Spring Classic 2017

The partypoker LIVE cash game is coming

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The Playground Poker Spring Classic featuring North America’s first two partypoker LIVE events is just around the corner, with action getting underway in the partypoker LIVE Grand Prix Canada on April 25th.

Adding to the excitement for these first-ever North American partypoker LIVE events is the announcement last week that there will be extensive live streaming during the festival. The live streaming schedule will start with the final table of the Grand Prix Canada, and later the Million North America will be streamed from Day 3 until a new millionaire is crowned!

Between the two tournaments, there will be a 3-day High Stakes Cash Game on the schedule. This format is quickly becoming a highlight of partypoker LIVE stops, and will feature a star-studded crowd including both the Winner and Runner up of the inaugural 2012 One Drop tournament, Antonio Esfandiari and Sam Trickett.

The stage is now set for a thrilling 2 weeks of poker, and action is set to begin on April 25th at Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Canada. Players are already scrambling to secure multiple bullets to enter the partypoker Million North America through both Phase 1 tournaments and traditional satellites.

The return of the Spring Classic

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The Playground Poker Spring Classic is back for 2017 and it’s bigger and better than ever with two new major events presented under the partypoker LIVE banner including the partypoker Million North America – which boasts the largest prize pool guarantee in Canadian poker history!

The first partypoker LIVE event in North America is the Spring Classic kickoff tournament: the $200 + $20 Grand Prix Canada. With a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool, it’s by far the largest Event #1 in Playground Poker festival history, and with a $220 total buy-in, it offers players an incredible value.

The best part? Players didn’t have to wait for the Spring Classic to play – the Grand Prix Canada has already begun! Online Day 1s have been running since February and there are already a bunch of players that have qualified for Day 2. There’s still plenty of time to join the event, though – there are several scheduled Day 1s on partypoker plus 11 scheduled Live Day 1s beginning on April 25th!

The second partypoker LIVE event in this year’s Spring Classic is the $5,000 + $300 partypoker Million North America. With a massive $5,000,000 prize pool guarantee including a $1,000,000 guaranteed first place payout!

Players may join the Million North America in one of three ways: Direct buy-in, winning a “traditional” satellite ticket, or winning a seat via a Phase 1 tournament. The Phase 1 system is an important poker tournament innovation. Players who win a Phase 1 tournament not only qualify to play in Day 1 of the Million North America, they carry their finishing stack with them. Most players will tend towards the chip average at the end of a Phase 1 – 1M tournament chips – but players may end up with less – or a lot more!

Phase 1s are running now at Playground Poker Club. As well, there are “traditional” satellites into Day 1 on partypoker. Direct buy-in is available now on partypoker and at the cashier at Playground Poker Club.

In addition to the partypoker LIVE events, the Playground Poker Spring Classic consists of 7 other side events, including a $2,300 + $200 2-Day Second Chance event and the return of the massive $500 + $100 + $500 50/50 Bounty tournament. Every event in the Spring Classic has a prize pool guarantee.