Late registration is very popular at Playground Poker Club, and with a larger buy-in such as this, there are some players who have a definite preference for jumping in late – and there will almost certainly be a few last-minute registrants. The first break will end shortly and following that players will have 60 more minutes to join Event 5.

Photos taken during level 4

The tournament is only in the 2nd blind level and there are already 74 players registered. Remember there are 6 levels of late registration in this tournament, so players will continue to join during the next 90 minutes or so.

Photos taken during level 1

With The Wild $150 in the rear-view mirror and just 26 players left in The $250 Frenzy, today is the day that the Playground Poker Spring Classic turns to its higher buy-in tournaments – this is the first of 6 tournaments (including the WPT Canadian Spring Championship) with a total buy-in of $550 or more.

Event 5 is a $500 + $50 NL Hold’em Freeze that gets underway at 11am this morning. Blinds are 30 minutes long and players start with 25,000 tournament chips, ensuring a lot of play throughout the tourney. It’s a one-day event and as the name suggests, it’s a true freezeout event, meaning players cannot rebuy or re-enter – it’s tournament poker in a very “pure” form.

Late registration in the tournament is available until the end of level 6, which is to say that players may join the tournament any time until 2:15pm (6 x 30-minute levels plus 1 15-minute break following level 4).

Good luck!