Playground Poker Spring Classic 2015

Event 13 – Results & Payouts

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Event 13 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net was a $1,500 + $150 No Limit Hold’em Event. The tournament began on May 4th, 2015 at 1pm, and played out over 2 days. There were a total of 85 players in the tournament, adding up to a total prize pool of $123,675.00. This was distributed according to the following table.

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Rank [attr sort=asc],First Name,Last Name,Prize
1,Jason,Conforti,”$37,105.00″
2,Ratharam,Sivagnanam,”$25,970.00″
3,Andrew C,Hinrichsen,”$16,695.00″
4,Steven,Buckner,”$12,370.00″
5,Robert Logan,Dunn,”$9,275.00″
6,Danny,Boyaci,”$7,420.00″
7,Ko,Maddock,”$6,185.00″
8,James,Gall,”$4,945.00″
9,Behram,Antia,”$3,710.00″
[/eztable]

Second Chance Champion: Jason Conforti

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When heads-up play began between Jason Conforti and Ratharam Sivagnanam, Jason was more than a 2-to-1 underdog. There was a lot of back and forth between the two, but within a few orbits Jason managed to grind his stack into the lead.

On the final hand of play, Ratharam opened from the small blind, and then 4bet just over 1 million chips total after a 3bet to 100,000 from Jason, who made the call. When they tabled their hands, they realized they were virtually flipping for the bracelet, as Ratharam showed a pair of 4 of Clubs 4 of Spades, and Jason opened Ace of Hearts Queen of Clubs. Jason spiked the window card to take the lead, and his top pair earned him the pot on the 7 of Spades 3 of Diamonds Ace of Clubs 5 of Diamonds Jack of Diamonds board. When the dealer counted the stacks, he announced that Jason had Ratharam covered by a mere 40,000 in chips, making him our Event 13 champion!

Jason earned $37,105 for his victory, and is now the proud owner of a Playground Poker Spring Classic bracelet! Ratharam received a consolation prize of $25,970.

Congratulations!

Event 13 – Second Chance Champion: Jason Conforti – $37,105

PPSC-E13-D2-6551 PPSC-E13-D2-6554 PPSC-E13-D2-6557 Event 13 Runner-Up: Ratharam Sivagnanam – $25,970

Ratharam Sivignanam

Ratharam Sivignanam

Last hand of play:

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Heads-Up between Ratharam Sivagnanam and Jason Conforti

  • Level: 22
  • Small Blind: 8K
  • Big Blind: 16K
  • Ante: 2K
  • Chip Average: 1.1M
  • Remaining: 2
  • Entries: 85


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    We have reached heads-up in the Second Chance Event, and it is Ratharam Sivagnanam (1,452,000) and Jason Conforti (673,000)!

    Good luck gentlemen!

    PPSC-E13-D2-6531

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    Chip counts of final 3

  • Level: 22
  • Small Blind: 8K
  • Big Blind: 16K
  • Ante: 2K
  • Chip Average: 708.3K
  • Remaining: 3
  • Entries: 85


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    With only 3 players remaining, here are the updated chip counts, entering level 22.

    [eztable width=70% colwidth=30%|20%|20% colalign=left|center|center]
    Name,Seat,Chips
    Jason Conforti,Seat 2,”691,000″
    Ratharam Sivagnanam,Seat 7,”1,179,000″
    Andrew Hinrichsen,Seat 9,”255,000″
    [/eztable]

    Buckner knocked out in 4th

  • Level: 3
  • Small Blind: 6K
  • Big Blind: 12K
  • Ante: 2K
  • Chip Average: 708.3K
  • Remaining: 3
  • Entries: 85


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    Steven Buckner open-shoved for 225,000 from under the gun, and Ratharam isolated from the button.

    Steven: Ace of Diamonds 10 of Hearts

    Ratharam: Ace of Clubs Queen of Hearts

    Steven couldn’t improve on the 9 of Hearts 6 of Diamonds 8 of Clubs 4 of Hearts 5 of Clubs board, finishing this Second Chance tournament in 4th place.

    4th place: Steven Buckner – $12,370

    Steven Buckner

    Steven Buckner

    Update on chip counts

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 6K
  • Big Blind: 12K
  • Ante: 2K
  • Chip Average: 531.3K
  • Remaining: 4
  • Entries: 85


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    Here is an update on the chips counts of the final 4 players:

    [eztable width=70% colwidth=30%|20%|20% colalign=left|center|center]
    Name,Seat,Chips
    Jason Conforti,Seat 2,”524,000″
    Steven Buckner,Seat 3,”227,000″
    Ratharam Sivagnanam,Seat 7,”1,062,000″
    Andrew Hinrichsen,Seat 9,”317,000″
    [/eztable]

    Buckner doubles up

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 6K
  • Big Blind: 12K
  • Ante: 2K
  • Chip Average: 531.3K
  • Remaining: 4
  • Entries: 85


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    Steven Buckner had been pulling the trigger quick vigorously these past few orbits, so it’s no surprise Ratharam decided to look up his 177,000 open-shove. It was a pair vs pair situation though, and Steven had the edge.

    Steven: Jack of Diamonds Jack of Spades

    Ratharam: 7 of Clubs 7 of Hearts

    With no danger on the Ace of Spades 10 of Diamonds 6 of Clubs 5 of Diamonds Ace of Hearts board, Steven doubled back to a healthy 30BB+ stack.

    Ratharam extends his lead

  • Level: 20
  • Small Blind: 5K
  • Big Blind: 10K
  • Ante: 1K
  • Chip Average: 531.3K
  • Remaining: 4
  • Entries: 85


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    Ratharam Sivagnanam has just extended his lead on this final table of the Second Chance, as he got three-streets of value in a battle of the blinds. He opened preflop from the small blind, and was followed by Andrew Hinrichsen. On a board showing Jack of Diamonds 2 of Clubs 3 of Spades 7 of Clubs 6 of Hearts, Ratharam fired 30,000 – 55,000 – 150,000 on each respective street, and was paid off by Andrew. Once the river bet was called, Ratharam tabled 7 of Hearts 7 of Spades for a set of sevens, and climber to over 1 million with that pot.