Playground Poker Spring Classic 2015

Hmura first to go on the final table

  • Level: 22
  • Small Blind: 15K
  • Big Blind: 30K
  • Ante: 4K
  • Chip Average: 410K
  • Remaining: 9
  • Entries: 123


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    Lukasz Hmura arrived at this final table with just over 1BB to his name, and had the misfortune of being seated under the gun on the first hand. He left go of the first hand he was dealt, but was forced all-in on the second, as the big blind was upon him. Action folded around to Fernando Morgado in the small blind, who made the call to put Lukasz at risk.

    Lukasz: Queen of Diamonds 8 of Clubs

    Fernando: Ace of Hearts 2 of Spades

    Lukasz had all kinds of outs to win the hand, flopping flush and straight draws, however none of them came, and the 9 of Clubs 3 of Clubs Jack of Clubs 7 of Spades Jack of Spades board was his last of the night.

    10th place: Lukasz Hmura – $500

    Lukasz Hmura

    Lukasz Hmura

    Meet the final table

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 12K
  • Big Blind: 24K
  • Ante: 3K
  • Chip Average: 369K
  • Remaining: 10
  • Entries: 123


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    Here are the 10 finalists of Event 11! Leading the way is David Dusome, who has managed to accumulate an impressive 1,065,000 chips on his journey to the final table!

    Final Table

    Seat 1. Martin Gelinas
    Seat 2. David Dusome
    Seat 3. Fernando Morgado
    Seat 4. Lukasz Morgado
    Seat 5. Stephane Roquebrune
    Seat 6. Johnson Bui
    Seat 7. Ramesh Puradchithasan
    Seat 8. Peter Katsoulis
    Seat 9. Richard Pothier
    Seat 10. Shane Spear

    In the money!

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 12K
  • Big Blind: 24K
  • Ante: 3K
  • Chip Average: 283.8K
  • Remaining: 13
  • Entries: 123


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    David Dusome just eliminated Jean Patrick Emard on the bubble, bringing us into the money here in Event 11! A number of short stacks were formed leading up to the bubble, and with the ever increasing blinds, we are bound to see a series of all-ins in the hands to come.

    Congratulations to those who cashed!

    Table 37

    Seat 1. Fernando Morgado
    Seat 2. Shane Spear
    Seat 3. Lukasz Hmura
    Seat 4. Jean Guy Pare
    Seat 5. empty seat
    Seat 6. empty seat
    Seat 7. David Dusome
    Seat 8. empty seat
    Seat 9. empty seat
    Seat 10. Shane Mackinnon

    Table 38

    Seat 1. empty seat
    Seat 2. empty seat
    Seat 3. empty seat
    Seat 4. Ramesh Puradchithasan
    Seat 5. Stephane Roquebrune
    Seat 6. Johnson Bui
    Seat 7. Richard Pothier
    Seat 8. Martin Gelinas
    Seat 9. Peter Katsoulis
    Seat 10. Daniel Notice

    Chip leaders after 18 levels

  • Level: 19
  • Small Blind: 8K
  • Big Blind: 16K
  • Ante: 2K
  • Chip Average: 205K
  • Remaining: 18
  • Entries: 123


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    Only 18 players remain in this ‘3 Lives’ Event, and these are the current chip leaders:

    1. David Dusome – 496,000
    2. Richard Pothier – 405,000
    3. Stephane Roquebrune – 293,000
    4. Ramesh Purachithasan – 280,000
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    David Dusome

    Final two tables

  • Level: 18
  • Small Blind: 6K
  • Big Blind: 12K
  • Ante: 2K
  • Chip Average: 194.2K
  • Remaining: 19
  • Entries: 123


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    We’ve reached the final two tables of Event 11, and with 13 places paid, the money bubble is just around the corner!

    Richard Pothier was the stand-alone chip leader until very recently, when his more than double average stack was caught up to by David Dusome. They now both sit on just over 450,000 each, and are leading the pack.

    Table 37

    Seat 1. Fernando Morgado
    Seat 2. Shane Spear
    Seat 3. Lukasz Hmura
    Seat 4. Sacha Vidal
    Seat 5. empty seat
    Seat 6. Jean-Patrick Emard
    Seat 7. David Dusome
    Seat 8. Peter Katsoulis
    Seat 9. Anthony Raffaele Foggia
    Seat 10. Shane Mackinnon

    Table 38

    Seat 1. Martial Bonnaire
    Seat 2. Brock Rogerson
    Seat 3. Jean Guy Pare
    Seat 4. Ramesh Puradchithasan
    Seat 5. Stephane Roquebrune
    Seat 6. Johnson Bui
    Seat 7. Richard Pothier
    Seat 8. Martin Gelinas
    Seat 9. Donald Rathwell
    Seat 10. Daniel Notice

    Photographs from levels 15-16:

    Half the field down!

  • Level: 12
  • Small Blind: 1.2K
  • Big Blind: 2.4K
  • Ante: 300
  • Chip Average: 63.6K
  • Remaining: 58
  • Entries: 123


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    Event 11 has been reduced to 6 tables, and so just over half the field has been eliminated.

    Photographs from levels 10-11:

    Event 11 – Prize Pool & Payout Structure

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    Event 11 is a $200 + $20 ‘3 Lives’ NL Hold’em tournament, and is a part of the Playground Poker Spring Classic. The tournament began on May 2nd, 2015 at 8pm, and is a 1-day event. There were a total of 123 entries, resulting in a total prize pool of $23,862.00. This will be distributed according to the following table.

    [eztable width=”40%” tablesorter=”0″ colalign=”left|right”]
    Finish,Prize
    1,”$6,000.00″
    2,”$4,412.00″
    3,”$3,300.00″
    4,”$2,500.00″
    5,”$1,900.00″
    6,”$1,450.00″
    7,”$1,100.00″
    8,”$800.00″
    9,”$600.00″
    10,”$500.00″
    11,”$500.00″
    12,”$400.00″
    13,”$400.00″
    [/eztable]

    ‘3 Lives’ sees 123 entries

  • Level: 5
  • Small Blind: 200
  • Big Blind: 400
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 31.5K
  • Remaining: 117
  • Entries: 123


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    Late registration is now closed, and Event 11 saw a total of 123 players take their seats in this 1-day tournament.

    Photographs from levels 3-4:

    ‘3 Lives’ Event kicks off!

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    Event 11 – $200 + $20 ‘3 Lives’ No Limit Hold’em – has just begun, and as this follows a ‘3 Lives’ formula, players will be given 3 tokens at the start of the tournament, each worth $T 10,000. They can then chose how many of them they want to start with, and will have up to the first break to use them as they see fit. At any point in between hands, they can exchange them for chips, that is until the first break arrives, where the remaining tokens are forced into play.

    Late registration will remain open through until the end of the first break, or roughly 9:35pm.

    See you on the felts!

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