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
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