Only two players have breached the 100,000 mark thus far, but many are approaching the 6-digits quickly. Here are the top 5 stacks going into level 9:
Photographs taken during levels 7 and 8:
The Wild $150 is Event 1 of the Playground Winter Festival. It is a $135 + $15 NL Hold’em Re-entry event with 4 Day 1s that began on February 27, 2015 at Playground Poker Club. The event attracted a total of 1441 entries over the 4 Day 1s, which generated a prize pool of $188,699.00. This prize pool will be distributed according to the following table.
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Finish,Prize
1,”$31,320.00″
2,”$22,699.00″
3,”$14,260.00″
4,”$10,600.00″
5,”$7,900.00″
6,”$6,370.00″
7,”$5,320.00″
8,”$4,240.00″
9,”$3,130.00″
10-12,”$2,390.00″
13-15,”$1,900.00″
16-18,”$1,640.00″
19-21,”$1,450.00″
22-24,”$1,280.00″
25-27,”$1,110.00″
28-36,”$940.00″
37-45,”$810.00″
46-54,”$670.00″
55-63,”$560.00″
64-72,”$470.00″
73-81,”$410.00″
82-90,”$340.00″
91-99,”$280.00″
100-108,”$260.00″
109-117,”$250.00″
118-153,”$240.00″
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We’re now in level 7 in this fourth and final flight of the Wild $150, and the field has dropped down to 217 players.
Photographs taken during levels 5 and 6:
With 336 players registered in tonight’s final flight of the Wild $150, that bring our total for Event 1 up to 1,441 entries! That number nearly doubles the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, and kicks off the Playground Winter Festival in a massive way!
The tournament is now in level 5, and although no one has really stood out in these early levels in terms of chip counts, the following players have made their way to the top of the leaderboard:
We’re approaching the first break here in Day 1d of the Wild $150, which means that the registration period will be closing shortly. We’ve seen 329 players take their seats so far today in this final flight.
Photographs taken during levels 3 and 4:
We are mid-way through the third level of play tonight, and the registration count is up to 315! You still have just shy of an hour to come to Playground Poker Club and jump in the action!
Photographs taken during level 2:
Level 1 is now complete, and another swarm of players have entered the building and have been assigned seats in this final flight of the Wild $150. The board now shows 288 entries, with still just over an hour and a half left until the registration period is over.
Photographs taken during level 1:
The cards are now in the air here in the final flight of the Wild $150, and at the moment there are 217 players seated at the tables, with more streaming in by the minute. Registration will remain open for four 30-minute levels, as well as the first break, so players will have until around 9:40pm to enter this blockbuster event!
Good luck to all the players!
Tonight is the fourth and final flight of the Wild $150, the opening event in this Playground Winter Festival. There is a combined total of 1105 entries so far after three starting flights, which means that the $100,000 guarantee has already been surpassed, and we can expect to see a large number of players here tonight. The tournament will begin at 7:30pm, with late registration open through until the end of the first break, or roughly until 9:40pm.
So far 255 players have earned their seat into Day 2 of this event, which will be held at 1 pm this Sunday, March 1st. Be sure not to miss your chance of claiming a piece of this massive prize pool!
See you on the felts!
