Playground Poker Spring Classic

Event 1 Day 1b – final counts

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Day 1b of The Wild $150 began today at 7:30pm and play continued through 14 30-minute levels before the remaining players bagged up their chips to return for Day 2. There were 225 entries in this starting flight, the 2nd of 4 in the event, and when the dust settled there were just 41 players remaining. All of these players have qualified for Day 2, which will begin on Wednesday April 20th at 7pm.

Any player who entered either (or both of) today’s starting flights in the tournament may re-enter in a subsequent starting flight – this is a “next day re-entry” event, meaning that players enter each of the 4 starting flights once.

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
DominiquePrefontaine351,000
DenisScott246,000
AlexandreBlanc227,000
OmarKamal220,000
MaximeTheroux195,000
MassimoRomanelli192,500
PatrickTrinh186,000
MarioLepine183,500
TonyStratopoulos172,000
MichaelMalm148,000
DarrylMah142,500
SebastienLapierre142,000
NameWithheld139,500
JenniferBrooks133,500
KenRansom125,500
RogerThibault122,500
DarioDi Placido119,000
TinaFrascarelli108,000
RichardJohansen101,000
Jean-GabrielQuenneville-Renaud98,500
LarryM80,500
RichardSysko80,000
KevinJavier79,500
ThierryBlanc79,500
ChristopherB77,500
MartinMasse68,500
Jean PierreLeclair67,500
AlexanderMatveev62,000
ToddMcgarragle60,000
SimonPin-Disle56,500
Misha Olof AlexanderPeters52,500
JacquesBlais51,500
HuguesBelzile48,000
MartinLeblanc47,500
David ElliottMarrache46,000
JohnToth45,000
BillKontaratos42,000
MaximeAsselin Blain39,500
KamyarKhorasani36,500
BenoitDesmarais32,500
David PaulKozak14,000

Last break of the Day 1b

  • Level: 12
  • Small Blind: 800
  • Big Blind: 1.6K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 73.8K
  • Remaining: 61
  • Entries: 225


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    We’ve reached the last break of the night, and play will continue through 3 more levels before the remaining players bag their chips for Day 2. We will publish the full list of player-reported chip counts shortly after Day 1b has come to an end.

    As a reminder, there are still two more flights to The Wild $150, with Day 1c set for Monday at 7:00pm, and Day 1d on Tuesday at 7:00pm. With already 500 players registered after 2 flights, we can expect the tournament prize pool to exceed the $100,000 guarantee boasted by Playground Poker Club. Be sure not to miss your chance at taking home a piece of this massive prize pool!

    Below is the current leaderboard as we enter level 12:

    1. Dominique Préfontaine: 332 300 chips
    2. Tony Stratopoulos: 230 000 chips
    3. Denis Scott: 164 000 chips
    4. Maxime Théroux: 154 200 chips
    5. Jennifer Brooks: 144 800 chips

    Fun fact: In the middle of the day 2 major stacks played a big hand together and Tony Stratopoulos doubled up against the chip leder, Darryl Mah. He kept the lead for few rounds until Dominique Préfontaine won a huge hand and stayed as the leader with over a 100K over the second player.

    Mah still in the lead after 8 levels of play

  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 400
  • Big Blind: 800
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 43.3K
  • Remaining: 104
  • Entries: 225


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    Darryl Mah has maintained his spot atop the leaderboard since the last break, and has grown his stack up to nearly 175,000 after 8 levels of play, good for the commanding lead so far in Day 1b. Tony Stratopoulos is the only other player who has breached the 100K mark so far, however a number of players are soon to join the 6-figure club.

    Here is a look at the updated leaderboard:

    First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
    DarrylMah174,300
    TonyStratopoulos124,400
    OlivierOstiguy97,500
    DenisScott96,200
    BillKontaratos94,400
    MarioLepine94,100
    KenRansom90,300

    Photographs from levels 7 and 8:

    Mid-way through the night

  • Level: 8
  • Small Blind: 300
  • Big Blind: 600
  • Ante: 75
  • Chip Average: 39.1K
  • Remaining: 115
  • Entries: 225


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    Level 7 has just come to an end, meaning we are now mid-way through this Day 1b of The Wild $150. Interestingly enough, roughly half the field has been eliminate so far as well! There will be a short chip-up break following level 8, during which we will bring an update to the leaderboard.

    Photographs from levels 6 and 7:

    Registration closes with 225 entries

  • Level: 5
  • Small Blind: 150
  • Big Blind: 300
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 26.5K
  • Remaining: 170
  • Entries: 225


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    Late registration has just closed here in Day 1b of The Wild $150, and with 225 entries in this second flight, we now have a total of 500 entries through two flights.

    A few players have taken an early lead, but it’s Darryl Mah and his 91,350 stack that currently tops tonight’s field after 4 levels. Here is a look at the current leaderboard, as play enters level 5:

    First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
    DarrylMah91,350
    HarleyStoffmaker84,225
    NassimKabbara63,525
    OmarKamal62,200
    AlexanderMatveev58,175
    Felix Sides56,300

    Photographs from levels 3 and 4:

    200 entries and counting!

  • Level: 2
  • Small Blind: 75
  • Big Blind: 150
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 20.4K
  • Remaining: 196
  • Entries: 200


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    Day 1b of The Wild $150 is already up to 200 entries, and registration is still open for another 80 minutes. Add that to the 275 players that entered in this afternoon’s flight, and you can assume that this kick-off event will be a big one!

    Photographs from levels 1 and 2:

    Event 1 Day 1a – final counts

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    Day 1a of The Wild $150 began today at 11:00am and play continued through 14 30-minute levels before the remaining players bagged up their chips to return for Day 2. There were 275 entries in today’s starting flight, the 1st of 4 in the event, and when the dust settled there were just 59 players remaining. All of these players have qualified for Day 2, which will begin on Wednesday April 20th at 7pm.

    Any player who entered today’s starting flight in the tournament may re-enter in a subsequent starting flight – this is a “next day re-entry” event, meaning that players enter each of the 4 starting flights once.

    First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
    Jean SebastienDore323,500
    Jean-ClaudeSalame210,000
    Joe-ElieAssio173,500
    AlainRondeau172,500
    PascalRochon166,500
    StephaneNadeau166,500
    PatrickLanglois159,500
    MarcTouloute150,500
    PhilipJalbert150,500
    LeoHackenbroch138,500
    JannaPedicelli135,000
    CharlesGagnon128,500
    BabakForozandeh125,500
    VitalCleary112,500
    DanielGagnon111,500
    SebastienFortier109,000
    JackVaccarello101,500
    HaimingKang100,500
    YannFilion96,500
    ChantalHamel96,000
    StevenMullen96,000
    RodneyRamalho95,000
    AlexandreBaron93,500
    MathieuLeclerc93,500
    MathieuOuellette91,000
    RobertGariepy90,500
    ScottWorsley90,500
    KevinDaily90,000
    TinaHowie89,000
    TinaS85,000
    CharlesLitner84,000
    Jean-PaulCollin81,000
    DavidVeloso80,000
    GeorgeKazarian80,000
    GabrielLessard78,500
    KellyCameron78,000
    Matthew David JosephLuchak78,000
    JonathanMasse75,000
    TonyFarcy73,500
    VincentPlourde66,500
    NicholasSheehy65,500
    KennethGuitard60,000
    JeanSiminaro59,000
    MichelMcCarthy59,000
    DavidKovacic58,000
    EricCharette56,000
    MarcGuerbilsky56,000
    PatrickSt-Onge53,000
    Brent FMccue50,000
    AlainMelancon47,500
    SourasaySouvanh46,000
    CharlesNormand45,500
    AnthonyKhoury44,000
    LudovicDoucet41,000
    DerekPrimeau35,500
    SylvainBarillet35,000
    TheoPsihogios25,500
    MarcLebel18,000
    ShaneGravelle14,500

    Day 1b begins now

  • Level: 1
  • Small Blind: 50
  • Big Blind: 100
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 20K
  • Remaining: 104
  • Entries: 104


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    The Wild $150 continues tonight, as Day 1b is officially underway following the traditional “shuffle up and deal” from our tournament director. The first flight of this opening event to the Playground Poker Spring Classic attracted a total of 275 entries, creating a solid kick-off to this 19-day series.

    Late registration will remain open until the end of the first break, which will allow players to enter the tournament until around 9:40pm. So far over 100 players have already taken their seats, with more streaming in by the minute.

    Good luck to the players participating in this $100,000 guarantee event!

    Day 1a comes to a close

  • Level: 14
  • Small Blind: 1.2K
  • Big Blind: 2.4K
  • Ante: 400
  • Chip Average: 93.2K
  • Remaining: 59
  • Entries: 275


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    The players have just completed Day 1a of this opening event to the Playground Poker Spring Classic, and roughly 20% of the field has bagged and tagged their chips onto Day 2. Leading the way is Jean Sebastien Dore, who sits far ahead of any other player with an impressive 323,500 chip stack. In a few minutes we will publish the full list of player-reported chip counts from this first flight of The Wild $150.

    Day 1b will take place tonight at 7:30pm, and we should expect to see another big turnout. Day 1c is set for Monday night at 7:00pm, while Day 1d will take place on Tuesday at 7:00pm.

    Photographs taken in the last 2 levels of the night:

    New leaderboard into the end of Day 1a

  • Level: 12
  • Small Blind: 800
  • Big Blind: 1.6K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 59.8K
  • Remaining: 92
  • Entries: 275


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    The players in The Wild $150 have just completed the break following level 11 and have returned to their seats to play through the final 3 levels of this starting flight. Play is set to conclude at the end of level 14, at which time the remaining players will bag up their chips for Day 2.

    This leaderboard resembles the last, although if anything there are fewer players who have built up big stacks than a few levels ago, as the following table will show. That being said, however, Rodney Ramalho has managed to build up a very solid lead with almost 200K in play – and Rodney is a player with the experience to both maintain and continue to grow that stack.

    First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
    RodneyRamalho196,000
    RyanGaronce134,000
    MathieuOuellette104,900
    Jean-SebastienDore103,000
    StephaneNadeau101,200

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