Spring in the Montreal area is defined by two things: increasingly warm, beautiful weather… and the big spring snowstorm that drops a few inches before melting and clearing the way for the real springtime.
Today is the day for the big spring snowstorm in Montreal! On my way to Playground this morning I stopped for coffee and in 20 minutes about 2 inches accumulated on the car. Luckily, it has already subsided quite a bit, and the highways are surprisingly clear and safe to travel. If there’s one civic project we get right in this area, it’s roadway snow clearing!
You’d think this might herald a quiet day for Days 1c and 1d in Event 1, the $135 + $15 No Limit Hold’em Re-entry event that’s on now, but there are already just a shade under 200 players registered today and experience teaches us that this projects out to easily 350 or more runners in today’s daytime flight. We expect a comparable number tonight, which means the prize pool, which has already blown past the guaranteed $100,000, may actually start to edge towards $200,000!
For a tournament with a total $150 buy-in, that adds up to some pretty great prizes for those who manage to qualify for Day 2 on Sunday and then compete for the win on Monday evening.
Good luck to everyone today!
