We had 14 players to start off the new season.
Fast action all night long. There were probably 6 pair of pocket aces tonight. Two of them were busted up.
When the final table was made, Michelle came into the table extremely shortstack. At more than one point she was all-in in the bind. She managed to survive and take 6th place.
The bubble came down to Stan, Bill, Todd and TC. Stan popped the bubble in 4th place.
Bill took 3rd place and $35 for his efforts. Heads up with TC and Todd. Didn't last long being that Todd came into 4:1 chip leader. TC took 2nd place with a win of $60 and Todd took the tournament and the chip with a total win of $119.00.
Two qualifiers for the TOC: TC and Todd
Congratulations to everone. See everyone next week.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Season 11 Tournament of Champions
This is the first TOC for 2008.
We had 13 members qualify and all 13 members showed up for this battle for the bracelet.
First to leave the poker arena was Stan with blinds at 10-20. Surprisingly next to exit the stage was James at 10-20.
Next blind level saw Todd bow out at 15-30.
Brandon was next to leave at 25-50.
After the break there were 9 players left. Alex was the one who broke the bubble for the final table at 25-50.
Steve was the first to leave the final table at 75-150.
Next blind level 100-200 saw two players leave. First was Clay and then Michelle.
At the TOC there are 4 places paid. We are now at the bubble with 5 players left: TC, Dave Jason, Bill and Greg.
At this point the chip leaders are Bill and Greg. The low stack was Dave with around $500 in chips.
Critical play: Blinds were 150-300. Greg makes a pre-flop raise to 900. Jason folds. Bill calls. TC and Dave fold. Dave at this point has $500 in chips.
Flop was A, rag, rag with two hearts on the board. Bill is first to act and checks. Greg moves all-in with $2400. Bill goes into the tank for a long time. Bill has Greg covered in chips if he was to call.....................................Bill finally calls. Greg flips over AQ os and Bill flips over AKos. No one had a heart draw. Bill's AK holds up and Greg leaves on bubble.
Dave made the money with $500 in chips. Well Dave left with 4th place and a payout of $26.
TC was short stacked and moved all-in in the small blind with K8os and the big blind called with pocket jacks. Jacks held up and TC left in third place and a payday of $39.
Heads-up between Bill and Jason. Going into it, Bill had Jason outchipped about 3-1. They cut a deal for payout. Bill agreed to $300 and Jason agreed to $173. They played for the bracelet.
Very good heads up. Balances going back and forth. It was close but Bill had Jason outchipped. Bill moved all in with KQos. Jason quickly called with pocket Aces.
Flop was rag, rag, rag. Turn was a Q and the river was a K. Runner runner for two pair for the win and the bracelet.
Bill has become Season 11 Tournament of champions winner.
Good luck to everyone in Season 12.
We had 13 members qualify and all 13 members showed up for this battle for the bracelet.
First to leave the poker arena was Stan with blinds at 10-20. Surprisingly next to exit the stage was James at 10-20.
Next blind level saw Todd bow out at 15-30.
Brandon was next to leave at 25-50.
After the break there were 9 players left. Alex was the one who broke the bubble for the final table at 25-50.
Steve was the first to leave the final table at 75-150.
Next blind level 100-200 saw two players leave. First was Clay and then Michelle.
At the TOC there are 4 places paid. We are now at the bubble with 5 players left: TC, Dave Jason, Bill and Greg.
At this point the chip leaders are Bill and Greg. The low stack was Dave with around $500 in chips.
Critical play: Blinds were 150-300. Greg makes a pre-flop raise to 900. Jason folds. Bill calls. TC and Dave fold. Dave at this point has $500 in chips.
Flop was A, rag, rag with two hearts on the board. Bill is first to act and checks. Greg moves all-in with $2400. Bill goes into the tank for a long time. Bill has Greg covered in chips if he was to call.....................................Bill finally calls. Greg flips over AQ os and Bill flips over AKos. No one had a heart draw. Bill's AK holds up and Greg leaves on bubble.
Dave made the money with $500 in chips. Well Dave left with 4th place and a payout of $26.
TC was short stacked and moved all-in in the small blind with K8os and the big blind called with pocket jacks. Jacks held up and TC left in third place and a payday of $39.
Heads-up between Bill and Jason. Going into it, Bill had Jason outchipped about 3-1. They cut a deal for payout. Bill agreed to $300 and Jason agreed to $173. They played for the bracelet.
Very good heads up. Balances going back and forth. It was close but Bill had Jason outchipped. Bill moved all in with KQos. Jason quickly called with pocket Aces.
Flop was rag, rag, rag. Turn was a Q and the river was a K. Runner runner for two pair for the win and the bracelet.
Bill has become Season 11 Tournament of champions winner.
Good luck to everyone in Season 12.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Season 11 Week 8
Final week of Season 11. Alex comes into this last tournament leading in points.
With a string of bad cards and bad luck, Alex is taken out 3rd. James is taken out 3 spots later. Now if TC, can take 1st or 2nd he can win points.
TC goes out in 5th place. At the end of the tournament, Alex has 73 points and James finishes with 74. James came out of nowhere to take the points. Alex was leading the points race through week7.
With James taking points he won $186 which will be awarded at the TOC.
Final table action for Week 7.
Bubble time between Greg, Bill, Clay and Brandon. Brandon busted the bubble with a 4th place finish. Clay took 3rd place to take home $34.00
Heads up with Greg and Bill. Bill finished 2nd with a win of $55 and Greg took the tournament to win $110.
We have 13 qualifiers for the TOC. Good luck everyone.
With a string of bad cards and bad luck, Alex is taken out 3rd. James is taken out 3 spots later. Now if TC, can take 1st or 2nd he can win points.
TC goes out in 5th place. At the end of the tournament, Alex has 73 points and James finishes with 74. James came out of nowhere to take the points. Alex was leading the points race through week7.
With James taking points he won $186 which will be awarded at the TOC.
Final table action for Week 7.
Bubble time between Greg, Bill, Clay and Brandon. Brandon busted the bubble with a 4th place finish. Clay took 3rd place to take home $34.00
Heads up with Greg and Bill. Bill finished 2nd with a win of $55 and Greg took the tournament to win $110.
We have 13 qualifiers for the TOC. Good luck everyone.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Season 11 Week 7
Very interesting tournament. 14 people showed up.
Last week was one of the longest tournaments for the VPL with 13 people and ending around 12:50am. This week proved to be the opposite. 14 people battled for the win and it ended around 10:30. It has to be the fastest tourney recorded.
The play was fast and furious. The bubble was down to TC, James, Steve and Corey. Someone had to pop the bubble and that someone was Corey. James took 3rd which paid him $35. The heads-up battle was between TC and Steve. When it was all over, it was TC who came out the victor. Steve won $60 for his efforts and the winning prize was $119 taken by TC along with the chip.
Interesting side note: Alex has lead the points since week 1. James won last week and took third this week. Now the points read: Alex 70 and James 68.
Next week is the final week. Only two points separate the point leaders. The estimated points win is $186.00.
Can Alex hold the lead and win or can James outlast him and take the pot at the last second? Who knows. To find out come joint the last week of Season 11 on 2-26-08.
Good luck everyone.
Last week was one of the longest tournaments for the VPL with 13 people and ending around 12:50am. This week proved to be the opposite. 14 people battled for the win and it ended around 10:30. It has to be the fastest tourney recorded.
The play was fast and furious. The bubble was down to TC, James, Steve and Corey. Someone had to pop the bubble and that someone was Corey. James took 3rd which paid him $35. The heads-up battle was between TC and Steve. When it was all over, it was TC who came out the victor. Steve won $60 for his efforts and the winning prize was $119 taken by TC along with the chip.
Interesting side note: Alex has lead the points since week 1. James won last week and took third this week. Now the points read: Alex 70 and James 68.
Next week is the final week. Only two points separate the point leaders. The estimated points win is $186.00.
Can Alex hold the lead and win or can James outlast him and take the pot at the last second? Who knows. To find out come joint the last week of Season 11 on 2-26-08.
Good luck everyone.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Season 11 Week 6
February 12, 2008.
VPL had 13 members show up to battle.
The final table was made early before 9:30. The final table was made of 8 people. Once the first two people got taken out the play was intense.
Six people lasted two complete sets of blinds before someone got taken out.
The bubble people were James, Dave, TC and Slugger. The person with the pin to pop the bubble was Slugger. Three way action (everyone made the money at this point). Blinds were around 200-400 at this point. TC came pushing hard. All-in almost everyone other hand.
That play works all the time except for the last one as TC found out when he went all-in with A 3 os and ran into A Q held by Dave.
The heads up battle begins with Dave and James. And I do mean battle. The blinds get capped at 500/1000 and the two remain strong.
This tournament was one of the longest battles in VPL history. Normal tournies usually end around 11:00 - 11:30. This war ended at 12:55. The heads up alone went for about 45 minutes.
Final hand of the night: Small blind calls 500 and the big blind checks. The flop comes A 2 A. Dave thinks about it for a while and moves all-in. James calls. Daves flips over 2 Q and James flips over 2 3 os. The turn was a blank. The river made a 3.
Being tired, the TD said okay the cards read: Dave AA22 Q and James AA223. Dave wins.
Here's the kicker both players agreed and went to contiue to play. James had Dave outchipped. As the TD was gathering the cards and the chips were being pushed to Dave. Alex was watching and said no James hit his 3 on the river to win it: James AA338 and Dave AA22Q.
All three involved agreed and the tournament was over. James the victor claiming $110 in prize money and Dave $55 and TC took $34 for third place.
Very good tournament and an excellent heads up.
Good luck to everyone next week.
* With this win James has come to 7 points behind Alex in the points race. Alex has 61 and James has 54. There are only two more tournaments to go before the TOC.
VPL had 13 members show up to battle.
The final table was made early before 9:30. The final table was made of 8 people. Once the first two people got taken out the play was intense.
Six people lasted two complete sets of blinds before someone got taken out.
The bubble people were James, Dave, TC and Slugger. The person with the pin to pop the bubble was Slugger. Three way action (everyone made the money at this point). Blinds were around 200-400 at this point. TC came pushing hard. All-in almost everyone other hand.
That play works all the time except for the last one as TC found out when he went all-in with A 3 os and ran into A Q held by Dave.
The heads up battle begins with Dave and James. And I do mean battle. The blinds get capped at 500/1000 and the two remain strong.
This tournament was one of the longest battles in VPL history. Normal tournies usually end around 11:00 - 11:30. This war ended at 12:55. The heads up alone went for about 45 minutes.
Final hand of the night: Small blind calls 500 and the big blind checks. The flop comes A 2 A. Dave thinks about it for a while and moves all-in. James calls. Daves flips over 2 Q and James flips over 2 3 os. The turn was a blank. The river made a 3.
Being tired, the TD said okay the cards read: Dave AA22 Q and James AA223. Dave wins.
Here's the kicker both players agreed and went to contiue to play. James had Dave outchipped. As the TD was gathering the cards and the chips were being pushed to Dave. Alex was watching and said no James hit his 3 on the river to win it: James AA338 and Dave AA22Q.
All three involved agreed and the tournament was over. James the victor claiming $110 in prize money and Dave $55 and TC took $34 for third place.
Very good tournament and an excellent heads up.
Good luck to everyone next week.
* With this win James has come to 7 points behind Alex in the points race. Alex has 61 and James has 54. There are only two more tournaments to go before the TOC.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Season 11 Week 5
This week we had 14 players for the VPL (Valley Poker League).
Alot of action on the felt. The bubble came down to Jason, Clay, Randy and Bill. Someone had to pop the bubble and that someone was Randy. Clay took 3rd place with a prize of $35. Bill found himself heads up (just like last week with TC) with Jason.
After passing the chip lead back and forth, Bill grabbed 2nd place for his efforts which won him $60. Jason won his 2nd chip this season and went home with $119.00.
With the end of week 5, Alex finds himself still in the points lead by 10. Alex carries 52 points but right behind him is Bill and Clay with 42 each. Jason has 40.
There were no new qualifiers this week. As of the end of Week 5, there are 9 qualifiers for the TOC.
Good luck to everyone and well will see you next week.
Alot of action on the felt. The bubble came down to Jason, Clay, Randy and Bill. Someone had to pop the bubble and that someone was Randy. Clay took 3rd place with a prize of $35. Bill found himself heads up (just like last week with TC) with Jason.
After passing the chip lead back and forth, Bill grabbed 2nd place for his efforts which won him $60. Jason won his 2nd chip this season and went home with $119.00.
With the end of week 5, Alex finds himself still in the points lead by 10. Alex carries 52 points but right behind him is Bill and Clay with 42 each. Jason has 40.
There were no new qualifiers this week. As of the end of Week 5, there are 9 qualifiers for the TOC.
Good luck to everyone and well will see you next week.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Season 11 Week 4
Week #4 had 11 players.
This tournament ended very quickly with the blinds at 100-200. Congratulations to TC for winning week #4 with a payout of $93. Bill took 2nd and pocketed $46. Coming in 3rd was Stan taking home $28.
We are now halfway through Season 4.
Alex started off strong and has not looked back. At this point Alex has the points lead. Can he maintain? Tune in next week to find out.
Good luck everyone and we will see you for week #5.
This tournament ended very quickly with the blinds at 100-200. Congratulations to TC for winning week #4 with a payout of $93. Bill took 2nd and pocketed $46. Coming in 3rd was Stan taking home $28.
We are now halfway through Season 4.
Alex started off strong and has not looked back. At this point Alex has the points lead. Can he maintain? Tune in next week to find out.
Good luck everyone and we will see you for week #5.
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