Playground Poker Spring Classic 2015

Event 9 – Results & Payouts

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Event 9 of the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net was a $300 + $30 Mixed PL Hold’em & PL Omaha event that was held on Wednesday April 29th, 8:00pm. There were a total of 45 players in the event, which generated a prize pool of $13,095.00. This was distributed according to the following table.

Note there was a player deal reached with 3 players remaining. They chose to reserve $295 and the Champion’s bracelet for the winner and distribute the rest of the prize pool according to chip counts at the time. This deal is reflected in the final payout table.

[eztable width=100% colwidth=10%|35%|35%|20% colalign=right|left|left|left]
Rank [attr sort=asc],First Name,Last Name,Prize
1,Arthur,W,”$4,195.00″
2,Desi A,Miller,”$3,000.00″
3,Joey,Silver,”$3,000.00″
4,Jordan,F,”$1,400.00″
5,Paul,Trebuss,”$900.00″
6,Steve,Daraiche,”$600.00″
[/eztable]

Event 9 Champion: Arthur Walker!

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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:

  • Arthur Walker – $3,900
  • Joey Silver – $3,000
  • Desi Miller- $3,000

On the first hand after the deal, Arthur ( Ace of Hearts Jack of Diamonds ) eliminated Joey ( Queen of Diamonds Queen of Hearts ) by spiking an ace on the Ace of Diamonds 9 of Clubs 2 of Clubs 5 of Diamonds King of Diamonds board. Only two hands later, it was Desi who was all-in and at risk, and his King of Spades 9 of Clubs failed to improve versus Arthurs’ 10 of Hearts 10 of Spades, crowning Arthur as our Event 9 champion!

Congratulations!

Event 9 Champion: Arthur Walker – $4,200

PPSC-E9-4717

Event 9 Runner-Up: Desi Miller – $3,000

Desi Miller

Desi Miller

Last hand of play of Event 9

PPSC-E9-4715

3rd place: Joey Silver – $3,000

Joey Silver

Joey Silver

Fafard Miraglia makes an exit in 4th place

  • Level: 23
  • Small Blind: 15K
  • Big Blind: 30K
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 375K
  • Remaining: 3
  • Entries: 45


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    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: King of Hearts Jack of Spades

    Jordan: Jack of Diamonds 8 of Diamonds

    They both made a straight on the 10 of Spades 9 of Clubs 2 of Spades Queen of Clubs Queen of Diamonds board, however Arthur had the best of it as his was king-high.

    4th place: Jordan Fafard Miraglia – $1,400

    Jordan Fafard Miraglia

    Jordan Fafard Miraglia

    Updated counts of final 4

  • Level: 23
  • Small Blind: 15K
  • Big Blind: 30K
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 281.3K
  • Remaining: 4
  • Entries: 45


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    Here are the counts of the final 4 players, as they enter level 23 – PL Hold’em.

    [eztable width=40% colwidth=60%|40% colalign=left|left]
    Name,Chip Count [attr sort=desc]
    Desi Miller,”305,000″
    Arthur Walker,”305,000″
    Jordan Fafard Miraglia,”330,000″
    Joey Silver,”195,000″
    [/eztable]

    Paul Trebuss next to go

  • Level: 4
  • Small Blind: 10K
  • Big Blind: 20K
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 281.3K
  • Remaining: 4
  • Entries: 45


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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 King of Hearts 6 of Hearts, and was called by Joey Silver on the button, holding 6 of Clubs 6 of Diamonds, but couldn’t improve his hand to place in 5th.

    Community cards: 10 of Clubs :h Ace of Diamonds 9 of Clubs 4 of Clubs

    5th place: Paul Trebuss – $900

    Paul Trebuss

    Paul Trebuss

     

    Steve Daraiche places 6th

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 10K
  • Big Blind: 20K
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 225K
  • Remaining: 5
  • Entries: 45


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    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: King of Hearts 7 of Clubs

    Arthur: Queen of Clubs 5 of Diamonds

    Arthur turned two-pairs to score the knockout on the 4 of Clubs King of Clubs Queen of Diamonds 5 of Clubs 8 of Diamonds board, sending Steve home in 6th.

    6th place: Steve Daraiche – $600

    Steve Daraiche

    Steve Daraiche

    In the money!

  • Level: 20
  • Small Blind: 8K
  • Big Blind: 16K
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 187.6K
  • Remaining: 6
  • Entries: 45


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    Event 9 is now in the money ‘officially’, however unofficially the players made a friendly deal amongst themselves to pay the 7th place finisher out of their pockets, even though the structure only paid 6.

    Ray Haddad was the 7th place finisher, while Ricky Campanelli and Vasilios Sklavounos finished just outside of the money.

    Update on chip counts

  • Level: 18
  • Small Blind: 5K
  • Big Blind: 10K
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 125K
  • Remaining: 9
  • Entries: 45


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    Here are the chip counts, as play enters level 18:

    [eztable width=40% colwidth=60%|40% colalign=left|left]
    Name,Chip Count [attr sort=desc]
    Desi Miller,”119,000″
    Arthur Walker,”77,000″
    Jordan Fafard Miraglia,”176,000″
    Steve Daraiche,”120,000″
    Ray Haddad,”246,000″
    Joey Silver,”111,000″
    Ricky Campanelli,”44,000″
    Paul Trebuss,”61,000″
    Vasilios Sklavounos,”176,000″
    [/eztable]

    Final table

  • Level: 16
  • Small Blind: 2.5K
  • Big Blind: 5K
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 125K
  • Remaining: 9
  • Entries: 45


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    We’ve reached the final table in this mixed PL Hold’em / PL Omaha event. The top 6 will receive a cash prize, while the others will unfortunately go home empty handed.

    Final Table

    Seat 1. Jordan Fafard Miraglia
    Seat 2. Ricky Campanelli
    Seat 3. Paul Trebuss
    Seat 4. Vasilios Sklavounos
    Seat 5. Ray Haddad
    Seat 6. Desi Miller
    Seat 7. Joey Silver
    Seat 8. Steve Daraiche
    Seat 9. Arthur Walker

    Chip counts of final 11 players

  • Level: 15
  • Small Blind: 2.5K
  • Big Blind: 5K
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 102.3K
  • Remaining: 11
  • Entries: 45


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    Event 9 is on break, and the field is down to 11 players. Here is how the chips are distributed:

    [eztable width=40% colwidth=60%|40% colalign=left|left]
    Name,Chip Count [attr sort=desc]
    Desi Miller,”139,000″
    Arthur Walker,”62,000″
    Jordan Fafard Miraglia,”134,500″
    Jeffrey Maccuspey,”51,000″
    Steve Daraiche,”29,000″
    Ray Haddad,”199,000″
    Joey Silver,”90,000″
    Ricky Campanelli,”90,000″
    Paul Trebuss,”93,000″
    Vasilios Sklavounos,”113,500″
    Myriam Campanelli,”111,500″
    [/eztable]