There are some notable players in the field considering the $150 total buy-in. In the Main Event next week we’re expecting many “name” pros, but for a side event there are quite a few players who have had significant poker achievements in the past.
- Carla Sabini – Carla plays here at Playground often, but is most well known for her amazing parlay of a 30th place finish in the EPT London Main Event into a 4th place result in the High Roller a few days later!
- Phil Plouffe – Phil is a member of the Playground Players Club and has had a lot of success both live and online, including a final table appearance at the PCA Main Event in 2011.
- Ami Alibay – Ami is an accomplished player and local nightclub owner who’s best known in the poker world for a deep run in the WSOP Main Event last summer as well as a final table at the EPT Deauville in 2012. He also bubbled the final table of a WSOP 6-Max event last summer.
- Ricky Tang – Ricky hails from Toronto and is a regular Playground visitor when big events come around. He’s had immense success here in the past as well, counting a 2nd place finish in a $1.1K event and a 3rd place finish in a $150 event (similar to this event)
In addition to these players are others like Josh Kimmel, Jennifer Brooks, Yifan Dong, Travis Robertson, Said Michailidis, Cole Skye, Jean-Guy Boyer, and Mark Fitzpatrick who can do a lot of damage.
