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    • Event 1 – $135 + $15 No Limit Hold’em Re-entry
    • Event 2 – $100 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
    • Event 3 – $60 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack Turbo
    • Event 4 – $150 + $15 No Limit Hold’em 6-Max
    • Event 5 – $60 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Single Rebuy
    • Event 6 – $50 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
    • Event 7 – $100 + $10 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha & No Limit Hold’em
    • Event 8 – $70 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
    • Event 9 – $100 + $10 No Limit Hold’em 8-Max Deepstack
    • Event 10 – $1000 + $100 Main Event
    • Event 11 – $100 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack Turbo
    • Event 12 – $500 + $50 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack
    • Event 13 – $50 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Big Ante
    • Event 14 – $100 + $10 Pot Limit Omaha Single Rebuy
    • Event 15 – $70 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
    • Event 16 – $185 + $15 + $100 No Limit Hold’em Bounty $100
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Chips are flying

2014/08/25 10:20pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

Action has been rather quiet here in the last level, as most hands are either taken down preflop or on the flop. Then a series of hands occurred that sent chips flying from one end of the table to the other.

In the first of the action hands, Francois Gauthier moved all-in from middle position for 1.69M, and Normand St Jean Thibodeau called from the button.

Francois: Queen of Hearts Jack of Diamonds

Normand: Ace of Spades King of Spades

Francois was quite content with the board, as the Jack of Hearts 5 of Clubs 6 of Diamonds Jack of Spades Ace of Hearts scored him a much needed double up.

On the very next hand, action folded around to Normand in the cutoff, who made a raise to 360K. Eddie Bangash moved all-in from the big blind, and Normand committed his 1.46M stack.

Normand: Ace of Hearts 10 of Diamonds

Eddie: King of Spades Jack of Hearts

Normand managed to climb back to almost where he was two hands earlier, as he made a straight on the Queen of Clubs Jack of Spades 9 of Spades 8 of Clubs 7 of Spades board.

Just two hands later, we saw Francois min-raise to 260K, and snap call Pierre Hubert Maltais all-in of 1.75M.

Francois: Queen of Clubs Queen of Diamonds

Pierre Hubert: Ace of Clubs Queen of Spades

The board was looking good for Francois, until Pierre Hubert ran a straight on the 7 of Clubs 5 of Clubs 4 of Diamonds 2 of Hearts 3 of Clubs board for the double up.

On the very next hand we witnessed yet another all-in and call, however this time Terry Nother and Robert Amireault both turned over the same hand, AQo, to chop the pot.

 

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

Chip counts at break

2014/08/25 9:34pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

Players are on a short break, and during this time we did some chip counting. Here is how the wealth is spread on this final table:

Final Table

  • Seat 1. Francois Gauthier – 1,430,000
  • Seat 2. Terry Nother – 2,195,000
  • Seat 3. Robert Amireault – 3,900,000
  • Seat 4. Andrew Sarazin – 5,510,000
  • Seat 5. Normand St Jean Thibodeau – 3,505,000
  • Seat 6. Pierre Hubert Maltais – 1,890,000
  • Seat 7. Guillaume Bibeau – 995,000
  • Seat 8. Eddie Bangash – 7,040,000
  • Seat 9. Justin Lieu – 1,600,000
  • Seat 10. Tony Capone – eliminated in 10th – $1,940

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

10th place: Tony Capone

2014/08/25 9:12pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

It only took one hand on this final table to see our first casualty. Normand St Jean Thibodeau opened from utg to 300K holding a stack of roughly 2.2M, and was faced with an all-in from Tony Capone from the cut-off. Normand tanked for a moment before committing another 625K into the pot, and found himself in a good spot.

Tony: Ace of Spades Jack of Diamonds

Normand: Ace of Diamonds Queen of Hearts

Tony didn’t see any help on the King of Spades Queen of Clubs 3 of Clubs 6 of Diamonds 9 of Clubs board, and took a walk to the cashiers to collect his winnings of $1,940.

10th place: Tony Capone, $1,940

Tony Capone

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

Final Table of Event 1

2014/08/25 9:04pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

We have now reached the final table of Event 1, as this field of 1,401 entries has been reduced to just 10 finalists. Here is the new seating arrangement:

Final Table

  1. Francois Gauthier
  2. Terry Nother
  3. Robert Amireault
  4. Andrew Sarazin
  5. Normand St Jean Thibodeau
  6. Pierre Hubert Maltais
  7. Guillaume Bibeau
  8. Eddie Bangash
  9. Justin Lieu
  10. Tony Capone

We will be providing some updates on chip counts at the next break, which is only a few minutes away.

Good luck to our final tableists!

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

11th place: Edouard Dupuis

2014/08/25 8:59pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

After losing a large chunk of his stack a few hands earlier, Edouard Dupuis moved his last 490K into the middle from the button in an unopened pot. He was called by both Eddie Bangash in the small blind, and Pierre Hubert Maltais in the big blind. Both players checked to the river, and with the board showing 8 of Spades 8 of Clubs 10 of Hearts 2 of Hearts Queen of Clubs, Eddie fired a bet of 330K, which was uncalled by Pierre Hubert. Eddie opened Ace of Diamonds 7 of Clubs, and Edouard mucked his hand.

There is now a seating redraw for the final table of 10 players, which we will publish momentarily.

11th place: Edouard Dupuis, $1,940

Edouard Dupuis

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

Bangash takes over the chip lead; Maltais cripples Dupuis

2014/08/25 8:50pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

We just witnessed a big hand develop between Eddie Bangash and former chip leader Terry Nother. Eddie opened the action from under the gun to 215K, and saw a 3-bet from Terry to 715K. After a few moments of silence, Eddie prepared a 4-bet to 1.875M, which was flatted by Terry. The dealer opened the flop of 7 of Hearts 9 of Spades 3 of Hearts, and Eddie announced he was all-in. Terry folded his cards, and Eddie upped his stack to just over 6.6M, good for the current chip lead.

A few hands later, we saw Pierre Hubert Maltais go all-in preflop versus Edouard Dupuis.

Pierre Hubert: King of Hearts King of Diamonds

Edouard: Ace of Spades King of Clubs

Board: Jack of Diamonds 2 of Spades 9 of Clubs 6 of Spades Jack of Spades.

Pierre Hubert doubled his 1.325M stack, leaving Edouard with just over 500K.

We are just one elimination away from our final table of 10 players!

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

12th place: Benoit Frechette

2014/08/25 8:39pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

Sitting on the button, Benoit Frechette took advantage of an unopened pot to move in with his last 725K, and did so with a fairly big hand. Unfortunately for him, Normand St Jean Thibodeau woke up with a bigger hand from the small blind, and make the call.

Benoit: Ace of Clubs Queen of Hearts

Normand: Ace of Diamonds King of Hearts

The board was Benoit’s last one of Event 1, as it ran in favour of Normand, showing 8 of Diamonds 9 of Hearts 10 of Spades King of Spades 10 of Diamonds, and he was sent home in 12th place, good for $1,940.

12th place: Benoit Frechette, $1,940

Benoit Frechette

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

13th place: Maurice Devereaux

2014/08/25 8:20pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

Day 3 of Event 1 has just seen it’s first elimination of the night, as Maurice Devereaux found himself all-in preflop with roughly 850K versus Andrew Sarazin.

Maurice: Ace of Hearts King of Clubs

Andrew: King of Diamonds King of Hearts

Maurice could not find help of the board of 6 of Diamonds 2 of Diamonds 6 of Clubs 2 of Hearts Queen of Clubs, and was sent to the cashiers to pick up his $1,590 prize.

13th place: Maurice Devereaux, $1,590

Maurice Devereaux

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

The final chapter of Event 1

2014/08/25 7:11pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

Tonight is the third and final day of Event 1 of the Playground Poker Montreal Festival, and only 13 players are back to battle it out on the felts from a starting field of 1,401 entries! With a payout difference of over $30,000 between 1st place and 13th place, it all comes down to what happens tonight here at Playground Poker Club!

Terry Nother is coming in as the chip leader, having bagged an impressive 5,490,000 after two days of poker. He has quite a lead on the others, as 2nd in chips is Andrew Sarazin, with 4,275,000 in chips. The rest of the field is below the 3 million chip mark, with Normand St Jean Thibodeau on the tail end with only 475,000 in chips. With the blinds at 40K/80K/10K, it’s still anybody’s game.

Be sure to stay tuned in to follow all the action tonight, as we will be crowning a champion before the night is over!

Good luck to our 13 finalists!

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

Event 1 Day 3 – Seating Chart

2014/08/24 11:36pm by
Tournament: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

The second day of play in Event 1 has come to an end, and at the end of the day there were just 13 players remaining in contention of the 355 who started Day 2. These players will return tomorrow, Monday August 25th, at 7:30pm to play the tournament to a conclusion.

[eztable width=”100%” colwidth=”25%|25%|30%|20%” colalign=”left|left|left|right”]
First Name,Last Name,Seat[attr sort=”asc”],Chip Count
Terry,Nother,Table 38 – Seat 7,”5,490,000″
Andrew,Sarazin,Table 39 – Seat 5,”4,275,000″
Tony,Capone,Table 38 – Seat 9,”2,715,000″
Maurice,Devereaux,Table 39 – Seat 8,”2,675,000″
Eddie,Bangash,Table 38 – Seat 3,”2,160,000″
Francois,Gauthier,Table 38 – Seat 1,”1,680,000″
Guillaume,Bibeau,Table 39 – Seat 4,”1,610,000″
Justin,Lieu,Table 38 – Seat 6,”1,590,000″
Pierre Hubert,Maltais,Table 38 – Seat 5,”1,540,000″
Edouard,Dupuis,Table 38 – Seat 2,”1,420,000″
Benoit,Frechette,Table 39 – Seat 1,”1,175,000″
Robert,Amireault,Table 39 – Seat 7,”1,165,000″
Normand,St Jean Thibodeau,Table 39 – Seat 2,”475,000″
[/eztable]

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - $135 + $15 No Limit Hold'em Re-entry

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  • Event 5 – $60 + $10 No Limit Hold'em Single Rebuy
    • Event 5 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 6 – $50 + $10 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout
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  • Event 7 – $100 + $10 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha & No Limit Hold'em
    • Event 7 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 8 – $70 + $10 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout
    • Event 8 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 9 – $100 + $10 No Limit Hold'em 8-Max Deepstack
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  • Event 10 – $1000 + $100 Main Event
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    • Event 12 – Day 1
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  • Event 13 – $50 + $10 No Limit Hold'em Big Ante
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  • Event 14 – $100 + $10 Pot Limit Omaha Single Rebuy
    • Event 14 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 15 – $70 + $10 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout
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  • Event 16 – $185 + $15 + $100 No Limit Hold'em Bounty $100
    • Event 16 – Results & Payouts
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