CLT XVII High Rollers Tourney Predictions

by Farrell on August 24, 2012

Alright, I’ve listed my predictions (I’m not calling it the High Rollers Report because it’s nowhere near being on that level…merely my humble predictions) for the HRT below.

Round 1:

#1 Roddy vs. #32 Aly / Wild Card Winner

As much as everyone would love to see the #1 seed fall in the first round, it’s only happened once in the history of the ‘Nation. And that one shining moment in history won’t be having any company this go around. Roddy advances.

#16 Amethyst vs. #17 Gambler

This match could easily go either way. The wise man would go with Amethyst. But no one ever said I was wise, and you should never ever sleep on The Gambler. I like him to take this in a very close 3 games.

#9 Alyssa vs. #24 Jason

Alyssa is at a wedding. Jason moves on. Yawn.

#8 JV vs. #25 Matt

After watching Matt roll on Wed night, I came very very close to picking him in the upset here. But then I came to my senses. I mean there’s no way JV loses to a rookie in the first round…..right? Right??? (crickets crickets crickets…..)

#5 Mike H vs. #28 Tish

While Tish has improved leaps and bounds since her first few skeesons, I probably won’t pick against Mike ever again after The Shot the other night. The Hammer advances.

#12 Ray vs. #21 Kevin Baker

Upset Alert! Upset Alert! Not only does my man K Baker win this match, he does it in two straight games. Impressive!

#13 Michael vs. #20 Jane

Michael surprised the entire league last skeeson by dominating the Wild Card Tourney as the #11 seed. But I don’t see it happening this Super Saturday. Besides, what kind of jerk would pick against a chick on her birthday? (Don’t answer that.)

#4 Petot vs. #29 Lisa

If…..and that’s a big if……If Lisa were to win this matchup, the Sanctuary would probably explode. That would be the upset to end all upsets. However, Petot has never won an HRT and I have a sneaky feeling he’s on a mission this skeeson. Petot for the win.

#2 Katrina vs. #31 John

Katrina moves on easily…..but only because John is at a wedding with Alyssa. Otherwise this would have been a major nail biter. And by nail biter I mean Katrina would have absolutely destroyed and embarrassed John in two straight games.

#15 Jackson vs. #18 Sara P

Never ever ever sleep on Jackson when it comes to Super Saturday. Although a few skeesons back, Sara pulled some huge upsets and found herself in the Final Four. Still not sleeping on Jackson and his new aero-dynamic haircut. JP advances.

#10 Craig vs. #23 Beth

I love me some Beth. But that doesn’t me I’ve lost all sense of reality. The rookskee of the year wins quickly and mentally prepares for his team matchup.

#7 Ricky vs. #26 Ashley

Oh man Oh man Oh man! Brother vs Sister matchup! Sound the alarm and someone fly their Mom in for this, because she’ll be losing a child after this battle is all said and done! Wait, what’s that you say? Ashley is out of town this weeked?? Cool. GYLT, Ashley. G.Y.L.T.

#6 Stu vs. #27 Maggie

Stu wins because Maggie also missed the GYLT speech. Super Saturday > Weddings (especially if your team is in the Final Four. Ahem.)

#11 West vs. #22 Jim

My gut says to go with Jim on this one. But when I ask a guy if his team is ready for their play-in game of the playoffs and said guy responds “not even worried about it” and then proceeds to get absolutely murdered in that match….well, it doesn’t exactly give me a huge boost of confidence in his direction. Weemhoff wins….but it takes three games.

#14 Katie H vs. #19 Mark

Mark is a really really good roller. And if this was simply about skill vs skill, he’d have a decent shot here. But sometimes experience takes the upper hand, and in this case Katie H has been through her fair share of skeesons and tourneys, whereas this’ll be Mark’s first rodeo. It’s one thing to roll your matches week in and week out with maybe a few people paying attention to your match, but when it’s just you up there by yourself and the whole bar is watching, that’s a whole new ballgame my friend. And rookies rarely are prepared for that. Katie wins in two straight.

#3 Bryan vs. #30 Meghan

Husband versus wife. Yikes! It’ll be interesting to see how Bryan plays this one. If he rolls his hundos and finds his 50 and absolutely crushes the wifey…..well, that can’t bode well for him when he gets back home that night. But if he doesn’t play his game and somehow loses he’ll never hear the end of it. I think he’s too competitive and will probably have a chat with her ahead of time…..”Listen babe, you know I love you and all, but I wanna win this thing today. So whatever happens on the lanes, let’s just eave it on the lanes, okay?”  Famous last words if I ever heard ‘em. Bryan moves on.

Second Round

#1 Roddy vs. #17 The Gambler

The Gambler is good. But how good? If Roddy is off his game like he was for 3/5 of his match Wed night, Gambler has a serious shot to upset him here. But I don’t see that happening. Roddy lives for Super Saturday. And this skeeson is no exception. Rodric advances.

#8 JV vs #24 Jason

If JV can get out of JV’s head, this should be an easy victory for him. But JV’s head is probably the last place in America I’d ever want to be. Can you even imagine the sh*t that goes on up there? And that’s coming from ME, the guy that took 11 skeesons to win a Chalice. JV should have  anice buzz going here, which will drown out his inner monologue a bit and he sends Jason packing.

#5 Mike H vs. #21 Kevin B

Remember that part earlier I said about never picking against Mike ever again? Yeah, I lied. UPSET ALERT!! Kevin Baker shocks the world and takes down the Hammer.

#4 Petot vs. #20 Jane

Does Petot have the balls to beat a chick on her birthday weekend? Will the crowd completely get behind Lil Jane and heckle the hell out of Petot? Hmmmmm. Alright, crowd favorite it is – Jane moves on.

#2 Katrina vs. #15 Jackson

Wow. A battle of the titans! A Heavyweight Matchup! Two old-school V.I.Skee vets, and former skeemates to boot! Katrina already has an HRT to her name an is having the best skeeson of her career. But Jackson is hungry. Hmmmm. Tough decision. This will all come down to Hundos, which Katrina can nail like you wouldn’t believe. But I’m still picking Jackson based solely on desire. Close match though…and you’re gonna want to be front row for it.

#7 Ricky vs. #10 Craig

Yikes! Another crazy matchup! As impressive as Ricky has been this year, I like this rookie Craig. It seems like he’s got ice water running through his veins. The rookie advances without even having to throw a single hundo.

#6 Stu vs. #11 West

Just like JV, Stu has gotta get out of his own head when he rolls. And West might be slightly jet-lagged from his Denver trip (gets back in late Friday night). Soooo I have no clue where to go with this match. Coin flip it is. Weemhoff moves on!

#3 Bryan vs. #14 Katie H

I watched Bryan’s playoff match the other night and homeboy is a damn machine. 50s and Hundos all night long. Unless he’s way off his game, I don’t see him losing this match.(That being said, I’m rooting for you Katie!!)

Elite Eight

#1 Roddy vs. #8 Johnny V

A re-match of last skeeson’s HRT finals, wherein Roddy just barely took the victory. This year plays a little differently as JV exacts his revenge and knocks his skeemate and lover out of the tourney!

#20 Jane vs. #21 Kevin

As these two names are announced for their match, the crowd looks at the bracket on the wall and then collectively throws out a confused “what?!?!?” Yup, that’s right, the #20 and #21 are still in it. And by “in it” I mean the tournament, because at this point Jane is waaaaayyyyyy out of it due to all the birthday shots being sent her way. Kevin takes advantage of the tipsy one and moves on!

#10 Craig vs. #15 Jackson

Well, the rookie had his limelight and that was cute and all, but Jackson is tired of hearing about these rookies and how good they are. “Farrell, where’s the love for the vets man?” Jackson rolls on pure spite and knocks Craig out in two straight games. (Side note: Craig doesn’t care. Craig wants the Chalice. Don’t sleep on Craig and his boys.)

#3 Bryan vs. #11 West

Weemhoff’s jet-lag and over-imbibing on the Smirnoff Ice begins to kick in. He’s seeing double lanes at this point, so he aims for the 60. And loses two straight games to Mr. Woodlief.

Final Four

#8 Johnny V vs. #21 Kevin Baker

The dark horse has ridden his course. He’s tired, he’s out of breath, and it doesn’t matter how hard you kick/whip him, he just doesn’t want to go on. Johnny V takes down Kevin in two straight games.

#3 Bryan vs. #15 Jackson

Jackson is a 40 machine. He’s won the Full 40 title three skeesons in a row now. But Bryan is a 50/Hundo machine. The dude is unreal. It’d be like putting Jordan vs. Reggie Miller in a 3 point contest. Jordan might pull out a win here and there, but Miller lives by the 3 ball. Just like Bryan with the 50/Hundos. Bryan moves on.

FINALS

#3 Bryan vs. #8 Johnny V

I don’t know what it is, but something just tells me this tourney is Bryan’s. JV is hungry as hell for his own HRT title, but Bryan isn’t backing down and takes the crown in 5 games!

Congrats to Bryan Woodlief, the Skeeson XVII High Roller! (I think.)

 

 

{ 1 comment }

The Hammer August 29, 2012 at 11:18 pm

I love reading this. . .

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