Playground Poker Spring Classic

Kathy Sawers is the Champion of Event 2!

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By the time play got heads up between Kathy Sawers and Garen Galanti, the lead was shifting from one player to the other. One player would take a slight lead – only to give it away shortly following. The chips were moving back and forth – to the extent that both players kicked around the idea of an additional deal between them, though no agreement was made.

After 10 hours of play in an event that proved to be a big success with 179 players, Event 2 of the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net ended with Kathy Sawers as the champion! A fact worthy of note – in the 2 events that have concluded so far in the Spring Classic, both winners have been women. Congratulations!

Event 2 Champion: Kathy Sawers, $5,670

Kathy Sawers

Kathy Sawers

 

2nd place: Garen Galanti, $5,985

Garen Galenti

Garen Galenti

 

Last hand of the tournament

Final hand of Event 2

Final hand of Event 2

Event 2 Results

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These are the official results of Event 2 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net. The tournament was a $200 + $20 NL Hold’em Freeze. This was a one-day event.

Note there was a player deal made at 6 players remaining. The participants chose to reserve $700 plus the Champion’s trophy for the winner and distribute the rest of the remaining prize money via ICM Chop. This accounts for the fact that players with lower rankings had higher prizes in some cases.

Rank | PosFirst Name | PrénomLast Name | NomPrize | Bourse
1KathySawers$5,671.00
2GarenGalanti$5,985.00
3TrevorDixon$3,790.00
4MathieuBoulanger-Vaugeois$4,140.00
5RonCorber$4,020.00
6MichaelHunter$3,010.00
7EarlAmos$1,460.00
8AlbertoScuderi$1,100.00
9DominicChampagne$800.00
10Jean RobertQuirion$650.00
11EricAddison$650.00
12JeffreyHerman$575.00
13GeorgeCaragiorgas$575.00
14BobT$500.00
15WilliamGraf$500.00
16SebastienProulx$450.00
17Han ShengXi$450.00
18PaulEl-Khouri$400.00

3rd, 4th, and 5th place

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 20K
  • Big Blind: 40K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 1.8M
  • Remaining: 2
  • Entries: 179


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    3rd place: Trevor Dixon, $3,790

    Trevor Dixon

    Trevor Dixon

    With only about 6bb left, Mathieu went all-in with Q-J to be called by a pair of fours, and Mathieu couldn’t improve.

    4e place: Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois aka Matt Damon – 4 140$

    Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois

    Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois

     

     

    Ron Corber was the table captain before the final table came together, but found a great deal more difficulty once they reached the last segment of the tourney. A nice flop for him disguised the strength of his hand and he played his draw aggressively against Mathieu’s pair of Kings – but couldn’t get the run out he needed to stay alive.

    Ron: 4 of Spades 5 of Spades

    Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois: King of Hearts King of Diamonds

    Tableau: 3 of Diamonds 6 of Diamonds Jack of Spades 9 of Diamonds 4 of Clubs

    5th place: Ron Corber, $4,020

    Ron Corber

    Ron Corber

     

    6th place: Michael Hunter

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 20K
  • Big Blind: 40K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 720K
  • Remaining: 5
  • Entries: 179


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    Michael Hunter may gain the nickname Mister Smiles given his sunny attitude at the table – always jovial, he was still smiling as he was eliminated from the tourney, and he wished the remaining 5 players good luck and good game as he left the table. Michael earned a prize of $3,010 for his efforts tonight.

    6th place: Michael Hunter, $3,010

    Michael Hunter

    Michael Hunter

    6-Way Deal

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 20K
  • Big Blind: 40K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 600K
  • Remaining: 6
  • Entries: 179


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    After a few minutes of deliberation while the clock was paused, the final 6 players asked the tournament staff about the options for a deal – and upon learning the rules, chose to reserve $700 and the Champion’s trophy for the eventual winner and divide the rest of the remaining prize pool via ICM chop. The following are the prizes locked in for each player.

    • Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois: $4,140
    • Ron Corber: $4,020
    • Trevor Dixon: $3,790
    • Garen Galanti: $5,985
    • Kathy Sawers: $4,970
    • Michael Hunter: $3,010

    Play continues for the remaining $700 and the trophy.

    First eliminations from the final table

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 20K
  • Big Blind: 40K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 600K
  • Remaining: 6
  • Entries: 179


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    Jean-Robert Quirion was all in for 70K when Michael Hunter pushed all-in over for a bit more than 200K to isolate. The two players saw the board heads up.

    Jean-Robert: King of Spades 7 of Hearts

    Michael Hunter: Jack of Diamonds Jack of Hearts

    Board: Queen of Clubs 8 of Diamonds 8 of Spades 5 of Diamonds Ace of Diamonds

    By the river Jean-Robert’s journey came to a conclusion as he finished 10th.

    10th place: Jean-Robert Quirion, $650

    Jean-Robert Quirion

    Jean-Robert Quirion

     

    Dominic Champagne had a ton of chips before he was taken apart by Kathy Sawers, and by the time this hand came along he had no more than 5 or 6 bb – and a few hands later he was all in facing a call from Trevor Dixon.

    Dominic Champagne: 8 of Spades 10 of Spades

    Trevor Dixon: Ace of Diamonds Queen of Diamonds

    Board: 6 of Clubs 9 of Clubs 4 of Hearts 6 of Spades Jack of Spades

    9th place: Dominic Champagne, $800

    Dominic Champagne

    Dominic Champagne

     

    Alberto Scuderi was all in for 77K and the players in the blinds both made the call. The flop came 8 of Diamonds King of Clubs 3 of Clubs and Trevor Dixon pushed all in to isolate, finding a fold from Earl Amos. Earl was eliminated shortly following.

    Alberto Scuderi: Queen of Spades 9 of Spades

    Trevor Dixon: Queen of Clubs 9 of Clubs

    Turn: Ace of Clubs

    River: 4 of Clubs

    Alberto finished in 8th place for a prize of $1,100.

    8th place: Alberto Scuderi, $1,100

    Alberto Scuderi

    Alberto Scuderi

     

    7th place: Earl Amos, $1,460

    Earl Amos

    Earl Amos

    Final table

  • Level: 20
  • Small Blind: 15K
  • Big Blind: 30K
  • Ante: 4K
  • Chip Average: 358K
  • Remaining: 10
  • Entries: 179


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    Event 2 is down to just 10 players, meaning we have our final table set! Here are the 10 finalists:

    • Seat 1: Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois
    • Seat 2: Alberto Scuderi
    • Seat 3: Ron Corber
    • Seat 4: Dominic Champagne
    • Seat 5: Jean Robert Quirion
    • Seat 6: Earl Amos
    • Seat 7: Trevor Dixon
    • Seat 8: Garen Galenti
    • Seat 9: Michael Hunter
    • Seat 10: Kathy Sawers

    Good luck!

    Leaders at the bubble

  • Level: 18
  • Small Blind: 8K
  • Big Blind: 16K
  • Ante: 2K
  • Chip Average: 170.5K
  • Remaining: 21
  • Entries: 179


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    The break is ending soon and the tournament staff is racing off the T-500 purple chips. At the moment, two players have separated themselves from the fields and hold double the average stack. A war is brewing on the felts with the approach of the bubble, here are the best equipped at the moment:

    1. Trevor Dixon: 350,000
    2. Dominic Champagne: 337,000
    3. Ron Corber: 267,000
    4. Jean-Robert Quirion: 251,000

    The bubble is near

  • Level: 15
  • Small Blind: 5K
  • Big Blind: 10K
  • Ante: 1K
  • Chip Average: 132.6K
  • Remaining: 179
  • Entries:


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    27 players remain in Event 2, and the top 18 players will be awarded a prize, with the winner taking home a nice $8,000 as well as a Playground Poker Spring Classic Champion’s Trophy. There will be a break in 30 minutes, and we will publish a list of the chip leaders during that time.

    Level 15 photos:

    Some chip leaders

  • Level: 13
  • Small Blind: 2K
  • Big Blind: 4K
  • Ante: 500
  • Chip Average: 74.8K
  • Remaining: 48
  • Entries: 179


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    Event 2 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net has been running for over 5 hours now, and the eliminations are starting to pick up – a few players are evidently pushing for a deep run, including the current chip leader Matthieu Boulanger-Vaugeois who leads any other player by over 50,000.

    1. Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois: 207,000
    2. George Caragiorgas: 160,000
    3. Jeffrey Herman: 141,000
    4. Bichr Awad: 139,000

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