After a long night of Winning the Button, Marc-André Thiffeault emerged victorious over Alain “Allin” Jobin. Marc-André takes $3,641 for his efforts, plus (of course) the Playground Poker Fall Classic bracelet. Congratulations, Marc André!

There are just 30 players left in Event 3 as they head to the third break of the night. There was a clear chip leader for most of the last passage of play, but on one of the last hands before the break Joel Huberdeau – whose stack was over 220K when most of the others are hitting the 80K mark – lost a huge hand to Pascal Beaulieu, who now sits on over 250K. Joel is still quite healthy in the tournament, as are Chin Hour and Allin Jobin.

Players have returned to the tables after their second break of the night and there are a few big stacks around the room.

1. Peter Shaw – 100K
2. Chin Hour – 80K
3. James Reid – 80K
4. Payam Jafari – 70K
5. Samy Shedid – 70K

Some photos of a few of the players taken just before the break:

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With 158 players, the total prize pool for Event 3 – $100 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Win the Button adds up to $15,326 which will be divided according to the following table.

Players in Event 3 have reached the first break of the evening and with late registration set to close after the break, there are 158 players in the event meaning it was virtually a sellout! Of the 158 who started, 115 remain.

Event 3 has almost reached level 4, and we have 143 entries so far! Players still have just over half an hour left to register to this ‘Win the Button’ tournament.

Here are some early photos from the night:

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Of all the “alternative” tournament formats that we run, the “Win the button” might be the most popular. How it works is simple – instead of orbiting around the table one hand at a time, the button goes to the player who won the previous hand. If a player wins three hands in a row, he or she will have the button three hands in a row.

The tournament tonight is a $100 + $10 event and is a one-day bracelet event, so it will finish later this evening (or more accurately, early tomorrow morning). The capacity of the event is 150 players and there are still seats available, so come out to Playground and jump in the action!

$100 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Win the Button

One Day Event: Saturday November 23, 2013, 8:00pm

Download the Rules & Structure PDF for Event 3.