Mardela Springs VFC would like to announce a Player of the Year contest starting in our January Tournament.  The prize will be 5% of the house take with a minimum of $500.  I expect the prize to be well over the minimum though.  If we had run this in 2009, it would have been $750 and we spent half the year at 20+ players.  I fully expect to see one lucky player win over $1,000.  If this is successful we will expand the number of players paid in following years.

Additionally we will not be changing our buy-in or house take.  It will remain at $150 and $30 respectively.  We will be going to $15,000 in chips with a $3,000 bonus to players arriving on time.  This means you must have your seat paid for by noon to get the $3,000. 

I will be posting the point system and blind schedule soon.

Thank You

Erik Johnson

UPDATED: Sunday,  December 27, 2009 - A few players have posted comments to Jeff Rantz' request.  Maybe many players didn't know, but yes, Tom Leggs,  played quite often at many of the local charity poker venues.  I have received several phone callls yesterday and today from some of our members who expressed outrage and disbelief that someone we knew could do such a thing.  Most wanted a place to vent and share their feelings for a little girl they didn't even know.  So please feel free to post your comments by clicking this link.  Like most of the other news forums and blogs,  people have been touched by this event.  And although not the outcome we all had wished for, at least her family knows little Sarah is in a much better place.

The Holiday Season is once again upon us.  Everyone at Delmarva Charity Poker hopes you have a Safe and Happy Holiday.  The Charity Poker Sponsors want to take this time to thank those who played their events.  For without the local poker players who supported their events, they would not have been able to help their cause.