Almost two levels have passed us in the High Roller Event, and the field is up to 16 entries, including 1 re-entry. Martin Raus was the first one out after his AA fell second-best to the AK of Darren Elias in an all-in pre flop hand. Darren caught two Kings on the flop to take the lead and deliver the knockout, but Martin is back in action now, taking advantage of the re-entry format.

Photographs from levels 1-2:

Play is underway in the Event #12 in the Playground Poker Fall Classic. The event is scheduled for 9 levels tonight with unlimited re-entry and all-day entry, and it’s always a little challenging to get tournaments with such a structure to actually get started – but in this case although attendance is currently small, the tournament is running and people are joining at a regular pace.

So far the field is pretty stacked: Bryn Kenney, both recent WPT Fallsview Champions (Darren Elias and David Ormsby), and Samuel and Lucas Greenwood are all at the tables, alongside Doug Hartwick, John Krpan and others.

Event #12 in the Playground Poker Fall Classic is a $10,000 NL Hold’em High Roller tournament scheduled for a 3pm start today. This event features a $300,000 guarantee and will be played through 2 days, with the champion being crowned tomorrow.

Tables will be 8-handed until the final table, and players will begin with 100,000 in chips with 45 minutes levels. Day 1 will play through 9 levels before moving onto Day 2, and late registration will remain open until the start of Day 2 with unlimited re-entries allowed during the registration period.

8 players are currently registered at the start of level 1, including the likes of Darren Elias, Samuel Greenwood and William Foxen. We can expect the field to grow steadily throughout the day, especially as the WPT Montreal field begins to shed some higher stakes players.

Cards are now in the air. Good luck to our High Rollers!