Tonight was the first ever NL Pineapple tournament at Playground Poker Club, part of the TonyBet Power Weekend. The buy-in was $100 + $10 and this first edition attracted 163 players – players who were impressed with the format and looked forward to another… or possibly Pineapple cash games at some point.
Despite the initial rapid pace of eliminations, the length of the event overall was about normal, even considering the 6 way deal that wrapped up the tournament.
With 6 players remaining, the players decided to negotiate a deal – here are the chip counts when discussions began:
- Richard Figiel: 355,000
- Domenico Boemio: 210,000
- Andrew Forest: 1,835,000
- Jean-Sébastien Labonté: 320,000
- Kosta Papa: 280,000
- Donald Abdelhay: 255,000
According to the published prize pool, the winner was scheduled to received $3,801, and as the chip leader with almost 60% of the chips in play, Andrew Forest offered to take $3,500, leaving the remaining prize pool to be distributed among the remaining players, who chose an even chop (save for the extra $11 to 2nd place).
Final prize payouts
- Andrew Forest – $3,500
- Richard Figiel – $1,771
- Jean-Sébastien Labonté – $1,760
- Kosta Papa – $1,760
- Donald Abdelhay – $1,760
- Domenico Boemio – $1,760
