Season 29 Week 7

Can you believe it, 19 players sat down together in a some-what casual manner to play some poker.

This week the Valdez Casino, once again, hosted the Valley Poker League.

This week caused the points race to get tighter.

Next week will determine who will win points for season 29.

It could also determine who will be leading POY points.

As you turn to the right the POY have been updated to week 7.

Surprising early exists made the final table a very strange experience.

So this week the bubble list contains the following names:

Tory, Steve, Andy and David P

This week.............for the 3rd time in a row........popping the bubble was..........Andy.

Money time:

David P, Steve and our first timer, Tory.

Two previous qualifiers and a new member.

Can the new member qualify his first time at the VPL?

Will there be two previous qualifiers fighting it heads up?

The answer is: coming in 3rd place, winning $48 was......................Tory.

Heads-Up: Steve and David P

These two are previous qualifiers.

Due to the immense chip lead, this had to be one of the quickest heads up:

Coming in 2nd place, with a win of $60 was Steve.

To the victor go the spoils....in 1st, with a win of $120 was David P.

What will happen in week 8.

Will there be new qualifiers?

Only one way to find out, come and play.

Good luck everyone.

Season 29 Week 6

This week two full tables of great poker action.

That's right folks, not 4, not 8 but 16 players put up their hard earned money for their chance to qualify for the TOC.

Because the numbers are a little lighter than normal that means that the race to the points winner is that much tighter.

I do have to apologize for the late entries for the blog.

These last few weeks have been crazy, but better late than never.

Okay now on with the show.

This week, 25% of the players were on the bubble list (and who said you would never use math in your life).

Bubble list:

Steven, Andy, Joe and Janna

So who was it this week?

Who had the magic pin?

Okay, so if you read last week's blog then you already know the answer cuz it's the same person.

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

That means that this week the following people left the VPL all with money in their pockets.

Joe Steve and Janna

So leaving the table in 3rd place with a win of $38 was Steve.

Heads-Up: Joe and Janna

My money is on the person who's name starts with a J.

This was a good battle. low stack coming back for the win.

Who was it?.......................keep reading.

This was a story of two different people with two different styles of play.

That story begins with....................oh wait, that's for another day.

Let's get back to this.

So, going out in 2nd place with a win of $64 was............................Janna.

So that means in 1st place with his 2nd win this season and a cash prize of $128 was Joe.

Joe has already qualified.

Congratulations to Janna for qualifying for the TOC.

There has only been 1 double qualifier this season.....Joe.

Only two more weeks left in the season.

The POY points have not been update, just the weekly points.

Hold your horses they will get current.

Good luck everyone.

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.

Season 29 Week 1

This is the beginning of Season 29.

The VPL has descent numbers of attendants.

This week there was two full tables of poker action.

16 people came together to put their money and skill on the line.

Some have described the VPL as the craziest game in town.

How will season 29 turnout, no one can know.

However, I can tell you that if you continue to read, you will find out how Week 1 ended up.

Ok, let's start we the action always starts.....bubble time.

This week there were four names on that list:

Isaiah, Joe, David SL and Clay.

This week the magic pin to pop the bubble belonged to David SL.

That brings us to the money list:

Clay, Joe and Isaiah

This week going out in 3rd place with a win of $38, making his debut at the VPL was Isaiah.

We are now heads-up:

Joe and Clay

Congratulations to both Joe and Clay for becoming the first two players to qualify for the TOC.

Both of these players are veterans of the VPL and they both have the skills to win.

the question is who had the skills this week.

So we have our 2nd place finisher, winning $64 was Clay.

So that means that the winner of Week 1 earning himself $128 was Joe.

Joe won points last season and now starts the lead of season 29.

Can Joe win points again?

Only one way to find out, come next week and play and see who takes it.

Good Luck everyone.