Andrew Graham was sitting in the small blind when he pulled the trigger on Joshua Keith Tucker in the big blind, forcing him to a decision. Joshua, with a stack of roughly 600,000, made the call, and they were off to the races!
Andrew: 
Joshua: 
Andrew made two-pair on the 
board to bring us down to our final 3!
4th place: Joshua Keith Tucker – $14,850
Joshua Keith Tucker
Here are the chips counts of the remaining 6 players, as they enter level 25:
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First Name,Last Name,Seat [attr sort=”asc”],Count
Andrew,Graham,Seat 1,”1,430,000″
Kane,Kalas,Seat 3,”385,000″
Michael,Wang,Seat 4,”270,000″
Joshua Keith,Tucker,Seat 5,”835,000″
Alexander James,Allison,Seat 7,”840,000″
Philippe,Belley,Seat 8,”1,000,000″
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Kane Kalas opened to 50,000 from the cutoff, but then threw his hand into the muck once he saw Michael Wang (button) and Joshua Keith Tucker (small blind) both move in their stacks afterwards.
Michael: 
Joshua: 
Community cards: 
Michael slid the 474,000 he owed after losing the hand, leaving him with a little under 300,000.
Andrew Graham (left) versus Kane Kalas (right)
Andrew Graham put Kane Kalas to the test, as he moved in from the small blind in an unopened pot. Kane, sitting on 240,000, made the call from the big blind, and they were heads-up in the hnd.
Andrew: 
Kane: 
Kane ran the nuts on the 
board to double himself back near the average.
Kane Kalas in the tank, facing a 3bet shove from Andrew Graham in an earlier hand
Andrew Graham (left) versus Kane Kalas (right)
Philippe Belley opened to 25,000 from middle position, and was quickly followed by an all-in from Daniel Leduc, two spots down. The rest of the table got out of the way, and Philippe announced the call.
Philippe: 
Daniel: 
Daniel was drawing-dead by the turn, as the dealer rung out a board of 
, and he saw 264,000 of his chips get send over to Philippe, leaving him with only 22,000 behind. He was eliminated on the very next hand.
10th place: Daniel Leduc – $3,240
Daniel Leduc
Event 9 Champion: Arthur Walker
After Jordan Fafard Miraglia was eliminated in 4th place, the three remaining players decided to make a deal. Leaving the required $300 up top for the eventual winner, as well as a Playground Poker Spring Classic bracelet, the players took the following portion of the prizepool each, based on their chip counts:
On the first hand after the deal, Arthur ( 
) eliminated Joey ( ) by spiking an ace on the 
board. Only two hands later, it was Desi who was all-in and at risk, and his failed to improve versus Arthurs’ , crowning Arthur as our Event 9 champion!
Congratulations!
Event 9 Champion: Arthur Walker – $4,200
Event 9 Runner-Up: Desi Miller – $3,000
Desi Miller
Last hand of play of Event 9
3rd place: Joey Silver – $3,000
Joey Silver
Arthur Walker opened from the button to 75,000, and called Jordan Fafard Miraglia’s all-in for 175,000 from the small blind.
Arthur: 
Jordan:
They both made a straight on the board, however Arthur had the best of it as his was king-high.
4th place: Jordan Fafard Miraglia – $1,400
Jordan Fafard Miraglia
Here are the counts of the final 4 players, as they enter level 23 – PL Hold’em.
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Name,Chip Count [attr sort=desc]
Desi Miller,”305,000″
Arthur Walker,”305,000″
Jordan Fafard Miraglia,”330,000″
Joey Silver,”195,000″
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Paul Trebuss has little options left, sitting on only 66,000 under the gun. He decided to pull the trigger with 
, and was called by Joey Silver on the button, holding 
, but couldn’t improve his hand to place in 5th.
Community cards: :h 
5th place: Paul Trebuss – $900
Paul Trebuss
Steve Daraiche was only holding around 2.5BB when he moved in from the small blind. Arthur Walker made the call from the big blind, and the two tabled their hands.
Steve:
Arthur:
Arthur turned two-pairs to score the knockout on the board, sending Steve home in 6th.
6th place: Steve Daraiche – $600
Steve Daraiche
