During the short chip-up break the players just took, we did some chip counting. Here is the current distribution of the chips as play enters level 22:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Michele | Black | 1,175,000 |
| Eric | Nuss | 1,155,000 |
| Nabil | Assaff | 790,000 |
| Darryl | Beal | 710,000 |
| Alan Yi Fan | Dong | 570,000 |
| Kethees | Thanabalasingham | 420,000 |
| Alexandre | Nadeau-Levesque | 340,000 |
| Rene | Berube Sarginson | 295,000 |
Kevin Edward Joudrey
Event 6 saw two quick eliminations happen in the first moments of the final table.
On the first hand, Rene Berube was all-in blind with under 2bb in the big blind position, and doubled through Alan Dong.
On the next hand, action folded around to short-stacked Kevin Edward Joudrey, who shoved from the button. Rene isolated from the small blind, and knocked his opponent out with 
over 
to bring him back in contention.
A few hands later, Placide Junior Sanon opened the action from late position, finding calls from both Kethees in the small blind, and Eric Nuss in the big blind. When the flop brought 
, Eric moved all-in, and was followed by Placide, who had the shorter of the two stacks. After Kethees reluctantly folded, Eric tabled 
, and was trailing the 
of Placide. The 
turn didn’t change much, but the 
on the river gave Eric the win.
10th place: Kevin Edward Joudrey – $410.00
Kevin Edward Joudrey
9th place: Placide Junior Sanon – $550.00
Placide Junior Sanon
Only 10 “Bounty-Hunters” remain here in Event 6, and they have been merged down to one final table. There is a scheduled break in a few short minutes, during which we will bring an update on chip counts, but by glancing over at player stacks it seems to be Eric Nuss who leads with roughly 1.35 million, with Michele Black inches behind and over the 1.2 million chip mark.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège |
|---|---|---|
| Placide Junior | Sanon | Seat 01 |
| Kevin Edward | Joudrey | Seat 02 |
| Rene | Berube Sarginson | Seat 03 |
| Michele | Black | Seat 04 |
| Eric | Nuss | Seat 05 |
| Kethees | Thanabalasingham | Seat 06 |
| Darryl | Beal | Seat 07 |
| Alexandre | Nadeau-Levesque | Seat 08 |
| Alan Yi Fan | Dong | Seat 09 |
| Nabil | Assaff | Seat 10 |
Event 6 is well into the money now, although given the Bounty format some players have already been assured of a cash prize for some time now, as every knockout puts $100 cash in the winner’s pockets.
The current chip leader is Alan Yi Fan Dong, who sit on over 750,000 in chips and a stack of bounty chips. Not far behind is Nabil Assaff, with roughly 700,000.
Only 19 players remain at the moment, seated as follows:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | Villa | Table 54 - Seat 1 |
| Alan Yi Fan | Dong | Table 54 - Seat 2 |
| Kethees | Thanabalasingham | Table 54 - Seat 3 |
| Adeel Aman | Bangash | Table 54 - Seat 4 |
| Michele | Black | Table 54 - Seat 5 |
| Bill | Kontaratos | Table 54 - Seat 6 |
| Guillaume | Laroche | Table 54 - Seat 7 |
| Eric | Nuss | Table 54 - Seat 8 |
| Darryl | Beal | Table 54 - Seat 9 |
| Placide Junior | Sanon | Table 54 - Seat 10 |
| Rene | Berube Sarginson | Table 53 - Seat 1 |
| Nabil | Assaff | Table 53 - Seat 2 |
| Nick | Nickoletopoulos | Table 53 - Seat 3 |
| Table 53 - Seat 4 | ||
| Michael | Plante | Table 53 - Seat 5 |
| Kevin Edward | Joudrey | Table 53 - Seat 6 |
| Sylvain | Lacasse | Table 53 - Seat 7 |
| Alexandre | Nadeau-Levesque | Table 53 - Seat 8 |
| Tony | Stratopoulos | Table 53 - Seat 9 |
| Michael | Frenkel | Table 53 - Seat 10 |
Darryl Beal has amassed a stack north of 475,000 after 16 levels of play, and is now far ahead of any player in the field – his closest rivals find themselves below the 300,000 mark.
We will bring you coverage of this event once play is in the money.
By the end of the late registration period, 2 additional tables and a total of 54 alternates had been seated, adding up to a total of 274 entries in the event – a huge success. Always a hectic time in a busy tournament, once registration closed things settled down somewhat and play continues in level 8.
Tonight’s 50/50 Bounty tourney – Event 6 – has proven to be even more popular than we anticipated. The published capacity for the event was 220 players, and with time left in late registration that number has already been surpassed and players are now being accepted as alternates. These players will be seated as soon as a seat becomes available.
Here are some early photos of Event 6 taken during the first 2 levels of play.
Play has begun in Event 6 and as level 2 is beginning there are already 192 players at the tables. Not a single bounty has been taken yet, however, as all 192 players are still in their seats… but that is sure to change before too long!
There’s over an hour left to register in the event, so if you’re looking for an affordable poker tournament with a nice prize pool tonight… we’ll see you here at Playground Poker Club soon!
Tonight in the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net is the first of 3 Bounty tournaments in this year’s festival, the $100 + $20 + $100 50/50 Bounty tournament. As the name and the way the buy-in is expressed indicates, this is a special kind of bounty tourney in which half of a player’s buy-in goes to the prize pool to be awarded at the end of the evening, while the other half goes to a $100 bounty chip that each player keeps with his or her stack. When a player is eliminated, they lose not only their stack but this bounty chip as well. Players can thus accumulate bounty chips throughout the tournament, one per player they knock out of the tourney – and at $100 each, it can add up!
Bounty tournaments are very popular here at Playground Poker Club, and the exaggerated bounty in this version of the format only seems to make it more popular. Late registration is open until the end of the break following level 4, which means that players can buy-in and receive a full stack until just around 9:00pm tonight.
Players start with 20K in tournament chips and blind levels are 20 minutes long. This is a one-day tournament, so whatever happens, it will wrap up in the early morning hours of the 27th with a champion.
Good luck!
