In just half an hour players will take their seats to begin the first of three starting flights in the Playground Poker Montreal Festival Main Event. Day 1a of any multi-starting-day event is always the least well-attended, but today there are already 115 players registered – a solid number considering that players are just starting to arrive for the day.
Interest in the festival has been surprisingly high even by our standards all week. Almost every side-event has had greater numbers than anticipated, and last night the “Eve of the Main” satellite with 20 seats guaranteed attracted well over 400 players, making it the largest single-day satellite in Playground Poker history. All tolled, 67 additional satellite seats were awarded during the day yesterday, bumping the total number of entries earned via satellite close to the 320 mark – which is very strong for an event of this scale.
Play today will continue for 13 45-minute levels with breaks every third level and a 45-minute break after level 9 is complete. Late registration is open until the end of level 6 and we should continue to see players join the action right up to the deadline.
Good luck to everyone playing today!
