The $200 + $20 Freezout is already a level deep, however late registration is still open through the first 4 levels and the first break, meaning players have until 8:30pm to jump into the game.
Registration has climbed up to 90 players so far, with more joining by the minute. Don’t miss this fantastic 1-night event, come down to Playground Poker Club and grab yourself a seat!
The next event in the TonyBet Power Weekend is about to begin, and it is a $200 + $20 Freezeout 1-night event. Players will begin with 20,000 in chips, and blinds are set to increase every 20 minutes.
Registration will remain open through until the end of the first break, meaning players have until roughly 8:30pm to jump into the action. So far 53 players have already signed up, however this number is steadily increasing as players are still lining up at the cage to register.
Good luck to all the players participating in tonight’s event!
The players have just returned from a short break, and we have brought an update on the leaderboard during this time. Leading the way into level 24 is Siamak S, who won a big flip with 
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of his opponent in the last hand before the break, propelling him over 1.1 million in chips.
Here is a look at the current leaderboard:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Siamak | S | 1,121,000 |
| Philippe | Drouin | 1,013,000 |
| Emmanuel | Gordon | 935,000 |
| Jean | Paquette | 935,000 |
| Daniel | Le | 836,000 |
| Nicolas | Beaulne | 827,000 |
| Francois | Bernier | 822,000 |
| Dario | Musto | 735,000 |
| Xavier | Chayer-St-Germain | 726,000 |
| Sebastien | Fortier | 718,000 |
| Said | Michailidis | 694,000 |
The $100K Gtd event is now down to just 4 final tables, as only 36 players remain from the 880 player starting field.
Philippe Drouin and Michael Truaisch have both recently crossed the 1-million chip mark, and share the chip lead here at the start of level 23 with around 1.1 million each.
Once this level is completed, players will go on a short break and we will publish a more detailed update on the current leaderboard. Here is a look at the seating assignments for the final 4 tables:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège |
|---|---|---|
| Michael | Truaisch | Table 62 - Seat 1 |
| Michael | Plante | Table 62 - Seat 2 |
| Alain | Desbiens | Table 62 - Seat 3 |
| Nicholas | Beaulne | Table 62 - Seat 4 |
| Dario | Musto | Table 62 - Seat 5 |
| David | Lapierre | Table 62 - Seat 6 |
| Pierre | Bernier | Table 62 - Seat 7 |
| Sean David | Mc Nally | Table 62 - Seat 8 |
| Sam | Chiniara | Table 62 - Seat 9 |
| Francois | Bernier | Table 66 - Seat 1 |
| Levon | Dedeyan | Table 66 - Seat 2 |
| Steve | Cotton | Table 66 - Seat 3 |
| Philippe | Lemay | Table 66 - Seat 4 |
| Sebastien | Allain | Table 66 - Seat 5 |
| Etienne | Lanteigne | Table 66 - Seat 6 |
| Siamak | S | Table 66 - Seat 7 |
| James Ghislain | Collin | Table 66 - Seat 8 |
| Roger | Thibault | Table 66 - Seat 9 |
| Sourasay | Souvanh | Table 69 - Seat 1 |
| Ruben | Perceval | Table 69 - Seat 2 |
| Chrishan | Sivasundaram | Table 69 - Seat 3 |
| George | Stathoganakos | Table 69 - Seat 4 |
| Sebastien | Fortier | Table 69 - Seat 5 |
| Philippe | Drouin | Table 69 - Seat 6 |
| Corrado | Carabetta | Table 69 - Seat 7 |
| Shane | St-John | Table 69 - Seat 8 |
| Xavier | Chayer-St-Germain | Table 69 - Seat 9 |
| Said | Michailidis | Table 70 - Seat 1 |
| Robin | Clouatre | Table 70 - Seat 2 |
| Jean | Paquet | Table 70 - Seat 3 |
| Jean-Ronald | Drouillard | Table 70 - Seat 4 |
| Emmanuel | Gordon | Table 70 - Seat 5 |
| Daniel | Le | Table 70 - Seat 6 |
| Jonathan | Bussieres | Table 70 - Seat 7 |
| Felix | Leriche | Table 70 - Seat 8 |
| Francois | Fournel | Table 70 - Seat 9 |
Level 22 is here, and a few more quick eliminations have brought the field down to 5 tables. No one has reached the 1-million chip mark just yet, however a few are inching towards it quickly.
The chip lead is share by 3 players at the moment, as Michael Truaisch, Daniel Le and Philippe Drouin all sit on roughly 800,000.
Photographs from level 21:
The money bubble burst only one level ago, yet we have already seen 23 players hit the rail since. The field is now down to just 8 tables, and we will play down until the final table of 10 players has been reached.
Leading the way entering level 21 is Nabil Assaff, who has a impressive 644,000 stack in front of him. A number of players are inches behind, as the race at the top is quite tight at the moment. Here is a look at the current chip leaders:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Nabil | Assaff | 644,000 |
| Steve | Cotton | 617,000 |
| Sean David | Mc Nally | 608,000 |
| Sourasay | Souvanh | 576,000 |
| Emmanuel | Gordon | 542,000 |
| Robin | Clouatre | 507,000 |
| Said | Michailidis | 487,000 |
| Philippe | Drouin | 422,000 |
Photographs taken during levels 19 and 20:
After nearly a full 30-minute level of hand-for-hand, two simultaneous eliminations occurred on the bubble to bring the $100K Gtd event into the money.
Dwayne Mattice and Arnaud Pierre-Valette were both very short stacked when they elected to move all-in, and neither of the two were able to survive the affair. Since they were eliminated on different tables, the two bubble players ended up splitting 90th place money, taking home $120 each.
With those two eliminations, the tournament is now in the money, and we should see a sudden increase in eliminations as many stacks were heavily affected by the blinds during hand-for-hand.
Level 20 has just begun, and players will have a short break following this level, during which we will bring an update on the leaderboard. Blinds levels will increase to 40-minutes long following the break.
Congratulations to all the players who have earned a pay-day in this event!
Dario Musto
Play has reached the last break of the night here in Day 1b of the $100K Guarantee, and 57 players are still in the running and trying to lock in a spot for Day 2. Three more 30-minutes levels remain before time runs out in this second of four flights, after which remaining players will bag their chips onto Day 2.
In recent levels, Dario Musto stepped on the gas and took over the chip lead in this Day 1b, and his impressive 265,900 stack nearly doubles any other player in the field.
Here is a look at the leaderboard, as play enters level 12:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Dario | Musto | 265,900 |
| Eric | Portelance | 141,100 |
| Emmanuel | Gordon | 141,000 |
| Walter | Asatoorian | 132,600 |
| Jason | Conforti | 116,200 |
| Sebastien | Fortier | 115,500 |
| Daniel | Bisonnette | 105,200 |
Shortly after the completion of the final level, we will publish the full list of player-reported chip counts from both Day 1a and Day 1b.
As a reminder, two more flights remain to this event, both held on Friday, with Day 1c starting at 11am, and Day 1d at 7pm. Day 2 will begin on Saturday at 1pm.
Photographs from levels 10 and 11:
4 players have separated themselves from the field so far after 8 levels of play, with Walter Asatoorian in the driver seat. These players, which have been listed in the table below, are the only ones to have crossed the 6-figure mark, while the rest of the field falls below the 80,000 chip mark.
Play will continue for 6 more levels before the surviving players bag and tag their chips onto Day 2. Anyone unfortunate enough to be eliminated before the end of the night will have two more chances at securing a spot in Day 2, with two more flights scheduled tomorrow, Friday the 11th of March (at 11am and at 7pm).
Here are the top 4 stacks as play enters level 9:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Walter | Asatoorian | 113,100 |
| Jean-Hugo | Robitaille | 104,600 |
| Dario | Musto | 102,200 |
| Emmanuel | Gordon | 102,000 |
The half-way mark of tonight’s Day 1b has just been passed, and players will soon be taking a short chip-up break. During this time we will bring an update on the leaderboard, however it seems that for now Walter Asatoorian is the man to catch, as he has built an impressive 125,000+ stack after 7 levels of play.
Below are a few photographs taken during levels 6 and 7:
