Chip Counts – Day 1a

2013/11/19 6:48am by
Rank First Name Last Name Chip Count
1 Marco Caza 314,500
2 Ali Khan 222,700
3 Maxime Siegmann 197,100
4 Hichem Rais 196,700
5 Dan Edery 176,800
6 Johnny Mazzaferro 169,800
7 Eric Doyle 166,800
8 Angelo Simard 159,500
9 Gabriel Jureidini 140,500
10 Andrew Hansen 138,000
11 Nathalie Iezzi 137,600
12 martin Giguele 136,400
13 Oscar Ojeda Gomez 135,400
14 Normand Loyer 128,700
15 Yohann Malo-Brumet 127,000
16 Guillaume Malette Vanier 126,500
17 Francois Cholette 124,100
18 Vijay Oberoi 120,000
19 Billy Gerontakos 118,700
20 Robert Di Trapani 115,700
21 Darren Phipps 113,300
22 Jonathan D'Souza 112,300
23 Alex Guerrera 108,300
24 Samuel Barre 107,100
25 Nicolas Lavoie 105,400
26 Kevin Emond 103,500
27 David Guay 102,700
28 Lim Dayaly 101,700
29 Patrick Savard 101,100
30 Philippe Trottier 100,900
31 Fany Gatineau-Auclair 100,200
32 Phannasophea Muong 97,600
33 Jean Marc Couillard 95,800
34 Kevin Cote 94,500
35 David Barabe 92,600
36 Derik Brandt 92,200
37 Derek Sproul 90,200
38 Alexandre-Olivier Gamache 90,000
39 Tina Frascarelli 88,500
40 Andre Hernandez 88,300
41 Charli-Lou Durand 88,100
42 Marie Tran 87,600
43 Josee Thauvette 87,400
44 Manfred Gunther 86,500
45 Anthony Carbery 84,100
46 Max Missori 84,000
47 Dimitri Tchakarov 83,900
48 Claude Larocque 81,700
49 Marc Brisson 81,000
50 Marc Lacroix 80,900
51 Patricia Prazeres 80,900
52 Anthony Amato 80,200
53 Russel Turner 79,100
54 Po Lien Taing 79,000
55 Gheorghe Priala 77,100
56 Glenn Gumbley 73,400
57 Charles-Eric Benoit 73,100
58 Jonathan Kharmouche 72,600
59 Tony Laughing 70,900
60 Greg Arevian 70,500
61 Giovanni Petrella 69,600
62 Vladimir Avetisian 68,800
63 Sacha Vidal 68,400
64 Andre Michaud 67,500
65 Wayne Walker 64,300
66 Julien Boisclair 62,100
67 Linda Huard 61,800
68 George Kazarian 60,500
69 Stefano Visintin 57,800
70 Chad Beecraft 57,400
71 Manuel Tadros 57,400
72 Sebastien Morin 57,200
73 Adam El Bied 56,900
74 Myriam Campanelli 54,100
75 Chris Anderson 53,300
76 Marcello Iacovella 52,700
77 Jonathan Borne 51,100
78 Real Villeneuve 50,400
79 Ahmad Akkaoui 50,200
80 Adam Salesse 49,700
81 Stephane Langlois 49,500
82 David Brunelle 48,000
83 Jean-Guy Roy 47,200
84 Daniel Choiniere 45,500
85 Jason Comtois 44,800
86 Kliti Qako 43,600
87 Pierre Larrivee 42,900
88 Maxime Giguere 42,600
89 Francois Cote 42,500
90 Tamara Spurmanis 42,400
91 Alexandre Morel 41,700
92 Angelo Petrozza 41,400
93 Mathieu Tanguay 41,100
94 Felix Sides 40,900
95 Yann Filion 38,600
96 Justin Miller 38,200
97 Valerie Filion 36,600
98 Sylvain Dufresne 31,000
99 Gabriel Garzon 30,600
100 Ian Armorer 30,400
101 Kirill Dombrovskii 26,900
102 Michel Dubreuil 26,500
103 Grant Guevremont 26,000
104 Aboud Tierouz 25,300
105 rotsi ra mccomber 24,400
106 Irina Tchakarova 19,100
107 Glen Arnold 16,500
108 Mathieu Leclerc 10,900
Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1a

Second Break Stack Watch

2013/11/19 1:04am by
  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 400
  • Big Blind: 800
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 38.4K
  • Remaining: 234
  • Entries: 449


    • At the second break – after level 8 – there are still 234 players in the action but some very large stacks are starting to separate from the crowd. After a quick tour of the room during the break we found these to be some of the biggest:

    • 150K – Manfred Gunther
    • 135K – Oscar Ojeda Gomez
    • 130K – Jonathan D’Souza
    • 120K – (Name Withheld because he’s superstitious)
    • 100K – Gabriel Jureidini
    • 100K – Nathalie Iezzi

    Still lots more action to come tonight…

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1a

    Level 7 Update

    2013/11/19 12:14am by
  • Level: 8
  • Small Blind: 300
  • Big Blind: 600
  • Ante: 75
  • Chip Average: 33K
  • Remaining: 272
  • Entries: 449


    • Level 7 is coming to an end, and a few players have already jumped ahead of the chip average and are building momentum for a deep run in this big field. Here are a few more photos taken during levels 6 and 7:

     

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1a

    Getting deeper

    2013/11/19 12:06am by
  • Level: 7
  • Small Blind: 250
  • Big Blind: 500
  • Ante: 75
  • Chip Average: 31.7K
  • Remaining: 283
  • Entries: 449


    • We’re just past half way through Day 1a and although there are still 283 players we’re starting to see some big pots and players being put to big decisions.

    Just now on Table 43 is a good example. We arrived to see 5 players see a flop of 3 of Hearts King of Clubs 5 of Diamonds. Action went check check check and then a player in middle position bet 1500 chips. Players Club member Philippe Plouffe called. The other players folded and then a player check-raised to about 5K total. The player to his left – the initial player who bet the flop – insta-shoved for about 16K. Plouffe insta-folded and the check-raiser was left with a big decision. He covered the all-in player, but not by so much that a call wouldn’t hurt. After a short time in the tank he folded.

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1a

    Strong turnout for Day 1a

    2013/11/18 11:25pm by
  • Level: 6
  • Small Blind: 200
  • Big Blind: 400
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 27.3K
  • Remaining: 329
  • Entries: 449


    • Day 1a managed to attract a total of 449 runners, which is over the published capacity for a Day 1 (i.e., 400 players) and everyone who wanted to play tonight did in fact have the opportunity to take their seat before late registration closed.

    The turnout for these kick-off events is traditionally strong and tends to get stronger as each Day 1 comes along. As well, players who are thinking about Day 1b or Day 1c should keep in mind that this is a “next-day re-entry” event, meaning that anyone from the field today who doesn’t make it through all 13 levels tonight can give it another try tomorrow…

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1a

    Break Time

    2013/11/18 10:43pm by
  • Level: 5
  • Small Blind: 150
  • Big Blind: 300
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 24.7K
  • Remaining: 363
  • Entries: 449


    • After having completed 4 levels of play in this first event of the Playground Poker Fall Classic, the players are now enjoying a 15-minute break. There will be 9 more 30-minute levels played out today before the remaining players bag and tag their chips for Day 2.

    Late registration will be closed once the break is over.

    Here are a few more photos taken before the break:

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1a

    A Few Early Photos

    2013/11/18 9:25pm by
  • Level: 2
  • Small Blind: 75
  • Big Blind: 150
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 21.1K
  • Remaining: 416
  • Entries: 438


    • Here are a few photographs taken in the early stages of Event 1 Day 1a.

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1a

    Shuffle up and DEAL!

    2013/11/18 8:36pm by
  • Level: 1
  • Small Blind: 50
  • Big Blind: 100
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 20K
  • Remaining: 400
  • Entries: 400


    • Event 1 is officially under way as almost 400 players have taken their seats. Photos and much more to come in just a little while.

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1a

    Just hours away…

    2013/11/18 4:09pm by

    The 2013 edition of the Playground Poker Fall Classic is set to kick off in just over 4 hours with Day 1a of Event 1, our traditional $135 + $15 3-Day tournament featuring 3 Day-1s and a $100K guaranteed prize pool!

    Action is heating up rapidly as the festival approaches – it’s a Monday afternoon at 3pm but there are already 11 cash tables open with more to come as players arrive to buy their event tickets for tonight.

    It’s always a good idea to buy your event tickets in advance, and the easiest (and least expensive) way to do that is at our cashier, which is open 24 hours a day. If you are arriving from out of town and want to be sure to secure your ticket, this year we have opened online purchasing for all Fall Classic events.

    Players should be aware, though, that there is a 4% fee for online purchases. We have also had reports from players that some banks are treating these transactions like a cash advance – and adding their own fees and charging interest on the amount charged. Unfortunately, this is entirely out of our control so all we can do is pass along the information.

    A purchasing strategy that players have used in the past is to buy their ticket for their first event online and then purchase tickets for additional events once they arrive and thus avoid any extra charges. That way you get the security of knowing that your first event seat is locked up but save money on fees and other charges from the bank.

    Almost 150 seats for tonight’s starting day have already been sold, so if you’re going to play it would be a good idea to make your way to Playground Poker soon.

    Filed Under: Fall Classic News, Event 1 - Day 1a