Today’s Bounty tournament is down to 3 tables of 10 players each, and while the action was very fast-paced between the 1st and 2nd breaks this afternoon, things have slowed down considerably since then.
The huge chip leader at this point is Michael Nabilsi, who is playing a stack over well over 150,000 chips while no one else in the event has even hit the 6 figure mark. Michael has also amassed over $100 in bounties – a number sure to climb considering his stack size.
Registration has now closed in the $25 Bounty tournament and a total of 70 players joined the fray before time was up – we’ll have full prize pool calculations ready to publish shortly. So far no one has managed to accumulate more than one additional bounty chip, nor are there any players with a big chip lead so far – we’ll be following the leaders as the tournament goes deeper.
Here are a few photos of the action in the early going.
Today’s Power Weekend tournament is a $90 + $10 + $25 NL Hold’em Bounty – each player will receive $25 for everyone they eliminate. This is the same basic formula as our usual Friday night tournament, and has long been one of the favourite tournament formats of them all.
As usual for a weekday, a majority of the participants this afternoon will late register, but nevertheless there are already 30 players seated with more joining every few minutes. Registration is open until the end of the break following level 4, which is to say you can join the event until 1:30pm this afternoon.
Good luck to all!
After 14 levels of play, Day 1a of the All-Stars for Starlight tournament wrapped up with just 28 players still in the action. These players have all qualified for Day 2 in the tournament and have bagged up their chips to return to play at that time. Day 2 will get underway at 12:00pm on Saturday June 18th.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick | St-Laurent | 226,000 |
| Steve | Pouliot | 202,500 |
| Dwayne | Buckley | 180,500 |
| Vladimir | Sevostianov | 170,000 |
| Mathieu | Boulanger-Vaugeois | 164,000 |
| Eric | Benhamron | 149,000 |
| Davide | Baratto | 136,000 |
| Nesrine | Akrouf | 118,500 |
| Simon | Barrette | 115,500 |
| Matthieu | Lepine | 113,000 |
| Mario | Chevrette | 103,500 |
| Gary | Saldivia-Odar | 99,000 |
| Daniel | Le | 97,500 |
| Xuan Huy | Phan | 93,500 |
| Ben | Menache | 92,000 |
| Francis | Huot-Chantal | 84,500 |
| Gianfranco | Giordano | 83,500 |
| Chris | Arvanitis | 81,500 |
| Mario | Kyriacou | 78,500 |
| Eric | Dahan | 74,000 |
| Alexandru | Codau | 73,000 |
| Chris | Sarena | 71,000 |
| Joel | Hoelscher | 70,000 |
| Alexis Lucien Pierre | Crenn | 65,000 |
| Paul | Shanahan | 51,000 |
| Donald | Abdelhay | 46,500 |
| Jean-Francois | Berube | 29,500 |
| Andy | D'Alessandro | 24,500 |
The players in Day 1a are back from their first break of the night and although it’s early in the affair for anyone to have built up a huge lead… two players have done just that.
Denis Scott is the first of these two, and Denis – who was in the ICM chop of this afternoon’s Win the Button tournament as well – is way out front playing just a shade under 100K in chips after just 4 levels. Second in chips is Albert N, who has already amassed over 75K in chips!
Luckily for the rest of the field, there’s still plenty of time left tonight to catch up to these tournament rabbits!
As well, registration has just closed in Day 1a and there were a total of 145 entries in this first (and traditionally smallest) starting flight in this $100K Guaranteed event.
Here are some photos of the early action in Day 1a, which is on now. Registration is still open for another hour and 15 minutes, so there’s still plenty of time to make your way to Playground Poker Club and join the action!
The players have taken their seats and the tournament director has given the command to the dealers to shuffle up and deal, and without any further ado, action is underway in the All-Stars for Starlight tournament!
Remember – late registration is open until the end of the break following level 4 – or until about 9:10pm tonight. Considering the normal tournament registration pattern here at Playground, the field will grow significantly between now and the end of the registration period.
Best of luck on the felt!
In just a matter of minutes, players will take their place around the table to begin the journey to a huge first prize in the $100K Guaranteed All-Stars for Starlight tournament!
This tournament is special for three important reasons:
Late registration will be available until 9:10pm tonight, and if you can’s play this evening you can join us tomorrow at 7:00pm for Day 1b or on Friday at either (or both) 11:00am or 7:00pm for Days 1c and 1d.
Good luck!
The first event in this June Playground Power Weekend has come to an end as the final 6 players in the tournament chose to divide the remaining prize pool via ICM chop. Unlike in most of the larger festivals we host, there is no trophy nor any amount that must be reserved for an eventual champion, so when the players come to such a deal, play ceases immediately.
Just 3 of the final 6 players chose to appear in the Winner’s photo.
Win the Button Champions
| Pos | First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Prize | Bourse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan | Garonce | $1,044 |
| 2 | Houman | Keramati-Nouri | $856 |
| 3 | Siamak | S | $724 |
| 4 | Denis | Scott | $664 |
| 5 | Trevor | Dixon | $630 |
| 6 | Daniel | Gates | $462 |
Giovanni Petrella and Daniel Gates have been needling each other – in a very friendly fashion – for some time today, and when the final table came together Giovanni asked the blogging team to confirm the he had won this very event the last time it was held – in response to some needle or other from Daniel.
We were able to confirm that Giovanni was the victor in the version of this event held during the Playground 5th Anniversary Series… but just a few seconds later, we also confirmed that he won’t repeat his win… Giovanni has been eliminated in 7th place.
7th place: Giovanni Petrella, $170
