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The $250 Frenzy Champion: Rami Hammoud

2015/11/11 - 4:58 by Playground Poker

The road to victory was long and full obstacles, but after 39 levels of play, Rami Hammoud managed to overcome a field of 1,475 to emerge as the Event 3 Champion!

Rami took over the chip lead mid-way through the night, however when play fell short-handed, he gave it up to Michael Korovine before finally grinding his way back into the lead.

He began heads-up play versus Tomas Larivee Magni with a 2-to-1 chip advantage, but a quick double up by Tomas changed the pace of the match. They agreed to an even chop when stacks were close, leaving behind the required $6,400 for the eventual champion, and then went on to play for over 3 levels before Rami finally got the best of it.

Tomas had just doubled his stack up to 10-million (roughly 1/3 of the chips in play) before he min-raised his button, and called the 3bet all-in of Rami. Tomas tabled , while Rami flipped over a trailing . The dealer pulled out a flop of , and Rami’s rail started calling out the cards he needed… “5!”. The turn came a , giving Rami more outs… “3!”. The dealer then pulled out the river , and they all went wild! Rami made the runner-runner straight to win the pot, and the tournament with that!

Rami went over to shake Tomas hand, and they both shared a smile for their deep run in this Event 3 of the Playground Poker Fall Classic.

The $250 Frenzy Champion: Rami Hammoud – $50,200

The $250 Frenzy Runner-Up: Tomas Larivee Magni – $44,800

Tomas Larivee Magni

Last hand of play

Final Table

Level: 22

Small Blind: 30K

Big Blind: 60K

Ante: 5K

Chip Average: 580

Remaining: 10

Entries: 290

2015/11/11 - 3:57 by Playground Poker

The final table is upon us in Event 6, and here are the 10 players who have navigated through this 290 player field to find themselves on the elusive final table:

First Name	Last Name	Seat
Keren	Kats	Seat 1
Saman	Rezvani	Seat 2
Guillaume	Laplante	Seat 3
Carl	Larose	Seat 4
Peter	Johnson	Seat 5
Mathieu	Boulanger-Vaugeois	Seat 6
James	Phanyasaeng	Seat 7
Daniel	Bourdon	Seat 8
Johnson	Phanyaseng	Seat 9
David	Dusome	Seat 10

: Keren Kats

: Saman Rezvani

: Peter Johnson

: Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois

: James Phanyasaeng

: Daniel Bourdon

: David Dusome

Rami and his rail

2015/11/11 - 3:30 by Playground Poker

Rami Hammoud has had over half a dozen of his friends railing him on this final table, cheering him on every time he wins a pot, and encouraging him every time he gives some chips up. Win or lose, it looks like Rami will be well surrounded after all is said and done here in The $250 Frenzy!

(note: there is one intruder in the picture, cheering on Rami’s heads-up opponent Tomas)

Rami and His Rail

A deal has been made

2015/11/11 - 3:16 by Playground Poker

A deal was proposed when play got heads-up, but Rami, with a 2-1 chip lead, refused it. After only a few hands of heads-up, Tomas took over the chip lead by doubling up, and re-proposed the deal. This time around, Rami accepted it, and they decided to evenly chop the remaining prize pool, while leaving the required $6,400 difference for the eventual winner.

They will still play down until a winner, with 2nd place taking home $43,800, and the winner $50,200.

Congratulations!

Heads-up: Rami Hammoud vs Tomas Larivee Magni

Level: 37

Small Blind: 250K

Big Blind: 500K

Ante: 50K

Chip Average: 14.8M

Remaining: 2

Entries: 1475

2015/11/11 - 3:08 by Playground Poker

With the recent elimination of Michael Korovine in 3rd place, we are now down to heads-up action in The $250 Frenzy.

Rami Hammoud has the chip lead at the start of the heads-up war with 20,400,000, while Tomas holds 8,650,000 to his name.

No deal has been made thus far in the tournament, so they are playing for a $16,000 difference, with the eventual pocketing a whopping $55,000, and a Playground Poker Fall Classic Champion’s Trophy. As a consolation prize, the runner-up will go home with a hefty $39,000 prize.

: Rami Hammoud

: Tomas Larivee Magni

3rd place: Michael Korovine

Level: 37

Small Blind: 250K

Big Blind: 500K

Ante: 50K

Chip Average: 14.8M

Remaining: 2

Entries: 1475

2015/11/11 - 3:02 by Playground Poker

Michael Korovine gave up the chip lead to Rami Hammoud a few orbits ago, and has been playing catch-up since. He managed to get away with a few shove-and-take-the-blinds, but inevitably found a call from Rami on his most recent all-in.

Rami:
Michael:

Rami, who used up his one time (more than once) on this final table, requested it again, and surely enough he picked up just enough to eliminate Michael on a and bring us down to heads-up.

3rd place: Michael Korovine – $28,065

Michael Korovine

Final 2 tables

2015/11/11 - 2:49 by Playground Poker

Here are the final two tables of Event 6:

First Name	Last Name	Seat
Steve	Tessier	Table 51 - Seat 1
Rong	Xu	Table 51 - Seat 2
Yan	Touchette	Table 51 - Seat 3
Carl	Larose	Table 51 - Seat 4
Eddie	Daldalian	Table 51 - Seat 5
Mathieu	Boulanger-Vaugeois	Table 51 - Seat 6
Saman	Rezvani	Table 51 - Seat 7
Daniel	Bourdon	Table 51 - Seat 8
Mark	Nickason	Table 51 - Seat 9
Peter	Johnson	Table 51 - Seat 10
Martin	Labelle	Table 53 - Seat 1
Dayaly	Lim	Table 53 - Seat 2
Ben	Menache	Table 53 - Seat 3
David	Dusome	Table 53 - Seat 4
Johnson	Phanyaseng	Table 53 - Seat 5
Guillaume	Laplante	Table 53 - Seat 6
Bichr	Awad	Table 53 - Seat 7
Keren	Kats	Table 53 - Seat 8
James	Phanyasaeng	Table 53 - Seat 9
Said	Nehme	Table 53 - Seat 10

The bubble approaches

Level: 17

Small Blind: 6K

Big Blind: 12K

Ante: 1K

Chip Average: 187K

Remaining: 31

Entries: 290

2015/11/11 - 2:00 by Playground Poker

Event 6 is down to 31 players, and with 27 players scheduled to be paid, the money bubble is just around the corner.

Full coverage of the finale of this event begins shortly.

4th place: Andonios Papageorgiou

Level: 35

Small Blind: 150K

Big Blind: 300K

Ante: 50K

Chip Average: 9.8M

Remaining: 3

Entries: 1475

2015/11/11 - 1:49 by Playground Poker

Andonios Papageorgiou was by far the most active player once play fell to 4-handed, and we must have seen him move all-in preflop a dozen times in the last 2 levels.

After seeing his stack dwindle to 3 big blinds after he doubled Tomas up twice in a row, and then be resuscitated back to over 10 big blinds, he finally got it with versus the of Michael Korovine to lose on a board.

Play is now 3 handed.

4th place: Andonios Papageorgiou – $21,625

Adonios Papageorgiu

Magni doubles up twice; Papageorgiou crippled

Level: 35

Small Blind: 150K

Big Blind: 300K

Ante: 50K

Chip Average: 7.4M

Remaining: 4

Entries: 1475

2015/11/11 - 1:43 by Playground Poker

Only 5 minutes has elapsed since the break, and Tomas Larivee Magni has already doubled his stack up twice, both times at Andonios Papageorgiou’s expense.

On the first hand, Tomas moved all-in for 2 million even, and flopped the nuts, then turned the nuts again with after a call from Anonios and his on a .