Day 1b of The $250 Frenzy – Event 3 of the Playground Poker Fall Classic presented by Partypoker.net – started at 7:30pm and played through 14 30-minute levels before the remaining players bagged up their chips to take to Day 2. There were 204 entries in this 2nd of 6 starting flights in Event 3, and at the end of the action today, 40 players remained. Here are the final chip counts for everyone who has qualified for Day 2.

Just a reminder – as a next-day re-entry event, any player may enter multiple Day 1s, and if they are fortunate enough to qualify twice, only their largest stack will move forward to Day 2. And if you played in Day 1a but didn’t qualify, you can try again in any of the remaining starting flights.

After 9 levels of play, the players were given their second and last break of the night. 5 levels remain before the remaining players bag their chips for Day 2, after which we will be publishing the full list of player-reported chip counts.

Here is a look at the leaderboard, as play enters level 10:

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!