{"id":30954,"date":"2026-07-17T13:51:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=30954"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:51:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:51:38","slug":"lauries-last-visit-to-wichita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=30954","title":{"rendered":"Laurie&#8217;s Last Visit to Wichita"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a late post but here are some pics from our friend Laurie Adams&#8217; visit to Wichita last month. Laurie came down to play in the <a href=\"https:\/\/inpicklenation.as.me\/schedule\/764a2b77\/?appointmentTypeIds[]=77887466\"  rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IPN mini tournament at TapNPaddles<\/a> and got partnered with Harvey Self and won first place!<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55318701534\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55318701534_5d95ed4330.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55318886750\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55318886750_14f77a145d_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I ended up taking third place with Deanna Agpoon.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55317673742\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55317673742_0bdbbbea26.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"401\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Afterwards we stopped by to check out Gilley&#8217;s grand opening open play.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55317674657\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55317674657_14a6f775f3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senda Vu and Lena Quach were running the show.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55317674612\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55317674612_b6cd02552d.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"392\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kyle Rinck happened to be there.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55317674622\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55317674622_264cba959c_z.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"640\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then we went home to pick up Brian and take him to dinner at my favorite pizza place &#8212; Piatto&#8217;s. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55318745168\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55318745168_e42ba8ea87.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55318744778\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55318744778_6e8ef0d807_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55318991925\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55318991925_16cc1f0e71_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55318744798\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55318744798_fe5d392bc5_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The pizzas were delicious as always. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/55318744163\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55318744163_da7ae06705.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walked over to Hopping Gnome after for drinks so we could get stamps on our <a href=\"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=30907\" >Wicked Brew<\/a> passports. I was on antibiotics and couldn&#8217;t drink so I donated my drink to Laurie. Worked out perfectly. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a late post but here are some pics from our friend Laurie Adams&#8217; visit to Wichita last month. Laurie came down to play in the IPN mini tournament at TapNPaddles and got partnered with Harvey Self and won first place! I ended up taking third place with Deanna Agpoon. 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