Throughout Canada and the US, there are probably thousands of local independent poker clubs that host fun, small-stakes poker games and tournaments. Occasionally they’ll get more ambitious and organize leagues over multiple weeks or months to send players to a place like Playground Poker Club for a series like MILLIONS North America. These small clubs and groups often go unnoticed in the industry, but in reality, it’s they who first kindle many players’ passion for the game!
We just had an amazing time with just such a group from Vancouver. They came from Rev’s Poker Club, but their main man in town, Rich Gablehouse, had a problem. They had run a league for many weeks, but instead of sending a couple of players here to Playground with a full Main Event buy-in, they chose to make it more social and send 8 people with just enough for one Step 1 satellite and one Step 2 satellite for each player. When the schedule changed and today’s Step 1 was replaced with a Step 2… they turned to us for advice.
What to do… what to do…
How about a Flip ‘n Go!
They were thrilled – they had already brought the Flip ‘n Go format home with them from a previous visit. Before too long, all 8 players were assembled around Table 25 to run 2 Flip ‘n Gos for 1 $580 Step 2 satellite seat each!
We’re happy to announce – the Flip ‘n go is BACK! Any time you’re at Playground during the Main Event, contact the Brush desk to get on the list! We’re running Flips for Step 2 satellites – but also for MILLIONS Main Event seats!
Here are some photos of the shenanigans earlier this afternon:
For the record, the first of the two Flip ‘n Gos was won by a full house while the 2nd was won by trip 4s!
Here’s the video: