A total of 300 players have qualified to return for today’s Day 2 of the Main Event in the Playground Poker Montreal Festival, and those players have taken assigned seats in the Tournament Hall as play has begun!
The chip leader to start the day is Alain Jobin, a regular in big events at Playground and who is frequently among the leaders in multi-day events he plays. There are several other Playground regulars still in the event and with a stack to pose a threat, including Ruben Perceval, Ami Alibay, Jeremy Chandler, Carlo Nini, Carla Sabini, Marc-Andre Racine and others.
We can’t only look to the top of the list for players who could go deep in the event though. Lurking among the starters today are some of Montreal’s top poker professionals, who can be dangerous on a Day 2 no matter how many chips they start with. That list starts with Jonathan Duhamel, who is by far the highest profile player still in the field. In addition to Duhamel are players such as Marc Etienne McLaughlin, Derek Lerner, Patrick Braga, and Jean-Philippe Piquette among others.
The last group of players to whom to pay special attention are the list of players who frequently travel for big events at Playground, are very experienced in big events and have had more than their share of success both here at Playground and elsewhere. This list includes players like Nicola Basile, Gaetano Di Maria, Amir Babakhani, David Baba and many many more.
While the field may not be stacked with touring pros, from experience it is stacked with very accomplished players and we’re sure for a great day of poker.
