The WPT Montreal Player’s Party is now in full swing, and many of the participants in this year’s Main Event are at the Rail Coal Fire Bistro enjoying drinks on the house!
Player’s Party tonight, 9pm
2014/11/21 3:19pm by
Tonight we welcome all Main Event players the 3rd Annual WPT Montreal Player’s Party!
Join your friends and poker adversaries alike at The Rail Coal Fire Bistro – located right here under the same roof as Playground Poker Club. Festivities get kicked off at 9pm with drinks (Open Bar for WPT Montreal Players!) and a DJ in the room to set the mood – the perfect way to unwind and share your bad beat stories.
Better yet, keep your bad beat stories to yourself and just have a great time!
See you at 9pm tonight, Friday November 21st, at the Rail Coal Fire Bistro.
A WPT Montreal Legend is back!
2014/11/20 2:53pm by
- Level: 4
- Small Blind: 100
- Big Blind: 200
- Ante: 25
- Chip Average: 35.5K
- Remaining: 103
- Entries: 122
Now in its third year, the WPT Montreal has had some great champions, some epic final table battles, and some great performances from some of the top poker pros in the world.
But – there is only one true WPT Montreal Legend. His name: Sylvain Siebert.
Sylvain had no published results before the first WPT Montreal in 2012 – but since then, he has final tabled both the 2012 and 2013 editions of the WPT Montreal, as well as the WPT Canadian Spring Championship in 2014. In addition to these Playground successes, he has also cashed in two other main events that have been held here – his results are simply unparalleled.
Sylvain is back at Playground for the 2014 WPT Montreal – in fact, he has already finished his first starting flight, having been eliminated in the level 2 of Day 1a earlier today. It’s pretty safe to assume that Sylvain will try at least one more starting Day… and maybe, just maybe, he’ll make his way to the final table for a third year in a row.
The Champion’s Belt!
2014/11/20 1:44pm by
- Level: 3
- Small Blind: 75
- Big Blind: 150
- Ante: 25
- Chip Average: 33.9K
- Remaining: 101
- Entries: 114
One of the things the WPT Montreal has become known for is the one-of-a-kind Champion’s Belt awarded to the winner!
This year’s version has arrived at Playground, direct from the workshop where it was made, and it looks fabulous!
Event 5 Champion: Brian Yoon
2014/11/19 4:44am by
Brian Yoon seemed to be in control of the tournament from when it dropped down to 2 tables. He entered the final table as the chip leader, and never really looked back. Playing a very aggressive style, he won many uncontested pots, and even managed to knock out a number of opponents who tried to play back at him.
Heads-up play versus Franco Amorelli didn’t last very long, and Brian started with a 5-to-1 chip lead. In the final hand, both players went all-in on the turn on a board showing 
. Brian had the best of it, holding 
for the nut flush, but Franco wasn’t drawing dead, as his 
was drawing to 4 outs for the win. The river was the 
, which sealed the victory for Brian.
Brian collected $4,500 for the win, as well as a Playground Poker Fall Classic bracelet.
Congratulations!
Event 5 Champion: Brian Yoon
Event 5 Champion: Brian Yoon – $4,500
Event 5 Runner-Up: Franco Amorelli – $3,421
Last Hand of Play in Event 5
Event 3 Champion: Raymond Kay
2014/11/19 2:03am by
Raymond Kay outlasted 1331 other competitors to emerge as the champion of Event 3 – $225 + $25 No Limit Hold’em ‘Frenzy’! In heads-up play against Jean-Francois Lescadres, Raymond saw his stack fall rather short before winning two big pots that eventually lead to his victory.
In the last hand of play, Raymond opened the action preflop from the button. On the 
flop, Jean-Francois check-raised Raymond, and then called Raymond’s 3bet shove. When they opened their hands, they saw they were virtually flipping.
Raymond showed down 
, and was against the flush and straight draws of Jean-Francois, who was holding 
. The pair of tens improved to a straight, with the running cards showing the and the 
, and this was good enough to win the pot.
Raymond earned a cool $50,000 for his first place finish, as well as a Playground Poker Fall Classic bracelet. Jean-Francois received a consolation prize of $34,270, not too shabby for a $225 + $25 buy-in!
Congratulations Raymond! We hope to see you at the Main Event!
Event 3 Champion: Raymond Kay – $50,000
Event 3 Runner-Up: Jean-Francois Lescadres – $34,270
Last hand of Play in Event 3
Some local notables
2014/11/17 8:41pm by
- Level: 18
- Small Blind: 3K
- Big Blind: 6K
- Ante: 1K
- Chip Average: 148.8K
- Remaining: 179
- Entries: 1332
Although a lot of players have been eliminated already, there are still quite a few players in the field who have had success here at Playground in the past or are notable for other poker successes.
- Derek Lerner – Derek is an online legend but has also enjoyed live tournament poker success for years.
- Michael Malm – Michael has had a ton of success in events at Playground Poker including multiple final tables and an event win. He also is a past winner of a WSOP bracelet.
- Shawn Martell – Shawn is a frequent visitor who has made several deep runs in events at Playground Poker Club including a 5th in the $135 + $15 Kickoff event in the spring of 2014.
- Vince Dwyer – Vince Dwyer is a past event winner during last year’s Fall Classic and he won the Player of the Festival prize in that series.
- Jessie Wheatley – Jessie came in second place in a $135 + $15 Event we hosted here at Playground in the Spring of 2014.
- Michael Korovine – Michael is a fixture on the Playground tournament scene and also happens to have cashed in more big events than any other player in Playground Poker history.
- Philippe Plouffe – a member of the Playground Players Club, Phil has cashes in tournaments around the world including a final table at the PCA Main Event in the Bahamas.
- Marco Caza – Marco is a local player who had a deep run in this year’s EPT London.
What they’re playing for
2014/11/09 2:54pm by
Every event in the Playground Poker Fall Classic except for the WPT Montreal and the High Roller will award the champion a healthy prize pool – but also a beautiful Champion’s Bracelet like this one.
The High Roller event and the WPT will both have huge prize pools and the winner will get an amazing Champion’s Belt! We’ll publish photos of the belts as those events get nearer.
The Bracelet
The Belt
An important reminder
2014/11/09 11:12am by
The Tournament Director has asked us to publish an important reminder for all players in Fall Classic Events. To take your seat in any event, players must present their valid seating ticket AND one piece of valid, government-issued photo ID to the dealer.
The countdown to the Fall Classic is almost over
2014/11/09 10:05am by
It’s 10am here in Kahnawake, and in just one hour, players will take their seats in Event 1 of the 2014 Playground Poker Fall Classic! Event 1 is similar to the first event of most of the festivals we have hosted here at Playground Poker Club – and it’s such an important part of the schedule that we’ve given it a name – The Wild $150!
What’s wild about it? Well, with a $100,000 Guarantee and a great track record of beating that guarantee by substantial amounts in the past, it’s certain that the winner of this $150 buy-in tournament will take home a prize of over $30,000! It’s one of the best deals in poker today.
The other “Wild” thing about the event is that it’s a next-day re-entry event, meaning that a player who busts out of Day 1a today can try again in Day 1b, Day 1c, or Day 1d.
So good luck to all of the players, from both near and far, in this event and in all of the events of the 2014 Fall Classic!
