The final table of the $200 + $20 Freeze went down in the blink of an eye. After the first 2 players were sent home, a deal was made, one that left the smallest allowed amount of money riding for the eventual winner. When that happens, and especially at 4:30am, players usually get to the edge of their seats and shoot hard. This is the show that was presented for us tonight.

One by one, they dropped, until Irtiza Malik was left with 350K against Chris Annis’ 3.8M. He doubled up once, but that was it. At his second try, his had to bow before Chris’ . The board came , and that was the end for Irtiza.

Chris Annis had secured the only bigger amount at the moment of the deal, for his chips were noticeably more numerous at that time. To this $5K was added the money allotted to the winner. He is now driving home with a total of $6,108.00, and the second Champion’s Trophy of the Playground Poker Fall Classic.

Congratulations!

Event 2 Champion: Chris Annis – $6,108.00

 

Runner-up: Irtiza Malik – $4,250.00

 

Last Hand of Play:

Andrew Boujaoude suffered back to back bad beats, to find himself delivering all of his once humongous stack to Chris Annis, who now has 95% of the chips, and is in a more than great position to take home the trophy. Andrew’ fell to Chris’ when the board showed .

Good job Andrew!

Tyler Brady was the first casualty on this final. He had to take the walk after being hit by a 3-outer on the river. His fell to his opponent’s after the board came . He’s taking home $700 for his nice run.

Joël, who was crippled earlier, took his chaces with the , and was called by . The board was no help, and he took $900 for his efforts.

Congratulations both!

Here it is, the final table of Event 2. Play has been somewhat difficult in the final 2 tables, as stacks are quite shallow. The average stack is now 10 big blinds, and if there ever was a time to get a good run of cards in this tournament, it is right now. Chris Annis, moments before the formation of the final doubled up with against Joël Giguère’s , and became the new chip leader.

Here is the seating chart of this final table, including counts:

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Seat | Siège	Stack | Tapis
Andrew	Boujaoude	1	340,000
Daniel	Mason	2	307,000
Tyler	Brady	3	254,000
Joël	Giguère	4	196,000
Ryan Michael	Press	5	405,000
Michael	Aflalo	6	273,000
Dov	A	7	547,000
Irtiza	Malik	8	553,000
Jean-François	Stoycheff	9	369,000
Chris	Annis	10	877,000

Players are coming back from their 4th break, and now only 25 of them are dispersed on 3 tables. Derek Lerner, who had a lot of chips 4 levels ago, is now out of the tournament. Michael Aflalo is confortably sitting in the driver seat, with 415K. Confortably? Maybe not, because there are at least 3 players at his table that can really hurt him.

Also, the bubble is around the corner, as players will play hand-for-hand only one elimination from now. We will keep a close eye on that.

 

Here is the top 4 stacks at the break:

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Stack | Tapis
Michael	Aflalo	415,000
Joël	Giguère	302,000
Max	Fallon	297,000
Luc	St-Pierre	294,000

As players were taking their second break of the night, we roamed the room looking for the most successful starts. We found 8 notable stacks, which are listed below. Our current chip leader is Quang Hoang Ngo, who managed to accumulate 91K in only 8 levels of play. The tournament is down to just about 100 players now, and the average stack is still at about 34 blinds. Stay tuned!

 

 

List of chip leaders at the second break:

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Stack | Tapis
Quang Hoang	Ngo	91,000
Dov	A	87,500
Benjamin	Cohen	87,500
Claude	Elharrar	87,000
Constantine	Papadakis	82,000
Albert	N	81,000
James	Cook	76,500
Louis-Patrick	Levros	74,000