Photographs taken during levels 5 and 6:
Leaderboard after 4 levels
Day 1B of The $250 Frenzy is coming off of its first break of the night, and a total of 204 players showed up for this second of six flights, bringing the total number of entries so far up to 352.
A few players have taken an early head start in this marathon of a tournament. Here is a look at the leaderboard entering level 5:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew | Forest | 84,100 |
| Arun Kumar | Singh | 73,200 |
| Paul-Olivier | Couvrette | 72,800 |
| Jeremie | Bilodeau | 66,500 |
| Daniel | Charette | 64,500 |
| Charles-Michael | Grandmont | 61,300 |
| Krzystof | Birecki | 60,100 |
| Brent | Mccue | 58,500 |
| Felix | Bigras | 56,100 |
Photographs from levels 3 and 4:
Early Photos
Players have been steadily streaming in to the tournament hall here at Playground Poker Club, and registration for Day 1B of The $250 Frenzy has climbed up to 166, with still almost 90 minutes left before the end of registration.
Anyone wishing to participate in tonight’s flight will have until 9:45pm to do so. Otherwise there are still 4 more flights after tonight, with two flights Saturday and two flights Sunday, starting at 11 am and at 7:30pm.
Photographs from levels 1 and 2:
The $250 Frenzy – Day 1B is underway
The Playground Poker Fall Classic, presented by Partypoker.net, continues tonight with the second flight to the multi-day event The $250 Frenzy. Much like The Wild $150, this event gives players the opportunity to play in a large field tournament at a reasonable buy-in, where they can turn a $250 investment into tens of thousands of dollars.
The first flight, which took place earlier today, saw a total of 148 players take their seats. When all was said and done, only 32 players were left with chips in hand and a seat for Day 2. Players have up to six chances to build a stack for Day 2, as there are six starting flights to this re-entry tournament.
The TD has just announced the start of Day 1B, and with that, cards are in the air with 115 players already in their seats.
Late registration will remain open until the end of the first break, roughly 9:45pm. Come down and join in the action here at Canada’s premier poker destination, and have a drink on the house!
See you on the felts!
Event 2 Champion: Steven Saab
After a 6-way deal on the final table, where the prize pool was distributed based on chip counts at the time, the dynamics of Event 2 changed drastically. With only an additional $650 left up top for the eventual winner, and of course the Playground Poker Fall Classic Champion’s Trophy, players all of a sudden had a lot more gamble in them.
We saw two quick eliminations happen in the minutes following the deal, leaving action 4-handed. Eleuterio Guedes was the next to go, followed by former chip leader Yan Nadeau, who pocketed the most for this event.
Steven Saab was left heads-up and with the chip lead versus Hugo Theotol, and after only a few hands they found themselves flipping for stacks. Steven’s 
were racing the 
of Hugo, but it was all but over by the turn on a board showing 
.
Steven collected $3,600 from the deal, plus an additional $650 for the win, and also took home the Playground Poker Fall Classic Champion’s Trophy for Event 2, while Hugo took home $5,000 with his share of the deal.
Congratulations!
Event 2 Champion: Steven Saab – $4,250
Event 2 Runner-Up: Hugo Theotol – $5,000
Hugo Theotol
Last hand of play
2 quick eliminations
In the minutes following the deal, we lost short stacks Ronald Lebel and Francesco Presta, brining Event 2 down to 4 players.
Here is the current chip distribution, entering level 24:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Yan | Nadeau | 1780,000 |
| Hugo | Theotol | 780,000 |
| Steven | Saab | 530,000 |
| Eleuterio | Guedes | 260,000 |
Final 6 negotiate a chip-chop
When play dropped to the 6 final players, they paused the clock to negotiate a deal. The tournament rules require 2% of the total prize pool to be reserved for the eventual champion in the event a chop takes place, so $650 was left up top for the winner, who will also take home a Playground Poker Fall Classic Champion’s Trophy.
Based on the chip counts, and with further negotiations, the players finally settled on some numbers they can all agree on. Here is what they all locked in:
- Yan Nadeau: $7,000
- Hugo Theotol: $5,000
- Steven Saab: $3,600
- Eleuterio Guedes: $3,310
- Francesco Presta: $3,210
- Ronald Lebel: $2,720
And play continues!
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- Eleuterio Guedes
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- Steven Saab
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- Yan Nadeau
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- Hugo Theotol
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- Ronald Lebel
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- Francesco Presta
7th place: H H
H H found himself in a tough spot, as he was all-in for his last few big blinds versus the two big stacks on the table, Hugo Thetol and Yan Nadeau. Both players checked all 3 streets on a board of 
, and players tabled their hands.
HH: 
Hugo: 
Yan: 
Yan’s pair of queens were the best hand, and he added a chunk of change to his chip leading stack.
7th place: HH – $1,370
8th place: Claudemir De Oliveira
The blinds were taking a toll on Claudemir De Oliveira, who saw his stack drop to under 5 big blinds. In an unopened pot, he moved in from the cutoff, and was called by Yan Nadeau in the big blind.
Claudemir: 
Yan: 
Although Claudemir paired the flop, he lost to Yan’s straight on the 
to place 8th.
8th place: Claudemir De Oliveira – $1,030
Claudemir De Oliveira
9th place: Simon Blais
Simon Blais was cripple at the beginning of this final table, as his 
lost to Francesco Presta’s 
, who made broadway on the river. Simon managed to run it back up a little, in the mean time jumping up the money ladder, but was recently eliminated in a hand where he found himself all-in preflop versus Steven Saab.
Steven: 
Simon: 
Board:
9th place: Simon Blais – $800
Simon Blais
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