By Anne Krawec
Season 4 Tournament of the Wells Gray Inn Poker Club was held Saturday Dec. 22 at the Wells Gray Inn with nine finalists competing for three trophies in the game of Texas Hold'em.
Eight finalist were chosen by participants competing for points for the past 10 weeks, plus a wild card player was chosen on the tenth week of play to make a final table of nine players.
Season 4 leader board reads as follows: Goldie Krawec, Laurie Marsh, Kerry Miller, Jerry Cotterhill, Robin Torpes, Fred Roach, Cheryl MacHale, Cindy Derkson, and Millie Rempel.
Play started at 12 noon and continued until nearly 5 p.m. Trophy winners for Season 4 were: first, Cindy Derkson; second, Fred Roach; and third, Cheryl MacHale.
During Season 4 there were as many as 20 competitors on one evening of play at the three tables. Points are awarded weekly for places of finish on each evening of play and kept track of during the season to determine the finalists for each seasonal tournament. Weeks of play are determined before each season is started and may vary from season to season.
Season 5 will begin on Wednesday Jan. 2, 7 p.m. at the Wells Gray Inn and will run for 12 weeks at which time the top eight point winners plus a wild card competitor will again compete for trophies. Cheryl MacHale, team leader says, "Everyone welcome to join in."