Season 29 Week 5

This week the attendance numbers dipped a bit but not the poker action.

Week 5 brought together 17 players to play this game we call poker.

Two tables of great poker action...........okay there were two tables as for the great part.........well you know it's the VPL so anything is possible.

If you want to see crazy plays and even crazier reasons to justify plays come to Valdez Casino and join the VPL.

Let's start at the bubble list.

This week 3 players got paid so the following names made the list:

Steve, Randy, Andy and Jeremy

Finishing in 4th place, and popping the bubble was Andy.

Money list:

Randy, Jeremy and Steve

Exiting the table with a 3rd place win and $40 was Jeremy

Heads-Up

Steve and Randy

With any game there is a 2nd and 1st, we are no exception.

Finishing in 2nd place with a win of $68 was Randy.

That means the the victory of week 5 belongs to Steve with a win of $136.

Congratulations to both Randy and Steve for qualifying for the TOC

On a side note, Randy hasn't been able to play in the VPL for quite a while, then on his first week back he qualifies.

What will happen next week, who knows?

Good luck to everyone.

Season 29 Week 4

So late (Iknow).

There were 21 players this week for their shot at glory.

This will be fast and furious and directly to the point.

Bubble list:

James, Joe, Janna, David P and Bill

going out in 5th place and popping the bubble was Janna

that means the money list:

James, Bill, Joe and David P

Leaving the table in 4th place was Joe

Three left: David P, James and Bill

3rd place belonged to James.

Heads-Up:

David P and Bill

Finishing week 4 in 2nd place was Bill

that means that week 4 belonged to David P.

Congratulations to both Bill and David P for qualifying for the TOC.

Good Luck everyone.

Season 29 Week 3

Another great week at the VPL.

For another week there were 4 places paid.

Week 3 had 22 people show up to see who had it to find their way to the final table and take the top prize.

Of course, at the VPL you can expect to find crazy draws, even crazier calls.

Someone will play their cards all the way to the river in hopes of hitting that inside straight.

Some will only play Aces, Kings or Queens.

Either way it's always a minefield to find your way to the top.

But for the next few on our list they have a shot at glory.

Those are: James, Steve, Bill, Jeremy and TC.

The first to leave the bubble list was Steve.

Now we are in the money.

James, Jeremy, Bill and TC

Next to leave their seat, in 4th place with a win of $28 was Bill.

Now who will be next to qualify.

Out of the following three names: TC, Jeremy and James, only James has previously qualified.

So who was it that went out in 3rd place with a win of $35.............that answer is James.

We are now heads up: TC and Jeremy

We now have two new qualifiers for the TOC.

After getting caught bluffing and then losing a AK to 10-10, going out in 2nd place with a win of $88 was TC.

That brings us to this week's winner. Finishing in 1st place with a win of $176 was Jeremy.

Congratulations to TC and Jeremy for qualifying for the TOC.

What will happen next time?

Will there be new qualifiers?

You know the drill, come next week and find out.

Good luck everyone.

Season 29 Week 2

This week marks the 5th Anniversary of the VPL.

Something must have been in the air.

This week there were a total of 26 people coming together for their shot at victory.

There also was alot of craziness.

On one hand there were four people all-in at once.

At the end of the hand there was only one winner...........and that winner took out all three of the other all-ins.

3 out in one hand.

The tournament ended when the blinds were 1,000-2,000

I want to thank everyone who has come and played with us at the VPL.

I think that 5 years says something.............it says that's alot of damn poker.

But this is far from the end.

I can't wait until we are celebrating 10yrs of playing.

Okay back to business.

Because there were 26 players, that means that 4 players got paid this week.

The 5 names one the bubble list are:

David P, Jeremy, Quentin, James and Brandon.

Okay going all the way to 5th place and getting paid as much as the person in 26th place

was Jeremy.

So now the money list:

Quentin, David P, Brandon and James

going out in 4th place with a win of $33 was David P.

And then there was 3.

So next to exit the table, going out in 3rd place with a win of $41 was Quentin.

Heads-up: Brandon and James

These two are veterans of the VPL and their play showed it.

But alas, there can only be one................

Finishing his week 2, qualifying for the TOC with a win of $104 was James.

So to the victor go the spoils, winning week 2 and qualifying for the TOC with a win of $204 was Brandon.

Congratulations to the two new qualifiers.

What will the next 5 years bring?

Well if it's based on the past 5 years....................alot of poker action for sure!

Good luck to everyone.