Playground Power Weekend July 2017

Big stacks into level 13

  • Level: 13
  • Small Blind: 2K
  • Big Blind: 4K
  • Ante: 500
  • Chip Average: 75K
  • Remaining: 46
  • Entries: 174

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While the 50/50 Bounty players were on a short chip-up break, we took a walk around the remaining tables to find out who the big stacks were. Jean Yves Demers is currently the man to catch with over 200K in chips, while Ryan Garonce and Manon Cloutier round the top 3. Below are the top counts as play prepares for level 13:

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
Jean YvesDemers212,000
RyanGaronce170,000
ManonCloutier166,000
JulienLauzon162,500
EricLevesques156,000
FrancoisGauthier149,500
StephaneBedard139,000
AlexPlourde131,500

Level 11

  • Level: 11
  • Small Blind: 1K
  • Big Blind: 2K
  • Ante: 300
  • Chip Average: 55K
  • Remaining: 64
  • Entries: 174

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The 50/50 Bounty is into level 11, and 64 players remain in contention of claiming the sweet top prize of $5,650 (plus bounties!). The field continues to shrink at a rapid pace, as each all-in is looked upon with hungry eyes. A short break is scheduled to take place after level 12, during which we will publish an update on the leaderboard.

Photographs from levels 9-10:

Second break leaderboard and photos

  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 600
  • Big Blind: 1.2K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 41.4K
  • Remaining: 84
  • Entries: 174

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The 50/50 Bounty is through 8 levels of play, and the 174-player field has already been more than cut in half, with 83 left at the second break of the night. There has been a tremendous amount of action so far due to the $150 bounties, with countless multi-way all-ins across the tables.

A few players have separated themselves from the pack here at the second break of the night, with Alex Plourde leading the pack. Below are the top counts entering level 9:

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
AlexPlourde140,300
Francois Gauthier 125,200
ClaudeBegin119,100
Jean YvesDemers110,400
WilliamsBelanger107,200
Nectarios Lazaris100,800
AmjadG89,600

Photographs from levels 7-8:

Prize pool and payout information

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The closing event of the July Playground Power Weekend was a $150 + $30 + $150 NL Hold’em 50/50 Bounty tournament, where players were awarded a $150 prize for every elimination they made. The tournament attracted 174 entries, which created a total prize pool of $51,417 (of which $24,534 is awarded in the payouts, and $26,100 in bounties). The top 18 players were payed according to the following payout structure:

Place | PositionPrize | Prix
1st$5,650.00
2nd$4,344.00
3rd$3,200.00
4th$2,410.00
5th$1,810.00
6th$1,360.00
7th$1,020.00
8th$770.00
9th$580.00
10th-11th$430.00
12th-13th$400.00
14th-15th$370.00
16th-17th$340.00
18th$310.00

174 entries in the 50/50 Bounty

  • Level: 5
  • Small Blind: 200
  • Big Blind: 400
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 23.5K
  • Remaining: 148
  • Entries: 174

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With the registration period now behind us here in the 50/50 Bounty event, we have our final tally of players. A total of 174 bounty hunters turned up for this final event of the July Playground Power Weekend, for which we will shortly be publishing all relevant prize pool and payout information.

Photographs from levels 1 through 4:

Attendance keeps on climbing!

  • Level: 3
  • Small Blind: 100
  • Big Blind: 200
  • Ante: 25
  • Chip Average: 20.7K
  • Remaining: 139
  • Entries: 144

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Level 3 has just begun in the 50/50 bounty, and attendance has skyrocketed to nearly 150 entries so far with still roughly 45 minutes left before the close of the registration period. Anyone wishing to claim a piece of this massive prize pool should make their way down to Playground Poker Club without delay!