Vermont Poker League

There will be a charity poker tournament to benefit the Vermont Children’s Hospital on Saturday May 16th at Chasers Bar and Grill on Evelyn Street in Rutland, VT, starting at 12 noon, registration starts at 11:30am.

• No Limit Texas Hold’em
• $85 buy-in ($55+20+10)
• No rebuys or add-ons
• $10 bounty per player
• 5000 starting chips
• 20 minute blind levels
• Standard WSOP blind schedule (25/50, 50/100, 100/200, 100/200/25, etc.

Starting this Friday, April 10th, the Friday Night Rutland events will be held at Rutland

We have flight and hotel packages available at great prices. The prices change daily and you have your choice of Airline, Airport and Hotel

http://www.vermontpokerleague.com/travel/

4/8/09 – June 23/24/25, departing Albany and staying at Golden Gate Hotel and Casino for only $261
4/11/09 – June 22/23/24, departing from Albany and staying at Golden Gate Hotel and Casino for only $266 (single) or $510 for Double ($255 each)
4/15/09 – June 22/23/24, departing from Albany and staying at Golden Gate Hotel and Casino for only $296 (single) or $560 for Double ($280 each)
4/26/09 – June 22/23/24, departing from Albany and staying at Vegas Club Hotel & Casino (or The Plaza for $2 more!) for only $265 (single) or $513 for Double ($257 each)
4/27/09 – June 22/23/24, departing from Albany and staying at Vegas Club Hotel & Casino for only $249 (single) or $488 for Double ($244 each)

Due to the closing of Sports Legends, there will be no event today, April 5th. Starting on 4/19 the events that were held at Sports Legends at 4pm on Sundays will be moved to Chasers Bar and Grill on Evelyn Street in Rutland and will start at 5pm. All Sports Legends Sunday 1k membership cards will be valid at Chasers.

Friday events will also be moved to a new location. Check back later this week for details.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our players, and we thank Sports Legends for their support of Vermont Poker League over the past year and wish everyone involved the best of luck with all of their future endeavors.

Adam LaFoutain outlasted 116 other players and is going to Las Vegas in June.

Here are the other players that made the final table along with their chip counts.

10th – Rafe Richardson 6.5k
9th – Shawn Dunne 37k
8th – John Rayborn 55k
7th – Eric Groce
6th – Cy Wheeler 103.5k
5th – Ron Morlino 38.5k
4th – Gene Stevens 15.5k
3rd – Ray Yanklowitz 79k
2nd – Shawn Davis 98k
1st – Adam LaFoutain 94.5k

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Announcing the 1K Club for the Spring Season. Available only at the Tournament of Champions on March 22nd the 1K club will provide the following benefits for your selected primary location:

• All of the benefits of a Premium Membership
  • 20% extra points every week
  • 500 bonus chips for the season ending Tournament of Champions
  • Access to twice per month $25 freeroll tournaments on Full Tilt Poker
• Additional 500 bonus chips for Tournament of Champions (1k chips total)
• Extra 1k starting chips for every weekly tournament (3,000 total chips)
• Personalized full color membership card

The Vermont Poker League Spring Season 2009 will be starting the week of March 23rd.

The Grand Prize will be a trip to Las Vegas in June, including hotel and airfare, with a chance to play in the $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event. Plus a special secondary prize that is almost as good.

Sundays
4pm Sports Legends – Rutland VT (starts 3/29)
5pm Eagles Club – Manchester, VT (starts 3/29)

Mondays
7pm Christophers – Ludlow, VT (starts 3/30)
7:30pm Uncle Sam’s Pub – Rutland, VT (starts 3/30)

Wednesdays
6pm Candeleros – Manchester, VT (starts 4/1)
9pm Two Brother’s Tavern – Middlebury, VT (starts 3/25)

Thursdays
6:30pm The Lakehouse – Bomoseem, VT (starts 3/26)

Fridays
9pm Sports Legends – Rutland, VT (starts 3/27)

Saturdays
7pm Full Tilt Poker (password – “springseason”) – online (starts 3/28)

This season’s Tournament of Champions will be held on Sunday March 22nd at Sports Legends Restaurant in the Diamond Run Mall in Rutland, VT. Registration will start at 12 noon, the awards presentation will start at 12:45 with the tournament starting directly after.

Event #500 was held on Sunday January 25th at Sports Legends in Rutland. This event was also the two year anniversary for Vermont Poker League.

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