Playground Power Weekend July 2017

The final tableists strike a deal!

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The $200 + $20 Freeze was one of the four events features in the July Playground Power Weekend, and this 1-day event attracted a total of 216 runners creating a prize pool of $41,904. The top 22 were awarded a cash prize, with a massive $9,260 reserved for the winner.

When play reached the final table of 10, players asked to pause the clock to look at the ICM numbers. When the floor returned with the numbers, all ten players agreed and a deal was made! Below are the numbers for each player.

Congratulations!

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomPrize | Prix
Jean-FrancoisCaron$5,185.00
MingzheZhang$4,855.00
TimothyBarnaby$4,855.00
TrevorDelaney$3,610.00
JoelGiguere$3,590.00
Jean YvesDemers$3,100.00
Audai MarzukAl-Syamir$3,045.00
Jean-ClaudeSalame$2,420.00
DanielJohnston$2,385.00
ChristopherSavov$2,169.00

Final table is set

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 20K
  • Big Blind: 40K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 432K
  • Remaining: 10
  • Entries: 216

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Shortly after the break, the elimination of Nick Michel-Albert in 11th place ($700) brought on the final table of the $200 + $20 Freeze. Below are the seating arrangements as play continues in level 21:

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomSeat | SiègeStack | Tapis
Jean-ClaudeSalameSeat 01200,000
Jean YvesDemersSeat 02310,000
DanielJohnstonSeat 03195,000
ChristopherSavovSeat 04165,000
MingzheZhangSeat 05740,000
Jean-FrancoisCaronSeat 06855,000
TimothyBarnabySeat 07740,000
TrevorDelaneySeat 08410,000
JoelGiguereSeat 09405,000
Audai MarzukAl-SyamirSeat 10300,000

 

Caron in charge with 11 left in play

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 20K
  • Big Blind: 40K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 310K
  • Remaining: 14
  • Entries: 216

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Jean-Francois Caron

The $200 + $20 Freeze field is down to 14 players, and they are currently coming off a short break and preparing themselves for level 21. Jean-Francois Caron has recently claimed the top spot on the leaderboard after seeing some run good in the last levels of play.

Below are all the counts at break:

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
Jean-FrancoisCaron945,000
TimothyBarnaby810,000
JoelGiguere455,000
DanielJohnston410,000
Jean YvesDemers325,000
Audai MarzukAl-Syamir310,000
TrevorDelaney280,000
MingzheZhang215,000
Jean-ClaudeSalame210,000
NickMichel-Albert185,000
ChristopherSavov175,000

Level 20 eliminations:

12th place: Jose Pereira – $650
13th place: Andre St-Jean – $650
14th place: Jonathan Chayer – $600
15th place: Daniel Fortier – $600
16th place: Gerson Jr Foisy – $550
17th place: Andre Bilodeau – $550

 

Early in-the-money eliminations

  • Level: 20
  • Small Blind: 15K
  • Big Blind: 30K
  • Ante: 4K
  • Chip Average: 254K
  • Remaining: 17
  • Entries: 216

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After a little over a full level after hand-for-hand, the field has lost a few players and is now down to two final tables with 17 players remaining.

Early eliminations: 

18th: Jean-Francois Alexandre – $510
19th place: Corey Jackson – $510
20th place: Janet Humphreys – $470
21st place: Benjamin Menache – $470
22nd place: Tanvir Ahmed – $430

The $200 + $20 Freeze is in the money

  • Level: 18
  • Small Blind: 8K
  • Big Blind: 16K
  • Ante: 2K
  • Chip Average: 196K
  • Remaining: 22
  • Entries: 216

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During hand-for-hand play, two short-stacks were virtually all-in in the blinds. Luke Geoffrey Rathbone was down to just 12K when the big blind came around to him, forcing him to be all-in. Daniel Johnston limped into the hand from late position, and Jose Pereira moved all-in for 21K total from the small blind, a call that was easy to make for Daniel who already had 16K in the pot.

Daniel: Jack of Clubs 10 of Spades
Jose: 9 of Spades 6 of Spades
Luke: Ace of Clubs 10 of Hearts

Jose smashed the flop and held for the triple up on a 3 of Spades 2 of Spades 9 of Hearts 3 of Clubs 4 of Clubs board to keep his seat in the game and secure a cash prize, all the while sending Luke home on the bubble.

Congratulations to the 22 players who have made the money!

In-the-money players:

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomSeat | Siège
Audai MarzukAl-SyamirTable 53 - Seat 03
AndreSt-JeanTable 53 - Seat 05
Jean YvesDemersTable 53 - Seat 06
DanielJohnstonTable 53 - Seat 07
CoryJacksonTable 53 - Seat 08
JosePereiraTable 53 - Seat 09
TanvirAhmedTable 54 - Seat 01
JanetHumphreysTable 54 - Seat 02
TimothyBarnabyTable 54 - Seat 03
Jean-FrancoisAlexandreTable 54 - Seat 04
JoelGiguereTable 54 - Seat 05
NickMichel-AlbertTable 54 - Seat 07
ChristopherSavovTable 54 - Seat 08
JonathanChayerTable 54 - Seat 10
MingzheZhangTable 57 - Seat 01
Gerson JrFoisyTable 57 - Seat 02
DanielFortierTable 57 - Seat 03
AndreBilodeauTable 57 - Seat 04
Jean-FrancoisCaronTable 57 - Seat 06
TrevorDelaneyTable 57 - Seat 07
Jean-ClaudeSalameTable 57 - Seat 09
BenjaminMenacheTable 57 - Seat 10

Quickly nearing the bubble

  • Level: 17
  • Small Blind: 6K
  • Big Blind: 12K
  • Ante: 2K
  • Chip Average: 166K
  • Remaining: 26
  • Entries: 216

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Action has been moving very fast for the past 2 levels, likely due to the increasing pressure of the blinds. With level 18 (8K/16K/2K) about to begin, the average stack sits at only 10bb, leaving little room for the short stacks to manoeuvre.

In a few minutes we should be entering hand-for-hand play, as only 4 eliminations separate us from bursting the money bubble.