There is some solid poker on display at the final table of the Playground 500. The players are showing their determination, focus and skill through a combination of tight play and gutsy bluffs. During the first level of play, pot control characterized most hands, as everyone started out cautiously. But before long, the players started putting their chips to work.
Christian Soucy was the first to put his stack at risk, when he got his three-bet-jam through from the small blind to steal an opening raise from the player on the button. Not long after, there was a pre-flop all in between Jose Juan Gomez and Kevin Javier where Kevin doubled up as his pocket jacks held against big slick. The next time a player put his stack at risk was a different situation altogether; Christian Soucy was out of position in a heads-up pot against Kevin Javier and led out with an all in on the river of a 
board. After some time in the tank, Kevin tapped the table and laid down his hand, only to have Christian show the table pocket twos, for the bluff of the day so far.
