For the third tournament in a row, 31 players battled for points in Foster City. This was the first tournament directed by Cathy Seferi. Ricky Flora finished on-the- bubble. Ryan Drake had bet 4,200. But after Ricky went all-in and Bharad Parthasarathy called, Ryan folded. I did not make note of the hands… But I … Read more
For the second tournament in a row, 31 players showed up to do battle in Foster City. Again 7 spots with points were up for grabs. The final 7 played out comparatively quickly in just over an hour. Bharad was looking for back-to-back wins and Haisam was looking for his second win of the season … Read more
Here’s a quick re-cap of event 10. We’re half way through the season and although there is still plenty of time to rack up points and win a seat in Vegas, we are now starting to see some of the top contenders making moves to solidify their seats. We had a turn-out of 24 players … Read more
A larger than usual crowd for La Quinta-Dublin came out to test their poker skills as we are almost halfway through the season. The final total was 28 and it was going to pay 6. Many of us have not been around since the beginning of Piranha Poker, so it was a nice surprise to … Read more
The Jay-Z song was definitely on for Arkady Glazman who took down first place at Tournament 8. Arkady outlasted 33 other players in taking down 55 points as he looks to once again represent Piranha at the WSOP (having won a seat in Season 5). It looked to be an exciting tournament as we started … Read more
28 players showed up to do battle in Event 7. Many of the players at the top of the leaderboard were not in attendance which presented an opportunity for several players to move up the leaderboard. Event 6 winner Rob Astarita was not able to repeat and went out just shy of the final table. … Read more
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
Our first Foster City event of the season attracted 33 players on four tables, our largest field so far this year. With seven spots paying out, the tournament lasted over nine hours before the winner was determined. We actually had a couple of bust-outs in the first level. First one of the day was a … 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
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, probably too beautiful, only 22 showed up for event #3. In a tradition that may or may not it having to do with it being a Saturday, your tourny director was hungover. Unfortunatly for those playing, the venue had wifi so our tourny director could watch the Michigan Purdue game. … Read more