Playground Poker

Asatoorian wouldn’t be pushed off the hand

Level: 12
Small Blind: 800
Big Blind: 1,600
BB Ante: 1,600
Chip Average: 72.5K
Remaining: 31
Entries: 155

2018/12/14 - 17:13 by Playground Poker

During his first hand, after he was moved to a new table, Louis Boro hit in a wall in the shape of Ara Asatoorian. Preflop, Louis raised to 3,000, and both Co Tran, and Ara called. The flop was dealt , and after Co, and Ara checked, Louis wasted no time, wagering 7,000. Co mucked, but Ara called.

When the dealer flipped the turn, a , Ara checked. Louis counted out 12,000 chips and pushed them into the pot. But Ara would not be deterred and called without hesitation. After the was dealt on the river. Ara checked leaving Louis to ponder the community cards before he tapped the felt as well.

Ara turned over his hole cards . Louis shook his head, unable to beat Ara’s two pair, he returned his cards, face down, to the dealer.

Thibault and Rho battle it out in heads up play

Level: 10
Small Blind: 500
Big Blind: 1,000
BB Ante: 1,000
Chip Average: 58K
Remaining: 67
Entries: 155

2018/12/14 - 16:26 by Playground Poker

At table 28, Dylan Thibault and Christian Rho engaged in a battle of heads up poker that started preflop. Dylan raised to 2,000 before the community cards were dealt, and except for Christian, everyone else at the table mucked their hands.

When the flop was dealt , both Dylan and Christian tapped the felt.

But when the dealer flipped the turn , Dylan immediately wagered 2,500. Christian didn’t waste any time calling. However, after the was dealt on the river, both players studied the board. Dylan pondered before tapping and Christian followed suit.

When Dylan turned his cards, , Christian shook his head and returned his hole cards, face down to the dealer.

Mangiacotti is now the front runner after level 8

Level: 9
Small Blind: 400
Big Blind: 800
BB Ante: 800
Chip Average: 49k
Remaining: 79
Entries: 155

2018/12/14 - 15:48 by Playground Poker

Level 9 at the 8-Year Anniversary Day 1c event has just started. After level 8, the players took a short, 15 minute break. During the pause in the action the chips were counted, and it was determined that Philippe Mangiacotti is the front runner. His 137,000 chips places him 16K ahead of Jean Louis Forino in 2nd place (121,000) and 23,000 chips out in front of the 3rd place stack, which belongs to Said Michailidis (114,000 chips).

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Name	Stack \| Tapis
Philippe	Mangiacotti	137,000
Jean Louis	Forino	121,000
Said	Michailidis	114,000
Sean	S.	110,000

Forino knocks out Thibault

Level: 8
Small Blind: 300
Big Blind: 600
BB Ante: 600
Chip Average: 42k
Remaining: 91
Entries: 155

2018/12/14 - 15:13 by Playground Poker

Time was running out on Derek Duane Thibault. As the low-stack at table 23, he regarded his hole cards before pushing all of his 6,000 chips into the pot, preflop. Both Jean Louis Forino and Corey Matticks, large-stacks at the table, called his bet.

When the dealer began flipping the community cards, the flop came down . Jean Louis immediately went all-in. Corey Matticks shook his head and mucked his cards. That left Derek and Jean Louis competing in a heads up duel. And when Jean Louis revealed his , Derek, who was holding , immediately stood up.

The dealer flipped the turn, a and Derek shook his head. After the was dealt on the river, he put on his coat and walked away from the table.

Photos of the action during level 7

Level: 7
Small Blind: 250
Big Blind: 500
BB Ante: 500
Chip Average: 37k
Remaining: 103
Entries: 155

2018/12/14 - 14:36 by Playground Poker

We’re now midway through level 7. Late registration ended 15 minutes ago. But there are still 105 competitors hoping to advance to Day 2 action. Here are a few photos of some of the players battling it out.

And our leader is Kathy Sawers

Level: 5
Small Blind: 150
Big Blind: 300
BB Ante: 300
Chip Average: 29k
Remaining: 113
Entries: 133

2018/12/14 - 13:32 by Playground Poker

The players have just returned from their first 15 minute break and level 5 is now underway. During the pause in the action we counted the chips and determined that Kathy Sawers is the chip leader with 75,000. Her next closest competitor is Louis Boro, who is a close second, with 70,500.

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Name	Stack \| Tapis
Kathy	Sawers	75,000
Louis	Boro	70,500
Sergei	Gurin	65,000
Paul	Nakhle	60,000

Forino topples Serrar’s pocket 8s

Level: 4
Small Blind: 100
Big Blind: 200
BB Ante: 200
Chip Average: 28k
Remaining: 103
Entries: 116

2018/12/14 - 12:49 by Playground Poker

At table 23, four players: Mehdi Serrar, Boyd McWilliam, Jean Louis Forino, and Igor Gamayunov all limped into a hand with bets of 150.

When the flop was dealt , Jean Louis bet 400. Mehdi called, but both Igor and Boyd mucked their cards.

When the dealer flipped the turn , both Jean Louis and Mehdi tapped the felt. However, on the river when the was revealed, Mehdi bet 850. Jean Louis regarded the board, and peeked at his hole cards before he eventually pushed 850 chips into the pot.

When the players turned their cards, Mehdi was holding pocket eights . But Jean Louis had and won the pot with his two pair featuring kings and nines.

Heads-up between Barette and Mettice

Level: 2
Small Blind: 75
Big Blind: 150
BB Ante: 0
Chip Average: 26k
Remaining: 88
Entries: 94

2018/12/14 - 12:14 by Playground Poker

Early action at table 19 has been relatively quiet as the players feel out the competition, attempting to get reads on one another.

After a half dozen hands without any action, Dwayne Mettice limped in with a 150 chip bet, preflop. But when Jason Barette raised to 650, Dwayne called.

When the flop was dealt Dwayne checked. Jason peeked at his cards before betting 1,000. And once again, Dwayne called. When the dealer flipped the turn, , both players checked.

But after the river was dealt , Dwayne checked again. Jason studied the board, before wagering 2,500. This time Dwayne shook his head and tossed his cards into the muck.

Event #3 final results

2018/12/14 - 11:55 by Playground Poker

Event #3 in the Playground 8-Year Anniversary series was a $100 + $10 + $25 NL Hold’em Bounty Re-entry tournament. There were 121 total entries, which means that the “traditional” portion of the prize pool was $11,646. Players each had a $25 bounty chip as well, but the winning of bounty chips are not tracked in the event. This was paid out among the top 16 players. There was a player deal completed with 6 players remaining, and once the prizes were locked in, they continued to play for $241. The prizes below reflect the actual payouts following the deal.

Rank \| Pos	First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Name	City \| Ville	Prov	Country \| Pays	Prize \| Bourse
1	Benjamin	Mathieu-Comtois	St-Bruno	QC	CA	$2,126
2	Adam	Hussen	Montreal	QC	CA	$1,405
3	Robert	Sibbald	Kanata	ON	CA	$1,515
4	Luc	Lariviere	Brossard	QC	CA	$1,315
5	Andrew Richard	Westwater	Ottawa	ON	CA	$1,540
6	Jean Francois	Raymond	Montreal	QC	CA	$1,185
7	Dave	Jeanneau-Cyr	Chateaguay	QC	CA	$500
8	Rejean	Bourgogne	St-Cyprien-De-Napierville	QC	CA	$380
9	Joel	Moreau	Ste-Therese	QC	CA	$290
10	Kevin	Lavoie	Blainville	QC	CA	$220
11	Brian	Garbacz	Lachine	QC	CA	$220
12	Mario	Page	Berthierville	QC	CA	$200
13	Trevor	Dixon	Brownsburg-Chatham	QC	CA	$200
14	Prosper	Azoulay	Laval	QC	CA	$190
15	Olivier	Brossard	St-Basile-Le-Grand	QC	CA	$190
16	Laurent	Dube	Mirabel	QC	CA	$170

Day 1c photos

Level: 2
Small Blind: 75
Big Blind: 150
BB Ante: 0
Chip Average: 25K
Remaining: 72
Entries: 72

2018/12/14 - 11:35 by Playground Poker

The bell to announce the start level 2 has just sounded at the 8-Year Anniversary Day 1c event. Here are some pics of a few of the 68 players who have entered the fray.