Day 1i had a total of 199 entries and played down on Day 1 to the following 20 players remaining.

The following are player-provided counts and although we do our utmost to verify that players are reporting their precise count, it’s the physical chips sealed in their bags which are returned to play on Day 2.

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Stack | Tapis
Frederic	Normand	405,000
Samuel	Pouliot	258,000
Goran	Brestovac	237,500
Mathieu	Boulanger-Vaugeois	224,500
Alain	Lindsay	220,500
Said	Michailidis	220,000
Alexandre	Fortin	174,000
Tomer	Avraham	148,500
Jonathan	Clavet-Grenier	139,000
Steve	Pouliot	124,500
Eric	Martin	120,000
Nickolaos	Athanasopoulos	115,000
Jessica	Choi	112,500
Robert	Dagenais	86,000
Jean-Marc	Doucet	80,500
Amed	Pacho Sierra	76,500
Mathieu	Pare	75,000
Michael	Plante	70,000
Andre	Hernandez	50,500
Denise	Berkowitz	46,000

With the registration period now closed for Day 1i of the 5-Year Extravaganza, another 199 entries has been added to the total number of entries for this tournament. After 9 flights, we have seen 1489 players take their shot at what is now sure-to-be a huge prize pool for such an event.

Only one more flight remains for this Playground Anniversary Series event, as Day 1j is set to start at 10pm tonight. This will be the last chance for players to make their seat for Day 2!

Photographs from the early levels of play:

The tables are set, the dealers are seated and the players are already rolling in to take their seats for this 9th flight of the 5-Year Extravaganza! So far this tournament has proven to be a very popular one, as we’ve already seen 1290 entries over 8 flights, well surpassing the $55,555 guarantee boasted by Playground.

This will be the before last opportunity for players to qualify for Day 2, make sure not to miss your chance! Late registration will remain open through until the end of the first break, or roughly 8:30pm. After this there is only one more flight left, as Day 1j is set for 10pm tonight, and will be a turbo format with 15-minute levels instead of 20.

See you on the felts!