Level 3 Photos

2013/11/20 8:48pm by
  • Level: 3
  • Small Blind: 75
  • Big Blind: 150
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 21.6K
  • Remaining: 466
  • Entries: 503


    • Here are some photos taken during levels 2 and 3:

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1c

    Level 3 and all’s well

    2013/11/20 8:39pm by
  • Level: 3
  • Small Blind: 75
  • Big Blind: 150
  • Ante: 25
  • Chip Average: 21.3K
  • Remaining: 474
  • Entries: 502


    • The tournament has just passed into level 3 and tournament staff are working hard to get alternates in and open additional tables to meet the huge demand tonight. So far 502 players have taken their seats – way over the initial capacity – with more still to come.

    Meanwhile, the players from tonight’s Premier League continue – here are some shots Piotr took a little earlier.

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1c

    And they’re off!

    2013/11/20 7:36pm by
  • Level: 1
  • Small Blind: 50
  • Big Blind: 100
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 20K
  • Remaining: 405
  • Entries: 405


    • The floor staff have just made the traditional “shuffle up and deal” announcement and just like that Day 1c of Event 1 of the Playground Poker Fall Classic is underway. Tonight is the last of the three starting days for this $135 + $15 event and there are already 405 players seated at the tables with alternates being seated until the end of the first break.

    Good luck to everyone playing tonight!

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1c

    Day 1c is on deck…

    2013/11/20 6:47pm by

    We’re about 45 minutes away from the start of Day 1c and there are already 294 players registered with more buying in every minute. It’s clear it’s going to be another sellout tonight, but as usual we should be able to seat all of the alternates who come to play as well.

    Days 1a and 1b put 880 entries into the event so everyone who comes to play tonight is adding to what is sure to be a massive prize pool. There are already 205 players who have qualified for Day 2 tomorrow, and tonight should add another hundred or so to the mix.

    Some of the players who sit in the tournament tonight will be sitting at tables beside the amazing set for the Premier League VII, which got under way a few minutes ago, so no matter what it’s going to be an action-packed evening here at Playground Poker Club!

    The Premier League VII kicks off with Heat #1.

    The Premier League VII kicks off with Heat #1.

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1b, Event 1 - Day 1c

    Chip Counts – Day 1b

    2013/11/20 4:55am by

    Here are the final chip counts of the 97 players who survived Day 1b of Event 1. These players plus the 108 from Day 1a have qualified to continue play on Day 2, Thursday.

    Rank First Name Last Name Chip Count
    1 Riyaz Abdulla 331,300
    2 Mohamad Mahbouba 329,300
    3 Philippe Chapdelaine 311,900
    4 Mehdi Alami 295,000
    5 Allin jobin 241,800
    6 Kyle Hartree 220,600
    7 Stephen Baker 190,900
    8 Christien Beaudoin 160,500
    9 Christopher Saliba 156,700
    10 Ricky Campanelli 145,600
    11 Benoit Mathieu 145,500
    12 Luigi Fantigrossi 145,200
    13 Vince Dwyer 144,100
    14 Stephane Durocher 140,300
    15 Nicolas Aubut 137,200
    16 Dino Cicora 135,000
    17 Eric Schanck 134,200
    18 Antoine Simon 133,300
    19 Andrew Boujaoude 133,100
    20 Nicolas Aubin 131,100
    21 Steve Cotton 129,900
    22 Jeffrey Goldstein 123,300
    23 Marie France DuSablon 117,900
    24 Mathieu Jawirnycki 117,700
    25 Kambiz Tassiri 115,000
    26 Erica Freeman 112,000
    27 Patrick Langlois 107,000
    28 John Allan Bushey 105,400
    29 James Jackson 103,800
    30 Samuel Samson 103,700
    31 Tristan Bergeron 102,400
    32 Patrick Mailloux 98,000
    33 Therlegrand Faustin 97,500
    34 Sammy Lafleur 97,300
    35 Amir Ahmed 96,700
    36 Martin Casaubon 92,700
    37 Matthew Brunskole 92,000
    38 Edward McDonnell 91,500
    39 Alexandre Boyer 86,500
    40 Aberdeen Parro 86,400
    41 Jeremy Galin 85,500
    42 Name Withheld 84,500
    43 Mark Howie 81,300
    44 Gerard Clavette 81,100
    45 Name Withheld 80,500
    46 Louis Philippe Martin 79,600
    47 Patrick David Hu-A-Kam 73,600
    48 Michel Gramigna 73,300
    49 Roger Robitaille 70,800
    50 Asm Nazmul Huda 70,300
    51 Marcello Simonetti 69,700
    52 Linda Huard 69,300
    53 Francis Larose 69,100
    54 Pirooz Bayat 68,000
    55 Konstantinos Tsikopoulos 66,400
    56 Maxime Chabot 66,200
    57 Dimitry Dombrovskiy 65,400
    58 Simon Pier Belair-Grondin 64,600
    59 Michel Merlitti 63,800
    60 Michael Shorts 63,000
    61 Yan Touchette 61,700
    62 Jean Bernard Audet 60,100
    63 David Beaulieu 59,900
    64 Jeffrey Scott Burgner 58,700
    65 Daniel Clairmont 57,700
    66 Teodor Gheorghe 57,200
    67 David Bolduc Hamel 56,500
    68 Brian Palangi 56,200
    69 Alex Chiasson 55,800
    70 Patrick Longpre 55,000
    71 Derek Watanabe 49,800
    72 Trevor Arthur 49,500
    73 Derek Macarthur 47,700
    74 Vasilios Sklavounos 47,700
    75 Michael Korovine 47,600
    76 Murray Conrad 45,900
    77 Eduard Goutnik 45,600
    78 Michaella Lebel 43,000
    79 Matthieu Boisvert 42,600
    80 Brent F Mccue 41,900
    81 Bill Kontaratos 41,300
    82 Philip Tse Shu Pui 40,700
    83 Louka Strongylos 38,100
    84 Marc Blanchette 37,300
    85 Roxane Duguay 34,300
    86 Paul Almeida 31,700
    87 Jordan Frechette 31,000
    88 Todd Mank 30,900
    89 Adam Cader 29,900
    90 Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois 29,400
    91 Chris Sarena 28,600
    92 Han Sheng Xi 27,700
    93 Mark Anthony Morton 25,000
    94 Andreas Lemontzis 24,300
    95 Connor Wood 24,200
    96 Marcin Olejarczyk 19,400
    97 Christian Rho 14,700,
    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1b

    Level 10 Update

    2013/11/20 12:43am by
  • Level: 10
  • Small Blind: 500
  • Big Blind: 1000
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 46.6K
  • Remaining: 185
  • Entries: 431


    • Level 10 is under way! With less than 2 hours left to the day, there are still 185 players battling it out.

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1b

    Level 9 – Notable Stacks

    2013/11/20 12:02am by
  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 400
  • Big Blind: 800
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 39K
  • Remaining: 221
  • Entries: 431


    • After a quick run around the room during the break, we have found some of the bigger stacks currently in the field.

    • 165K – Mohamad Mahbouba
    • 140K – Dino Cicora
    • 115K – Jean-Sebastien Dore
    • 100K – Allin Jobin
    • 100K – Marcello Simonetti
    • 100K – Maxime Roby

    Level 9 has just begun!

     

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1b

    Level 8 Update

    2013/11/19 11:22pm by
  • Level: 8
  • Small Blind: 300
  • Big Blind: 600
  • Ante: 75
  • Chip Average: 34.5K
  • Remaining: 250
  • Entries: 431


    • We are now almost half way through level 8. After this level, the players will have a 10 minute break, and will then have 5 levels left before the end of the day.

    Level 7 and 8 photos:

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1b

    Level 6 Update

    2013/11/19 10:34pm by
  • Level: 6
  • Small Blind: 200
  • Big Blind: 400
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 28.7K
  • Remaining: 301
  • Entries: 431


    • We are nearing the end of level 6, and players are beginning to drop by the dozen. There are just over 300 players remaining in the field.

    Below are some photos from levels 5 and 6:

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1b

    Stackhunting

    2013/11/19 10:02pm by
  • Level: 5
  • Small Blind: 150
  • Big Blind: 300
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 25.7K
  • Remaining: 336
  • Entries: 431


    • Now that the break is over, registration has closed giving us a total of 431 players tonight added to the 449 from last night.

    During the break we went looking for some big stacks early in the day, and although the average is hovering just over 25K, there were a few very large counts including a player with well over 100K and at least 4 with 65K or better. There’s a lot of road to cover yet tonight, but we’ll keep our eye on these players and see if they’re able to keep up the momentum all evening.

    While the first few levels of the tournament have been played there has been an extra energy injection by the fact that the Montreal Canadiens are having a great game tonight at the Bell Centre in downtown Montreal.

    Here are some of the Habs fans playing tonight:

    Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 1b