The penultimate event of season 12 brought a baker’s dozen to San Pablo to do battle. 5 of those players were still mathematically alive for one of the treasured WSOP seats. Others who were already in the clubhouse after having played their full 12 events would have to wait to see if their fates changed … Read more
All, There seems to be some issue with the Piranha Poker email account. I am currently unable to send out emails. Everything comes back undeliverable and saying it was blocked by all recipients. Several have asked about the EOY Cash Event. That will be taking place on June 9/10 at the Tera Hills complex. It … Read more
26 players came to battle on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, with 10 making their final stand in Season 12. The final table was reached fairly quickly with the blinds at 200/400/50. Troy Soult entered the final table as the chip leader. Sheng Xie, Michael “Gordo” Gordon, and Eric Grady were bunched together with middle sized … Read more
This week getting to the final table was only 5 bust outs away as the tournament started with only 14 players. With our tournament 16 1st place finisher two weeks ago, Robert Astarita’s 10th place final table bubble bust out on the last hand before the lunch break we came back from lunch to the final table … Read more
Another sunny, but cool, day at Tara Hills in San Pablo brought 21 players to contend for Vegas seats as our 12th season is nearing its end. There are several players who are consistently making the final table. In fact, this final table had 5 players who have final tabled in at least 2 of … Read more
27 lively players showed up in Foster City for Event 15 on Saturday, searching for a WSOP seat, with six spots earning points. The following players made it to the final table: Jeanne Massuda- 7th place Gilbert Amparo-8th place Dennis Koeller-9th place Sandi Sarmiento- 6th place Cathi Seferi-5th place Christine LaMonaca- 4th place Sheng Xiu- … Read more
36 players showed up to do battle at Event 14. Even with the bulk of the season in the rear window, there are still dozens of players in the running for a 2018 WSOP package. Nine spots earned points in Event 14. Cathy Seferi finished 9th and earned 2 points, Rod Flora finished 8th and … Read more
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