The free online poker players at NoPayPoker are having a good time; they’re being challenged, they’re focused on winning, they’re playing solid (and free poker games online), and, at least twice a day, they’ve got the screen name ‘D_M_Vadnais’ in their sights.
If you didn’t know it, D M Vadnais is our NoPayPOKER Resident Professional and he is one of the reasons NoPay players are enjoying themselves on the freerolls that bear his name… apparently it’s lots of fun to ‘beat up’ on a retired professional poker player!
It’s been about a month since we started the ‘Vadnais Bounty BC 500 Freeroll’ games and, while we want to be as brief as possible in this post, there are some things we just have to cover; not the least of which is the $300 to $700 of FreeD bounties placed by Vadnais every day on himself and other willing “victims”.
So while we can’t go into depth on all the positives we will highlight the, well, “highlights” in this post.
At the top of the positive observations list is the tangible, and easily visible, ‘Quality of Play’ that has been a dominant factor in these games. It might be free poker but NoPay players have clearly brought their respective ‘A’ games to the freeroll tables.
And, while there is excellent play in many other games on NoPayPOKER few come close to the elevated, skilled, and insightful play being seen in the ‘Vadnais’ games.
So an enormous “Thank You” from us at NoPay as well as D M Vadnais to all you NoPayPOKER members who have made the ‘Quality of Play’ reach these heights.
Without the participation of so many good NoPay players, the ‘poor to mediocre’ levels of play, seen in many freerolls and low stakes games would, no doubt, be present in these games too. And, no one who regularly plays in the Vadnais Bounty games would find that acceptable. It’s much more fun and, ultimately, rewarding to play poker properly!
So, again, “Thank You”, it’s you, the players that have made this possible 
Plus, if you have been playing in these games, keep in mind that you’ve been competing against a very successful poker player….D. Michael Vadnais.
For 9 years he played high-stakes, no-limit, ‘cash games’ in casinos and card rooms throughout the Gulf Coast of the United States, in California, in Florida, and in Las Vegas. He retired from the ’rounders’ circuit in June of 2010; he wanted to spend more time with his eleven grandchildren.
That said, have the NoPay Poker ‘Vadnais Bounty’ games been ultra-competitive? Yes!
And, how well have all of you done in the games you’ve played with Michael? Guess what, you’ve done no less than exceptional.
Results
His average finish in the Bounty games is approximately 5th. Is he unhappy with that? Vowing revenge?
And what about the NoPay players who’ve beaten him? They’ve done it often, in style, in order, so you can bet they’re happy!
So do you think our friend Michael is a bit down, a little sad, maybe sulking?
- > Not at all - We know him well and can tell you that actually very pleased with the fact that the games have averaged approximately 110 players.
- > He’s pleased with the fact that the Bonus Chip usage is between 50 to 80 thousand chips per game.
- > And, he’s very pleased with the very high levels of social interaction, polite banter, quality of play, chat box laughter, fun times, and common courtesies.
> He has won 8 of the 56 games played in January (not bad at all we say),
> 7 other players have each won twice (‘arnold2112′, ‘nicesong’, ‘spokes90210′, ‘x_Doughboy_x’, ‘pokermayhem’, ‘only1dani’, and ‘foxywise’).
Of interest, is the fact that one of the games was won by a player (‘sanpei’) who started with the minimum number of chips (50); no Bonus Chips were added. And, knowing Michael, he had to be truly impressed by both the play of ‘sanpei’, and, the magic of serendipity; a word he often uses. It’s his substitute word for both ‘luck’ and ‘bad beats’.
So don’t be shy, get involved!
If you haven’t played in the ‘Vadnais Bounty BC 500 Freeroll’ games then you are missing out on both a fun experience and some quality poker play.
The games are played everyday at 11:45 am EST and 2:00 pm EST (4.45pm and 7pm GMT) .
And be sure you add to the tradition of ‘beating up’ on Vadnais. Who knows, we might get his average finish into the double digits!
Additionally, if you would like to know a little more about Michael, you can visit his ‘MySpace’ page here at NoPayPoker, where he has posted a blog entitled “A Brief Introduction”.
And, if you’re looking to regularly win FreeD’s, you’d be well advised to read his NoPayPOKER blog free poker lesson series, all of which are written by him.
- An Introduction To The Game which covers poker basics.
- Building a Bankroll – Getting into depth. Learn to apply all that this course contains and you will be able to make good money on cash poker sites.
- Expanding Your Bankroll - The advanced masterclass, master this and you’ll be off to WSOP!
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