There are a few players of note in the field – notable because of past successes here in big events at Playground Poker Club.
- Jean-Philippe Piquette – JPP aka @PiquetteAces is a Players Club member who once took down the Main and the High roller back to back in the same festival. He takes a lot of ribbing from his friends, who sometimes give him the nickname “Mincash” – but in fact he’s a very skilled player with a decade of strong published results around the world.
- Alexandre Lavigne – Alex hasn’t been around as long as some of some of the players in this event, but he’s had some amazing success at Playground including 2 big event final tables.
- Timothy Ulmer – TJ is an American player who adopted – and was adopted by – Montreal after Black Friday. He can sit at a live tournament table and remain incognito for hours – but he’s one of the top online legends in the history of poker, and his strong, creative play “outs” him before too long.
- Ami Alibay – Ami is a local player who has been touring the circuit for about 18 months and has had some success along the way. Runner-up in a $10K High Roller tournament here at Playground in May of 2014, Ami is also one of the friendliest guys at the tables – though players shouldn’t confuse friendliness for weakness!
- André Boyer – André was Quebec’s first WSOP bracelet winner over a decade ago – and he’s also one of our most recent winners, as he managed to win a second WSOP bracelet this past summer in Las Vegas! Plus, almost a decade before he won his first bracelet he was a WSOP Main Event final tableist…
- Sylvain Siebert – Sylvain is a pure Playground Poker Club legend. Every time he plays he seems to have success – including 3 final tables at 3 different WPT events held here at Playground over the years.
