Jôle Simard

Players are now back from break and entering level 5. Registration is therefore closed, and the tally for Day 1B is at 185 players. Added to this afternoon’s 240, we now have 415 entries in the ”Strangers in the Night” Event, the opening tournament of the Playground Poker Fall Classic.

Matthew Pascarella had an unbelievable first lap, and ran it up to 109,500 chips, which is 5 and a half times the starting stack. He stands alone in the 6-digit area, but there are 10 more levels to play tonight, during which many contenders will be pushing hard to catch up.

Here is the current leaderboard, dominated by Pascarella:

The first break is coming soon, at which point we will bring you some details on the fastest runners. Out of the 177 players who joined the Event, 144 still have chips, and are racing to the finish line.

The full results for this afternoon’s Day 1A are available here, in the results section. This is where Day 2 qualifiers from all flights will be able to see where they stand.

Photographs taken during level 3:

We are about midway into level 2, and 152 players have taken part so far. You can still do that, as the registration period will remain open for another hour and half. Here is a first look at the starting field:

The opening day of the Fall Classic is all about the ”Strangers in the Night” Event, which is now a landmark in the Playground Poker Club tournament series. ”Strangers in the Night” is a charitable group, and the entirety of the $25 vigorish will go to that organisation.

Day 1A is wrapping up right now, and attracted 240 players. Day 1B starts in a minute, and should also see a good number of players come together to play for a $100,000 guarantee, while contributing to a great cause.

Players start with 20,000 chips and will play 14 levels of 30 minutes before the survivors bag their chips onto Day 2, which will take place on Wednesday night. Registration will remain open until about 9:15pm, and tonight’s flight should go until about 2:45am.

Come join the fun!