It took just one hand before the first player was eliminated in 15th place tonight. David Martinez started the day with just 10bb and when he looked down at a pocket pair, he was instantly all-in. Cynthia Paquette – second in chips to start today – instantly called and the showdown was on.
David: 
Cynthia: 
Cynthia hit right away on the flop of 
and the turn and river of 
did nothing to change David’s fate – he was eliminated in 15th place.
15th place: David Alfonso Martinez, $1000
The words “it’s a marathon, not a sprint” apply to many things in life, and a poker tournament with 10 starting flights is certainly one of them! It took a long time to get to this point – two full days of starting flights plus 10 full levels yesterday – and now the players are ready to start with Day 3 of the tournament.
Just 15 players remain at this point, and the next payout will be for $1000 – going up all the way to $18,000 for the eventual winner of the tourney! Not a bad prize for (possibly) an $80 investment.
Good luck to everyone today!
Just 15 players remain in contention for the big prizes in the 5-Year Extravaganza tournament at Playground Poker Club, and the tourney will resume at 7pm on Tuesday evening – December 22nd – to play to its conclusion. There has been a full seating redraw – the new seating chart is presented in the table below.
Good luck to all who remain!
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Table-Seat | Table-Siège | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve | Winters | Table 39 - Seat 1 | 820,000 |
| Samuel | Pouliot | Table 39 - Seat 2 | 1,615,000 |
| David Alfonso | Martinez | Table 39 - Seat 3 | 600,000 |
| Cynthia | Paquette | Table 39 - Seat 5 | 3,195,000 |
| Jeremy | Chandler | Table 39 - Seat 6 | 2,600,000 |
| Jay | Srinivasan | Table 39 - Seat 7 | 850,000 |
| Sebastien | St-Onge | Table 39 - Seat 8 | 1,080,000 |
| ReJean | Labbe | Table 40 - Seat 1 | 1,105,000 |
| George | Kazarian | Table 40 - Seat 2 | 1,815,000 |
| Richard | Lord | Table 40 - Seat 3 | 575,000 |
| Jason | Dupont | Table 40 - Seat 4 | 1,020,000 |
| Jonathan | Clavet-Grenier | Table 40 - Seat 5 | 575,000 |
| Benjamin | Menard | Table 40 - Seat 7 | 2,300,000 |
| Kathy | Sawers | Table 40 - Seat 8 | 3,575,000 |
| Patrick | St-Onge | Table 40 - Seat 9 | 2,215,000 |
The 10 starting flights of Playground Poker Club’s 5-Year Extravaganza tournament attracted a grand total of 1,603 entries which generated a total prize pool of $108,843.00. This has been distributed according to the following payout table.
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard | Lord | $12,013.00 |
| 2 | Jeremy | Chandler | $12,000.00 |
| 3 | Steve | Winters | $9,600.00 |
| 4 | Kathy | Sawers | $7,000.00 |
| 5 | Cynthia | Paquette | $7,000.00 |
| 6 | Patrick | St-Onge | $7,000.00 |
| 7 | Samuel | Pouliot | $2,600.00 |
| 8 | Benjamin | Menard | $2,000.00 |
| 9 | George | Kazarian | $1,600.00 |
| 10 | Rejean | Labbe | $1,200.00 |
| 11 | Jay | Srinivasan | $1,200.00 |
| 12 | Sebastien | St-Onge | $1,200.00 |
| 13 | Jason | Dupont | $1,000.00 |
| 14 | Jonathan | Clavet-Grenier | $1,000.00 |
| 15 | David Alfonzo | Martinez | $1,000.00 |
| 16 | Marie-Josee | Duguay | $800.00 |
| 17 | Bashar | Raffi | $800.00 |
| 18 | John Allan | Bushey | $800.00 |
| 19 | Michel | Harvey | $700.00 |
| 20 | Dylan | Payne | $700.00 |
| 21 | Carl | Martel | $700.00 |
| 22 | Alex | Arsenault | $650.00 |
| 23 | Reginald | Charles | $650.00 |
| 24 | Roger Jr | Lamarre | $650.00 |
| 25 | Louise | Guillemette | $600.00 |
| 26 | Maxime | Paquette | $600.00 |
| 27 | Kuong Chhe | Kuoch | $600.00 |
| 28 | Iustin-Stefan | Danulet | $550.00 |
| 29 | Renaud | Conti | $550.00 |
| 30 | Joselito | Figuereo Lopez | $550.00 |
| 31 | Mathieu | Jawirnycki | $500.00 |
| 32 | Richard | Paradis | $500.00 |
| 33 | Daniel | Mackay | $500.00 |
| 34 | Mathieu | Boucher | $450.00 |
| 35 | Brigitte | Thomas | $450.00 |
| 36 | Raphael | Ohayon | $450.00 |
| 37 | Alberto | Scuderi | $400.00 |
| 38 | Gilles | Belanger | $400.00 |
| 39 | Marc-Antoine | Gaudreau | $400.00 |
| 40 | Hiroaki | Harada | $400.00 |
| 41 | Jonathan | Hatch Chenard | $400.00 |
| 42 | Mathieu | Boulanger-Vaugeois | $400.00 |
| 43 | Nicolas | Grenier | $400.00 |
| 44 | Gabriel | Samson | $400.00 |
| 45 | Bob | T | $400.00 |
| 46 | Alain | Lindsay | $350.00 |
| 47 | Dwayne | Buckley | $350.00 |
| 48 | Dave | Jeanneau-Cyr | $350.00 |
| 49 | John | Karatambias | $350.00 |
| 50 | Samuel | Cantave | $350.00 |
| 51 | Vasilios | Zervos | $350.00 |
| 52 | Sebastien | Fortier | $350.00 |
| 53 | Yvon | Marceau | $350.00 |
| 54 | Stephane | Loranger | $350.00 |
| 55 | Said | Michailidis | $310.00 |
| 56 | Behrooz | Salemi | $310.00 |
| 57 | Driss | Aber | $310.00 |
| 58 | Bernard | Auguste | $310.00 |
| 59 | Andre | Pelletier | $310.00 |
| 60 | Frederic | Normand | $310.00 |
| 61 | Yan | Primeau | $310.00 |
| 62 | Brandon | Gauthier | $310.00 |
| 63 | Jessica | Choi | $310.00 |
| 64 | Daniel James | D'ilario | $280.00 |
| 65 | Ghislain | Soucy | $280.00 |
| 66 | David | Brillon | $280.00 |
| 67 | Arnold | Yaxley | $280.00 |
| 68 | Sebastien | Rioux | $280.00 |
| 69 | Mathieu | Pare | $280.00 |
| 70 | Miguel | Lefebvre | $280.00 |
| 71 | Patrick | Leduc | $280.00 |
| 72 | Tanvir | Ahmed | $280.00 |
| 73 | Jonathan Lamade | Fuentes | $250.00 |
| 74 | Mario | Page | $250.00 |
| 75 | Miltiadis | Mavrigiannakis | $250.00 |
| 76 | Rami | Hammoud | $250.00 |
| 77 | Richard | Gagnon | $250.00 |
| 78 | Mario | Niro | $250.00 |
| 79 | Jeffrey | Goldstein | $250.00 |
| 80 | Said | Nehme | $250.00 |
| 81 | Jimmy | Dufour | $250.00 |
| 82 | Louis | Arpin | $220.00 |
| 83 | Alex | Normandin | $220.00 |
| 84 | Alexandre | Fortin | $220.00 |
| 85 | Stephane | Arbour | $220.00 |
| 86 | Anthony | Suire | $220.00 |
| 87 | Bill | Kontaratos | $220.00 |
| 88 | Edita | Gonzalez | $220.00 |
| 89 | Eric | Schanck | $220.00 |
| 90 | David | Jalbert | $220.00 |
| 91 | Mathias | Lamothe | $200.00 |
| 92 | Jared | Newcombe | $200.00 |
| 93 | Nick | Frascarelli | $200.00 |
| 94 | Steve | Christie | $200.00 |
| 95 | Stephane | Boisvert | $200.00 |
| 96 | Giovanni | Moscato | $200.00 |
| 97 | Thierry | Monarque-Marcoux | $200.00 |
| 98 | Jean Francois | Beaulieu | $200.00 |
| 99 | Mario | Lepine | $200.00 |
| 100 | Jonathan | Rivest | $190.00 |
| 101 | Jacques | Iza | $190.00 |
| 102 | David | Bolduc Hamel | $190.00 |
| 103 | Eric | Martin | $190.00 |
| 104 | Moise | Assouline | $190.00 |
| 105 | Stephane | Houle | $190.00 |
| 106 | Siamak | S | $190.00 |
| 107 | Marc-Andre | Landry-Ladouceur | $190.00 |
| 108 | Kenneth | Ransom | $190.00 |
| 109 | Vital | Cleary | $180.00 |
| 110 | Maxime | Roby | $180.00 |
| 111 | Goran | Brestovac | $180.00 |
| 112 | Richard | Moreau | $180.00 |
| 113 | Philippe | Drouin | $180.00 |
| 114 | Randy | Khalil | $180.00 |
| 115 | Alain | Rondeau | $180.00 |
| 116 | Terry | Trahan | $180.00 |
| 117 | Marco | Circe | $180.00 |
| 118 | Lyna | Proulx | $170.00 |
| 119 | Jean | Laviolette | $170.00 |
| 120 | Francois | Croteau | $170.00 |
| 121 | Amed | Pacho Sierra | $170.00 |
| 122 | Guy | Gagne | $170.00 |
| 123 | Eric | Fournier | $170.00 |
| 124 | Fabian | Lacroix | $170.00 |
| 125 | Daniel | Lemay | $170.00 |
| 126 | Normand | Loyer | $170.00 |
| 127 | Theo | Psihogios | $160.00 |
| 128 | Jocelyn | Blanchette | $160.00 |
| 129 | Jean-Marc | Doucet | $160.00 |
| 130 | Thomas | Facette | $160.00 |
| 131 | Yan | Gohier | $160.00 |
| 132 | Andre | Landry | $160.00 |
| 133 | Michael | Plante | $160.00 |
| 134 | Steve | Pouliot | $160.00 |
| 135 | Tomer | Avraham | $160.00 |
| 136 | David Elliott | Marrache | $160.00 |
| 137 | Maxime | Macdougall | $160.00 |
| 138 | Francois | Tarrab | $160.00 |
| 139 | Marcello | Simonetti | $160.00 |
| 140 | Denise | Berkowitz | $160.00 |
| 141 | Antonio | Amaya | $160.00 |
| 142 | Gabriel | Beliveau | $160.00 |
| 143 | Kevin | Daily | $160.00 |
| 144 | Robert | Dagenais | $160.00 |
| 145 | Michel | Ghaleb | $150.00 |
| 146 | Nickolaos | Athanasopoulos | $150.00 |
| 147 | Jonathan | Caron | $150.00 |
| 148 | Daniel | Fortier | $150.00 |
| 149 | Johanne | Harvey Rivest | $150.00 |
| 150 | Jeff | Porter | $150.00 |
| 151 | Joel | Thibeault | $150.00 |
| 152 | Nicholas | Sheehy | $150.00 |
| 153 | Raphael | De Rubeis | $150.00 |
| 154 | Sebastien | Allain | $150.00 |
| 155 | Daniel | Gates | $150.00 |
| 156 | Alain | Mathieu | $150.00 |
| 157 | Grant | Guevremont | $150.00 |
| 158 | Chris | Arvanitis | $150.00 |
| 159 | Gino | Dinardo | $150.00 |
| 160 | Yvon Robert | Blais | $150.00 |
| 161 | Andre | Hernandez | $150.00 |
| 162 | Mario | Page (Duplicate) | $150.00 |
| 162 | Roger Jr | Lamarre (Duplicate) | $150.00" |
Day 2 of the 5-Year Extravaganza has just come to a close, and 15 players will come back tomorrow for the conclusion of this event.
Leading the way into Day 3 is Kathy Sawers and her 3,575,000 friends, although Cynthia Paquette is right on her tail with 3,195,000. Third in chips is Jeremy Chandler, who bagged 2,600,000. The table below includes the player-reported chip counts at the end of Day 2, and in a few moments we will publish the seating assignments for Day 3.
Day 3 will take place tomorrow night, Tuesday the 22nd of December, at 7pm. You can follow updates throughout the night via our Playground Poker Club Blog.
See you tomorrow!
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Kathy | Sawers | 3,575,000 |
| Cynthia | Paquette | 3,195,000 |
| Jeremy | Chandler | 2,600,000 |
| Benjamin | Menard | 2,315,000 |
| Patrick | St-Onge | 2,215,000 |
| George | Kazarian | 1,815,000 |
| Samuel | Pouliot | 1,615,000 |
| Rejean | Labbe | 1,105,000 |
| Sebastien | St-Onge | 1,080,000 |
| Jason | Dupont | 1,020,000 |
| Jay | Srinivasan | 850,000 |
| Steve | Winters | 820,000 |
| Jonathan | Clavet-Grenier | 600,000 |
| David Alfonso | Martinez | 575,000 |
| Richard | Lord | 575,000 |
Here is the payout structure for the 5-Year Extravaganza:
| Pos | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $18,000.00 |
| 2nd | $12,013.00 |
| 3rd | $9,000.00 |
| 4th | $7,000.00 |
| 5th | $5,000.00 |
| 6th | $3,600.00 |
| 7th | $2,600.00 |
| 8th | $2,000.00 |
| 9th | $1,600.00 |
| 10th-12th | $1,200.00 |
| 13th-15th | $1,000.00 |
| 16th-18th | $800.00 |
| 19th-21st | $700.00 |
| 22nd-24th | $650.00 |
| 25th-27th | $600.00 |
| 28th-30th | $550.00 |
| 31st-33rd | $500.00 |
| 34th-36th | $450.00 |
| 37th-45th | $400.00 |
| 46th-54th | $350.00 |
| 55th-63rd | $310.00 |
| 64th-72nd | $280.00 |
| 73rd-81st | $250.00 |
| 82nd-90th | $220.00 |
| 91st-99th | $200.00 |
| 100th-108th | $190.00 |
| 109th-117th | $180.00 |
| 118th-126th | $170.00 |
| 127th-144th | $160.00 |
| 145th-163rd | $150.00 |
The 5-Year Extravaganza is now down to its final 3 tables, as only 27 players remain. These players have locked in a guaranteed minimum cash of $600, and are still in contention of winning the whopping top prize of $18,000!
Day 2 will end upon the completion of two and a half more level, at the end of level 27, and the remaining players will be back tomorrow night for the conclusion of the tournament.
Here is a look at the current seating assignments of the remaining 27 players:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège |
|---|---|---|
| Maxime | Paquette | Table 53 - Seat 1 |
| Carl | Martel | Table 53 - Seat 2 |
| Cynthia | Paquette | Table 53 - Seat 3 |
| Louise | Guillemette | Table 53 - Seat 4 |
| Jason | Dupont | Table 53 - Seat 5 |
| Reginald | Charles | Table 53 - Seat 6 |
| Sebastien | St-Onge | Table 53 - Seat 7 |
| Kathy | Sawers | Table 53 - Seat 8 |
| Patrick | St-Onge | Table 53 - Seat 9 |
| Jeremy | Chandler | Table 54 - Seat 1 |
| Benjamin | Menard | Table 54 - Seat 2 |
| Kuong Chhe | Kuoch | Table 54 - Seat 3 |
| Bashar | Raffi | Table 54 - Seat 4 |
| Samuel | Pouliot | Table 54 - Seat 5 |
| Jonathan | Clavet-Grenier | Table 54 - Seat 6 |
| David Alfonso | Martinez | Table 54 - Seat 7 |
| Rejean | Labbe | Table 54 - Seat 8 |
| John Allan | Bushey | Table 54 - Seat 9 |
| Alex | Arsenault | Table 61 - Seat 1 |
| George | Kazarian | Table 61 - Seat 2 |
| Roger | Lamarre | Table 61 - Seat 3 |
| Dylan | Payne | Table 61 - Seat 4 |
| Jay | Srinivasan | Table 61 - Seat 5 |
| Steve | Winters | Table 61 - Seat 6 |
| Marie-Josee | Duguay | Table 61 - Seat 7 |
| Michel | Harvey | Table 61 - Seat 8 |
| Richard | Lord | Table 61 - Seat 9 |
The 5-Year Extravaganza Day 2 is back from a short break, and the T1,000 chips were raced off. In the mean time, a new chip has been introduced: the T100,000 chip. Given this tournament is using a brand new set of chips, which marks the 5-year anniversary Playground is celebrating this weekend, this is the first time these stunning orange and black chips have been brought out in play!
During the break, the tournament director announced that Day 2 will resume upon the completion of 3 more 40-minute levels. Once time is up, the remaining players will bag and tag onto Day 3 tomorrow.
We brought an update to the leaderboard, and the following players have managed to accumulate over 1-million in chips so far! Here are the current leaders:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Jason | Dupont | 2,390,000 |
| Reginald | Charles | 1,570,000 |
| Jeremy | Chandler | 1,520,000 |
| Cynthia | Paquette | 1,500,000 |
| Rejean | Labbe | 1,460,000 |
| Benjamin | Menard | 1,345,000 |
| Kathy | Sawers | 1,320,000 |
| Richard | Lord | 1,310,000 |
Photographs from levels 24 and 25:
The players in Day 2 of the 5-Year Extravaganza have just come off a short break, and during this time we took a walk around the room to see who the chip leaders are. Only one player has managed to breach the 1-million chip mark, as Jason Dupont has a stack worth 1,108,000 in front of him entering level 22.
Here is a look at the current leaderboard:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Jason | Dupont | 1,108,000 |
| Richard | Lord | 813,000 |
| Roger | Lamarre | 780,000 |
| Reginald | Charles | 774,000 |
| Kathy | Sawers | 772,000 |
| Samuel | Pouliot | 766,000 |
| Richard | Paradis | 748,000 |
| Rejean | Labbe | 702,000 |
| Marc-Antoine | Gaudreau | 621,000 |
Photographs from levels 20 and 21:
As expected, action has been fast and furious here at the start of Day 2. We’ve already lost 44 players so far after only two levels of play, as many of the short stacks we relieved of the pressure of the bubble and were able to take some chances in an attempt to run up their stacks, knowing that they have already secured at least a minimum cash.
Here is a look at the leaderboard, as play enters level 19:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Miltiadis | Mavrigiannakis | 600,000 |
| Ghislain | Soucy | 599,000 |
| Jason | Dupont | 551,000 |
| Patrick | Leduc | 529,000 |
| Bernard | Auguste | 514,000 |
| Behrooz | Salemi | 509,000 |
| Patrick | St-Onge | 497,000 |
| Jeremy | Chandler | 466,000 |
| Bashar | Raffi | 436,000 |
| Vasilios | Zervos | 421,000 |
| Carl | Martel | 408,000 |
Photographs from levels 17 and 18:
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After 10 starting flights of the 5-Year Extravaganza, the surviving players are back to continue the tournament, as Day 2 takes place tonight at 7pm. All players returning tonight have already earned a spot in the money, locking in at least $150, while the winner is looking to pocket a huge $18,000 cash prize!
163 players have made it through Day 1, but since 2 players have qualified twice (Roger Lamarre and Mario Page), only 161 will be taking their seats tonight, while these two players will earn themselves a minimum-cash for their extra stacks.
Play will be 9-handed tonight, and the tournament resumes at level 17. The plan is to play down until the final table of 10 players, who will then bag and tag their chips onto Day 3 tomorrow, where the tournament will play down until conclusion.
Good luck to all the players in Day 2!
