Playground Poker

Table 65 is down to 5 players, and big stack, Louis-Philippe Carpentier-Perrault used his chip superiority to win a hand. After Danielle Schwartz limped in with a bet of 900, Louis-Philippe raised to 1,800. James Brown, sitting to Louis Philippe’s left. called. So did Danielle.

When the flop was revealed , Louis Philippe wagered 2,500. After James mucked, Danielle called. But when the dealer flipped the turn, , Louis Philippe bet 7,500. After studying the board, and peeking at her hole cards, Danielle tossed her hand, face down.

The players have just finished level 6 and are currently taking a 15 minute break. The start of level 7 marks the end of the re-entry period. Here are a few photographs of some of the competitors still locked in the fray!

At the first break he was at the top. At the second he slipped to 3rd. And now after 12 rounds Luigi Fantigrossi is back on top with an impressive 226,300 chips, the only player above 200,000 so far tonight.

Congrats, and good luck to all our players as we work towards tonight’s big winner, slated to collect $8,809 for first place.

The 8-year Anniversary Event #5 $100 +$10 Max Shootout Turbo is now up and running. Currently there are 47 entries, with re-entry continuing for another hour. Players are battling it out for a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000.

Keep in mind, the winning player at each table moves on the next round, and is guaranteed a spot in the money.

Good luck to everyone on the felts!

Ben Menache was happy to see the flop. His pocket queens matched up and he had made trip queens right off the bat. Anyone who knows how to do math would be happy to shove, which he did.

Unfortunately for him, not only did he find himself up against Christian Rho’s pocket Aces, but those aces also matched up as well!

As the dealer dealt the turn and river cards and the third ace came up, Ben couldn’t do anything but pay his opponent, doubling him up. It’s cab be frustrating, but that’s poker.

Jason Motterhead got all his chips in preflop against Joon Park just now on table 30. Once the players flipped over their cards Jason must have been happy. He had a fantastic matchup, AK v AQ. The good vibes didn’t last long.

Joon matched up his Queens and took down the pot with trips, ending Jason’s night. He finished the night in 64th place.

We have a new chip leader after eight 30-minute levels in Miguel Goncalo, collecting an impressive number of chips through the second break.

Close behind him is Mr. Tu Kham Tran. His chip stack is thanks no doubt to the preponderance of bustouts coming from his table (5 players have busted from that table alone in the last hour).

Finally, our chip leader after four levels (Luigi Fantigrossi) is still in the hunt and near the top as well.

Tu Kham Tran busted another player at his table, doing his small part to reduce the field down to a final table. With 85 players remaining however, there is still a lot of work to be done.

This time the unlucky player was Christopher Turnbull. Although we joined the table too late to see what he had, Tu’s was enough to dominate with his two pair, as the board was dealt .

Christian Rho just busted Tyler Carslaw on table 34, with Tyler’s pocket Jacks not enough to withstand the power of Christian’s AK.

Tyler:

Christian:

Both players got their chips in preflop, with the board being dealt . Christian can be seen below counting his chips carefully. A good win, but he’ll need even more if he wants to survive to the final table!