Event 7 in the Playground Poker Fall Classic has just reached the final table, as the 255 player field is now down to just 10 finalists.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège |
|---|---|---|
| Santos | Ciulla | Seat 01 |
| Roger | Lamia | Seat 02 |
| Pascal | Monarque | Seat 03 |
| Arun Kumar | Singh | Seat 04 |
| Francois | Lemyre-Charest | Seat 05 |
| Victor | Artemenko | Seat 06 |
| Andrej | Markovinovic | Seat 07 |
| Marco | Sousa | Seat 08 |
| Marco | Caza | Seat 09 |
| Jean-Philippe | Piquette | Seat 10 |
Only 2 tables are left in the $500 + $50 Freeze, and players are well into the money. They are now looking to make the final table, where the brisk prizes await. A short break and the chipping up of the T500 allowed us to bring you the complete counts of the 17 players that are left. You will see that some of them have a lot of work on their plate, while others are just cruising. Note that Faisal Khan, who once had more chips than any of the players currently sitting, is no more.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham | Azraq | Table 66 - Seat 1 | 256,000 |
| Marco | Caza | Table 66 - Seat 2 | 589,000 |
| Yohann | Wagner | Table 66 - Seat 3 | 228,000 |
| Roger | Lamia | Table 66 - Seat 4 | 488,000 |
| Victor | Artemenko | Table 66 - Seat 5 | 200,000 |
| Pascal | Monarque | Table 66 - Seat 6 | 554,000 |
| Marco | Sousa | Table 66 - Seat 7 | 201,000 |
| Andrej | Markovinovic | Table 66 - Seat 9 | 106,000 |
| Santos | Ciulla | Table 70 - Seat 1 | 501,000 |
| Sylvain | Lessard | Table 70 - Seat 2 | 85,000 |
| Ivan | Driard | Table 70 - Seat 3 | 73,000 |
| Arnold | Yaxley | Table 70 - Seat 4 | 43,000 |
| Eli | Israel | Table 70 - Seat 5 | 634,000 |
| Arun Kumar | Singh | Table 70 - Seat 6 | 283,000 |
| Stephen | Shepherd | Table 70 - Seat 7 | 252,000 |
| Jean-Philippe | Piquette | Table 70 - Seat 8 | 528,000 |
| François | Lemyre-Charest | Table 70 - Seat 9 | 59,000 |
Players had been playing hand-for-hand for some time, and quite a few short stacks were getting antsy, standing up, glancing over at other tables, hoping to get an easy transport into the money. In the end, 2 players got to share the tail of the payout table, which is not a bad outcome.
Izhak Aliasi Sini’s 
fell to 
when the river brought an ace, while Lawrence Rabie’s 
was losing to 
’s flopped 2 pairs.
They each got half of the 32nd prize, $425 each. Action has obviously picked since then, players with limited chips being a little looser, and we already lost a few more.
Congratulations to all money earners!
Players are now on break in Event 7, the $500 + $50 Freeze, and the tournament staff is in the process of reducing the tables from 10-handed to 9-handed. One more elimination to go before all 4 tables left are playing 9-handed. Faisal Khan still has the lead, even though he just took a hit, doubling Eli Israel and making him second in chip. Yes, that’s how big a stranglehold he had on his table, playing on about 600K before the loss he suffered brought him down to 436K. For a look at that stack, see the picture on the right.
Here are the top 6 stacks going into level 17, all resting on only 2 of the 4 remaining tables:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Faisal | Khan | 436,000 |
| Eli | Israel | 390,500 |
| Pascal | Monarque | 390,000 |
| Andrej | Markovinovic | 286,000 |
| Arun Kumar | Singh | 245,000 |
| François | Gobeil | 204,000 |
The players in Event 7 have just returned from a short break during which we took the opportunity to find the current chip leaders in the tournament. Here are your top 5 heading into level 13.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Arun | Kumar Singh | 233,000 |
| Pascal | Monarque | 228,000 |
| Faisal | Khan | 171,400 |
| Isham | Yamani | 147,300 |
| Victor | Artemenko | 143,000 |
Photographs from levels 10-11:
Event 7 of the Playground Poker Fall Classic was a 1-day $500 + $50 NL Hold’em Freeze that attracted a total of 255 players, generating a prize pool of $123,675.00. The top 32 players were awarded a cash prize based on the following payout table:
| Pos | Prize | Bourse |
|---|---|
| 1st | $28,420.00 |
| 2nd | $20,045.00 |
| 3rd | $12,670.00 |
| 4th | $7,710.00 |
| 5th | $5,960.00 |
| 6th | $4,930.00 |
| 7th | $4,140.00 |
| 8th | $3,460.00 |
| 9th | $2,840.00 |
| 10th-12th | $2,420.00 |
| 13th-15th | $2,070.00 |
| 16th-18th | $1,740.00 |
| 19th-21st | $1,430.00 |
| 22nd-24th | $1,120.00 |
| 25th-27th | $970.00 |
| 28th-32nd | $850.00 |
Event 7, the $500 + $50 Freeze, is on a short break as the tournament staff races off the T25 chips. The field has been almost cut in half through the first 8 levels of play, as only 133 remain from the 255 that started the day.
A handful of players have managed to break the 6-figure count already, as can be seen by the leaderboard below.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Pascal | Monarque | 112,900 |
| Jean-Sebastien | Gratton | 112,500 |
| George | Caragiorgas | 110,100 |
| Arnold | Yaxley | 104,000 |
| Soterios | T | 100,700 |
| Isham | Yamani | 100,300 |
Players in today’s Event 7 $500 + $50 NL Hold’em Freeze are about to take their first break of the day, and with two additional levels of late registration still available, there are already 210 players in the action.
If you’re interested in joining the fun, you have just over an hour to get out to the club and take your seat!
Here are some photos of the early field in Event 7. Players continue to take advantage of late registration and the count is up to 159 players with a steady flow continuing to jump in the event.
Photos from level 2
