Playground Poker Spring Classic 2015

Kontaratos wins the first big pot

  • Level: 13
  • Small Blind: 1.2K
  • Big Blind: 2.4K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 150K
  • Remaining: 9
  • Entries: 74


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    On a flop showing 9 of Diamonds Jack of Hearts 6 of Hearts, Bill Kontaratos was all-in and ahead of opponent Luca Boemio. Bill tabled Queen of Diamonds Queen of Hearts, and needed to fade a few outs to win against the Ace of Clubs Jack of Clubs of Luca. When the running cards came 10 of Clubs and King of Diamonds, Bill slid forward his stack of 119,300 to be doubled up, and is now the chip leader early on this final table. Luca has a little less than 30,000 left after the hand.

    Event 12 – Prize Pool & Payouts Structure

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    Event 12 is a $135 + $15 ‘Shootout’ No Limit Hold’em tournament, part of the Playground Poker Spring Classic series. The tournament began on May 3rd, 2015, at 6pm, and is a 1-day event. With a total of 74 entries, the prize pool for the event was of $9,690.00, and will be distributed according to the following table.

    [eztable width=”40%” tablesorter=”0″ colalign=”left|right”]
    Finish,Prize
    1,”$3,340.00″
    2,”$2,000.00″
    3,”$1,350.00″
    4,”$1,000.00″
    5,”$700.00″
    6,”$500.00″
    7,”$350.00″
    8,”$250.00″
    9,”$200.00″
    [/eztable]

    Round 2 is set!

  • Level: 12
  • Small Blind: 1K
  • Big Blind: 2K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 150K
  • Remaining: 9
  • Entries: 74


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    The first round of the Shootout is now complete, which means we have our final table! The TD made a last minute decision based on the attendance to only open 9 tables, and therefore our final table will consist of 9 players, each starting with 150,000. The first level of blinds will be 1K/2K/a200 (level 12).

    Final Table

    Seat 1. David Dusome
    Seat 2. Robert Notkin
    Seat 3. Justin Dean
    Seat 4. Luca Boemio
    Seat 5. Garry Thompson
    Seat 6. Alexandre Nadeau-Levesque
    Seat 7. Melanie Ares
    Seat 8. Bill Kontaratos
    Seat 9. Hiyaw Gebreyohannes

    Some ‘Shootout’ players

  • Level: 3
  • Small Blind: 100
  • Big Blind: 200
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 15K
  • Remaining: 73
  • Entries: 73


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    Here is a look at some of the players in the field of Event 12 – Shootout, taken in the early levels of play:

    It’s time for a Shootout event!

  • Level: 1
  • Small Blind: 25
  • Big Blind: 50
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 15K
  • Remaining: 58
  • Entries: 58


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    Event 12 is just about ready to commence here at the Playground Poker Spring Classic, and as this tournament follows a ‘Shootout’ formula, players will have to win their table in Round 1 in order to move on to Round 2, which will be the final table. The tournament is capped at 100 entries, although there is still room to register. Late registration will be available until the end of the first break (roughly 7:30pm), or until the tournament sells out, however all stacks will be live from the start of the tournament, and blinded out accordingly.

    Good luck to all the players in this event!

    Shootout tonight, 6pm

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    Tonight’s event – the $135 + $15 NL Hold’em Shootout – has become one of the most popular events among all of the side events we offer. The shootout format is slightly different than a normal poker tournament. Each player will start on a table and must WIN that table to move on in the tournament. In a way, a shootout tournament is among the “purest” of tournament forms – you have to be successful in a full ring format and then, as players are eliminated, you have to be pretty good at shorthanded poker as well, until finally you are heads-up against your opponent – another distinct test of poker skills.

    The action gets underway at 6pm – and be sure to register early, because these events have often sold out in the past.