The 8-max tournament, Event 6 in the Playground Poker Spring Classic, now counts 6 tables. Players just took a short break, and are now back at the tables on level 14. 20% of the field remains, and it is now natural to start thinking about the Champion’s Trophy and the big prizes, although not recommended.

Ian Modder (title picture) has the biggest stack at this point of the tournament, sitting on 241K, which is more than twice the average. Here is a top 12, put together during the break:

First Name | Prénom	Last Name | Nom	Stack | Tapis
Ian	Modder	241,000
Illankumaran	Kandiah	231,500
James	St-Armand	209,000
Denis	Ward	207,000
Jimmy	Setna	197,500
Fadi	Haddad	180,500
Stuart	Taylor	172,500
Michael	Lawson	172,000
Guy	Lebrun	164,500
Gabriel	Couture	156,500
Mitchael	Ferguson	156,000
Izhak	Levy	150,500

Event 6 of the Playground Poker Spring Classic attracted a total of 251 players, a very nice crowd! 26 players will get paid tonight, with $15,531.00 reserved for the winner.

During the second break, we walked around and found the top 4 stacks:

• Yonathan Moryoussef   – 178,500
• Won Taek Lim                – 139,000
• Illankumaran Kandiah – 131,000
• Luciano Iacovella           – 121,500

We will publish a more detailed leaderboard in about an hour, once the third break allows us to collect the counts. In the meantime, here is the payout table, followed by some pictures taken early in the Event.

Rank | Pos	Prize | Bourse
1st	$15,531.00
2nd	$11,640.00
3rd	$8,790.00
4th	$6,630.00
5th	$5,010.00
6th	$3,780.00
7th	$2,850.00
8th	$2,150.00
9th	$1,620.00
10th-11th	$1,220.00
12th-13th	$1,110.00
14th-15th	$1,020.00
16th-17th	$920.00
18th-19nd	$840.00
20th-21st	$770.00
22nd-23rd	$710.00
24th-25th	$640.00
26th	$580.00

It is in a busy tournament hall that 8-max players will battle it out tonight. Day 3 of the Million is unfolding in the back of the left side on 8 tables including the featured table on stage, which is streamed online with a 30-minute delay. The Second Chance Event will keep at it until the end of level 15 in the other end.

These tournaments will halt in a few hours, at which point the 8-max Event will rule the hall for the remainder of the night. Players start with 25K in chips, and will play 20-minute levels until the Champion’s Trophy is awarded. The structure copies the regular schedule’s Wednesday night tournament, which is one of our most popular events, except the buy-in is inflated. For 300$ + 30$, players have a shot at a very nice prize pool guaranteed at 40K, playing on 8-handed table. Lots of room, lots of money on the line, lots of fun!

Already 147 players have already registered for Event 6. You have until 21h30 to join them and show what you can do!

Event #6: $300 + $30 NL Hold’em 8-Max

$40,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

Monday May 8th at 8:00pm