The first break in Day 1b of the $250 Frenzy is approaching. There is still a half of a level for players to register before the end of late registration, and at the moment there are 188 entries, among whom are a lot of familiar faces on this Friday night at Playground. Here are some photos:
Photos before the first break
2014/11/14 9:17pm by
- Level: 4
- Small Blind: 100
- Big Blind: 200
- Ante: 25
- Chip Average: 22.1K
- Remaining: 168
- Entries: 188
Cards are in the air – Day 1b
2014/11/14 7:50pm by
- Level: 1
- Small Blind: 50
- Big Blind: 100
- Ante: 0
- Chip Average: 20K
- Remaining: 157
- Entries: 155
The 2nd flight (Day 1b) of The $250 Frenzy in the Playground Poker Fall Classic has now begun. To start the evening there are 157 entries, and there are still 4 levels for late registration, which ends at the end of the first break after level 4.
Event 3 Day 1a final chip counts
2014/11/14 7:08pm by
Here are the final chip counts for Day 1a of The $250 Frenzy, Event 3 of the 2014 Playground Poker Fall Classic. There were a total of 134 entrants in the first of six starting flights in Event 3. Of the 134 players who started, 26 have qualified for Day 2 on Monday, November 17th at 7pm.
Note that these are unverified player-counted chip counts. All chips have been sealed in bags until they return to play on Day 2.
| First Name | Last Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| Frederic | Breton | 180,000 |
| Jessie | Wheatley | 176,500 |
| Fabio | Luongo | 176,000 |
| Shane | Flewelling | 166,000 |
| Kiril Martinov | Gelev | 162,000 |
| Alan | Dagenais | 147,000 |
| Robert | Amireault | 143,000 |
| Rostand | Asselin | 136,000 |
| Michael | Neuber | 135,500 |
| Ricky | Lamirande | 133,500 |
| Claudio | Fabrizio | 132,000 |
| Olivier | Brossard | 110,000 |
| Nicholas | Rudochvilow | 100,000 |
| Tyler | St Clair | 89,000 |
| Chris | Sarena | 88,500 |
| Yohann | Wagner | 85,500 |
| Francois | Miville | 83,000 |
| Samuel Louis | Gagnon | 77,000 |
| Patrick | Vincent | 72,000 |
| Antonio | Amaya | 62,500 |
| Norman | Gauthier | 55,000 |
| Qiang | Dong | 55,000 |
| Eric | Villeneuve | 46,500 |
| Remi | Blanc | 44,000 |
| Bruno | Fortin | 33,500 |
| Alex | Cloutier-Champange | 18,000 |
Tonight! Day 1b of the $250 Frenzy
2014/11/14 6:40pm by
In just about an hour, the second of six starting flights in The $250 Frenzy will get started, and a whole new crew of players will see if they have what it takes (both skill AND luck) to qualify for Day 2 on Monday evening.
Friday nights are always full of action here at Playground, so it should be a busy night. Players who want to jump in to the event are encouraged to do so as early as possible.
Play tonight, as is the case in each of the starting days of this event, will continue through 14 levels.
Good luck!
Day 1a is a wrap!
2014/11/14 6:31pm by
- Level: 14
- Small Blind: 1.2K
- Big Blind: 2.4K
- Ante: 400
- Chip Average: 103.1K
- Remaining: 26
- Entries: 134
Today’s starting flight of the $250 Frenzy has come to an end and the players who have qualified for Day 2 are bagging their chips. Everyone who has qualified for Day 2 will return on Monday evening at 7pm to begin play – unless, of course, they choose to try to qualify with a bigger stack through an additional Day 1 flight.
The tournament clock says that there are 26 players remaining, but we’ll have the final official tally along with their chip counts a bit later this evening.
A clear leader emerges
2014/11/14 5:15pm by
- Level: 12
- Small Blind: 800
- Big Blind: 1.6K
- Ante: 200
- Chip Average: 70.5K
- Remaining: 38
- Entries: 134
At the last break we found several players all in the 100K+ zone, but in just 2.5 levels since then, Kiril Gelev has run away from the field, building a huge 200K stack. There are very few (if any) players within 75K of him at this point in this starting flight.
That being said, play today (and for each Day 1) is scheduled for 14 levels, so there are still 2 and a half levels left to go – we’ll see if anyone can join Kiril in the 200K zone.
Chip leaders
2014/11/14 4:05pm by
- Level: 10
- Small Blind: 500
- Big Blind: 1K
- Ante: 100
- Chip Average: 46.6K
- Remaining: 58
- Entries: 134
During the break we found the current chip leaders in the tournament going into level 10.
- Patrick Vincent – 125K
- Fabio Luongo – 100K
- Jessie Wheatley – 98K
- Kiril Martinov Gelev – 96K
Kiril Gelev
Jessie Wheatley
Fabio Luongo
Patrick Vincent
The 2nd break is coming
2014/11/14 3:35pm by
- Level: 9
- Small Blind: 400
- Big Blind: 800
- Ante: 100
- Chip Average: 41.9K
- Remaining: 64
- Entries: 134
There are about 5 minutes left in level 9 in today’s first starting flight of Event 3, and while the players are on break we’ll be able to start to find out who is moving ahead of the pack now that the day has passed its half way point.
At the current time there are still 64 players in the action out of the 134 who started the day.
Day 1a Photos (Event 3)
2014/11/14 1:44pm by
- Level: 6
- Small Blind: 200
- Big Blind: 400
- Ante: 50
- Chip Average: 24.8K
- Remaining: 108
- Entries: 134
Here are some photos of the action in Day 1a of Event 3 in the Playground Poker Fall Classic.
The final number of entries for this starting flight went up to 134, but we’re expecting a lot more than this for all of the rest of the starting days, which all take place this weekend.
Day 1a approaches break #1
2014/11/14 12:59pm by
- Level: 4
- Small Blind: 100
- Big Blind: 200
- Ante: 25
- Chip Average: 22.6K
- Remaining: 115
- Entries: 130
The players in Event 3 are approaching their first break of the day, and after this break late registration for this first starting flight will be closed. So far there are 130 entries, which is about what was predicted for a Friday afternoon.
