In just under an hour, the 22 players remaining in Event 3 of the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net – better known as The $250 Frenzy – will be taking their seats to resume play in Day 3 of the event. Blinds tonight will be 40 minutes in length (until the tourney is heads-up), and play is 9-handed.
Christopher McClung
Overall the remaining field seems quite strong. Near the top of the leaderboard is Players Club member Chris McClung, who was also among the leaders to start Day 2. Chris is certainly one of the most accomplished players at the table – but judging by the play last night, he’s far from the only player with “game”.
There’s another player to pay attention to among those still in the action: Event 1 Champion, Rick Shamshoum. The $150 Re-entry/$250 Re-entry “double” has never been accomplished here, and winning both tournaments back to back would be an incredible achievement.
In addition to Chris and Rick, there are 4 Playground tournament regulars in the field who have consistently proven their tournament abilities over the years: Matt Ranger, Randy Khalil, Marc Guerbilsky, and Joseph Abou Khalil. Matt and Randy both have healthy stacks, but any of these 4 could spell danger for the rest of the field.
Good luck to everyone still in the event, and we’ll have full coverage from the beginning of the evening until a champion is crowned.