As level 1 of play today comes to a close, another 50 or more players have taken their seats, bringing today’s total (so far) to 204. This number is significant because it means that not only have we passed the number of buy-ins required to “hit” the guarantee, but an extra 50 buy-ins is just adding to the prize pool – and we know that all of the entries tonight for Day 1f will likewise add to the overall prize pool!
Another 50+…
- Level: 2
- Small Blind: 75
- Big Blind: 150
- Ante: 0
- Chip Average: 20.3K
- Remaining: 201
- Entries: 204
Welcome to Day 1e
- Level: 1
- Small Blind: 50
- Big Blind: 100
- Ante: 0
- Chip Average: 20K
- Remaining: 153
- Entries: 153
This morning brought the first snow and a first at Playground Poker Club – a fifth starting flight in a multi-day re-entry tournament. Day 1e is now underway in The $250 Frenzy, and 153 players have taken their seats to start the day while many more late registrants are on their way to the Club as this is written.
If you’re visiting the Montreal area, have no fear – the first snow of the year doesn’t stick around, it will be melted by this afternoon. The roads are 100% clear as well, so above all, it’s a great day for some poker!
Event 3 Day 1d final chip counts
Here are the final chip counts for Day 1d of The $250 Frenzy, Event 3 of the 2014 Playground Poker Fall Classic. There were a total of 223 entrants in the fourth of six starting flights in Event 3. Of the 223 players who started, 45 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 |
---|---|---|
Rawad | Haddad | 268,000 |
Jerry | Felberbaum | 190,000 |
Raymond | Kay | 168,000 |
Shawn A | Martell | 160,000 |
Richard Alexander | Cisneros Campuzano | 153,500 |
Michael | Pitcher | 142,500 |
Timothy | Fryer | 141,000 |
Adam | Hamaoui | 136,000 |
Lesley | Amos | 135,000 |
Jean-Gabriel | Quenneville-Renaud | 127,500 |
Paulette | Morningstar | 125,000 |
James | Danchuk | 123,000 |
Michel | Merlitti | 122,500 |
Eric | Bienenstock | 119,000 |
Eric | Pelletier | 118,000 |
Jean-Paul | Zeidan | 118,000 |
Gregory | Katayama | 117,500 |
Sylvain | Ouellet | 111,000 |
Damien | Sheaf | 108,000 |
Quoc | Nguyen | 108,000 |
Tian Lin | Liao | 107,500 |
Bill | Kontaratos | 106,000 |
Dave | Pelletier-Bremner | 106,000 |
Fadi | Haddad | 102,500 |
Charles | Normand | 101,000 |
Jake | Miller | 94,500 |
Jeffrey | Goldstein | 94,500 |
Daniel | Hamelin | 89,000 |
Marco | Pigeon | 85,500 |
Daniel | Schreiber | 78,000 |
Mohammed | Rubel | 73,500 |
Claudemir | De Oliveira | 71,500 |
Bradley | Webber | 69,500 |
David | Scott | 66,500 |
Jose | Pereira | 64,500 |
Justin | Strozynski | 63,500 |
Gheorghe | Priala | 52,000 |
Eric Cole | Hilderbrand | 44,500 |
Alex | Chiasson | 43,500 |
Eddie | Daldalian | 42,500 |
Christian | Brousseau | 41,000 |
Chi Tsun | Chan | 39,000 |
Marc-Andre | Gariepy | 31,000 |
Eric | Pigeon | 19,500 |
John Paul | Tabago | 8,500 |
Day 1d is coming to a close
- Level: 14
- Small Blind: 1.2K
- Big Blind: 2.4K
- Ante: 400
- Chip Average: 84.2K
- Remaining: 53
- Entries: 223
Less than 30 minutes from now, Day 1d will be over and the players will count and bag their chips to return on Monday November 17th at 7pm for Day 2. With 53 players still in the tournament, anything is still possible and a player’s situation can change very quickly – as Dany Hamel-Boulay found out a little while ago.
Level 13 – Day 1d
- Level: 13
- Small Blind: 1K
- Big Blind: 2K
- Ante: 300
- Chip Average: 75.6K
- Remaining: 223
- Entries: 59
Players are now approaching the end of Day 1d. There are 59 players left and a few of them have accumulated significant stacks to place them among the chip leaders. That said, with a level and a half to go, there’s still a lot of time left for players to build up quickly.
Here are some photos of the players with big stacks at this point – and we’ll publish the full results list once the day has come to a close.
From the heights to the rail
- Level: 11
- Small Blind: 600
- Big Blind: 1200
- Ante: 200
- Chip Average: 55.8K
- Remaining: 80
- Entries: 223
Dany Hamel Boulay – a talented local player who has a lot of success here at Playground – was among the chip leaders at the last break with 109K, and who had grown his stack after the break to over 150K. Unfortunately Dany has just been eliminated from the tournament on a bad beat – in what was a 300K chip pot.
Dany held pocket Aces and ended up 5-betting all-in and found that his opponent held pocket Tens. His opponent hit a ten and Dany hit the rail.
Chip leaders with photos
- Level: 10
- Small Blind: 500
- Big Blind: 1000
- Ante: 100
- Chip Average: 46.5K
- Remaining: 96
- Entries: 223
Players are back from their second break of the night and play continues in level 10 of Day 1d of Event 3. During the break, tournament staff there was a colour up as the T25 chips were removed from play. There are 96 players left in action tonight, one of whom (Rawad Haddad) who is playing a stack of just under 200K in chips.
- Jake Miller – 114K
- Russel Hoang – 138K
- Raymond Kay – 117K
- Rawad Haddad – 188K
- Dany Hamel Boulay – 109K
Level 9 of Day 1d
- Level: 9
- Small Blind: 400
- Big Blind: 800
- Ante: 100
- Chip Average: 42.1K
- Remaining: 105
- Entries: 223
The level 9 has begun on this day 1D of Event 3, and a little less than half of the players who started continue to fight to qualify for Day 2. There are 10 tables currently active and several players distancing themselves from the crowd. The tournament is moving along and players currently have an average of more than 50 big blinds. It would not be surprising to see several small stacks disappear very soon.
Quick update – Day 1d
- Level: 6
- Small Blind: 200
- Big Blind: 400
- Ante: 50
- Chip Average: 27.5K
- Remaining: 162
- Entries: 223
The players in Day 1d of Event 3 are currently playing in level 6. Late registration closed with a total of 223 entries tonight, which brings the total number of entries in the event so far to 737. There are 2 additional Day 1 flights coming tomorrow (Sunday), Day 1e at 11am and Day 1f at 7pm. There’s lots of opportunity still to jump in the action!
Early 1d Photos
- Level: 4
- Small Blind: 100
- Big Blind: 200
- Ante: 25
- Chip Average: 23.7K
- Remaining: 183
- Entries: 217