After four action-packed starting flights, The Wild $150 has reached Day 2, and all the qualifying players through the four first flights are now reunited in the Tournament Hall here at Playground Poker Club.
This kickoff event to the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net saw a combined total of 1168 entries, smashing the $100,000 guarantee boasted by the house. Action will continue until the field of 234 players is reduced to only 3 final tables – making up the final 27. Players will then bag and tag their chips onto tomorrow’s final, where our Event 1 champion will be crowned.
There are many familiar faces in the field, as well as some past final-tableist of this very same event, including Isham Yamani (3rd in Spring of 2015, and 7th in Fall of 2014), Nick-Real Seide (2nd in Spring 2013, and 4th in Winter of 2016) Simon-Pier Grondin (5th in Fall of 2013), Tony Stratopoulos (4th in Spring of 2014), Michael Malm (9th in Spring of 2014), Felix Sides (9th in Spring of 2013), Jennifer Brooks (4th in 2013), and George Kazarian (3rd in August of 2015).
Other notables found in the field include the likes of George Caragiorgas, who had a deep run in the WSOP Main Event in 2009 (finishing in 20th place), and also placed third earlier this year in a side event at the PCA. Alexandre Blanc, who placed 12th in the 2014 WPT Montreal, is also in the field, as well as WSOP-Bracelet winner Michael Malm.
Along with a massive $28,000 cash prize, the winner of this event will also be taking home a Playground Poker Spring Classic Champion’s Trophy, immortalizing his or her victory.
Good luck to all the players in the field!
