Season 28 Week 2

Season 28 Week 2

This week the VPL hosted a bakers dozen.

13 players sat down for their luck at the prize.

Even though these numbers are lower from last week, don’t get it twisted because this was no quick tournament.

The tournament ended around 12:00am with the blinds at 500/100.

This was ironic because last week with 20 people was one of the quickest tournaments at the VPL which ended around 11:20.

Week 2, was the last week of 2010.

That means that January 4, 2011 will start the player of the year points race.

There will be a listing of the points in the sidebar. Top 10 each week will get points.

Back to the action on hand.

Where should I begin…………..oh yeah, the bubble list:

Joe, Alan, Andy and James.

This list contains one previous qualifier: Andy.

There will be at least one new qualifier this week.

Who had the magic pin to pop the bubble?

This week, going out in 4th place was……………Andy.

With Andy going out in 4th means that there will be TWO new qualifiers.

We now proceed to the money list:

James, Alan and Joe

Should I being a new subject before listing the 3rd place finisher?

I could begin with how crazy the night was or start talking about with the lower numbers there has been lower drama.

Or I could say that March 2011 will be the 5th year of the VPL.

But I won’t do any of those things.

Now onto the subject at hand……………….3rd place.

Exiting the table, in 3rd place with a win of $31 was Alan.

This means that we have come to our new qualifiers: Joe and James.

Before I announce who the winner of week 2 was I have to talk a little bit of this heads up battle.

First off, we have two veterans of the VPL squaring off on the felt.

It does take skill to make it to top two and win a tournament.

Not taking away from either one of the participants skill level, but this week came down to plain luck.

With one person going all-in and being called with the losing hand, they would hit the river and survive.

Both players hit the river to save their tournament life at least two time EACH.

It was pretty crazy.

Okay, now time to the announcement at hand..

Coming in 2nd place with a win of $52 and a set at the TOC was……….Joe.

With that, I announce the winner of week 2, with a win of $104, the chip and a seat at the TOC was James.

Congratulations to both James and Joe for qualifying for the TOC.

What will 2011 bring to the VPL?

Only one way to find out…………………come and play.

Good luck everyone.