Tournament Poker Club

The month of September was a great one for the Tournament Poker Club. The group had plenty of winners at its regular tournaments on the first three Saturdays of the month.

Every week, players can purchase tickets for a drawing. The group offers prize money for the top two high hands and another prize for winning a hand with a special promotional combination— something crazy like Q-2. As play progresses, there is a winner at each table; those are the players at the final table where each finalist contributes to the pot for a chance to be the top player of the week.

On Oct. 1, John Vento was the top player. Vento has been a resident in Leisure World for a short time, but he is a regular at the final table.

He won with a pair of aces. He played two other table winners, Gary Snow and Debbie Barner. Barner was out first in third place and Snow was in second place. In the Oct. 8 tournament, John Burns was the final table winner, with Lee Pfiefer in second place and Glen Evenson in third.

Due to scheduling conflicts with the Fall Festival, the next tournament will be held in November.