Playground Montreal Festival

Event 2 – Results & Payouts

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Event 2 of the Playground Poker Montreal Festival was a $100 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Shootout event that was played on August 25, 2014 at Playground Poker Club. There was a hard cap of 100 participants and the event sold out, generating a prize pool of $9,700.02 that was distributed as follows.

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Rank [attr sort=asc],First Name,Last Name,Prize
1,Sylvain,Cote,”$1,420.00″
2,Alain,Jobin,”$919.91″
2,Alexandre,Nadeau-Levesque,”$919.91″
2,Bharat,Shetty,”$919.91″
2,Byron,Doyle,”$920.74″
2,Daniel,Pietramala,”$919.91″
2,Jason,Dupont,”$919.91″
2,Kristopher,Chaykowski,”$919.91″
2,Michel,Bergeron,”$919.91″
2,Ryan,Brown,”$919.91″
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Event 2 Champion: Sylvain Cote

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It only took one hand for the final table of Event 2 to be over! The 10 final tableist decided they wanted to do an even chop, but were told that 5% of the prizepool has to be reserved for the winner in the event of a deal. They agreed to this, but then also made a gentlemen’s agreement to all go all-in blind on the first hand… Surely enough, the first hand was dealt, and all 10 players announced they were all-in!

It was finally Sylvain Cote, holding King of Diamonds King of Clubs, who scooped the pot on a Jack of Diamonds 2 of Hearts Queen of Diamonds Jack of Spades 10 of Hearts board, giving him the extra $500 prize on top of the $920 that everyone else received in the chop, as well as a Playground Poker Montreal Festival bracelet!

Congratulations Sylvain Cote!

Event 2 winner: Sylvain Cote, $1,420

Event 2 Winner: Sylvain CoteEvent 2 Winner: Sylvain Cote

Last hand of Event 2

Event 2 Winner: Sylvain Cote

Let the second round begin!

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Event 2 – $100 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Shootout is now in Round 2, which is the final table of 10 players. Congratulations to the players who have made it this far! Here is our line-up:

Round 2 – Final Table

  1. Alain Jobin
  2. Ryan Brown
  3. Bharat Shetty
  4. Byron Doyle
  5. Sylvain Cote
  6. Kristopher Chaykowski
  7. Alexandre Nadeau-Levesque
  8. Michael Bergeron
  9. Jason Dupont
  10. Daniel Pietramala

Nearing round 2

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Event 2 is nearing round 2, with only 28 players left in the field. Only two table have been completed so far, but many others are short handed.

Here is an update on how many players are left per table:

  • Table 29 – 1 player – Jason Dupont
  • Table 30 – 1 player – Alain Jobin
  • Table 31 – 2 players
  • Table 32 – 3 players
  • Table 33 – 2 players
  • Table 34 – 3 players
  • Table 35 – 5 players
  • Table 36 – 3 players
  • Table 37 – 3 players
  • Table 38 – 5 players

Shootout progressing

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One player has already managed to qualify for round 2 of the Shootout event, as Jason Dupont emerged winner on table 29 after just 9 levels of play.

Here is an update on the other tables:

  • Table 29 – 1 player – Jason Dupont
  • Table 30 – 4 players
  • Table 31 – 4 players
  • Table 32 – 5 players
  • Table 33 – 5 players
  • Table 34 – 6 players
  • Table 35 – 5 players
  • Table 36 – 4 players
  • Table 37 – 4 players
  • Table 38 – 8 players

 

 

First break

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The Shootout event is now on it’s first break, and some table have lost quite a few players already. Here is how many players remain on each of the 10 shootout tables:

  • Table 29 – 5 players
  • Table 30 – 7 players
  • Table 31 – 9 players
  • Table 32 – 8 players
  • Table 33 – 8 players
  • Table 34 – 7 players
  • Table 35 – 7 players
  • Table 36 – 8 players
  • Table 37 – 9 players
  • Table 38 – 9 players

The shootout is underway

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100 players are gathered around 10 tables to play in tonight’s Event 2, a $100 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Shootout tournament. As we mentioned earlier today, a Shootout is special because players have to have a mastery of full ring poker (8-, 9-, or 10-handed) but they must also be able to adapt to short handed poker as well as win a heads-up duel to win their table – and winning your table is the only way to make the money.

Good luck to all the players!

There’s a shootout tonight!

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Tonight’s event – the $100 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Shootout – has quickly become one of the most popular events among all of the side events we offer. Participation is limited to 100 entries with no alternates allowed because the format is slightly different than a normal freezeout. Each player will start on a table and must WIN that table to move on in the tournament. In a way, a shootout tournament is among the “purest” of tournament forms – you have to be successful in a full ring format and then, as players are eliminated, you have to be pretty good at shorthanded poker as well, until finally you are heads-up against your opponent – another distinct test of poker skills.

Every shootout we have ever run at Playground Poker has sold out before play begun, so if you’re interested in playing in the tourney you should aim to get to the Club as soon as possible.

Cards are in the air at 5pm!

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