As level 4 begins, there are already 146 entries (and 6 re-entries), which means the $25K Guaranteed prize pool has already been hit and there is still another flight to go – Day 1C is tonight at 7 PM. Clearly the payouts will be massive for a $100 + $10 buy-in event! This is by far the “best bang for your tournament poker buck”.
There is still just over 1 hour left to register, so come on down and get your poker face on!
It’s a beautiful Saturday afternoon to be at Playground for Day 1B of the PG100, the most affordable of all of the multi-day tournaments during the Power Weekend. There are already over 100 players in their seats so this promises to be a huge field, which also means, “lot’s of chippys”.
The starting stack is 20k, blind levels are 20 minutes, and there are unlimited re-entries permitted until end of level 6. Late registration is also open until the start of level 7, so there is still another two full hours to get here and join the action. There is a nice $25,000 GTD prize pool, and based on today’s attendance, it may in fact go well beyond that to make for some really nice prize payouts.
Dealer’s, shuffle up and deal!
Day 2 has come to an end, and of the 314 runners who started out in the 4 Day 1 flights, the tournament is down to the final 8 players who return tomorrow (Saturday) @ 3 PM for Day 3, where they will play down to a winner. Players are now guaranteed at least $4,040 in 8th place, and of course all have the ambition for the 1st place prize of $32,025 (plus a Step 3 ticket).
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Michael | Korovine | 3,230,000 |
| Jose | Gomez | 2,775,000 |
| Jean-Sebastien | Penven | 2,435,000 |
| Jean Rene | Plante | 2,435,000 |
| Nicolas | Soller | 1,750,000 |
| Christian | Rho | 1,545,000 |
| Kevin | Javier | 1,135,000 |
| Christian | Soucy | 765,000 |
The action has picked up and over the last 20 minutes we have now lost Pablo Mariz (12th), Ruben Perceval (11th), Antony Pelletier (10th).
Here are the final table players:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom |
|---|---|
| Jose | Gomez |
| Christian | Rho |
| Jean -Sebastien | Penven |
| Michael | Korovine |
| Jean Rene | Plante |
| Christian | Soucy |
| Nicolas | Soller |
| Shaan | Siddiqui |
| Kevin | Javier |
| Antony | Pelletier |
Here are the payouts:
| Rank | Pos | Prize | Bourse |
|---|---|
| 1 | $32,025 + Step 3 |
| 2 | $22,450 + Step 3 |
| 3 | $14,440 + Step 3 |
| 4 | $9,160 |
| 5 | $7,060 |
| 6 | $5,850 |
| 7 | $4,910 |
| 8 | $4,040 |
| 9 | $3,200 |
| 10-12 | $2,700 |
| 13-15 | $2,290 |
| 16-18 | $1,920 |
| 19-21 | $1,570 |
| 22-24 | $1,280 |
| 25-27 | $1,110 |
| 28-36 | $940 |
| 37-40 | $780 |
The tournament has just returned from the last break of the night and a new leader has emerged. Jose Gomez has bolted to just over 2.7mil, and is followed by Christian Rho sitting on just over 2.4mil.
There are two more levels of 40 minutes each and then the remaining players bag for day 3.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Jose | Gomez | 2,725,000 |
| Christian | Rho | 2,445,000 |
| Jean -Sebastien | Penven | 1,750,000 |
| Michael | Korovine | 1,325,000 |
| Jean Rene | Plante | 1,220,000 |
| Christian | Soucy | 1,110,000 |
| Nicolas | Soller | 1,025,000 |
| Shaan | Siddiqui | 1,010,000 |
| Kevin | Javier | 1,000,000 |
| Ruben | Perceval | 975,000 |
| Antony | Pelletier | 665,000 |
| Pablo | Mariz | 375,000 |
The action had already taken place and the river was being dealt when we arrived at the table. In a heads up battle between Diana Shamshoum and Christian Rho, Diana pushed her stack all-in on the turn and Christian went deep into the tank before making the call.
Diana was holding 
and Christian had 
Diana had flopped trip deuces on a 
flop, and Christian had top-top (pair of Queens, Ace kicker). The 
on the turn hadn’t changed anything and Diana was way ahead when Christian made the call, but the 
on the river had now given Christian a full house and that would put Diana’s day to an abrupt and unfortunate end.
Christian is now sitting on just over 2.7M and has the clear lead, and is way ahead of the rest of the pack.
