SHHNHB #2 Lineup
by Chang Kim
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SHHNHB #2 is upon us! This Saturday, July 16, at 9pm, we will crown our second champion at Casa CHAnG. Only five of the entrants from the first tournament are back, including the top four seeds, so we have some new blood this time around.
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The 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th, and 12th seeds (Lisa, Daniel, Gina, Gerald, Jason) are all unavailable, but we have plenty of players on the roster to fill out the line-up. Dan Hill is back from his European vacation and is ready to make his first SHHNHB appearance. Also making their first appearances are Ruth, who is making a timely visit to the Bay Area, and Jeff, who is holding down the Chen fort for big sis Lisa and talking a lot of trash in the process. This is the list of participants, by SHHNHB ranking, and the semifinal tables based on those rankings:
Tournament Rankings
1. Chang
2. Hubert
3. Annaka
4. Andrew
5. Dan
6. Rob
7. Ruth
8. Jeff
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Semifinal Table 1
Chang
Andrew
Dan
Jeff
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Semifinal Table 2
Hubert
Annaka
Rob
Ruth
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Hubert and Annaka have flip-flopped rankings after the first tournament, but the change has no real impact at this point. They will still have to face-off against each other in the semifinals, along with another familiar foe, Rob, who comes in as the 6th seed despite an overall ranking that has dropped to 9th. Their fourth is Ruth, who will create an interesting dynamic worth watching due to her relationship with Hubert. Reminder to the couple: relationships are checked at the door on SHHNHB night. It will also be interesting to see how Hubert performs after arriving from London just a couple of hours prior to the tournament.
Andrew and I are also facing off again in the semis, but this time we'll be going up against Dan and Jeff, the veteran and the kid. Dan is experienced playing with us, so we know he has the capability to win it all, but Jeff is a real question mark, since this will be his first time playing with the SHH crew. His mouth hasn't stopped flapping since finding out about the tournament, so we'll find out soon enough if he can back it up.
Can I repeat? Will Annaka prove the last tournament a fluke and make her first final table? Who will be this month's cinderella? All will be answered this Saturday. Let's get it started! Good luck!
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