Playground Poker Spring Classic

The Women’s Event Champion: Tina Howie

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This Saturday night at Playground Poker Club was a special night, as it took host to Event 12 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic – The Women’s Event. They were 61 to start the night, and after 8 hours of play there was only one woman left standing, our champion Tina Howie.

From beginning to end Tina lead the show. Combining good cards in hand with strategic tournament plays, she was able to keep herself ahead of the field, at times up to fourfold the average stack. She was already in the chip lead when she arrived at the final table, and went on to eliminate every adversary that got in her way. It was almost no surprise to see that heads-up play only lasted one hand, where Tina was dealt THE best hand in poker – pocket aces. Her opponent Irene Tzanetopoulos, who sneaked her way through the final table with a short-stack in hand, was also dealt a pair and had no choice but to go with it.

Tina: Ace of Spades Ace of Diamonds
Irène: 4 of Spades 4 of Hearts

Board: Jack of Spades 3 of Diamonds King of Clubs Queen of Clubs 9 of Clubs

Tina and her premium pair went on to win the hand, and she was crowned our Women’s Event Champion, collecting a cool $3,000 cash prize, along with a Playground Poker Spring Classic Champion’s Trophy!

Congratulations!

The Women’s Event Champion: Tina Howie – $3,000

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The Women’s Event Runner Up: Irène Tzanetopoulos – $2,000

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Last Hand of Play

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Event 12 final results

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Event 12 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net was a $150 + $15 NL Hold’em Women’s Tournament. As the name suggests, this tournament was restricted to the participation of women, and 61 players joined the event generating a prize pool of $8,875.00. This prize pool was distributed according to the following table.

Rank | PosFirst Name | PrénomLast Name | NomPrize | Bourse
1TinaHowie$3,000.00
2IreneTzanetopoulos$2,000.00
3LornaByrne$1,400.00
4CynthiaPaquette$980.00
5CatherineCloutier$680.00
6TracyRouse$485.00
7GloriaStoycheff$330.00

The Women’s Event final table

  • Level: 14
  • Small Blind: 3K
  • Big Blind: 6K
  • Ante: 500
  • Chip Average: 135.6K
  • Remaining: 9
  • Entries: 61


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    We have now reached the final table of our Women’s Event, part of the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net. The tournament pays the top 7, so the bubble is near. Here are the final tableists, as well as an approximation on their chip counts:

    1. Eun Park: 215,000
    2. Cynthia Paquette: 135,000
    3. Tracy Rouse: 77,000
    4. Manon Lucsanszky: 50,500
    5. Irene Tzanetopoulos: 91,000
    6. Catherine Cloutier: 84,000
    7. Tina Howie: 215,000
    8. Lorna Byrne: 215,000
    9. Gloria Stoycheff: 77,000

    Players are on break

  • Level: 13
  • Small Blind: 2K
  • Big Blind: 4K
  • Ante: 500
  • Chip Average: 81.3K
  • Remaining: 15
  • Entries: 61


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    The women of Event 12 are on a short break while the tournament staff is removing the T100 chips, and we took this chance to find the chip leaders. Tina Howie has taken a stranglehold lead of the field as she has accumulated 321,000 in chips while the average sits at 81,300. Here are the top 3 players at the moment:

    1. Tina Howie: 321,000
    2. Eun Park: 197,000
    3. Cynthia Paquette: 153,200

    23 remain in the Women’s Event

  • Level: 12
  • Small Blind: 1.5K
  • Big Blind: 3K
  • Ante: 400
  • Chip Average: 53K
  • Remaining: 23
  • Entries: 61


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    Tina Howie

    Just over a third of the field remains in the Women’s Event, as play enters level 12. There is a scheduled break after this level, during which we will publish the chip-leaders

    Photographs from levels 10 and 11:

     

    The big stacks after 8 levels of play

  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 600
  • Big Blind: 1.2K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 31.3K
  • Remaining: 39
  • Entries: 61


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    Here is a list of the current chip leaders as play enters level 9:

    1. Lorna Byrne: 87,100
    2. Michaella Lebel: 70,200
    3. Mona Harb: 55,000
    4. Sylvie Moscato: 53,600
    5. Geri Casey: 52,900
    6. Josie Amato: 52,300

    Event 12 prize pool & payouts

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    Event 12 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic is a 1-Day NL Hold’em Womens’ Event which began on Saturday April 30th at 7pm. There were a total of 61 players in the tournament which built up a prize pool totalling $8,875.00, where 7 players will be paid according to the following payout table.

    PosPrize | Bourse
    1st$3,000.00
    2nd$2,000.00
    3rd$1,400.00
    4th$980.00
    5th$680.00
    6th$485.00
    7th$330.00

    The early chip leaders

  • Level: 5
  • Small Blind: 200
  • Big Blind: 400
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 22.6K
  • Remaining: 54
  • Entries: 61


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    Registration has closed in Event 12, and a total of 61 players came to join the Women’s Event in the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net. We did some quick counts during their first scheduled break, and we found 3 players who have taken a leap ahead of the field:

    1. Kimberley Peacock: 46,825 chips
    2. Julie Desmarais: 40,325 chips
    3. Catherine St-Pierre: 32,700 chips

    Early photos in the Women’s Event

  • Level: 4
  • Small Blind: 150
  • Big Blind: 300
  • Ante: 25
  • Chip Average: 21.4K
  • Remaining: 56
  • Entries: 60


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    The Women’s Event is into level 4, and late registration will be closing in around 15 minutes. So far attendance is up to 60 players, of which 4 have already been eliminated.

    Photographs from the early levels of Event 12:

    It’s time for the Women’s Event

  • Level: 1
  • Small Blind: 25
  • Big Blind: 50
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 20K
  • Remaining: 42
  • Entries: 42


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    Event 12 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic is a unique tournament in the series, as it is a $150 + $15 NL Hold’em Women’s Event.

    Players will start with 20,000 in chips, and blinds are set at 20 minutes long. The tournament director has just announced the start of the tournament, and the cards are now in the air with already 42 contestants at their seats! Late registration will remain open until the end of the first break, giving players up until 8:30pm to sign-in.

    As this is a one-day event, our tournament champion will be crowned tonight. Follow us via the Playground Poker Blog for updates and photos from this exclusive event reserved only for our growing female clientele.

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