Event 8 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic was an $80 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Win the Button tournament. There were 152 players in the event which generated a prize pool of $11,795.00.
There were two separate player deals made in this event that affected the prizes awarded. First, players agreed to take $10 off of each of the top 9 prizes and award an additional prize of $90 to the player who was eliminated in 17th place (bubble save). Second, there was a deal made with 3 remaining to each take $1,995 and continue playing for the remaining $445 and the Spring Classic bracelet. The following table reflects the post-deal payouts.
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted | Ly | $2,450.00 |
| 2 | Yannick | Sevigny | $1,995.00 |
| 3 | Yanick | Dupuis | $1,995.00 |
| 4 | Denis | ouellette | $1,180.00 |
| 5 | Constantinos | Psallidas | $885.00 |
| 6 | Shane | Brotherwood | $665.00 |
| 7 | Yohann | Wagner | $500.00 |
| 8 | Manfred | Gunther | $375.00 |
| 9 | Bill | Kontaratos | $280.00 |
| 10 | Marie-Josee | Duguay | $220.00 |
| 11 | Ryan | Lemay | $220.00 |
| 12 | Andre | Frechette | $200.00 |
| 13 | Marc Andre | Beaudoin | $200.00 |
| 14 | Vincent | Tringle | $185.00 |
| 15 | Marcello | Simonetti | $185.00 |
| 16 | Carole | Raymond | $170.00 |
| 17 | Matthew | Patulli | $90.00 |
