Chip Counts at Break

  • Level: 18
  • Small Blind: 3K
  • Big Blind: 6K
  • Ante: 1K
  • Chip Average: 206.6K
  • Remaining: 38
  • Entries: 314


  • During the 15-minute break that just passed, we did some (fairly accurate) chip counts of the 38 players that remain. Here’s how they stand:

    Table 26

    • Wei Xu – 65K
    • Ricky Tang – 530K
    • Jeff Cote – 300K
    • Martin Feijo – 144K
    • Alexandros Fixmer – 259K
    • James D.S. Stewart – 91K
    • Jean Pierre Hetu – 320K
    • Terance Lai – 179K

    Table 27

    • Roman Gallivan – 74K
    • Daniel Cote – 325K
    • Donald Rathwell – 130K
    • Mario Lepine – 83K
    • Joshua Abiscott – 148K
    • Jean-Yves Blais – 118K
    • John Dayton – 61K
    • Chris Back – 338K

    Table 29

    • Mark Fitzpatrick – 89K
    • Louis Boutin – 327K
    • Michael G Smith – 95K
    • Benoit Pesant – 392K
    • Asm Nazmul Huda – 383K
    • Evgeni Ozadovski – 243K
    • Louis Lam – 63K

    Table 30

    • Allan Puzantian – 242K
    • Matthew Grocholsky – 77K
    • Michael Neuber – 455K
    • Sheilene Mcinnis – 85K
    • Nimer Ltaif – 231K
    • Joe Pawlik – 149K
    • Francois Cote – 70K
    • Johnathan Driscoll – 302K

    Table 34

    • Jean-Louis Arseneau – 123K
    • Darcy J Wright – 72K
    • Peter Bodnar – 95K
    • Hong Geu Kim – 80K
    • Tanveer Dhanjal – 803K
    • Francois Laperriere – 58K
    • Joe Gualtieri – 98K

    We are only 2 eliminations away from the money!

    Event 7 is Approaching the Money Bubble

  • Level: 17
  • Small Blind: 2.5K
  • Big Blind: 5K
  • Ante: 500
  • Chip Average: 178.4K
  • Remaining: 44
  • Entries: 314


  • We have lost a few more players since the break, and we are now only 8 spots away from bursting the money bubble! This is a key stage in the tournament, and we are sure to see some players tighten up to try and make the money, while others will take advantage of this to build up their stacks in gear for the final table.

    Level 16 – Top 5 Stacks

  • Level: 16
  • Small Blind: 2K
  • Big Blind: 4K
  • Ante: 500
  • Chip Average: 145.4K
  • Remaining: 54
  • Entries: 314


  • Players have just returned from a short break, and we are down to our last 6 tables. We did some chip counts during the break, and found our 5 chip leaders.

    1. Jean Pierre Hetu – 490K
    2. Alexandros Fixmer – 440K
    3. Michael Neuber – 390K
    4. Johnathan Driscoll – 340K
    5. Louis Boutin – 335K

    Some Early Photos

  • Level: 15
  • Small Blind: 1.5K
  • Big Blind: 3K
  • Ante: 500
  • Chip Average: 124.6K
  • Remaining: 63
  • Entries: 314


  • We have now played just over an hour here in Day 2 of Event 7, and a dozen players have already been eliminated.

    Here are some photos from the first level of the day:

    Day 2 Has Just Begun!

  • Level: 14
  • Small Blind: 1.2K
  • Big Blind: 2.4K
  • Ante: 400
  • Chip Average: 101.9K
  • Remaining: 77
  • Entries: 314


  • Day 2 of our Playground Poker Fall Classic Event 7 – $1000 + $100 No Limit Hold’em has just begun, and we have 77 players remaining from the 314 that registered yesterday. The tournament will play until we have reached our final table of 10 players, and there will be a seating redraw at 27 players. The top 36 will get paid here today, with a cool $67,355 going to our tournament champion, who will also earn a Fall Classic bracelet.

    Best of luck!

    Day 2 – Chip Counts and Seat Assignments

    Day 1 of Event 7 ($1000 + $100 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack) has come to a close after 13 levels of play today with 77 players surviving to qualify for Day 2. Day 2 will begin at 12pm tomorrow (Thursday). Day 2 will play down until 10 players remain. This table provides players with their seating draw for Day 2 as well as player-reported chip counts.

    First Name Last Name Seat Chip Count
    Alex Guerrera Table 22 – Seat 7 28,800
    Alexandre Renaud Table 33 – Seat 1 33,700
    Alexandros Fixmer Table 33 – Seat 2 239,700
    Allan Puzantian Table 33 – Seat 6 109,800
    Andrew Graham Table 23 – Seat 1 291,300
    Asm Nazmul Huda Table 29 – Seat 6 187,200
    Benoit Pesant Table 22 – Seat 2 199,900
    Chaayanath Mysore Table 26 – Seat 1 33,900
    Chris Back Table 23 – Seat 7 76,600
    Colby James Macdonald Table 37 – Seat 6 52,700
    Daniel Cote Table 37 – Seat 7 75,700
    Daniel Tomah Table 33 – Seat 5 28,900
    Darcy J. Wright Table 34 – Seat 3 50,000
    Dean Murphy Table 29 – Seat 1 128,200
    Donald Rathwell Table 30 – Seat 5 63,900
    Doug Degrace Table 27 – Seat 9 32,300
    Eli Israel Table 26 – Seat 6 86,700
    Erik Cajelais Table 34 – Seat 5 30,700
    Evgeni Ozadovski Table 29 – Seat 7 250,800
    Francois Cote Table 23 – Seat 4 124,900
    Francois Goulet Table 27 – Seat 3 108,900
    Francois Laperriere Table 37 – Seat 3 127,200
    Geri Casey Table 33 – Seat 7 54,300
    Gheorghe Priala Table 30 – Seat 6 71,600
    Gia Duong Table 22 – Seat 1 31,000
    Giacomo Fundaro Table 27 – Seat 4 158,700
    Gino Cavalieri Table 27 – Seat 8 71,900
    Gregory Katayama Table 26 – Seat 5 90,600
    Hong Geu Kim Table 37 – Seat 5 87,100
    James D.S. Stewart Table 26 – Seat 7 135,700
    James David Petzing Table 30 – Seat 8 61,900
    Jean Louis Arseneau Table 34 – Seat 1 201,900
    Jean Pierre Hetu Table 22 – Seat 5 232,700
    Jean-Yves Blais Table 27 – Seat 7 26,600
    Jeff Cote Table 26 – Seat 3 92,200
    Jiacheng Zhang Table 29 – Seat 8 137,700
    JK Kastner Table 26 – Seat 8 6,600
    Joe Gualtieri Table 22 – Seat 6 35,500
    Joe Pawlik Table 27 – Seat 2 74,300
    John Dayton Table 23 – Seat 2 76,300
    John Fuller Table 29 – Seat 4 49,600
    John Ghattas Table 30 – Seat 1 40,100
    John Hashem Table 30 – Seat 7 173,800
    John Le Blanc Table 23 – Seat 5 46,800
    Jonathan Driscoll Table 27 – Seat 1 171,400
    Jonathan Zombie Lagace Table 34 – Seat 2 212,200
    Joseph Andres Table 27 – Seat 5 168,400
    Joshua Abiscott Table 27 – Seat 6 112,900
    Kevin Barrett Table 30 – Seat 2 81,700
    Lisa Mcinnis Table 23 – Seat 6 26,200
    Louis Boutin Table 22 – Seat 4 99,400
    LOUIS LAM Table 33 – Seat 9 19,600
    Marco Cannizzaro Table 23 – Seat 9 180,000
    Mario Lepine Table 33 – Seat 4 125,500
    Mark Fitzpatrick Table 37 – Seat 4 81,900
    Martin Feijo Table 26 – Seat 4 67,200
    Matthew Grocholsky Table 30 – Seat 3 124,000
    Max Shuster Table 33 – Seat 3 27,200
    Michael G Smith Table 29 – Seat 3 76,600
    Michael Neuber Table 30 – Seat 4 264,000
    Nicholas Verkaik Table 22 – Seat 3 31,900
    Nicky Evans Table 37 – Seat 2 68,100
    Nicolas Aubin Table 33 – Seat 8 47,800
    Nimer Ltaif Table 37 – Seat 1 45,400
    Norman Henry Overdijk Table 29 – Seat 5 135,000
    Oleg Boulchyi Table 34 – Seat 8 131,300
    Patrick Mailloux Table 22 – Seat 8 38,000
    Peter Bodnar Table 23 – Seat 3 96,300
    Ricky Tang Table 26 – Seat 2 213,500
    Robert Notkin Table 34 – Seat 7 22,100
    Robin R Bergren Table 29 – Seat 2 25,400
    Roman Gallivan Table 22 – Seat 9 155,600
    Ron Farber Table 37 – Seat 8 132,200
    Shaelene Mcinnis Table 23 – Seat 8 58,500
    Tanveer Dhanjal Table 34 – Seat 6 225,400
    Terence Lai Table 26 – Seat 9 162,200
    Wei Xu Table 34 – Seat 4 90,400

    Last 3 Hands of Event 7 – Day 1

  • Level: 13
  • Small Blind: 1K
  • Big Blind: 2K
  • Ante: 300
  • Chip Average: 99.4K
  • Remaining: 79
  • Entries: 314


  • Our tournament director Martin Roy has just announced that there will be 3 more hands before the end of Day 1 in this $1000 + $100 3-day event. Action will resume at noon tomorrow, November 28th, and the blinds will be 1.2K/2.4K/a300.

    Final chip counts and seating arrangements for tomorrow will be made available shortly.

    For now, here are a few photos from this last level:

    Level 12 – Update and Photos

  • Level: 12
  • Small Blind: 800
  • Big Blind: 1.6K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 75.5K
  • Remaining: 104
  • Entries: 314


  • We are nearing the half-way mark of level 12 here in Day 1 of Event 7, which means there is just under two hours left before the players bag their chips for Day 2.

    Here is an photo album from level 11:

    Top Stacks – Level 11

  • Level: 11
  • Small Blind: 600
  • Big Blind: 1.2K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 57.5K
  • Remaining: 136
  • Entries: 314


  • The players are back from a short break here in Event 7 – $1000 + $100, and there are still 3 levels left to play before the end of Day 1.

    The following players are leading the field in chips:

    • 200K – Tanveer Dhanjal
    • 175K – David Guay
    • 170K – John Hachem
    • 155K – Michael Neuber
    • 145K – Evgeni Ozadovski
    • 145K – Ron Farber
    • 135K – Johnathan Driscoll

    Chip Leaders – Level 8

  • Level: 8
  • Small Blind: 300
  • Big Blind: 600
  • Ante: 75
  • Chip Average: 43.1K
  • Remaining: 182
  • Entries: 314


  • We’re more than half way through Day 1 and a few players have stepped to the front of the pack.

    1. 180K – Evgeni Ozadovski
    2. 160K – Marco Connizzaro
    3. 140K – Jonathan Zombie Legace, Tanveer Dhanjal
    4. 120K – Sol Bergren
    5. 100K – Ron Farber, Andrew Graham, Alexandros Fixmer