Spring Classic 2017

Playground Poker

The stage is set for Day 1D

  • Level: 1
  • Small Blind: 75
  • Big Blind: 150
  • Ante: 25
  • Chip Average: 30K
  • Remaining: 52
  • Entries: 52

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The Grand Prix Canada is in full swing, with more than half of the total starting flights now behind us. The majority of live flights are still ahead of us however, as Day 1C is moments away from closing, while Day 1D is now underway and in level 1.

7 more live flights remain after today, with two scheduled on Thursday and Friday, and three more on Saturday. Players can also still take a shot by qualifying online, as 4 more flights remain on partypoker.net.

With a guaranteed prize pool of $500,000 and a modest buy-in of only $200 + $20, this event has a ton of value for the players. Don’t miss your chance at taking home a share of the prize-pool, late registration is open until 9:15pm.

The combined list of Day 2 qualifiers can be found here.

Day 1B has come to a close

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Day 1B of the Grand Prix Canada has come to a close, and 10 players have bagged and tagged a stack onto Day 2, collecting a $400 cash prize along the way.

Philippe Drouin (pictured) ended the flight with the biggest stack of the flight, and will return with an armory of 452,000 on Sunday for the continuation of this massive $500K guaranteed tournament. Below is a list of players who qualified in Day 1B, along with their player-reported chip counts.

Players wishing to participate in this event still have ample opportunities to do so, with 2 live flights scheduled on Wednesday through Friday, and 3 more on Saturday. There are also a handful of online starting flights remaining – more information regarding the event can be found here.

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
Philippe Drouin452,000
EricLeblond427,800
EricBigras361,400
VictorGarand318,800
MingzheZhang314,100
Jean-FrancoisJodoin298,200
BillKontaratos221,300
GabrielJureidini141,300
AlexandrePhilippe135,200
Jean-FrancoisLangevin120,100

 

12 remain at the break

  • Level: 19
  • Small Blind: 6K
  • Big Blind: 12K
  • Ante: 1K
  • Chip Average: 232.5K
  • Remaining: 12
  • Entries: 93

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Day 1B is on a short break following level 18, and the field is down to just 12 players. This means only 2 eliminations separates the final 10 from bagging onto Day 2.

Eric Leblond and Eric Bigras share the lead as they both flirt with the 400K threshold, while Philippe Drouin, Bill Kontaratos and Jean-Francois Jodoin hang around the 300K mark.

Once the flight has come to a conclusion, their chip counts will be added to the combined Day 2 counts for the Grand Prix Canada.

Final 2 tables

  • Level: 16
  • Small Blind: 3K
  • Big Blind: 6K
  • Ante: 600
  • Chip Average: 139.5K
  • Remaining: 20
  • Entries: 93

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Chips have been flying here in Day 1B of the Grand Prix Canada, and with a few recent eliminations the field is now down to just 2 final tables. Of the 93 that started the night, only 10 will bag a stack onto Day 2, bringing us near the end of the flight.

To view the full list of players who have qualified for Day 2, simply follow this link or click on the “Results” tab up on the right. This list will be updated as flights come to a close.

Final 2 tables

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomSeat | Siège
AlexandrePhilippeTable 54 - Seat 01
EricBigrasTable 54 - Seat 02
Philippe DrouinTable 54 - Seat 03
EricRiendeauTable 54 - Seat 04
EricLeblondTable 54 - Seat 05
LaurentLledoTable 54 - Seat 06
GabrielJureidiniTable 54 - Seat 07
DionisiosChronopoulosTable 54 - Seat 08
MarioPageTable 54 - Seat 09
AndrewD'AngeloTable 54 - Seat 10
MingzheZhangTable 58 - Seat 01
BryanHenriques FerreiraTable 58 - Seat 02
DominiqueDionTable 58 - Seat 03
AndersonFrank-GrahamTable 58 - Seat 04
Felix-AntoineLegaultTable 58 - Seat 05
BillKontaratosTable 58 - Seat 06
Jean-FrancoisJodoinTable 58 - Seat 07
BenedettoAngeloniTable 58 - Seat 08
Jean-FrancoisLangevinTable 58 - Seat 09
VictorGarandTable 58 - Seat 10

Photographs from levels 13-14:

Langevin leaps ahead of the field

  • Level: 13
  • Small Blind: 1.5K
  • Big Blind: 3K
  • Ante: 300
  • Chip Average: 82.1K
  • Remaining: 34
  • Entries: 93

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On the last hand of level 12, once most players had already left the table to enjoy their 15-minute break, Jean-Francois Langevin was still in his seat and heads-up in a big pot. With 2 of Clubs 10 of Clubs Jack of Clubs 2 of Hearts showing on the board, Jean-Francois quickly called the all-in of his opponent with the stone-cold nuts as he flipped over 2 of Diamonds 2 of Spades. His opponent tabled a drawing-dead Ace of Clubs Jack of Diamonds and had vanished before the river was dealt out. With that pot, Jean-Francois climbed to the top of the leaderboard with a stack just shy of 300K.

Only a handful of players join him in the 6-figure mark, with Eric Leblond hot on his tail. Here are the top counts entering level 13:

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
Jean-FrancoisLangevin294,800
EricLeblond237,500
DominiqueDion169,000
Jean-FrancoisJodoin164,100
AndersonFrank-Graham162,300
PhilippeDrouin153,400
BenedettoAngeloni103,800

Photographs from levels 10-11-12:

Some shots of the field

  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 600
  • Big Blind: 1.2K
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 54.7K
  • Remaining: 51
  • Entries: 93

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Day 1B is into level 9, and nearly half of the field has already been eliminated. Play will continue until only 10 players remain. A short break will take place a touch past 11pm, at which point we will publish an update on the leaderboard. Below are some photographs taken during levels 7 and 8: