Event 6 attracted 38 players- the biggest field to date this season. Most players at the top of the leader board coming into Event 6 did little to improve their standing. The door was open for new players to vault to the top. Points were available for the top 9 finishers. The points bubble AND … Read more
Piranha Tourney 4 of Season 12 brought a very small field of only 14 players, but thoughts of an early finish faded as the sun began to set before we declared a winner. Early in level 1, before all players had arrived, we had a limped family pot at a table of 4 players. Flop … Read more
32 Players showed up for the first Piranha event of 2017. The action was fast-paced and we reached the final table during the 300/600/75 level when Gerry Shebar shoved all in over Vlad Troyanker’s raise. Vlad called and showed TT and Gerry showed QQ. The flop brought Vlad a set and Gerry didn’t improve to … Read more
Another nice turn out for event #8 in Foster City. 40 players competed. 9 earned points. 1st Patrick Galamy 2nd Gerry Shebar 3rd Eugena Talvola 4th Jeanne Massuda 5th Vineet Kumar 6th Alex Lum 7th Jeffery Dong 8th Rodney Resella 9th Jeanette Sims Bubble Bill Sims On level 12 10 handed. Bill Sims bubbled with a … Read more
Event 6 brought Piranha Poker Team back to Dublin, where 27 contenders showed up to fight for some more early-season points. Some notable hands of the day: Early in the tournament, at level 4, Brad shoved all-in with and then Bill shoved all-in over the top with . Brad rivered the club flush, hanging on and … Read more
Event 5 went smooth and well. Only 2 TD decisions that were already taken care of prior before I got to the table but was summoned to confirm and formally continue. I appreciate players being responsible of controlling the table when it’s their turn to play dealer and as asked at the beginning of the … Read more
Piranha Season 11 Tournament 4 brought out a field of 24 players, including several new players to this season and a few returning veterans who we didn’t see much last year. One of the early notable hands is between Anne Stewart with KJ spades and Rod Flora with KQ off. Flop comes J 8 9, … Read more
Piranha’s 3rd Tournament of Season 11 was one of the longest I have witnessed, even though we only had a field of 27 players. After starting a little late due to some confusion on which venue we were using, we only lost three players before the first break. One notable hand that brought us … Read more
Nine poker players joined us for the first event in Piranha’s double-header weekend. The tournament began at 12:00 and after a few late arrivals, we had our final table! With the final Vegas lineup still yet to be determined, point standings and math featured prominently in today’s table conversation. Play continued uneventfully for about two and a half … Read more
The season apex kicks into high gear as 42 players show up in Foster City for event 14. The window to make points and win a seat this season is closing fast and everyone knows it. We had a high turn out of 42 people show up with 10 places getting paid in points and … Read more