David Bolduc Hamel is on a roll on this final table, and just scored his second knockout. He opened to 70,000 form UTG, and was put to the test by an all-in of 337,000 from Nacime Boulahfa from the button. After a minute in the tank, David made the call.

David:

Nacime:

It started off well for Nacime, as he flopped two pair, but David caught up with a straight on the board

Moments later, Jean-Philippe Caron moved in his short stack, and Harley made the call, committed by the big blind.

Jean-Philippe:

Harley:

Board:

Harley’s straight was good enough to bring us down to three players. However another casualty occurred on the next hand, as Adam Hamaoui moved in for his last 275,000 from the small blind, and was called by David in the big blind.

Adam:

David:

They both paired the board, but David’s pair of aces was best on the board.

5th place: Nacime Boulahfa – $1,400

5th place: Jean-Philippe Caron – $1,875

3rd place: Adam Hamaoui – $2,400

David Bolduc Hamel opened to 35,000 from the cutoff, and was followed by Marcello Iacovella on the button. Harley Stoffmaker then 3bet to 75,000 from the small blind, which both players called.

Harley checked the flop, leaving the door open for David, who fired 125,000. Marcello announced an all-in for a little more, and Harley folded. David snapped, and turned over a flopped set with . Marcello and his wasn’t drawing dead, until the turn paired the board, sealing the deal.

6th place: Marcello Iacovella – $1,075

Two simultaneous eliminations occurred just before the final table, and so the official final table will begin with only 6 players left!

Congratulations!

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Table – Seat,Name,Chip Count [attr sort=desc]
Table 54 – Seat 2,Jean-Philippe Caron,”231,500″
Table 54 – Seat 3,Adam Hamaoui,”120,000″
Table 54 – Seat 4,David Bolduc Hamel,”386,000″
Table 54 – Seat 5,Marcello Iacovella,”267,500″
Table 54 – Seat 6,Harley Stoffmaker,”1,225,000″
Table 54 – Seat 7,Nacime Boulahfa,”295,000″
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Event 13 is in the money! Congratulations to our remaining 13 players, who are all chasing that $4,500 first prize!

Good luck!

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Table – Seat [attr sort=asc],Name

Table 53 – Seat 1,Roger Stacey
Table 53 – Seat 2,Marcello Iacovella
Table 53 – Seat 3,Philip Richard Elliot
Table 53 – Seat 5,Nacime Boulahfa
Table 54 – Seat 1,David Bolduc Hamel
Table 54 – Seat 4,Adam Hamaoui
Table 54 – Seat 5,Daniel Schreiber
Table 54 – Seat 6,Jean-Philippe Caron
Table 57 – Seat 2,Harley Stoffmaker
Table 57 – Seat 3,Francis Trudeau
Table 57 – Seat 4,Rodney Lawrence
Table 57 – Seat 5,Nicholas Soller
Table 57 – Seat 6,NT
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Level 16 photos:

Event 13 is now down to it’s final 15 players, found across 3 tables, which means with two more eliminations, players will be in the money!

Around half the field is gone in the 6-max, but there is still a lot of poker to go as 61 players remain in action.

level 7 photos:

There are currently 84 players entered in tonight’s 6-Max tourney as it has entered its second level, with more joining every few minutes. This is a very popular tournament on the weekly schedule, so the festival version is sure to be a hit as well.

Late registration is available for anther 60 minutes, so if you were thinking about playing, now is the time to make your way here to Playground Poker Club!

Monday night is the traditional night at Playground Poker Club for short-handed poker, and tonight is no exception!

Event 13 in the Playground Winter Festival is a $150 + $15 6-Max tournament, which means that there will be a maximum of 6 players at any table in the tournament until the final table, which will start 7-handed. Short-handed poker is a big challenge for players who have nothing but full-ring experience – but at the same time, it’s so much fun the challenge is worth it. In short-handed poker you see more hands, the tournament is deeper since players get more hands per blind level, and generally aggression is rewarded even more than in full-ring poker.

The Monday 6-Max tournament is a favourite of many regular players here, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if some established pros join the fun as well!