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Leaders entering level 18

  • Level: 18
  • Small Blind: 3K
  • Big Blind: 6K
  • Ante: 1K
  • Chip Average: 176K
  • Remaining: 25
  • Entries: 176


  • 2016/04/27 - 20:39 by Playground Poker

    25 remain entering level 18, and below is a look at the top stacks at the moment:

    First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
    DanielHughes435,000
    AndrewBoujaoude317,000
    SebastienPoirier300,000
    DavidWhalen300,000
    Ian PierreRivero286,000
    Quyen Dao259,000
    BrianMorgan256,000

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    Event: Spring Classic

    Final 3 tables

  • Level: 17
  • Small Blind: 2.5K
  • Big Blind: 5K
  • Ante: 500
  • Chip Average: 163K
  • Remaining: 27
  • Entries: 176


  • 2016/04/27 - 20:10 by Playground Poker

    Event 7 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic presented by partypoker.net is now down to 3 final tables, as only 27 players remain from the original 176. With 18 players scheduled to be paid, we are now approaching a crucial step in tournament poker: the bubble. Players will certainly be making adjustments to their game to help them through this often difficult step of the tournament – some will tighten their game in hopes of securing a cash prize, while others will take advantage of the situation and try to use it to increase their holdings, giving them a better chance at taking home the top prize of $20,000 + bounties.

    For the moment it is still Daniel Hughes who has the strangle-hold lead in this 50/50 Bounty Event, as his 535,000 stack dwarfs his opponents. Yasir Naiem Abdel Gadir and Sebastien are picking up momentum, as they near the 300,000 chip mark in this 17th level. We will bring a more detailed update on the leaderboard during the next break, in about 20 minutes.

    Here is a look at the remaining 27 players in the field:

    First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomSeat | Siège
    BrianMorganTable 62 - Seat 1
    NoeungTroeungTable 62 - Seat 2
    QuyenDaoTable 62 - Seat 3
    DgianniDi-ReTable 62 - Seat 4
    DanielHughesTable 62 - Seat 5
    DavidWhalenTable 62 - Seat 6
    DarrenMorganTable 62 - Seat 7
    MiltiadisMavrigiannakisTable 62 - Seat 8
    AdamCaderTable 62 - Seat 9
    YohannWagnerTable 66 - Seat 1
    FredericHarlandTable 66 - Seat 2
    EraldoEdouardTable 66 - Seat 3
    SebastienPoirierTable 66 - Seat 4
    Tu KienLuongTable 66 - Seat 5
    PaulEl-KhouriTable 66 - Seat 6
    FrancoCupelloTable 66 - Seat 7
    AndrewBoujaoudeTable 66 - Seat 8
    JeffreyCormierTable 66 - Seat 9
    PaulPierceyTable 70 - Seat 1
    KapleshRaichuraTable 70 - Seat 2
    Ian PierreRiveroTable 70 - Seat 3
    AlexandreHenryTable 70 - Seat 4
    BobTTable 70 - Seat 5
    RonFarberTable 70 - Seat 6
    HoussamMolhemTable 70 - Seat 7
    Yasir Naiem AbdelGadirTable 70 - Seat 8
    RonCorberTable 70 - Seat 9

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    Event: Spring Classic

    Chip counts and photos – level 15

  • Level: 15
  • Small Blind: 1.5K
  • Big Blind: 3K
  • Ante: 500
  • Chip Average: 105K
  • Remaining: 42
  • Entries: 176


  • 2016/04/27 - 18:59 by Playground Poker

    Chip counts and photos – level 15

    The story of the day belongs to Daniel Hughes, who has already amassed 8 bounty chips after 14 levels of play in this 50/50 Bounty Event in the Playground Poker Spring Classic. In addition to already pocketing $4,000 cash, he also leads the field by a huge gap – he more than doubles any other player in the field apart from second in chips Brian Morgan, and sits on 4 times the current average stack.

    Here are the top counts entering level 15:

    First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
    DanielHughes410,000
    BrianMorgan212,500
    AndrewBoujaoude176,000
    Quyen Dao166,000
    SebastienPoirier165,000
    BehramAntia154,000

    Photographs from levels 14 and 15:





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    Event: Spring Classic

    New leaderboard in the Big 50/50 Bounty

  • Level: 12
  • Small Blind: 800
  • Big Blind: 1.6K
  • Ante: 200
  • Chip Average: 60.3K
  • Remaining: 73
  • Entries: 176


  • 2016/04/27 - 17:33 by

    New leaderboard in the Big 50/50 Bounty

    Kalpesh Raichura

    As the tournament gets deeper the leaderboard should start to get more consistent, but the story of the last 4 levels is one of previous leaders keeping stacks while others catch up to them. Daniel Hughes is still the chip leader, and has already accumulated an impressive 5 bounty chips (including his own).

    1. Daniel Hughes – 192,400 chips
    2. Kalpesh Raichura – 138,200 chips
    3. Houssam Molhem – 122,600 chips
    4. Ian Pierre Rivero – 119,000 chips
    5. Brian Morgan – 117,700 chips
    6. Adam Cader – 117,400 chips
    7. Behram Antia – 110,000 chips
    Franco Cupello
    Kalpesh Raichura
    Adam Cader

    Xin Qi

    Domenic Agiatello

    Thomas Lefort
    Scott Shelvock

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    Event: Spring Classic

    Leaders at the break

  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 400
  • Big Blind: 800
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 41.9K
  • Remaining: 105
  • Entries: 176


  • 2016/04/27 - 15:57 by

    Leaders at the break

    Daniel Hughes

    During the last break following level 8, tournament staff removed the T25 chips from play and we took the opportunity to get a better handle on the current leaders in the event. Although stacks throughout are starting to grow very well, there were 4 players in particular whose chip counts put them at the head of the pack.

    1. Daniel Hughes – 181,200 chips
    2. Adam Cader – 117,100 chips
    3. Behram Antia – 108,600 chips
    4. Houssam Molhem – 103,700 chips
    Daniel Hughes
    Adam Cader
    Behram Antia
    Houssam Molhem

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    Event: Spring Classic

    Event 7 – Prize pool

  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 400
  • Big Blind: 800
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 41.1K
  • Remaining: 107
  • Entries: 176


  • 2016/04/27 - 15:42 by

    Event 7 – Prize pool

    Event 7 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic – the $500 + $100 + $500 NL Hold’em 50/50 Bounty – had a total of 176 players join which contributed to a prize pool of $85,360.00, which will be distributed according to the following table.

    Note that a portion of each player’s buy-in is not put into the prize pool, it is represented by a bounty chip. These bounty chips are an important component of the overall prizing in the event but are not centrally tracked in any way.

    PosPrize | Bourse
    1st$20,000.00
    2nd$14,710.00
    3rd$11,100.00
    4th$8,500.00
    5th$6,250.00
    6th$4,700.00
    7th$3,500.00
    8th$2,500.00
    9th$2,000.00
    10th-11th$1,600.00
    12th-13th$1,400.00
    14th-15th$1,300.00
    16th-17th$1,200.00
    18th$1,100.00

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    Event: Spring Classic

    Registration has closed in Event 7

  • Level: 7
  • Small Blind: 250
  • Big Blind: 500
  • Ante: 75
  • Chip Average: 31.2K
  • Remaining: 141
  • Entries: 176


  • 2016/04/27 - 14:22 by

    Play has now been completed through 6 levels and with that, registration in Event 7 is now closed. The grand total of players in the event climbed to 176 total, which adds up to a huge prize pool! We’ll have the final prizes and payout information before too long.

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    Event: Spring Classic

    A few more players…

  • Level: 6
  • Small Blind: 200
  • Big Blind: 400
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 30.2K
  • Remaining: 145
  • Entries: 175


  • 2016/04/27 - 14:09 by

    The field in Event 7 is truly remarkable as there are just so many players with interesting back-stories and deep histories here at Playground Poker Club. Here are a few more…

    • Jean-Philippe Piquette – a member of the Playground Players Club, JPP or PiquetteAces has had tournament success around the globe over the past several years. In one major festival in Prague, he played 10 events at all buy-in levels and cashed in 8 – a remarkable success rate. Also: placed 3rd in the OFC World Championship last year!
    • Ron Farber – primarily a cash game player, Ron has made a few deep runs in a row in Playground Events.
    • Mike Lafable – Mike won an edition of The Wild $150 in 2014 and followed it up with a 4th place in a $1K event in the same festival. When he’s running hot, he runs very hot!
    • Roger Lamia – Roger is a frequent visitor at Playground Poker Club and has made a few deep runs in events recently.
    • Noeung Troeung – Noeung plays in most of the big events here, and had a breakthrough with a 2nd place in a $1K Main Event in the Montreal Poker Festival.
    • Bob T – Bob is a regular daily tourney player who also managed a 5th place finish in this Spring’s $250 Frenzy.

    Late registration ends at the end of the current level at which time the field size will be final and we’ll be able to work out the prize pool numbers.

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    Event: Spring Classic

    A single chip leader

  • Level: 5
  • Small Blind: 150
  • Big Blind: 300
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 27.4K
  • Remaining: 154
  • Entries: 169


  • 2016/04/27 - 13:26 by

    A single chip leader

    Randy Khalil

    By the time the first break has arrived we always look for an early chip leader, and most of the time there’s only one player who has taken a significant lead on the field. Event 7 is no exception – during the break that players were just granted after level 4 we checked the whole room and found that only Randy Khalil had built up a real lead. He’s already playing a stack of over 90K.

    Randy does have a small reputation as a tournament front-runner – but his history in Playground events also shows that he can close too…

    Randy Khalil

    Randy Khalil

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    Event: Spring Classic

    Some players in the field

  • Level: 5
  • Small Blind: 150
  • Big Blind: 300
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 26.9K
  • Remaining: 154
  • Entries: 166


  • 2016/04/27 - 13:10 by

    Some players in the field

    The field is full of interesting and accomplished players both local and visiting – some of them notable for their past exploits here at Playground Poker Club, others for their excellent play in events both here and abroad, and some just due to the sheer force of their personality!

    Here’s a partial list of some of the players to watch today:

    • Chanracy Khun – 2013 WPT Barcelona champion, plus a member of the Playground Players Club.
    • Alexandre Lavigne – Alex final tabled his first ever big live event (2013 WPT Montreal) and has had several other big scores here since then.
    • Tony “Gameboy” To – won a 1K event here at Playground and has made several deep runs in other big events. Also – very memorable table presence!
    • Marco Lang – accomplished tournament player who made a deep run in The $250 Frenzy in this Spring Classic.
    • Bharat Shetty – has made several deep runs including in this year’s Wild $150 and a victory in a PLO event a few years ago.
    • Kathy Sawers – well-known local tournament player, Event 2 Champion in this year’s Spring Classic.
    • Randy Khalil – another well-known local player who has made deep runs in events at Playground stretching back to 2013.
    • Rodney Ramalho – Montreal cash game specialist who had a tournament breakthrough in 2015, winning the Deepstacks Poker Tour’s Championship event in Calgary.
    • Setrak Sulouksi – a huge local personality, Seto also has considerable poker skill, having won a $5K buy-in event here at Playground Poker Club in 2013.
    • Edward Hislop – Edward seems to have nothing BUT deep runs in Playground-hosted events!

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