A quarter of the field has already hit the rail in this final qualifying flight of The Wild $150, as play is about to enter level 7.
Photographs from levels 5 and 6:
Leaders at the first break
Late registration is now closed for Day 1d, as the tournament has entered level 5. This being the fourth and final flight of The Wild $150, we now have our total number of entries for this opening event of the Playground Poker Fall Classic, presented by Partypoker.net.
Over 4 starting flights, Event 1 saw a whopping 1,439 total entries, far exceeding the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool set aside for this event. The tournament staff are crunching the numbers as we speak, and we will soon have our total prize pool, as well as the payout structure for this event.
Below is the leaderboard of this Day 1d, compiled during the first break. You can also follow chip counts throughout the night by clicking on the “Live Chip Count Updates” section found on the top right of the page.
| Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Rob Pukalo | 70,500 |
| Carl Woodbury | 67,100 |
| Vital Cleary | 63,700 |
| Nathan Fraiberg | 62,500 |
| Alec Brandstatter | 58,100 |
Photographs taken during levels 3 and 4:
1 more to go
Only 1 level remains in this third flight of the opening of the Playground Poker Fall Classic, presented by Partypoker.net.
Full player-reported chip counts will be made available shortly after this.
Last two levels of the night
Only two levels remain here in Day 1C of The Wild $150, which means play will conclude in under an hour. Once players have bagged and tagged their chips, we will publish the full list of player reported chip counts.
Tomorrow will be the last chance for players to qualify for Day 2, with Day 1D scheduled at 7pm.
Photographs from levels 9, 10 and 11:
Leaders at the second break
Day 1C of The Wild $150 is now in its 9th level of play for the night, as the players have just come off their second and last break for tonight. Play will continue for 5 more 30-minutes levels before the remaining players bag and tag their chips for Day 2.
Michael Aflalo currently has a huge lead on the rest of the field, as his 179,000 stack dwarfs anyone else. However it is still early in the game, and anything can happen. Here are the players who have already breached the 100,000 mark.
| Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Michael Aflalo | 179,000 |
| Alain Melancon | 123,000 |
| Robert Amireault | 116,500 |
| David Amar | 113,000 |
| Samuel Pouliot | 108,000 |
| Sebastien Copeau | 104,000 |
| Simon Pin-Disle | 101,000 |
Photographs from levels 7 and 8:
Photo update
Photographs taken during level 5:
Final 2 levels of play
With play entering level 12 of this Day 1B of The Wild $150, players only have 2 more 30-minute levels left to complete before bagging their chips onto Day 2.
We will be publishing the full list of player-reported chip counts shortly after the completion of the night.
Photographs from levels 10 and 11:
Leaders after 8 levels
The second and last break of the night has just passed us, and we took this time to bring a new leaderboard. 6 players have already breached the 100,000 mark, with Donghai Lu leading the way at the moment. Play will continue for 5 more 30-minute levels before the remaining players bag and tag their chips onto Day 2.
Here is a look at the current top stacks:
| Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Donghai Lu | 141,000 |
| Stephane Leroux | 117,000 |
| Tanvir Ahmed | 112,000 |
| David Pelletier-Bremmer | 111,000 |
| Said Michalaitis | 104,000 |
| Fadi Haddad | 92,500 |
| William Hock | 92,000 |
| Pierre Leonard | 92,000 |
Level 8 update
We’ve just reached level 8 in this second flight of The Wild $150, and the field has been nearly cut in half since the start of the night. 6 levels remain before the end of the night, and those who were unfortunately eliminated from tonights flight will still have two more shots at qualifying for Day 2, as this event follows a “re-entry” format, allowing players to play multiple flights.
You can follow live updates on chip counts by following the orange “chip count” link at the top-right of the post. This is not a complete list of all the players in the field, however if ever you would like to know the status of a specific player that is not shown in the list, you can ask us via Twitter by addressing your request to @PlaygroundPoker, and we will do our best to bring you an update.
Photographs from levels 5-6-7:
Leaders at the first break
The first break has come and gone here in Day 1B of The Wild $150, and the following players are currently leading the field.
| Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Donghai Lu | 89,500 |
| William Hock | 79,000 |
| Jocelyn Poirier | 65,500 |
| Faddi Haddad | 65,500 |
| Cherif Si Hadj Mohand | 64,000 |
| Simon Crystobal Yanez-Gula | 63,000 |
| Said Michailidis | 55,000 |
Photographs from levels 3 and 4:
