You can add another 204 to the total number of entries so far for The $250 Frenzy, as that’s how many players took their seats in tonight’s flight. This means we are up to 626 entries, with another two flights to go!
Play resumes in level 5, and the following players are sitting atop the leaderboard:
Players are just about to go on their first break of the day, which means that the registration period is minutes from closing. We will bring you an update on the top stacks at the end of the break.
Photographs from levels 3-4:
We’ve just completed the second level of the night, which means late registration is still open for another hour and change. So far we’re up to 180 entries, and this fourth flight is the biggest so far for Event 3.
Photographs from level 2:
Players are still consistently registering to this 3rd event of the series, as entries have climbed up to 158. There are still three levels and a break left until the end of registration, so it’s not too late to come and join in the action!
Photographs from level 1:
The late registration period will remain open through the first 4 levels and the first break, and will therefore be closing at 9:45pm. Players will have until then to jump into the tournament, and will receive a full stack upon purchase.
For those who can’t make it out tonight, don’t worry, there are still two more flights to The $250 Frenzy after this one. Day 1E is set at 11am tomorrow, and day 1F at 7:30pm tomorrow.
See you on the felts!
The fourth of six starting flights of The $250 Frenzy is about to begin here at the Playground Poker Spring Classic, and this is the 3rd event of the series. Boasting a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000 for only a $225 + $25 buy-in, this should promise to be a popular event! After three starting flights, our number of entries is already up to 422, with still three more flights to go.
The late registration period will remain open through until the end of the first break, or roughly 9:45pm.
Here are the final chip counts for Day 1c of The $250 Frenzy, Event 3 of the Playground Poker Spring Classic 2015 presented by partypoker.net. There were a total of 175 entrants in this starting flight of Event 3. 29 of these players have qualified for Day 2, which will start on Monday, April 27th at 7pm.
Any player may play in one or more additional starting flights. In the event that a player qualifies in two or more Day 1s, only their largest stack will move forward to Day 2. We will provide detailed records of any such activity when the official seating draw for Day 2 is released.
Note that these are unverified player-counted chip counts. All chips have been sealed in bags until they return to play on Day 2.
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First Name,Last Name,Chip Count [attr sort=”desc”]
Vasilios,Sklavounos,”339,000″
Richard,Hardy,”337,000″
James,Slotegraaf,”321,500″
David,Skitt,”297,000″
Melanie,Ares,”183,000″
Jean-Francois,Marin,”159,000″
Richard,Figiel,”152,500″
Jonathan,Bussieres,”134,500″
Samuel,Leblanc,”108,000″
Patrice,Mailloux,”106,000″
Donald,Laing,”106,000″
Michael Albert,Marinaro,”98,000″
Robert,Di Trapani,”94,000″
Matthew,Hendler,”91,500″
Ramon,De La Cruz,”81,000″
Michael H,Dunn,”76,500″
Scott,Crane,”72,000″
Samuel,Shink,”70,500″
David,Guay,”70,000″
Scott,Shelvock,”69,000″
Maxime,Chabot,”67,500″
Noeung,Troeung,”64,000″
Yannick,Labattaglia,”63,500″
Michel,Gramigna,”60,000″
Danick,Landriault,”57,000″
Pierre,Gauthier,”53,000″
Andre,Hernandez,”36,500″
Buu,Nguyen,”34,500″
Sammy,Lafleur,”30,000″
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Here are a few more shots of the action in Day 1c of The $250 Frenzy.
Photos taken during level 10:
Players are taking their second break of the day – when they return they will be playing in level 10 with blinds of 500/1000/a100. There are 86 players left at the tables with 6 full levels yet to be played in this starting flight of Event 3.
During the break we put together an updated leaderboard at this point in the tournament.
There are solid and experienced players all over the place in today’s flight of The $250 Frenzy, but one table in particular seems to have a slight overload of players who have had success in the past in events at Playground Poker Club.
Table 64’s current roster starts with Chris McClung, better known as D0r1t0s, who is a Players Club member with over $600K in lifetime live earnings and a lot more than that online. His most recent big score was a victory in a 6-Max side event at the PCA. Seated with McClung, are these other players of note:
Added to these names are several other experienced players – there’s not really a “spot” to be found!
