The second of fourteen levels of play on Day 1B of the Playground 200 is nearly complete, and 130 runners are already in on the action. The blinds are still small, but the field is getting big in a hurry. Players continue to join the field at a steady rate so there will be a massive number of chips in play before the extended late registration and re-entry period closes shortly after 10pm.
Here’s a look at the field so far:
The May Power Weekend rolls on this evening with the second of three live starting flights for the Playground 200. This consistently popular event has become a staple of Playground’s Power Weekends, and this edition is shaping up to be another great success.
The Playground 200 offers a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and provides players with as many opportunities as they want to get their share of the prize money with unlimited re-entries available on each Day 1. Day 1C runs tomorrow at 11:00am, and players who qualify more than one stack for Sunday’s Day 2 will bring their largest stack forward.
The cards will be in the air soon, and there are already 40 players in their seats waiting for the action to kick off. The extended late registration and re-entry period will be open until 10:00pm, so there will be a huge number of chips in play this evening. This is one you don’t want to miss!
Day 1A of the Playground 200 is in the books. From 129 entries, just 27 players managed to survive today’s 14 levels. The last level was quite tight, as players took little risk to avoid being knocked out right before the fake finish line.
All of these players will be added to the Combined Day 1 Results, found here. This list will be updated as Day 1s conclude, and will eventually provide a full list of Day 2 qualifiers. Three online players have been waiting there for some company since last Sunday. With the conclusion of Day 1A, that list rounds 30 players.
Tonight, Makan Salami finished strong, getting a few chips from Craig William who was on pace for a top 3 stack. Salami bagged 239,000 chips and is followed by Ben Menache, who finished with 182,500.
After these two come a pack of players in the 160s. George Siamoutas, David Sorgente, Nicolas Miron, Lee Chanwoo and Gil Charles are all within 7,000 of each other.
To join them and take shot at the $100,000 guarantee, play in Day 1B (Friday 7:00pm) or Day 1C (Saturday 11:00am). All qualifiers merge on Sunday at 12:00pm. See you tomorrow!
Vincent Trevisonno open raised to 9K, which was a 4.5X raise. He did not want to let anyone in cheaply, and got his wish. Action was folded to Charles-Anthony Dubé in the big blind, who raised all-in. Vincent was covered by a bit, and both players created a pot of 85K.
Trevisonno: 
Dubé: 
Board: 
Cole Skye and Roy Vishinsky got it in pre-flop. Vishinsky thought it was a great spot to double up, but he found that he was on the wrong end of a set-up:
Vishinsky: 
Skye: 
Board: 
Skye had only 4,000 left at one point, but made a great comeback. He is now sitting behind over 100K.
With only 3 levels ahead of us, nine players are working with a 6-figure stack. It is extremely tight at the top:
| First name | Prénom | Last name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Craig | William | 122,500 |
| Joël | Godin | 121,000 |
| Golnaz | Aghabeigi | 119,000 |
| Makan | Salimi | 105,500 |
| Jimmy | Tansery | 104,000 |
| Mélanie | Ares | 103,000 |
| David | Sorgente | 103,000 |
| Gianfranco | Giordano | 102,000 |
| Ben | Menache | 102,000 |
