The WPT Montreal always attracts is fair share – or more – of top “name” pros, but there are also a lot of more locally well-known players who may not be full-time poker players or travel the circuit extensively, but still have significant results on their resume, both at Playground and internationally.
Here’s a sample of some of these players to watch.
- Carla Sabini – Carla is a fixture in big events here at Playground Poker, but also spends a lot of time travelling to events around the world. She had a great week in London last year when she used her winnings from a 30th place finish in the EPT London Main Event to buy in to the High Roller event – and made it to the final table, finishing 4th!
- Michael Korovine – Michael is a Playground regular who also has the distinction of being the player with the most cashes in big events held here at the club (17). Michael is no stranger to big tournaments and is always a threat to go deep in any event he enters.
- Vincent Jacques – Vincent is a talented young pro who has been on the edge of a big poker breakthrough for a while now. Vincent came 2nd in the recent Canada Cup Main Event held here at Playground poker, and also came 2nd in a WSOP Hold’em tournament a few years ago. Between the two he has cashed in events all over North America.
- Alexandre Lavigne – Alexandre stretches the definition of “local” – he’s from Quebec City, 3 hours away. Nevertheless he belongs on this list because of his amazing run of success in events at Playground Poker Club, starting with a final table appearance (he finished 6th) in the 2013 WPT Montreal. He also has the distinction of having won the very first seat for the 2014 WPT Montreal. He won a $550 event in the summer, and as a bonus, he played Antonio Esfandiari in a heads-up match with an entry in this event as the prize – which he proceeded to win.
