Playground Anniversary Series

Day 1h is underway!

  • Level: 2
  • Small Blind: 75
  • Big Blind: 150
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 15.1K
  • Remaining: 149
  • Entries: 151


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    The 7th starting flight to the 5-Year Extravaganza is well underway now, as play has just reached level 2 in Day 1h. There are already 144 players seated in this flight, and late registration is still open for around another hour or so, as it closes at 5:30pm. Through the first 6 flights, we’ve seen an impressive 1081 entries up to date, well surpassing the $55,555 guarantee.

    Anyone wishing to participate in this event still has the chance, by either jumping into Day 1h before 5:30pm, or by registering in either of the two remaining flights tonight, with Day 1i scheduled at 7pm, and Day 1j at 10pm.

    As with the other flights, play will resume in Day 1h once 10% of the field has been reached, and all players that make it through to Day 2 are guaranteed a spot in the money.

    Good luck!

    Leaderboard update – Day 1g

  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 400
  • Big Blind: 800
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 31.9K
  • Remaining: 108
  • Entries: 230


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    The players in Day 1g have just returned from a break and we found a single player over 100K among the currently active players, another just 5K under the century mark, and a few others around the 75K mark. The current leader is Bashar Raffi and right behind him is Francesco Presta at 95K. In the group behind these leaders is Philippe Drouin, Adamo Giroux, and Kuong Chhe Kuoch.

    Play has just begun in level 9, and considering the high likelihood that they reach 10% of the field in level 18 or 19… there’s still a very long way to go.

    Registration is closed in Day 1g

  • Level: 5
  • Small Blind: 150
  • Big Blind: 300
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 18.8K
  • Remaining: 185
  • Entries: 230


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    The first break has come and gone in Day 1g in the 5-Year Extravaganza and the final number of entries in this starting flight was 230 – just a little bit behind yesterday’s 240 in the corresponding flight (Day 1c). This means that this flight will play down to 23 players remaining.

    By the way, there is a $55,555 Guaranteed prize pool in the event, and based on the number of entries so far, the tournament has blown right past that number. With the final number at 230 for this flight, the total number of entries in the tournament is now 1,081 and the prize pool has moved past $70K – with each additional entry adding to that total in the remaining 3 starting flights of the event!

    36 to level 13

  • Level: 13
  • Small Blind: 1K
  • Big Blind: 2K
  • Ante: 300
  • Chip Average: 42.9K
  • Remaining: 35
  • Entries: 100


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    Day 1f had 100 total entries, which means it will play down to just 10 players remaining today. The tournament is now entering level 13 and there are still 35 players in the action. If the patterns from yesterday hold, then the 10% threshold should be reached in level 18 (plus or minus one level) – which means there is still a lot of poker to be played in the next 5 or so levels!

    Guillaume M is the current chip leader in this flight, currently playing a 110K stack. There are 3 or 4 players just a step behind him in the 75K to 80K range as well

    Photos of the large Day 1g field

  • Level: 4
  • Small Blind: 100
  • Big Blind: 200
  • Ante: 25
  • Chip Average: 16.5K
  • Remaining: 222
  • Entries: 202


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    The Day 1g field has so far lived up to the expectations that were set yesterday and is now the 2nd largest of the 7 starting flights that have begun so far. There are currently 222 players who have registered, with one level of late registration still available.

    Here are some photos taken during level 3:

    Up now: Day 1g in the 5-Year Extravaganza

  • Level: 1
  • Small Blind: 50
  • Big Blind: 100
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 15.2K
  • Remaining: 174
  • Entries: 176


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    Players have just taken their seats and cards are now in the air in the 7th of 10 starting flights in the 5-Year Extravaganza! If yesterday was any indication, this 1pm flight should be among the largest of all of the starting flights in the tournament. Although action has just begun in level 1, there are already 176 players that have been seated, so the pattern from yesterday seems to be repeating itself today.

    Players have until the end of the first break to register, which is to say they can join the tourney until 2:30pm today. If you’re interested in playing, however, you should note that after 200 players join we will move to alternate seating, and there is a cap of 50 alternates who will be admitted. It’s probably a good idea to not leave it to the very last minute to avoid disappointment.

    Good luck to all!

    Leaders in Day 1f

  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 400
  • Big Blind: 800
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 29.4K
  • Remaining: 51
  • Entries: 100


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    The players remaining in Day 1f (the flight that began this morning at 10am) have just taken their second break of the day. We surveyed the remaining stacks while players were on break and found that just two players seem to have built up a large chip lead at this point – Kenneth Ransom with 62K and Stephane Sevigny with just a hair under 70K in chips.

    Play has resumed in level 9 – and there’s lots of time left for any player in the field to build up her or his own huge stack!

    Day 1f gets to capacity

  • Level: 4
  • Small Blind: 100
  • Big Blind: 200
  • Ante: 25
  • Chip Average: 17K
  • Remaining: 88
  • Entries: 100


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    There’s slightly more flexibility in the other flights being played today, but the 10am Day 1f flight had a hard capacity of 70 players plus 30 alternates – and that capacity was reached midway through level 2 and by the beginning of level 4, all 100 players had taken their seats.

    Here are some photos of the early action:

    It’s Sunday at Playground Poker Club

  • Level: 1
  • Small Blind: 50
  • Big Blind: 100
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 15K
  • Remaining: 69
  • Entries: 69


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    On this particular Sunday, that means there are 5 more starting flights of the 5-Year Extravaganza, part of the Playground Anniversary Series. Yesterday’s batch of 5 starting flights attracted a total of 751 entries and we’re expecting a similar number today, as players try to qualify for Day 2 on Monday evening.

    Today’s first flight – Day 1f – has just gotten underway, and there are already 69 players at the tables and a maximum of 100 total (including alternates) that will be permitted to play. Late registration is open until 11:30, but if you want to play in Day 1f it would probably be a good idea to make your way to Playground Poker Club relatively soon.

    In any case, there is another flight starting at 1pm, so either way – if you get here, you’ll be able to play!

    Good luck to everyone today, and remember: it’s a marathon, not a sprint!

    Day 1e final results

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    Day 1e had a total of 53 entries and played down on Day 1 to the following 6 players remaining.

    These 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 | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
    VasiliosZervos246,500
    HiroakiHarada150,500
    KathySawers125,000
    MoiseAssouline121,000
    SebastienFortier88,500
    Iustin-StefanDanulet63,000

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