Playground Poker

There are now 25 players left in the tournament and the action is going strong, fast, and hard.

The more experienced PLO players are choosing their spots an the less-experienced ones are taking chances. This makes for very interesting outcomes at the tables.

Here are a few more photos of the players, taken in levels 7 and 8.

The registration period for Event #3 PLO Bounty Re-entry is now closed. In total the tournament logged 49 entries, including 10 re-entries. There are now 33 players remaining as the players trickle back into the tournament hall to battle on.

We took the opportunity to see where the chips are stacked. Three players have managed to gather 70K+ chips. Maxime Laberge has the top spot on the leaderboard with an imposing 97,000 chips. His closest challengers are not too threatening for the moment. Patrick Piché has 70,600 chips and Samuel Miranda just makes the cut with 70,000 chips. But, it’s still early.

The action was already in full swing on table #60. Harrison Kaczka was all-in for 28,000, and staring at a board showcasing an already sizable pot. Maxime Laberge was the only other player left to act. After a short moment Maxime called and both players showed their hand:

Harrison:
Maxime:

Board:

Both players had hit their straight draw on the turn, but the river spelled disaster for Kaczka, giving Laberge a boat, and all the chips.

Harrison, understandably crestfallen, tried to put his remaining 1,100 chips into the next pot before immediately, but he was reminded that he was big blind so could only put the required 200 chips; for now. Obviously, all the players had an eye on Harrison’s $50 bounty. So all the players limped in for 200 until the action came around to Harrison. Surprising no one, Harrison shoved his bounty chip and remaining chips forward.

This was received by 3 calls, until Mike Fraser, on the button, raised all-in for 17,000. A few players folded until Maxime Laberge, out for blood, shoved all-in as well, and he covered everyone. Henri Lajoie was the only player still in and he put an end to the action when he folded.

Harrison Kaczka:
Mike Fraser:
Maxime Laberge:

Board:

Mike Harrison was very happy about his top-two pairs and pulled all the chips towards him, including Kaczka’s bounty.

So Kaczka is out in 2 hands and hits the rail early.

Pot Limit Omaha players are trickling in slowly as the end of level 2 approaches. Right now the boards are showing 27 players out of 30 entries, including 2 re-entries. It’s still early and the Omaha enthusiasts have plenty of time to make it down to the tournament hall here at Playground Poker Club.

Registrations (or re-entries) are open until the beginning of level 7, at 10:15pm.

Here are a few photos of the players, from levels 1 and 2.

PLO players get ready for Event #3 – $150 + $20 + $50 PL Omaha Bounty Re-entry tournament.

Featuring an $8,000 Guaranteed prize pool, this is you only chance to get into some Omaha action during this Power Week-end.

Players start with 25,000 chips and the levels are 20-minutes each. Players will receive a $50 bounty chip for each player they remove from the tournament. Remember that the bounty chip also counts as an all-in if it is included in any bet during the course of the tournament.

This is an eight-handed tournament and the final table will start when 9 players remain, at which time a full redraw will be made prior to the start of the final table. Re-entries are unlimited until the end of the late registration period, which will close at the beginning of level 7, at approximately 10:15pm.

The staff and dealers are getting ready, so get down to Playground and get in the PLO action, which is starting in a few minutes.