FA POKER LEAGUE STARTS JANUARY 24TH

I know this blog was started with the thought of talking everyday about Brooktown WSOP, but to no surprise, and to be quite honest, 2 weeks after an event, and 2 weeks before the next one, there isn't to much going on.

With that said, tomorrow evening begins event 1 of our sister league, which this year is loaded with 16 players, and easily could have gone to 24 if the powers that be (and if we had big enough homes and bathrooms) were willing to.

The stakes are a bit larger (it's not called the FA league for nothing), and the schedule a bit tighter, but it still has the excitement and competition that make it a night I really look forward to.

Here are the dates and events:

January 24th NL hold em Jackson, NJ
February 27th NL hold em
March 26th PL Omaha Jackson, NJ
May 15th NL hold em Scotch Plains, NJ
July 17th NL hold em Somerset, NJ
August 19th PL Omaha Middletown, NJ

Satellite September 18th NL hold em Jackson, NJ
Final Table October 16th NL hold em Jackson, NJ

With only 6 events, points are at a premium and as two of our top Brooktown players (Jay and JMAC) found out in 2007, even the best of players can end up in the satellite.

The roster of players for the FA league is as follows:


Brucato*
Busco*
Chachko*
Corrigan
Costello*
Denis
Faro
Fern*
Gilmartin
Hamlin
Lucash
Martucci
Schlenger
Southard*
Triola*
Turner*

(* returing from 2007 FA league)

As you can see there are 5 players who compete in both the Brooktown League and the FA league.

Rick Turner won the final event in 2007 as well as 2 of the other 5 events he competed in, with Rich Southard, John Busco and Mike Triola taking home the other 3 wins.

It's a league I'm very excited to be a part of and I'm looking forward to some very good poker playing. Tonight's event is No Limit Hold 'Em.