The High-Roller Event is up to 35 entries and includes a handful of high-profile names. Late registration is still open for another 2.5 hours, and with a $400,000 guarantee we can expect a few more players to jump into this 15th Event in the Playground Poker Fall Classic.
Event 13 of the Playground Poker Fall Classic was a great success, as 77 players showed up for this fun action-inducing format. 15 of those players re-entered, which made our total of 92 entries, allowing for a very nice prize pool. There were a lot of familiar faces in the field, mostly players who play PLO on the cash side on a regular basis, and also some PLO loving visitors, who were delighted by this format.
The first half of the final table casualties happened in a flash, while the last 4 players standing got do dabble for much longer. In the end, Andy Huynh, who managed to survive under the radar the whole way, was facing Dan Vigderhous, who had just eliminated the other big stack. Andy was sitting on no more than 8 big blinds, so it only took a couple of hands for both to throw the dice and go see a full board together.
Dan Vigderhous: 
Andy Huynh: 
The 
board was in Dan’s favor, completing a full house for him. For his second place, Andy wins $4,700.00, while our Champion wins the awesome Champion’s Trophy, along with $5,212.00, his first prize money.
Congratulations!
PL 5-Card Omaha Champion: Dan Vigderhous – $5,212.00 and the Champion’s Trophy
Runner-up: Andy Huynh – $4,700.00
Last hand of play:
Event 12 in the Playground Poker Fall Classic was the increasingly popular 50/50 Bounty Event priced at $500 + $100 + $500, where a $500 bounty chip was awarded every time a player was eliminated. A total of 205 players turned out for this one-day event, and after nearly 15 hours of poker, only one man was left standing – Mohamad Tareg.
Mohamad build himself a big stack early in the game, and managed to maintain a top stack through until the very end of the tournament. With already 9 bounty chips to his name at the start of the final table, Mohamad went on to eliminate 7 of his 9 final table adversaries to finish with an massive 17 bounty chips, totalling $8,500 in additional prizes.
When heads-up play began versus Richard Edwin Mask, Mohamad held a 5-to-1 chip lead and began leaning on his opponent. After several orbits, he opened his button to 90K, and called off the 500K all-in of Richard. He tabled 
, and although he was trailing the of Richard, he seemed very confident he was going to win the hand. “The ace always comes” he added, as the dealer started pulling out the community cards. The 
flop helped him a little, pairing his 5, but the turn removed one of his outs. Surely enough, as if it was written in the sky, the dealer peeled the on the river, sealing the victory for Mohamad.
With no deals made on the final table, he collected the $24,450 top cash prize, and with his 17 bounty chips his final score was of $32,950. He was awarded a sweet Playground Poker Fall Classic Champion’s Trophy for his first place finish.
Congratulations!
Event 12 Champion: Mohamad Tareg – $24,450.00 + $8,500.00 (17 bounties)
Event 12 runner-up: Richard Edwin Mask – $17,065.00
Last hand of play
Event 11 in the Playground Poker Fall Classic was a $300 + $30 NL Hold’em 8-Max tournament that saw an astounding 259 players show up. A number of local and international pros and recreational players took to the felts in this tournament which, although moderately priced, awarded a cool $16,000 top prize.
There was no lack of action in the early and mid stages of the night, and we saw chips leaders go from hero to zero, or short stacks rise to the top in a matter of minutes. Once play arrived at the final table, the large pay-jumps seemed to have affected the game of the finalists, as every hand was meticulously played out and every option was deliberated on. It took several long levels for play to go from 9 to 6 players, and then in less than 20 minutes we saw the field drop from 6 to 1.
Martin Nadeau arrived at the final table as the big chip leader, but before long Placide Junior Sanon caught up and eventually took over as top stack. The two maintained their 7-figure stack while the rest of the players slowly got blinded out. Once play entered level 26, where the blinds were 80K/160K/a20K, the short stacks had no more room to work with and we started seeing a lot more all-ins followed by eliminations.
Event 5 champion Lukas Soucek was the first in the series of eliminations, and he was quickly followed by Gerald Leblanc, Han Qin and finally Alexander Matveev – leaving Placide and Martin heads-up. Although Placide started with a 2-to-1 chip lead, the two players (who apparently predicted that they would end up heads-up against one another when the field still had 10+ tables left) decided to do an even chop and play for the required $1,500 extra. They both therefore locked in $13,232.00 and went on to battle it out for the title.
Heads-up took all of one hand, as after an open from Martin in the small blind, all the chips went into the middle on the flop. With showing, Placide tabled and was up against . Placide caught a second pair on the 
turn, and then improved to a flush on the 
river to secure the victory, the additional payout that accompanied it, and a unique commemorative piece that every winner gets to take home during the Playground Poker Fall Classic – the Champion’s Trophy.
Congratulations!
Event 11 Champion: Placide Junior Sanon – $14,732.00
Winner and runner-up
Event 11 runner-up: Martin Nadeau – $13,232.00
Last hand of play
After 9 hours of play, the seniors’ tournament’s final hand saw 3 players all-in. All 3 remaining players had money added to their ICM prize. Bob T orchestrated the whole deal, explaining to less experienced players the pros and cons of the different types of deals. He then went on to accumulate a lot of chips, first doubling against Shelley Rapp, then taking Salvador Villaluz out. He also picked up some very important blinds throughout late play. In the end, he was all-in with 
against Wayne Campbell’s 
and Gail Seagris’ 
.
The board came 
, and Bob’s flopped pair held to the end, allowing him to add $800.00 to his own ICM prize, and to take the coveted Champion’s Trophy for himself.
Gail Seagris had the least chips at the start of the last hand, so she takes 3rd place. Her total prize is $5,210.00. Wayne Campbell, who’s was ahead and had almost as many chips as Bob at the start of the hand, had to settle for 2nd place. He takes $3,570.00, counting his extra $420.00.
As for Bob T, he adds $800.00 to his previously secured $3,290.00, and goes home with $4,090.00.
Well done Bob, you can add this Trophy to your collection!
Runner-up: Wayne Campbell – $3,570.00
Seniors’ Champion: Bob T – $4,090.00 and the Champion’s Trophy
Last hand of play:
The final flight to the WPT Montreal has just been completed, and the stage is now getting set for tomorrow’s Day 2, which begins at noon. A total of 648 entries took place over the 3 starting flights, and 274 players have bagged chips for Day 2.
The top stacks coming out of Day 1c include Daniel Maor (179,700), Ivan Fazal Karim (163,500), Michael Gathy (162,000), Dakota Vandine (158,500), Jean-Philippe Binet (158,300), Simon Charette (157,300) and Chris McClung (156,900). A full list of player-reported chip counts from all three flights, as well as the seating assignments for tomorrow, will be published very soon.
See you tomorrow!
Top 3 stacks from Day 1c:
Photographs from level 10:
The prize pool and payout structure for the partypoker.net WPT Montreal has been released.
There were a total of 648 entries, which adds up to a total prize pool of C$2,199,960.00. First prize in the tournament includes a seat in the World Poker Tour Tournament of Champions, a US$15,000 value. In Canadian dollars at current exchange rates, this is an C$20,100 value and this amount has been removed from the cash payout table, which therefore adds up to a total of C$2,179,860.00. This amount will be distributed according to the following official payout table. 81 places will pay in the tournament.
Of course, because the partypoker.net WPT Montreal is hosted by Playground Poker Club, the winner will also win an amazing Champion’s Belt! In addition, as a World Poker Tour Main Tour Main Event, the winner will also have their name inscribed on the WPT Champion’s Trophy for all time!
| Pos | Prize | Bourse |
|---|---|
| 1st | $405,880 |
| 2nd | $286,110 |
| 3rd | $183,320 |
| 4th | $132,750 |
| 5th | $102,010 |
| 6th | $81,740 |
| 7th | $67,790 |
| 8th | $54,060 |
| 9th | $40,540 |
| 10th-12th | $33,560 |
| 13th-15th | $26,810 |
| 16th-18th | $22,230 |
| 19th-21st | $18,310 |
| 22nd-24th | $15,470 |
| 25th-27th | $13,070 |
| 28th-36th | $10,680 |
| 37th-45th | $9,370 |
| 46th-54th | $8,280 |
| 55th-63rd | $7,410 |
| 64th-72nd | $6,750 |
| 73rd-81st | $6,100 |
Playground Poker Club is hosting a WPT Players Party tonight in The Rail Coal Fire Bistro, right here in the Playground Poker Complex.
Whether you survived to Day 2 or not, WPT players are invited to unwind at the end of Day 1C with refreshments, drinks, and music. The party starts at 10:00pm, and will continue late so players who survive Day 1C will have plenty of time to join the festivities.
Players will need to pick up WPT wristbands from one of the Royal Flush Crew to access the open bar, while food and top-shelf liquor will be available for purchase.
Have a great night!
Through 3 starting flights, the WPT Montreal attracted a total of 648 entries, breaking the $2-million guarantee boasted for the event. Once the tournament staff crunches all the numbers, we will publish the final payout structure and prize pool information.
Entries per flight:
For anyone who is curious, here is a combined list of all Day 2 qualifiers including players from Day 1a and Day 1b in the WPT Montreal. There are 135 total qualifiers so far, with today’s Day 1c as the final chance to make Day 2 in the event.
| Day | Jour | First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Eric | Afriat | 214,500 |
| B | David | Quang | 196,100 |
| B | Michael | Dentale | 187,300 |
| B | Manig | Loeser | 182,700 |
| B | Senthuran | Vijayaratnam | 182,100 |
| A | Thomas | Boivin | 175,800 |
| B | Matthew | Salsberg | 174,400 |
| A | Richard Edwin | Mask | 174,100 |
| A | Daniel | Le | 167,300 |
| B | Adam | Shannon | 160,000 |
| B | Samuel Louis | Gagnon | 160,000 |
| A | Francois | Gobeil | 157,600 |
| A | David | Paredes | 151,000 |
| A | Scott | Montgomery | 149,000 |
| B | Quyen | Dao | 148,900 |
| B | Gennadiy | Kostrov | 146,400 |
| B | Ryan | Rivers | 137,500 |
| B | Tam | Ho | 135,200 |
| B | Kyle | Bowker | 123,500 |
| A | Tomislav | Radisic | 123,000 |
| B | Erik | Lemarquand | 122,600 |
| A | Danny | Boyaci | 122,500 |
| A | Jeff | Gross | 119,700 |
| B | Ami | Alibay | 119,000 |
| B | Francois | Billard | 116,300 |
| B | Darryll | Fish | 114,000 |
| A | Jeffery | Rossiter | 113,200 |
| A | Andrew | Boujaoude | 111,200 |
| B | Douglas | James | 110,800 |
| B | Jason | Mann | 108,000 |
| A | Yung Hao | Hwang | 106,700 |
| B | Jeffrey | Cormier | 106,700 |
| A | Esther | Taylor-Brady | 106,000 |
| A | Srinivas | Gottiparthi | 105,200 |
| B | Stuart | Taylor | 102,200 |
| B | Guillaume | Nolet | 102,000 |
| B | Ali | Sheikholeslami | 101,900 |
| A | Poorya | Nazari | 100,300 |
| A | Seena | Abedi-Sarvestani | 99,800 |
| B | Pierre Paul | Paulin | 94,100 |
| A | Patrick | Blye | 91,100 |
| B | Theodore | Doukas | 91,000 |
| B | Brady | Hinnegan | 90,900 |
| B | James | Yang | 89,900 |
| B | Edward | Zakaria | 88,200 |
| A | Mike | Mirfaizy | 87,200 |
| B | William | Blais | 86,400 |
| B | James | Andrade | 85,800 |
| B | Shayne | Matyjas | 85,400 |
| A | Antonin | Duda | 82,700 |
| B | Ryan Michael | D'Angelo | 82,400 |
| A | Shaan | Siddiqui | 82,100 |
| B | Ilan Charlot | Boujenah | 82,000 |
| A | Jonathan | Abdellatif | 81,000 |
| A | Terry Leon | Schumacher | 80,900 |
| A | Antoine | Berube | 80,500 |
| B | Jean-Pascal | Savard | 79,800 |
| B | Azim | Popatia | 79,200 |
| B | Martin | Raus | 78,900 |
| B | Fabio | Luongo | 77,000 |
| B | Stephen | Caplan | 76,500 |
| B | Ernie | Zambri | 76,300 |
| B | Peter | Chien | 76,000 |
| A | David | Valcourt-Dube | 75,300 |
| B | Jason | Mandanici-Turcot | 74,500 |
| B | Thomas | Lefort | 74,500 |
| B | Harpreet Singh | Gill | 71,800 |
| A | Paul | Petten | 71,000 |
| B | Richard | Seymour | 70,100 |
| A | Allan | Kessler | 67,700 |
| B | Dean Allen | Baranowski | 67,000 |
| B | Ronit | Dangelo | 65,500 |
| A | Mike | Sexton | 64,600 |
| B | Francois | Goulet | 64,000 |
| A | Lucas | Greenwood | 63,800 |
| B | Michael | Holdsworth | 63,200 |
| A | Patrick | Cartier | 63,000 |
| A | Timothy | Reilly | 63,000 |
| B | Joshua | Trott | 62,400 |
| A | Samuel | Chartier | 61,000 |
| B | Matthew | Wilkins | 58,200 |
| A | Zachary | Donovan | 57,400 |
| A | Aaron Scott | Massey | 57,300 |
| B | Allan | Puzantian | 56,800 |
| A | Giacomo | Fundaro | 56,700 |
| B | Ema | Zajmovic | 55,300 |
| A | Tyler Clayton | Patterson | 54,300 |
| B | Robert | Poirier | 53,200 |
| A | Todd | Sisley | 52,100 |
| A | Kevin | Macphee | 49,600 |
| B | Joseph | Andres | 48,100 |
| A | Armando | Pagliari | 48,000 |
| B | Kevin | Rivest | 47,900 |
| B | Jerry | Zakaria | 47,200 |
| A | Doug | Hartwick | 45,900 |
| B | Michael | Noor | 44,900 |
| B | Ronald | Laplante | 43,900 |
| B | Faisal | Khan | 43,700 |
| B | Ryan David | McEathron | 43,000 |
| B | Michael | Tieu | 42,400 |
| B | Daniel | Andrei | 41,800 |
| B | Shane Brandy | Foulds | 41,000 |
| B | Damien | Steel | 40,800 |
| B | David | Sorgente | 39,700 |
| B | Kristen | Bicknell | 39,700 |
| A | Benjamin | Ector | 38,900 |
| A | Victor Andrew | Figueroa | 38,200 |
| B | Jimmy | Arora | 37,900 |
| B | Alex | Fortin Demers | 37,200 |
| B | Daniel | Perrault | 35,600 |
| B | Maxime | Lejeune Hebert | 34,800 |
| B | Laurence | Grondin | 34,200 |
| B | Alexis Lee | Gavin | 34,100 |
| B | Marc Andre | Ladouceur | 33,200 |
| B | Frederick | Mowatt | 33,000 |
| A | Kent | Mosur | 32,900 |
| B | Elie | A | 32,900 |
| A | Dean | Murphy | 32,000 |
| A | Khaly | Dang | 30,400 |
| B | Ryan | Hall | 30,100 |
| B | Nathan | Hall | 27,900 |
| B | Eric | Vallee | 25,900 |
| A | Jacob | Bazeley | 25,600 |
| B | Timothy | Miles | 25,600 |
| B | John | Krpan | 22,000 |
| B | Samuel | Greenwood | 21,600 |
| B | Tomas | Larivee Magni | 19,400 |
| B | David Sidney | Mitchell | 18,400 |
| B | Douglas | Suffel | 18,300 |
| B | Shaun Gordon | Hughes | 17,300 |
| A | William | Foxen | 17,000 |
| B | Feizal | Satchu | 16,200 |
| B | Maduka | Meragal | 13,800 |
| B | Lukas | Soucek | 11,600 |
| B | Tony | Dunst | 8,000 |
