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
Written by Gerry Shebar Piranha Poker Tournament 2, Sept 9, 2017 Early in the 2nd level the following hand was played. With the blinds at 50-100 Jan opened pocket Queens for 250. Dom flat called with pocket sixes. Then, Mario Stefanidis, holding KK, three bet to 1,200. Jan called with her QQ, Dom, however, folded … Read more
Piranha Welcomes Returning Veterans – One of Them Takes it Down Season 12 opened with 24 players coming out for a very warm day of poker at Piranha’s newest venue, Tara Hills in San Pablo by the Bay. Not sure if it was the heat or the new venue, but the numbers were small for … Read more
38 players showed up for the penultimate event of season 11, with 30 league players still mathematically alive to earn on of the 10 WSOP seats that will be awarded this season. By the time we reached hand-for-hand play, 5 of the 10 remaining players still had a chance to push themselves into the top … Read more
34 Showed up for tournament #17 in Foster City. Each hoping to move up into contention, or to lock up that coveted piranha seat with only 4 tournaments left. Aftr the dust settled in what seemed to be a slew of quick bustouts, we had a final table of 8 and were in the money. … Read more
21 leprechauns converged on Dublin over St. Patrick’s Day weekend in search of Irish luck and sweet Piranha points. We’re at that time in the season where players who have barely made it into the top 10 are defending their Vegas seats, while the remainder of the field, many within striking distance of a seat, are … Read more
Congratulations to Pepito Pea who outlasted a field of 42 to win his 2nd Piranha Tournament of the year having won Tournament 12 just a few weeks earlier. Pepito and Geoffrey Batuyong were battling it out head to head where the chip lead changed several times. Finally as the blinds were about to go to … Read more
34 players show up on a beautiful sunny day to play Piranha event 14 and to fight for the top 8 places. The first two levels were fairly quiet and no one going out. However into the first break Pepito and Andy were in a hand where Pepito moved all in on the river with … Read more