feel free to slow roast him throughout the day, preferably in rotissiere style over coals. That's when he's at his most delicious. (A ton of BBQ sauce wouldn't hurt either. Bullseye works best I think.)
Good luck to everyone - except Pick obviously. And if I happen to win the Best Collapse by a Points Leader Award or something else like that, feel free to call me and ruin my day with it. No hard feelings. Ha!
-G-
Posted by: Shock G | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 10:54
Susan and Chad will be there. We will bring something too (I will discuss with her what that will be and get back to you).
Thank you!
Posted by: II-Pod | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 10:57
Ynhu and I will be there. I'll probably bring a mango curry chicken salad.
Posted by: Richie Rich | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 11:11
Keith - what a good idea...never thought of it. ;)
Considering some other campaigning Ive seen, this attempt (actually my only one) is feeble at best. Good luck to all!
Posted by: Fist | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 11:17
Count me in, pleaase. If I make it early, I'll bring some potato salad. Thanks.
Posted by: Ivan | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 12:28
I'm in, I'll bring chips and salsa. And maybe some leafy green. More importantly, is Mint setting up the mojito bar?
Posted by: Al | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 12:34
Don't know where else to put this since no info for the game up yet.. but anyone decided on pre-game yet? I cant check my personal email at work and I leave straight from there, so if someone can post it before 4pm on the site that would be great...
also last time at Richie's we went to the Pitcher House which is around the corner and played Shuffleboard, they also have pool and ping pong.. thats most likely where I will go, probably get there about 6. Maybe a bit earlier if anyone wants to join
http://www.pitcherhouse.com/
142 Pacific Coast Hwy, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Happy Hour is: Everyday 3pm - 7pm
50 cents off all beer and wine
2 for 1 well drinks, (excluding Long Island Iced Tea)
FREE pool until 7pm
Posted by: The Cooler | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 13:01
Wouldnt miss it for the world, World Series of Poker even!
Posted by: Will Call | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 13:48
CAn we get directions to Richie Rich's house?
Posted by: Silky | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 14:26
Haven't played in a while but if you have a spot both myself and my friend Xavier would like to come for the tournament at 3. Don't think I can get there early enough for BBQ. thanks...
Posted by: Noah | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 15:07
Yeah it probably won't matter but I'd like to point out that I somehow had points deducted for the Spring Season. I had 21 a week ago...
Posted by: Storm | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 15:54
Save a spot for me at the final table. I'll bring food to eat.
Posted by: Major Holsey | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 16:34
I'm in. I'll bring deviled eggs.
Posted by: Most, The | Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 21:59