Season 23 Week 8

What a season it has been.

This week brought the end to one of the best seasons for the VPL yet.

Action. That was the word for the night.

This tournament wasn't like the last two where the final table was made by 10:30.

At the break, there were only 3 or 4 people out.

This week the VPL brought together 22 people together to have fun, talk some shit and most importantly..........................win some money!

Coming into this week was the race for points and the race for the 2nd qualifying seat and to see if there were any more qualifying people.

As for the points:

Coming into this match Andrew had a 17 point lead over Jason.

Anything could happen...........and at the VPL it usually does.

Different strategies were discussed on how to play (or not to play) coming into week 8.

In the end, Andrew held strong and ended up with a total of 160 points. The closest person to him was Jason with 127.

Congratulations to Andrew for winning Season 23 points.

For his effort, next week he will be awarded $311.

The next race was the 2nd seat for non-qualifying points.

The race was between Joe, Angela and Nick.

Joe and Angela were tied going in and Nick was only 3 points behind them.

Discussions again played out with who would win.

Would it be Joe's crazy 2 3 style or Angelas quiet demeanor (okay she's not really that quiet)

Or would it be a cinderella story for Nick to over take the both of them?

I have an answer for all those questions:

At the end of the tournament , the points (for the 3 of them) went 95, 84, 83

Joe came up short and ended up with 83 points.

Who had the 84 and 95.?

Congratulations to............................................................Angela!

Angela and TC were the two people who were the top two qualifiers by points.

In case someone cannot make it to the TOC, the next eligible person to have a chance to buy the seat would be Nick.

Enough with the chit chat, let's get on to the money bubble:

The names on the list are the following: Valerie, David J, Janna and Andrew

This group is interesting because it contains two previous qualifiers and two non-qualifiers.

This week the bubble boy was........................Andrew.

It shouldn't bother Andrew that he went out on the bubble since his points win is worth $311.

Money time:

David J, Janna and Valerie

At this point there will be at least one new qualifier.

With some pushes, lucky catches and dominating hands we have a 3rd place finisher.

3rd place, along with $37 belonged to.......................Valerie.

That's right! Two new qualifiers to the TOC.

Heads-Up: Janna and David J.

With the final all-in and call................we have the last winner of season 23.

2nd place, a seat at the TOC and $93 belonged to David.

1st place, a seat at the TOC, her first chip and $187 belonged to Janna.

**Side note: I want to thank Alan for dealing the heads-up. I was unable to deal to some unforseen circumstances..............................let's just say I couldn't drive either.

We have 14 players qualified for the TOC:
Andrew, Jason, Alan, George, David J, Slugger, Todd,Valerie, Janna, Jeremy, Frank, Michelle......the two points qualifiers are: TC and Angela.

With 14 players the payout will be 4 places:

1st - $373
2nd -$187
3rd- $112
4th - $ 75

Congratulations to everyone who qualified.

What will the next season bring?

One thing I can guarantee it will bring is alot more poker action!

Good luck everyone.