Event 1 Day 1a chip counts

2014/03/21 7:50pm by
Tournament:

Of the 329 players who started Day 1a, the following 96 players have qualified for Day 2. The chip average for this flight was 68,700. Day 2 will start on Sunday March 23 at 1pm.

Rank First Name Last Name Chip Count
1 Shawn Coots 205,200
2 Kevin Gosselin 186,400
3 Kyle Hartree 182,300
4 Jonathan Thibault 146,100
5 Sonja Smirnov 143,200
6 Stephan Belisle 138,800
7 Chad Beecraft 126,200
8 Alexandre Morel 120,800
9 Mathieu Leclerc 117,300
10 Andre Gareau 114,400
11 Etienne Leduc 113,100
12 Francois Bergeron 112,300
13 Jean Rheaume 110,900
14 Derek Boucher 106,300
15 Alain Blais 104,200
16 Mario Grondin 103,000
17 Guillaume Labelle 101,800
18 Chantal Goudreault 101,000
19 Thierry Viceconti 96,900
20 Paul Trebuss 95,700
21 Dale Chalifoux 95,300
22 Martial Bonnaire 94,900
23 Leigh Sargent 94,300
24 Jose Lopez 94,100
25 Lance Perkins 91,800
26 Philippe Boucher 87,700
27 Mario Massie 86,500
28 Derik Brandt 86,200
29 Sonny Elias 83,000
30 Roger jr Lamarre 82,300
31 Chris Gravel 75,300
32 Mario Bourassa 73,800
33 Jean Laviolette 73,300
34 Andrew Hansen 71,600
35 Byron Doyle 71,300
36 Simon Pier Belair-Grondin 71,100
37 Said Michailidis 70,000
38 Mohammed Rubel 69,900
39 Nicolas Malo Majeau 69,400
40 Stephane Hamel 67,400
41 Alain Binette 67,100
42 Diana Shamshoum 67,100
43 Benoit Mathieu 66,000
44 William Wright 65,000
45 Francois Cardinal 64,900
46 Benoit Pesant 64,600
47 Dominique Prefontaine 64,500
48 David Baba 64,000
49 Arthur Dittburner 62,100
50 Amir Ahmed 60,900
51 Nathan Robarge 60,700
52 Yannick Lamarre-Delooz 59,100
53 Pascal Ferland 58,300
54 Michael Neuber 57,800
55 Eleuterio De Miranda Guedes 56,500
56 Eric Richer 55,500
57 Jean-Simon Gadoury 55,500
58 Andre Turcotte 54,700
59 Nathan Yuen 53,000
60 Francois Ruel 52,100
61 Jean-Francois Morin 51,700
62 Georges Hallak 51,200
63 Spencer Stacey 49,600
64 Patrick Azevedo 47,700
65 Vincent Mailhot 46,900
66 James Chauvin 43,100
67 Francois Chemaly 42,500
68 Oliver David Greer 42,500
69 Brian Reuvers 41,400
70 Denis Constantineau 40,500
71 Patrick Mailloux 40,000
72 Frazer Courts 39,900
73 Luc Ratelle 39,300
74 Christopher Saliba 38,600
75 Adam Cader 38,500
76 Dario Diplacido 38,000
77 Marc Andre Beaudoin 35,200
78 Jason Comtois 34,600
79 Beverly Ann Willier 34,400
80 Chris Sarena 34,300
81 Marc Fournier 33,700
82 Tina Sigalos 33,700
83 Kevin Roy 31,500
84 Gregory O'Leary 30,900
85 Francois Cote 29,800
86 Carlo Nini 28,800
87 Francis Jette 28,100
88 John Toth 28,000
89 Jason Mottershead 27,900
90 Alexandre Renaud 26,700
91 Scott Taylor 26,600
92 Yanick Mailloux 23,400
93 Saad Lakhsassi 22,100
94 Nicolas Aubin 20,800
95 Gaston Groulx 15,200
96 Martin Giguere 12,700
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A few chipleaders near the end of Day 1a

2014/03/21 6:50pm by
Tournament:
  • Level: 13
  • Small Blind: 1K
  • Big Blind: 2K
  • Ante: 300
  • Chip Average: 63.3K
  • Remaining: 103
  • Entries: 329


    • Day 1a of Event 1 is coming to a close, with only a few minutes left showing on the clock, and a number of players have separated themselves from the average, some even breaching the 200K mark.

    Here is a rough chip count of the five biggest stacks we have found. Final chip counts will be made available shortly after the end of the day.

    1. Shawn Coots – 230K
    2. Jonathan Thibault – 150K
    3. Mathieu Leclerc – 150K
    4. Kevin Gosselin – 135K
    5. Stephane Belisle – 125K
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    Some photos from Day 1a

    2014/03/21 6:05pm by
    Tournament:
  • Level: 12
  • Small Blind: 800
  • Big Blind: 1.6K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 50.6K
  • Remaining: 130
  • Entries: 329


    • Day 1a of Event 1 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic is in it’s final hour of play for the day, and 130 players are still trying to find their way through to day 2, which will be held on Sunday March 23rd.
    Here are a few photos taken during level 11. You can go directly to see all the photos on the Playground Poker Flickr page.

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    Chip Leaders in Level 11

    2014/03/21 5:32pm by
    Tournament:
  • Level: 11
  • Small Blind: 600
  • Big Blind: 1.2K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 43.6K
  • Remaining: 151
  • Entries: 329


    • A quick survey of the room two levels before the end of the day gave us an idea of the chip leaders so far in Day 1a. All chip counts are approximate.

    1. Mathieu Leclerc – 130K
    2. Travis Robertson – 125K
    3. Kevin Gosselin – 112K
    4. Alexandre Morel – 105K
    5. Kyle Hartree – 105K

    We’ll add photos of the leaders in the final level of play today.

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    Break No. 2

    2014/03/21 4:26pm by
    Tournament:
  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 400
  • Big Blind: 800
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 31K
  • Remaining: 212
  • Entries: 329


    • There are 212 players remaining of the 329 total who started today, and those players are all on break now as staff removes the green T25 chips from the event.

    At the last break we noted that a few players were still waiting to be seated as the final alternates were allowed to enter after the break. All the alternates who wanted to play were in fact seated before the end of level 5 (the first level after the break), and in total, 79 alternates who joined the Day 1a action.

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    First Break

    2014/03/21 2:10pm by
    Tournament:
  • Level: 5
  • Small Blind: 150
  • Big Blind: 300
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 22.6K
  • Remaining: 260
  • Entries: 329


    • The tournament has played through 4 levels and players are on their first break of the day. At this point the day has far exceeded our expectations in terms of the number of players.

    To accommodate the high level of interest, we accepted over 80 alternates before refusing anyone. All 80+ will play today, provided they still want to enter when called (players who feel it’s too late will have their entry fee reimbursed). Alternates will be seated until everyone who: a) paid before we stopped selling alternate tickets; and, b) still wishes to play in Day 1a; has been seated.

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    Photos from early in Day 1a

    2014/03/21 2:01pm by
    Tournament:

    Here are some shots of the early action in Event 1 Day 1a of the 2014 Playground Poker Spring Classic.

    All of the photos we’re taking during the Spring Classic will be hosted at Flickr, an excellent photo service we use. You can go directly to see all the photos on the Playground Poker Flickr page.

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    Cards are in the air!

    2014/03/21 12:20pm by
    Tournament:

    The players have taken their seats and the TD has announced the day’s schedule and announced, “Shuffle up and Deal”!

    Holding Day 1a on a Friday afternoon is a new addition to the schedule for this kickoff event in the Spring Classic but it has already proven to be a very popular addition – the flight is already at it’s 250-player announced capacity and additional players who arrive will be seated as alternates.

    The capacity for tonight’s Day 1b is 400 players, so there will be even more space for players who wish to try and qualify for Day 2 on Sunday.

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    Event 1 goes in 45 minutes!

    2014/03/21 11:00am by
    Tournament:

    Event 1 of the Playground Poker Spring Classic 2014 is set to start with Day 1a at noon today and the Club is already buzzing with activity!

    The $135 + $15 No Limit Hold’em Re-entry tournament is a traditional kick-off event in Playground Poker Club festivals, and over the years this format has proven to be a very popular format for players of all levels. With 4 Day 1s running over two days, the prize pool should swell well beyond the $100,000 Guarantee.

    Good luck to everyone playing today and throughout the Spring Classic!

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