Here are some photographs from the beginning of Day 3. As always, more on Facebook!
Redraw at 27 Players
2013/04/27 3:57pm by
The final group has been playing for less than an hour but there have already been a spate of players to bust and 34 has dwindled to 27. There is a full table re-draw at this point in the tournament.
The players who have busted early:
- 34th place: John Eliakis, $800
- 33rd place: Andrei Gongu, $800
- 32nd place: Richard Gagne, $800
- 31st place: Alain Anglehart, $800
- 30th place: Maria A., $800
- 29th place: Marc Andre Brault, $800
- 28th place: Vincent Chung, $800
Congratulations to everyone on their deep run!
Action continues on the final 3 tables in just a few minutes. There are 47 minutes left in level 26 (blinds 25K/50K/a5K), and the chip average is 1M.
Day 3 is set to go!
2013/04/27 3:00pm by
The final countdown has begun for Day 3 of Event 1 of the 2013 Playground Poker Spring Classic. The players are at their seat and the clock will start with 27 minutes left to play in level 25. There are 34 players left in contention for what’s left of the $185,032 prize pool including $35,000 for first place!
Photos of Early Event 2 Day1a Action
2013/04/27 2:21pm by
Here are some photos of the early action and there’s always more on Facebook
From PPSC – Event 2 – Day 1a, posted by Playground Poker Club on 4/27/2013 (Showing 9 of 23 items)
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Event 2 has begun!
2013/04/27 12:35pm by
The second event on this year’s Playground Poker Spring Classic schedule is a $500 + $50 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack event featuring two Day 1s. Day 1a has just gotten underway with 137 entrants so far – and more coming by the minute. Players may register for the event until the end of the first break – so anyone who gets to Playground by around 2:30pm will be able to jump into the action.
The tournament will continue for 16 half-hour levels today and players who bust today may re-enter tomorrow for Day 1b.
Chip Counts & Seating Assignments
2013/04/27 8:26am by
Here are the final chip counts from Day 2 and seating assignments for Event 1, Day 3. Action gets under way at 3pm! (Click on headings to sort the table using a particular column)
| First Name | Last Name | Seat | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick-Real | Seide | Table 39, Seat 8 | 2816000 |
| Joey | Sauve | Table 38, Seat 4 | 1616000 |
| Claudio | Modesti | Table 38, Seat 8 | 1519000 |
| Michael | Corbin Chabot | Table 37, Seat 8 | 1439000 |
| Stephane | Senez | Feature Table, Seat 9 | 1425000 |
| Sid | Michaels | Feature Table, Seat 2 | 1344000 |
| James | Danchuk | Feature Table, Seat 8 | 1268000 |
| Francois | Allard | Table 37, Seat 7 | 1177000 |
| Robin | Clouatre | Table 39, Seat 9 | 1075000 |
| Jonathan | D'souza | Table 39, Seat 7 | 1064000 |
| Fuyuki | Ikura | Feature Table, Seat 6 | 1053000 |
| Yannick | Guerin | Table 37, Seat 6 | 965000 |
| Ricky | Tang | Table 39, Seat 5 | 843000 |
| Peter | Desantis | Table 38, Seat 5 | 791000 |
| Sylvain | Boisvert | Table 37, Seat 5 | 757000 |
| Stephan | Belisle | Feature Table, Seat 4 | 748000 |
| Wayal | O. | Feature Table, Seat 3 | 693000 |
| Sascha | Pietrowski | Table 39, Seat 6 | 651000 |
| Trishelle | Cannatella | Table 38, Seat 1 | 605600 |
| Sacha | Vidal | Feature Table, Seat 1 | 605000 |
| Richard | Gagne | Table 38, Seat 2 | 587000 |
| Rene | Gauvin | Feature Table, Seat 5 | 525000 |
| Alain | Anglehart | Table 39, Seat 3 | 500000 |
| Sol | Bergren | Table 38, Seat 6 | 495000 |
| Maria | A. | Table 37, Seat 1 | 472000 |
| Paul | Basi | Table 39, Seat 4 | 459000 |
| Arthur | W. | Table 39, Seat 2 | 451000 |
| Nicholas | Belanger | Table 38, Seat 7 | 436000 |
| Bakhtiar | Bakhshi | Table 38, Seat 3 | 420000 |
| Maxim | Fugere | Table 37, Seat 4 | 386000 |
| John | Eliakis | Table 37, Seat 2 | 324000 |
| Marc Andre | Brault | Table 37, Seat 3 | 297000 |
| Vincent | Cheung | Table 39, Seat 1 | 259000 |
| Andrei | Gongu | Feature Table, Seat 7 | 250000 |
Day 2 is in the books
2013/04/27 3:55am by
After 10 gruelling 40-minute levels, Event 1 Day 2 has drawn to a close with 34 players remaining out of the 1413 that entered one of the Event’s three Day 1s and out of the 282 that started Day 2.
Among the remaining players is Players Club member Trishelle Cannatella, who will start Day 3 in the middle of the pack (by chip count). Joining Trishelle are local tournament mainstays like Sid Michaels, Yannick Guérin, Nick “BroBro” Belanger, and Arthur W alongside a few players better known for their cash game prowess. Also in the field is Toronto’s Fuyuki Ikura, who often makes the trek down the 401 to play in Playground Poker events and who already has one bracelet in last spring’s $200 6-Max event.
Chip counts and seating assignments for Day 3 will be posted in the morning, and cards are in the air on Saturday at 3pm!
Reaching the end of level 23
2013/04/27 2:19am by
As level 24 begins in 1 minute the tournament is down to 49 players on 6 9-handed tables. Blinds are going up to 15K/30K/a3K and the chip average has passed 500K. The current plan is to play down to 36 players who will then return for Day 3 tomorrow at 3pm.
Your chip leader
2013/04/27 1:02am by
It looks like Fuyuki Ikura is the current chip leader though there are 5 or 6 players not too far behind. He’s playing over 1M with the average at 347.1K in level 22. 81 players remain, so there’s lots of poker left to be played tonight.
Fuyuki Ikura is likely the chip leader in Level 22.
20 Minute break
2013/04/27 12:02am by
Players have gone on a 20 minute break. 95 players remain and when they return blinds will be 8K/16K/a2K. The current chip average is 295.9K.