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    • Event 1 – The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold’em Re-entry)
    • Event 2 – Escalator ($135 + $15 No Limit Hold’em)
    • Event 3 – $70 Deepstack Turbo ($60 + $10 NL Hold’em)
    • Event 4 – $330 Freeze ($300 + $30 NL Hold’em)
    • Event 5 – $60 Freeze ($50 + $10 NL Hold’em)
    • Event 6 – Mixed ($100 + $10 NL Hold’em/PL Omaha)
    • Event 7 – $70 Single Rebuy ($60 + $10 NL Hold’em)
    • Event 8 – Survivor ($200 + $20 NL Hold’em)
    • Event 9 – Playground Winter Festival Main Event ($1000 + $100 NL Hold’em)
    • Event 10 – NL Hold’em 3 Lives ($200 + $20 NL Hold’em)
    • Event 11 – 8-Max ($100 + $10 NL Hold’em)
    • Event 12 – $80 Deepstack Turbo ($70 + $10 NL Hold’em)
    • Event 13 – 6-Max ($150 + $15 NL Hold’em)
    • Event 14 – Ante Up ($60 + $10 NL Hold’em)
    • Event 15 – $25 Bounty ($90 + $10 + $25 NL Hold’em)
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Event 1 Champion – Jean-Francois Marin

2015/03/03 12:52am by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

Jean-Francois came to Day 3 as the chip leader, and although his stack fluctuated throughout the night, at times falling well below the average stack, he managed to close the deal and win the opening event of this year’s Playground Winter Festival!

It took 31 hands of heads-up versus his opponent Francis Dery, and they started the battle fairly even in stacks. On the 6th hand, Jean-Francois took a chunk out of Francis, as he 4bet shoved on the flop versus a 6-million chip 3bet to get a fold out of Francis. After that, Francis was playing catchup, but never managed to rebuild his stack.

In the last hand, Francis limped from the small blind, and the two players went to see a flop. With the board showing 6 of Spades 3 of Hearts 5 of Spades, Jean-Francois check-raised all-in and found a snap call. He tabled 6 of Clubs 7 of Diamonds, and needed some help to overcome Francis’s Queen of Diamonds Queen of Spades. The Jack of Diamonds on the turn changed nothing, however the 4 of Spades on the river gave Jean-Francois a straight, awarding him the pot, and the first place prize!

Congratulations!

Event 1 Champion: Jean-Francois Marin – $20,709

Event 1 Champion: Jean-Francois Marin

Last Hand of Play:

Last Hand of Event 1

2nd place: Francis Dery – $17,000

Francis Dery

Francis Dery

 

Filed Under: Playground Winter Festival News, Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

Windover takes 3rd place

2015/03/03 12:05am by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

With just over 3 million in chips, Sean Windover moved all-in from the button, and was faced with a call from Jean-Francois Marin in the small blind.

Sean turned over Queen of Spades 8 of Spades, and was racing against the 3 of Hearts 3 of Clubs of Jean-Francois. It was all but over on the flop though, as Jean-Francois flopped a set on the 10 of Hearts 6 of Diamonds 3 of Diamonds Ace of Hearts Jack of Clubs board to bring this event down to heads-up.

Jean-Francois (16,525,000) has the chip lead over heads-up opponent Francis Dery (12,125,000).

3rd place: Sean Windover – $15,000

Sean Windover

Sean Windover

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

Chip counts entering level 35

2015/03/02 11:59pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

Here are the chip counts of the remaining 3 players of the Wild $150:

Final Table

Seat 1. Jean-François Marin – 13,100,000
Seat 2. Francis Dery – 12,475,000
Seat 3. Sean Windover – 3,075,000

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

Srinivasan eliminated in 4th

2015/03/02 11:23pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

Jay Srinivasan moved in with his last 10 big blinds from the button, and found a call from Jean-Francois Marin in the big blind.

Jay: 2 of Spades 2 of Diamonds

Jean-Francois: 8 of Hearts 8 of Diamonds

Board: 10 of Hearts 3 of Clubs Jack of Diamonds Queen of Hearts 3 of Hearts

4th place: Jay Srinivasan – $10,000

Jay Srinivasan

Jay Srinivasan

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

Dery cleans out two players

2015/03/02 11:18pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

Francis Dery open shoved from early position, and was followed by Cristian Burcea, and Stephan Belisle, who were both short stacked.

Francis: Ace of Diamonds 9 of Diamonds

Cristian: King of Diamonds Jack of Diamonds

Stephan: King of Hearts Jack of Spades

Board: 3 of Clubs 9 of Spades 9 of Hearts 8 of Spades 8 of Hearts

6th place: Cristian Burcea – $10,000

 

Cristian Burcea

Cristian Burcea

5th place: Stephan Belisle – $10,000

Stephan Belisle

Stephan Belisle

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

Update on chip counts

2015/03/02 11:03pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

The tides have turned a little here on the final table of the Wild $150, as Sean Windover has taken over as chip leader. Jean-Francois Marin is still holding a big stack, after doubling up twice on the river, the first time at Francis Dery’s expense, and the second at Stephan Belisle’s.

Here are the current chip counts:

Final Table

Seat 1. Jean-François Marin – 7,250,000
Seat 2. Francis Dery – 5,225,000
Seat 3. Sean Windover – 10,200,000
Seat 4. Cristian Burcea – 1,600,000
Seat 5.
Seat 6.
Seat 7. Stephan Belisle – 1,425,000
Seat 8.
Seat 9.
Seat 10. Jay Srinivasan 3,025,000

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

François Graton-Valiquette out 7th

2015/03/02 10:42pm by
Tournament: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

Action has opened up substantially since the players agreed to the deal, and after a few hands that saw millions in tournament chips change hands, François Graton-Valiquette finally got it in holding Jack of Diamonds 3 of Hearts. He was called by Stephan Belisle who had a much stronger hand: 8 of Hearts 8 of Clubs.

The board of 5 of Diamonds 3 of Diamonds 7 of Clubs 9 of Hearts 5 of Clubs gave no help to François and he is eliminated.

7th place: François Graton-Valiquette, $10,000

Francois Graton-Valiquette

Francois Graton-Valiquette

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

The short stacks collide

2015/03/02 10:21pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

Brian Bond moved in from the cutoff with 1,575,000, and was followed by an all-in from Stephan Belisle from the button, who held 1,550,000.

Brian: King of Spades 7 of Hearts

Stephan: Ace of Hearts 9 of Hearts

With the board bringing 4 of Clubs Jack of Spades 2 of Diamonds 6 of Spades Ace of Spades, Brian was crippled to just 25,000 in chips, or one ante. He was eliminated on the next hand, taking home $10,000 for his run.

8th place: Brian Bond – $10,000

Brian Bond

Brian Bond

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

New prize distribution

2015/03/02 10:11pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

Here is the new prize distribution for Event 1 – The Wild $150:

  • 1st place: $21,355
  • 2nd place: $16,812
  • 3rd place: $14,542
  • 4th – 8th place: $10,000

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

Players have reached a deal

2015/03/02 9:59pm by
Tournament: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

The clock has been paused for a few minutes as players requested numbers for a deal from tournament staff.

As the TD confirmed the amount left in the prize pool and determined the precise amount of an even chop, players discussed several different options among themselves.

They quickly zoomed in on a scheme that involved an even chop for most of the prize pool, and then additional prizes for positions 1 to 3 as they will continue to play down to a winner. Everyone agreed to this deal with the base prize of $10K for each of the 8 players.

The clock has resumed and play continues.

Filed Under: Event 1 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 1 - The Wild $150 ($135 + $15 NL Hold'em Re-entry)

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    • Event 2 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 3 – $70 Deepstack Turbo ($60 + $10 NL Hold'em)
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  • Event 4 – $330 Freeze ($300 + $30 NL Hold'em)
    • Event 4 – Day 1
    • Event 4 – Day 2
    • Event 4 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 5 – $60 Freeze ($50 + $10 NL Hold'em)
    • Event 5 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 6 – Mixed ($100 + $10 NL Hold'em/PL Omaha)
    • Event 6 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 7 – $70 Single Rebuy ($60 + $10 NL Hold'em)
    • Event 7 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 8 – Survivor ($200 + $20 NL Hold'em)
    • Event 8 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 9 – Main Event ($1,000 + $100 NL Hold'em)
    • Event 9 – Day 1a
    • Event 9 – Day 1b
    • Event 9 – Day 2
    • Event 9 – Day 3
    • Event 9 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 10 – NL Hold'em 3 Lives ($200 + $20 NL Hold'em)
    • Event 10 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 11 – 8-Max ($100 + $10 NL Hold'em)
    • Event 11 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 12 – $80 Deepstack Turbo ($70 + $10 NL Hold'em)
    • Event 12 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 13 – 6-Max ($150 + $15 NL Hold'em)
    • Event 13 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 14 – Ante Up ($60 + $10 NL Hold'em)
    • Event 14 – Results & Payouts
  • Event 15 – $25 Bounty ($90 + $10 + $25 NL Hold'em)
    • Event 15 – Results & Payouts
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