Last Friday marked the final day of the National Deaf Poker Tour, which wrapped up its season with a final session at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
The Venetian played host to the final four rounds of the National Deaf Poker Tour, which included the $200 buy in main event, for deaf players only, and three events that were open to interpreters and those learning sign language.
The aim of the National Deaf Poker Tour is to create an environment where hearing impaired players are able to play comfortably, and where all players can communicate well with each other.
The main event attracted 136 competitors, and offered a total prize pool of $20,672. Jonathan Collins and Matthew Erickson made it to heads up play, and decided to split the remaining cash, taking home almost $6,000 each.
The event went very smoothly, although there were some communication issues, as there are several different ways to indicate poker plays in sign language, which led to some confusion among the staff, dealers and players.
There National Deaf Poker Tour organization operate their tournaments on a points system, and plan to send their three best players to the World Series of Poker, or a World Poker Tour event of the players choosing, as representatives of the organisation.
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