September 27, 2011 recap:

Tuesday’s game proved to be one for the history books. The chips were  flying with a total of 9 full houses, several big momentum swings and all-in after all-in (mostly by Alan). Mark was absent there so there wasn’t any folding of the big blind or checking raises, but there were still several big moments. What else could possibly happen? Oh yeah, Quad Steak Bryan Knepper won his first ever game and quite impressively! The following is a recap of all the action.

Average Guy Poker continues to grow and add a variety of options for your entertainment and enjoyment. Soon the charities we support will have direct links. In addition our goal is to deliver more poker, sports and topical news. Interviews are just a part of this transition.

AGP’s first interview is with the host of The Thom Abraham Show on Sportsradio 560 WNSR weekdays 2pm-6pm. The interview will be posted Monday. In the meantime enjoy the bio of AGP’s favorite sports authority, Thom Abraham!

The Thom Abraham Show debuted in Avon, NY, a suburb of Rochester, in spring, 1998, on WYSL 1040-AM. The show was the station’s only locally hosted, long form talk show and rapidly built a loyal following.

Last week, the Department of Justice amended their civil complaint against some of the principals of the popular online poker site Full Tilt Poker. These people are accused of using players’ deposits — money Full Tilt had promised would be safe and untouched — to fund their operations.

With good reason, thousands of players are now worried about the security of their funds. At this point, we simply don’t know. This highlights the fact that in the current environment of online poker, there are little to no protections for American players. Instead, players must place their trust in corporations with offshore addresses, away from the watchful eye of the safety rules and regulations that protect American consumers in most industries.

And worse, many players think there is no alternative.

JD was eliminated second tonight, outlasting only Scab Jerry.

Mcminnville, Tn  – On September 25, 2011 Average Guy Poker was honored to be a part of our 1st charity tournament. Children’s Miracle Network is a cause close to Ricky Hodge’s heart, therefore, close to the entire club. Ricky worked vigorously with local companies to gain prizes and gifts worthy of bringing people together for such an important cause. A special thanks goes to Dr. D’s Sports Pub for allowing this event to be held at their location. $620 was raised as a result of the hard work put in by Ricky and others who helped him.

For those interested in the game itself, it involved 4 AGP regulars and 10 others. The cost was $20 to play plus re-buys. The following recap is how the AGPers fared in this special event including photos at the bottom.

“Only the most secure person can wear nothing but a bathrobe in front of all his friends. The best card tricks are done when being distracted by a nudist hobbit.”

Thoughts of a crazy person? Perhaps.

Mark Herring is a man with seemingly no poker talent, yet the confidence of  Phil Helmuth (come to think of it the names could be switched). The fact is he doesn’t need to be good at cards. He has something no other AGP member has, movie star looks.  The movie is Lord of the Rings and the character is Frodo. His rugged good look along with old man charm recently grabbed the attention of People Magazine. In their “Fab over 40″ edition Mark beat out the likes of Harrison Ford, Robert Downey Jr. and George Clooney for the cover.

Near the very origins of the AGP game as it stands today, there was a movement to absolutely embarrass (if you can believe we would do that) our fellow players! From forcing a certain King of Poker to watch the infamous 2 girls 1 cup video while he nearly dry-heaved his brains out in between high-pitched girly giggles, to The Red Herring emerging from Dan’s bathroom clad in nothing more than a robe and a smile, to winning a player’s lanyard upon eliminating him/her, and keeping it until that person returned favor or won a tournament (luckily for Quad Steak, this is no longer practiced), to giving the mighty KOP a cake shaped like a massive black penis, the game has always been poker…followed closely by humiliating your fellow players!

Despite some of the outlandish things done throughout AGP history, perhaps the most defiling and hideous one never officially took shape. While learning the ins and outs of poker, The King of Poker took pride in very rarely being the first person eliminated (Mainly because of his tight playing until someone went out). Noticing a developing trend of Andy Skirtz (RIP) being the first person out on a very regular basis, he constructed a plan so vile and disgusting that it absolutely HAD to be implemented; the 1st Person Out Wheel of Consequences.