While the tournament was on a short chip-up break, we brought an update on the leaderboard. Here are the top stacks as play enters level 16:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Haralambos | Margaritis | 270,500 |
| Samuel | Pouliot | 239,500 |
| Mathieu | Gariepy | 236,000 |
| Normand | Deguire | 188,000 |
| Matt | Ranger | 176,500 |
| Mario | Page | 169,500 |
| Roberto | Aho | 155,500 |
| Michael | Mak | 155,000 |
The $200 + $20 Deepstack is down to four tables, and in a few short levels we should be reaching the money bubble.
Photographs from levels 13 and 14:
Players have just returned from their third break of the night, and 58 players remain in contention of becoming tonight’s tournament champion. Although Mario Page is still in the current chip lead, he has a slew of players creeping up to his chip count. Here is a look at the leaderboard as play enters level 13:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Mario | Page | 158,600 |
| Normand | Deguire | 131,200 |
| Tony | Stratopoulos | 130,300 |
| Matt | Ranger | 125,100 |
| Haralambos | Margaritis | 113,500 |
| Arif | Bhuiyan | 104,300 |
Photographs from levels 10 and 11:
The prize pool and payout schedule for the second event in the Playground Anniversary Series, the $200 + $20 NLHE Deepstack tournament, is now available. There were a total of 128 entries in the tournament, which added up to a prize pool of $24,832.00. This will be distributed according to the following table.
| Pos | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $6,052.00 |
| 2nd | $4,600.00 |
| 3rd | $3,480.00 |
| 4th | $2,640.00 |
| 5th | $2,000.00 |
| 6th | $1,510.00 |
| 7th | $1,150.00 |
| 8th | $850.00 |
| 9th | $650.00 |
| 10-11th | $500.00 |
| 12-13th | $450.00 |
The second break has come and gone, and the 87 remaining players of the $200 + $20 Deepstack event are back in action in level 9.
Two players have distinctly separated themselves from the field, as Mario Page (204,100) and Normand Deguire (134,400) are the only ones to have breached the 100,000 mark so far in this event. In fact, no one else has more than double the average stack so far but these two players.
Photographs from levels 7 and 8:
Mario Page has just became the massive chip leader in this $200 + $20 Deepstack event, as he found himself on the winning end of a rare four-way all-in on the flop.
We missed the exact action, but on a flop of 
, four players were involved in a raising war which lead to a four-way all-in, where three of the players turned over spade flush draws. The four hands tabled were 
, 
, 
and 
. With already 9 spades showing and only two cards to come, it seemed rather unlikely we would see another spade, however the dealer dropped the 
on the turn. It was far from over though, as three of the four players still had a chance to win the hand, but the 
on the river sealed the deal for Mario Page, who held the .
Since Mario had the biggest stack at the start of the hand, he was the lone survivor of the hand, and with that huge pot he now holds over 200,000 in chips, putting him far far ahead of anyone else in the field.
Late registration has just closed for the $200 + $20 Deepstack event, and a total of 128 players have turned up tonight – all with one idea in mind: becoming tonight’s tournament champion.
The tournament staff is now crunching the numbers, and once it is released, we will be publishing the prize pool information, as well as the payout structure for this second event of the Playground Anniversary Series.
Good luck to all the players still in the field!
The $200 + $20 NLHE Deepstack is well underway, as play is approaching the first break of the night. Late registration for this event, which is part of the Playground Anniversary Series, will remain open until the end of this break, meaning players still have a few minutes left to jump in to the action.
Photographs from levels 2, 3 and 4:
Play has just begun in the second event of the Playground Anniversary Series, which is a $200 + $20 Deepstack tournament being held tonight here at Playground Poker Club. So far there are 60 players at the tables but with the early start this evening we expect a significant number of late registrants. Late registration is open until 8:30pm, so there’s plenty of time to get here!
We’ll be covering this event from beginning to end with photos and blog posts so be sure to tune in and keep up with the tourney tonight – that is if you can’t make it here to play in it yourself!
