We’ve posted some photos of the early action on Facebook.
Cards are in the air!
The cards are in the air in the 2013 Playground Poker Spring Classic! Good luck to all players!
The countdown is on…
Day 1a of Event 1 of this year’s Playground Poker Spring Classic is set to start in just over 10 minutes! Capacity for each Day 1 of this $135 + $15 Re-entry event is 400 players and over 375 seats have already been sold!
Stay tuned here for updates and photos throughout the night – and for the rest of the Spring Classic!
Event 11 Info
No Limit Hold’em Bounty $185 + $15 + $100
One Day Event: May 10, 2013 12:00pm
Starting Stack: 20,000 tournament chips. All players start the tournament with a full stack.
Late Registration: Players may enter the tournament until the first break.
Note: Each player will be provided with a $100 Bounty Chip at the beginning of play. If a player busts from the tournament, his bounty chip is given to the player that busted him. Players must cash out any accumulated bounty chips on the day of the tournament.
Event 10 Info
No Limit Hold’em Freezeout $300 + $30
One Day Event: May 9, 2013 7:30pm
Starting Stack: 25,000 tournament chips. All players start the tournament with a full stack.
Late Registration: Players may enter the tournament until the first break.
Event 9 Info
Pot Limit Omaha 3 Lives $500 + $50
Day 1: May 7, 2013 7:30pm
Day 2: May 8, 2013 7:30pm
Starting Stack: 30,000 tournament chips. All players start the tournament with a full stack.
Late Registration: Players may enter the tournament until the first break on Day 1.
Note: Players start the tournament with 3 ”life chips” worth 10,000 tournament chips each. Players have 4 levels during which to redeem their life chips as they see fit. After the 4th level, dealers will give out 10,000 tournament chips for every unused life chip. Players may use all 3 life chips to start the tournament.
Structure notes:
- Day 1 will play for 14 levels.
Event 8 Info
No Limit Hold’em High Roller $5000 + $300
Day 1: May 6, 2013 7:00pm
Day 2: May 7, 2013 4:00pm
Day 3: May 8, 2013 4:00pm
Starting Stack: 30,000 tournament chips. All players start the tournament with a full stack.
Late Registration: Players may enter the tournament during the first 4 levels of play. In exceptional circumstances alternate players may be seated after the late registration period closes.
Structure notes:
- Day 1 will play for 7 levels.
- Day 2 will play for 9 levels.
Event 7 Info
WPT Canadian Spring Championship $3000 + $300
Day 1a: May 3, 2013 11:00am
Day 1b: May 4, 2013 11:00am
Day 1c: May 5, 2013 11:00am
Day 2: May 6, 2013 11:00am
Day 3: May 7, 2013 11:00am
Day 4: May 8, 2013 11:00am
Day 5: May 9, 2013 3:00pm
Starting Stack: 30,000 tournament chips. All players start the tournament with a full stack.
Late Registration: Players may enter the tournament during the first six levels on any Day 1. In exceptional circumstances alternate players may be seated after the late registration period closes.
Re-entry: A player may play additional Day 1s even if he/she has survived a previous Day 1. If a player survives more than one Day 1, the player’s smallest stack(s) (by chip count) will be removed from the tournament. Players may not re-enter during any Day 1 they have already played; they may only re-enter the tournament on a subsequent Day 1.
Structure notes:
- Blind levels: 60 minutes on Day 1 and Day 2, and 90 minutes on Day 3, 4, and 5.
- Day 1 and Day 2 will play for 10 levels per day.
- Day 3 will play until 18 players remain.
- Day 4 will play until 6 players remain.
- Day 5 is the Final table (6 players).
Event 6 Info
No Limit Hold’em Deepstack Turbo $225 + $25
One Day Event: May 1, 2013 7:30pm
Starting Stack: 25,000 tournament chips. All players start the tournament with a full stack.
Late Registration: Players may enter the tournament until the first break.
Event 5 Info
No Limit Hold’em Deepstack $1000 + $100
Day 1: May 1, 2013 12:00pm
Day 2: May 2, 2013 12:00pm
Day 3: May 3, 2013 3:00pm
Starting Stack: 25,000 tournament chips. All players start the tournament with a full stack.
Late Registration: Players may enter the tournament until the first break on Day 1.
Structure notes:
- Blind levels: 45 minutes on Day 1 and Day 2, 60 minutes on Day 3.
- Day 1 will play for 14 levels.
- Day 2 will play until 10 players remain.