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Oshawa Poker Series (OPS) The Oshawa Poker Series (OPS) is a Series of weekly tournaments played every Tuesday evening.

10/09/2026

Mike Defilippis picked up just the single point for being the first player eliminated from his game in Week 1 of OPS 20-4. It is the 9th time Mike has gone out first in an OPS weekly game, which is tied for the 33rd most in OPS history. It is his second one-pointer in his past 6 games. He is eliminated first in 2.394% of his games, the 95th highest rate among eligible players.

Colby Vesters also picked up a one-pointer in Week 1, becoming the 48th player to hit 8 one-pointers in their OPS tenure. It is Colby's 4th one-pointer in his last 8 games!! He picks up only one point in 10.000% of his games, the 9th highest rate in OPS history.

Jeff Caplan takes home the absolute honour of being the first player to be eliminated from OPS 20-4. His first career one-pointer makes him the 389th player to be eliminated first in a Tuesday night OPS game. Prior to this week, Jeff had been the second player eliminated on two occasions.

10/08/2026

Bill Hann added 7 bounties to his career total in Week 1 of OPS 20-4, making him the 10th player to reach 640 in their OPS tenure. He is among 27 players to have had 7 or more bounties in a game at least 11 times. He averages 1.099 bounties per game, which sits 82nd among eligible players.

John Smithson's bounty in Week 1 made him the 14th player to reach 490 in their career. His average of 0.986 bounties per game slot him into 112th place among eligible players.

Randy Walsh became the 16th player to his 470 career bounties with his hit in Week 1. His 1.403 bounties per game ranks 33rd all-time.

Other players picking up milestone bounties in Week 1 include...
Dave Noble - 34th player to reach 350 career bounties
Brad Abbott - 110th player to reach 120 career bounties
Darren Good - 195th player to reach 60 career bounties
Shelley Arthurs - 266th player to reach 40 career bounties
Christie Stevens - 474th player to reach 10 career bounties

10/08/2026

Bill Hann's victory in Week 1 of OPS 20-4 was the 125th cash of his OPS career, which put's him 5th on the all-time cashes list. It is his 3rd cash in his past 11 games, but just his 4th in his last 24 games. He earns himself some coin in 21.259% of his games, the 44th best rate among eligible players.

Scott Karrys finished 5th, making him the 66th player to reach 40 career OPS cashes. It is his 6th cash in his past 12 games, and 11th in his past 22 contests. His 25.157% cash rate is the 11th best all-time.

Kent Hewson became the 83rd player to reach 30 career cashes with his 4th place finish in Week 1. It is his second cash in his past 5 games, but just his 4th in his past 28 games. He ranks 50th among eligible players with a cash rate of 20.979%.

Christie Stevens picked ups her first ever cash in her first ever OPS game in Week 1. She is the 602nd player to cash in a Tuesday night weekly OPS game.

10/07/2026

Marj Younghusband won the 50/50 draw in Week 1 of OPS 20-4.

Erik Barlow-Layne his AAAA early in OPS 20-4, and Bill Hann repeated the feat later in the evening to chop the High Hand for the night.

For Erik, this is his 4th time winning the weekly High Hand. He won it twice in OPS 18-2, hitting QQQQ in Week 5 and AAAKK the following week. He had AAAKK once again hold for the High Hand in Week 9 of OPS 18-3. He is the 13th player to have had the High Hand on 4 occasions, and the earnings from those High Hands is $311, which puts him 8th all-time.

Bill's Quad Aces made him the 23rd player to have won the weekly High Hand on 3 separate occasions. He nailed a Royal Flsuh back in Week 7 of OPS 16-2, and had 6666 in Week 10 of OPS 17-4. He totals $183in High Hand earnings to sit 29th all-time.

10/07/2026

Bill Hann picked up the win in Week 1 of OPS 20-4. It is Bill's 19th career OPS victory, tying him for 11th on the all-time wins list. He improves his winning percentage to 3.061%. Bill's previous victory, ironically, was Week 1 of our previous Series, OPS 20-3. He improves his heads-up record to 19-20. He beat his son William heads-up, dropping William's heads-up record to 15-16.

Dave Noble became the 32nd player with 12 wins with his Week 1 title. It is his 3rd win in his past 22 games, and bumps his winning percentage to 3.704%. His heads-up record now sits at 12-8, with runner-up Joe Licini seeing his heads-up record fall to 1-1.

Then we have Christie Stevens, picking up her first ever OPS win in her first ever OPS game. She becomes the 29th player in OPS history to win their first ever game, and the 327th different player to win a Tuesday night OPS contest. The last player to win on their first try was Rob Manson back in Week 2 of OPS 20-1. Shelley Arthurs finished second to even up her heads-up record at 1-1.

10/06/2026

Jarrod Boivin was the winner of OPS 20-3, finishing the Series with 686 points.

The average points for a Series winner is 986 over our first 71 Series. If we count only the games since the introduction of the 2-Day SET (back in OPS 9-1, where the Series were all capped at 10 games), that average drops to 924 points. We brought in the permanent 2-game Series in OPS 10-1, and, since then, the average winners points is 894. We brought in the 3-game format back in OPOS 19-3, with the average winners points of these Series being 805.

Kenneth McFarlane is the only player to take down the OPS points title in back-to-back Series. Kenny won OPS 10-2 with 611 points, and followed that up by winning OPS 10-3 with 538 points.

5 different players have won an OPS title and began the the following Series with a win. Shayne Durocher won OPS 7-1, and won the first game of OPS 7-2. Jason Rideout did likewise in OPS 13-4 and 14-1, Jason Gilbert in OPS 17-3 and OPS 17-4, Jarrod Boivin in OPS 18-4 and OPS 19-1 and John Ferrari in OPS 19-1 and 19-2.

Jarrod also won OPS 1-4, and finished Week 1 of OPS 2-1 in 19th place. He finished Week 1 of OPS 7-3 in 4th place after his OPS 7-2 title, and finished 36th in Week 1 of OPS 17-2 after winning OPS 17-1.

10/05/2026

Our next Series, OPS 20-4, begins this coming Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The cost to join the Series has not changed, with players paying $200 at the door, or e-transferring $190. For those new to the Series, or haven't played in the past few Series, please note the new location - we now play out of the Tyrone Community Centre.

For those who chopped Satellites during the previous SET, please make sure your total payment totals $200, even if paying via e-transfer.

Please ensure your e-transfer is sent early enough that is appears in our bank accounts. We MUST have your payment before you can begin play. Again, you will NOT be allowed to play if we do not have the money into our accounts - there will be NO EXCEPTIONS!! Please remember we are in a rural location, and thus wifi is sketchy at best, so get your money sent early!!

If you would like confirmation that we have received you payment, please comment on this post that you have paid, and we'll give 'er a "Like" when it appears in our accounts.

Th e-mail address for the e-transfer is
[email protected]

Looking forward seeing everyone out for the start of our 72nd Series.

10/05/2026

OPS by the numbers...

1,381 - total number of Tuesday night OPS games
922 - total number of players to have played Tuesday night OPS game
757 - number of players to have picked up a bounty
757 - total number of weeks the OPS has run a Tuesday night game
650 - number of players to reach an OPS final table
601 - number of players who have cashed in a Tuesday night OPS game
388 - number of players to have picked up a one-pointer
326 - number of players to win a Tuesday night OPS game
244 - number of players to cash in a SET
200 - number of players with multiple OPS wins
159 - number of players to have held a share of the points lead
130 - most players ever in one Series
115 - largest turnout ever for a Tuesday night game
104 - number of players to have won a weekly High Hand
91 - number of players to win multiple games in a single Series
78 - most players ever in a single OPS game
71 - total number of OPS Series
70 - total number of SETs, as SET 14-1 was cancelled due to COVID
60 - number of times a Royal Flush has been hit
59 - number of players to have won an OPS Points title
54 - number of players to have won a SET
52 - number of different players to have hit a Royal Flush
38 - number of 2-Day SETs
27 - number of different players to have the chip lead coming out of Day 1 of a SET
15 - lowest attendance ever for a Tuesday night OPS game
13 - number of players with multiple SET wins
8 - number of players with multiple OPS Points titles
7 - number of players to have the chip lead coming out of Day 1 more than once

10/04/2026

The OPS has had 131 Week 1 winners over our 71 previous Series. Only 4 times has the winner of Week 1 won their respective Series - Byron Doyle (OPS 5-4), Ian Fenton (OPS 9-2), Scott Goff (OPS 10-1) and Jessica Tryon (OPS 13-3).

A total of 93 different players have won a Week 1 game, while 22 different players have won Week 1 of a Series on more than one occasion. Randy Henning was a Week 1 winner for the first time in OPS 20-3, while Allan Taylor and Bill Hann were victorious for their 2nd ever Week 1 win.

10 different players have won their Week 1 game three times. This list includes Gord Noland, Byron Doyle, Brian Hanna, Richard Phillips, Ian Fenton, Randy Walsh and Blake Inkster. Gord won Week 1 in both OPS 1-1 and OPS 1-2, our first two Series!!

Jarrod Boivin and Mike Kotsopoulos have won their Week 1 game on 4 separate occasions. Jarrod last did so in Week 1 of OPS 19-1, while Mike's last Week 1 victory came back in OPS 10-3.

Then there's Dave Magvas. He holds the OPS record with 7 wins in Week 1. Dave did finish 2nd in OPS 17-3 after winning the first game, and finished 3rd in OPS 5-3 likewise. His last Week 1 victory was OPS 17-3.

Allan Taylor held the points lead after Week 1 of OPS 20-3, as his game had one more player than the other two winners. Allan would finish the Series in 14th place. The other two Week 1 winners from OPS 20-3, Randy Henning and Bill Hann, would finish the Series in 2nd and 25th respectively.

10/04/2026

Dave Magvas consecutive games streak continued in OPS 20-3. Dave played all 10 games, extending his streak to 247 consecutive games. It is the 6th longest streak in OPS history.

James Richardson also participated in all 10 games of OPS 20-2, and is the 7th player to play in over 200 consecutive games. James streak now stands at 234 games.

Brian Hanna still holds the OPS record, showing up to play in 283 consecutive weeks. Jasen Lewis and Giovanni Caicedo each went 275 games. Madonna Mascoll went 274, while Jarrod Boivin played in 270 consecutive games.

Other players from OPS 20-2 with impressive streaks include Derick Ingram at 163 games, Glenda Brown at 160, Jason Rideout at 151, and Danice and John Ferrari each at 115.

Including the players noted above, there are 28 players that have played in all 30 games so far in 2026.

Some notable streaks that came to an end in OPS 20-3 include...
Gino Risorto - missed Week 5 of OPS 20-3, ending streak at 86 consecutive games (41st all-time)
Bob Jeffery - missed Week 4 of OPS 20-3, ending streak at 79 consecutive games (47th all-time)
Mike Younghusband - missed Week 10 of OPS 20-3, ending streak at 79 consecutive games (47th all-time)
Mike Carrigan - missed Week 9 of OPS 20-3, ending streak of 78 consecutive games (49th all-time)
Stephanie Boivin - missed Week 1 of OPS 20-3, ending streak at 61 consecutive games (66th all-time)

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