As we were going around the tables, we heard a player say: “I think I will raise… myself”. We went to investigate and found a peculiar setup. Dave Janneau-Cyr was sitting at table 36, alone. There were, however, 2 other live stacks on the table, so he was basically playing against none other than himself.

Pre-purchased stacks are “live” on the table from the beginning of the tournament. Late registrants (anyone who registers after the tournament has started), as well as alternates, will have a full stack that will be activated only once they arrive at their seats.

This was clearly the case on table 36. As always, a table gets underway as soon as there are half the total of players present. So in this case, the tournament being a 6-handed affair, the dealer started dealing as soon as 3 stacks were “live”, this included the 2 absent players and Dave. But no worries, this only lasted a few minutes, but everyone seated around that table got a good chuckle out of the situation.

The last event of the February 2019 Playground Power Weekend is the $150 + $20 + $50 6-Max Bounty is starting right now.

As the dealers receive their pre tournament meeting, here are the details of this exciting No Limit Hold’em format. Players start with 25,000 chips and levels will increase every 20 minutes, with blinds starting of at 25-50. This is a freezout tournament so rebuys or re-entries are not permitted.

Players shall receive one $50 bounty chip for each player they remove from the tournament. Remember that any player that throws in a bounty chip while in a hand will be considered all-in. This is a six-handed tournament, the ante will be equal to the small blind and paid by the player in the big blind position. The final table will start when seven players remain.

Players have until the beginning of level 7 to register, so basically until 9:15 pm. Get in from the wind and the cold and have a seat.

So like the gentleman just said: “Dealers, shuffle-up and deal!”