The final chapter of The $250 Frenzy takes place tonight, as 27 players remain to battle it out on the felts for the $50,000 top prize, which is accompanied by a Playground Poker Fall Classic Champion’s Trophy.
Through 26 levels of play and 6 starting flights, the 1,366 entry field that began Event 3 has been reduced to just 3 final 9-handed tables. Mike Fraser and his army of 2,455,000 lead the pack, which includes many talented and experienced players. Second in chips is Marco Caza (2,160,000), who has packed a ton of tournament poker experience over the years and is sure to be a dangerous player for his opponents tonight.
Other players to watch include rising star Thomas Lefort (1,180,000), who has been making a presence on the live scene of late after some very successful ventures on the virtual felts. Randy Khalil (1,105,000) might not have bagged the biggest of stacks, but he is sure to come out swinging tonight. Marc Guerbilsky (710,000) is on the shorter end of the leaderboard but has proven he knows how to navigate these big fields and will definitely be bringing his A-game to the tables. Tomas Larivee Magni (540,000) may have only bagged 10 big blinds, but he is on his 3rd Day 3 in as many attempts in The $250 Frenzy, and with a 2nd and 7th place under his belt we can safely assume he is returning to the felts tonight with one idea in mind: to win Event 3.
Action resumes momentarily in level 27, where blinds are 25K/50K/a5K and levels are of 40-minutes each. Follow live updates and photos via our own Playground Poker Blog.
Good luck!
Player-reported chip counts of the final 27 players:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Mike | Fraser | 2,455,000 |
| Marco | Caza | 2,160,000 |
| Eric | Levesque | 1,980,000 |
| Daune | Fernandez | 1,910,000 |
| Domenico | Scalamogna | 1,550,000 |
| Stergios | Alexandrakis | 1,545,000 |
| Eric | Ranger | 1,290,000 |
| Donald | Cowie | 1,195,000 |
| Thomas | Lefort | 1,180,000 |
| Georges | Hallak | 1,115,000 |
| Randy | Khalil | 1,105,000 |
| Nicholas | Rudochvilow | 1,005,000 |
| Sayed | Hossieni | 815,000 |
| Dan | P | 815,000 |
| Robert | Violo | 745,000 |
| Pascal | Fournier | 715,000 |
| Marc | Guerbilsky | 710,000 |
| Yan | Touchette | 685,000 |
| David | Kovacic | 630,000 |
| Tony | Stratopoulos | 575,000 |
| Philippe | Drouin | 570,000 |
| Mathieu | Leclerc | 550,000 |
| Tomas | Larivee Magni | 540,000 |
| Francis | L | 495,000 |
| Maxime | Fortin Demers | 335,000 |
| Julian | Volpe | 325,000 |
| Kiril Martinov | Gelev | 285,000 |
