Playground Poker Spring Classic 2015

On the back of the dealer chairs, you will notice a set of LED lights that are used for various reasons to communicate with the rest of the staff. The yellow light means a waitress is being called, the red light is used to call the floor over in emergency situations, and the green one is to signal a player has been eliminated. Since the money has bubble has burst here in Event 3, we’ve seen green lights being turned on left and right, as numerous players have recently been eliminated. This is often the case following the money-bubble, as some players become very passive leading up to the money, to assure they don’t walk out empty handed, and this results in many short stacks being created. Once the tournament falls into the money, these players are relieved of some pressure and open up their game dramatically.

On the third hand of hand-for-hand, we saw Wesley Mark Thompson open from utg to 25,000 on table 66. It folded around to Patrick Boisvert on the button, who elected to 3bet his last 103,000. This put Wesley into the tank for a few minutes, as it represented around 60% of his total chips, and after a few moments he opted for the call. Patrick turned over , and Wesley turned over , murmuring “Well, I have 1 over”.

Wesley found some luck on the board though, as the window card was in fact his 1 over, and he scored the knockout on the board to bring Event 3 into the money!

Congratulations to the players who are still in!

The sealed chip bags have been arranged at their places and all of the dealers have taken their seats, ready to welcome the 217 players still in Event 3 back to begin play in the event. A few players have slowly started to filter in as well, although the majority won’t arrive until the last minute.

Near the top of the leaderboard is Chris “D0r1t0s” McClung, who is almost certainly the most experienced player left in the event and has a huge stack – 337K – to start the day. That being said, though, there are a also a lot of local tournament regulars who have consistently demonstrated their talent and experience – including the one player with a larger stack than McClung – Vasilios Sklavounos.

The bubble player will be the player eliminated in 109th place – and if history is any indication, this should be reached after just 3 or 4 levels tonight.

Good luck to everyone in the event, and stay tuned to this Event Blog for coverage throughout the evening.