Cjt's crib

January 29th... the very first annual Cjts birthday cribbage tournament was held. Originally, the tournament was seeded for 12 players. Kerri and Anthony had to cancel because Eric was extremely sick. We ended up with 8 and had a lot of fun. The cast of characters included: Larry, Sam, Erin and Tyler, Craig, Sean Tate, Dennis Hart(a golfing friend) and Dottie. She played some good cribbage and added a lot of humor to the evening. The tournament started with singles..Larry blew thru the competition and claimed the title. Erin had a lot of early success in the singles, slowed at the end. We played two doubles sectionals. Larry and Sam drew the number cubes to become partners. I had a sinking feeling when that occured. Yet, the
doubles competitors rose to the occasion. Lots of competitive crib. Larry and Sam won the round. After redrawing partners..yuk..yuk.. and much more competitive games Erin and Sean won. NOW..the winners of rounds 1 and 2 played for the championship. Sam/Larry vs Erin/Sean. It didn't last long. The game lasted four hands and Larry/Sam pegged out without counting there hands. The first deal L/S pegged early on pairs and15's...when the count got to 25 Sean played an ace...26,..Sam and ace..27 for two...Erin an ace.28 for six...Larry and ace..29 for twelve...go,go,go, Larry a deuce ..31 for two. They counted and pegged almost 50 points in the first hand. It didn't let up.. they ended up DOUBLE skunking Wee and Sean. Bragging rights have been established. Next year I will try to include more family. Family..friends..good food..and spirited crib...a great night.Craig