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An agreement has been made!

2016/02/01 - 1:06 by Playground Poker

As the tournament was on break, the final 6 players started negotiating a potential deal. Stacks were counted, and an ICM deal was proposed, which was accepted by all parties. Given that there is a TonyBet Winter Festival Champion’s Trophy awarded to the winner, the is a clause which forces 2% of the total prize pool to be awarded for the eventual winner, along with the trophy. Players are therefore playing for an additional $360, after locking in the following amounts:

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis	Prize
Shawn	Dubeau	380,000	$2,100
Michelle	Belliveau	328,000	$2,000
Christopher	Roger	223,000	$1,716
Alex	Plourde	178,000	$1,590
Yang	Guo	174,000	$1,575
Eric JC	Ylagan	67,000	$1,150

Congratulations!

Update on chip counts – final 6 players

Level: 20

Small Blind: 6K

Big Blind: 12K

Ante: 1K

Chip Average: 225K

Remaining: 6

Entries: 82

2016/02/01 - 0:31 by Playground Poker

With the players on a short chip-up break, we took this time to bring an update on the chip counts of the final 6 players. Here is the current chip distribution, as play enters level 20:

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Seat	Stack \| Tapis
Shawn	Dubeau	Seat 6	380,000
Michelle	Belliveau	Seat 5	328,000
Christopher	Roger	Seat 9	223,000
Alex	Plourde	Seat 2	178,000
Yang	Guo	Seat 3	174,000
Eric JC	Ylagan	Seat 4	67,000

Andrew Forest sent home in 7th

Level: 19

Small Blind: 5K

Big Blind: 10K

Ante: 1K

Chip Average: 225K

Remaining: 6

Entries: 82

2016/02/01 - 0:21 by Playground Poker

Andrew Forest saw his stack roller-coaster in the last few orbits, and he was in the process of rebuilding himself before ultimately finding himself on the losing end of an all-in versus Alex Plourde.

He raised from the small blind, and called off his remaining chips once Alex announced all-in form the big blind. He turned over , but was trailing the of Alex, who held on for the win on a board.

7th place: Andrew Forest – $610

Andrew Forest

“Let’s gamble”

Level: 17

Small Blind: 3K

Big Blind: 6K

Ante: 500

Chip Average: 193K

Remaining: 7

Entries: 82

2016/02/01 - 0:00 by Playground Poker

When action folded around to Yang Guo in the small blind, he announced he was all-in for a total of 76,200. Eric JC Ylagan was hesitant at first, but after some reflection, he announced “let’s gamble” and slid forward some calling chips.

Yang:
Eric:

Board:

Eric took the lead on the flop, spiking the top pair, however Yang caught up by running three-of-a-kind to win the pot. Eric saw roughly 1/3 of his stack get shifted towards his neighbour on that hand, but he still holds a healthy stack with 7 players left in action.

Nickoletopoulos next to go

Level: 16

Small Blind: 2.5K

Big Blind: 5K

Ante: 500

Chip Average: 193K

Remaining: 7

Entries: 82

2016/01/31 - 23:50 by Playground Poker

With already a considerable amount of chips in the middle following a raising war preflop, Christopher Roger open-shoved the flop from the small blind position in a hand where he was heads-up with Nick Nickoletopoulos, who was on the button. After a moment of consideration, Nick made the call, and both players tabled their hands.

Christopher:
Nick:

Board:

Nick had quite a few outs that could give him the win, however the turn and river were both blanks for him. Given he was the shorter of the two stacks, he was eliminated on that hand, ending his tournament in 8th place.

8th place: Nick Nickoletopoulos – $470

Rami Hammoud exits in 9th

Level: 13

Small Blind: 1.5K

Big Blind: 3K

Ante: 300

Chip Average: 168.8K

Remaining: 8

Entries: 82

2016/01/31 - 23:35 by Playground Poker

It only took a few hands before we had our first casualty on this final table of the shootout, as local sharp-shooter Rami Hammoud ran into what could only be described as a cooler versus his neighbour Shawn Dubeau.

We caught up to the action on the turn in a battle of the blinds, as Rami was faced with a check-raise to 39,000 from Shawn on a board showing , after having initially fired 14,000. Rami committed the extra 25,000 in chips, and the two players went on to see a river. When the fell, Shawn lead out for 50,000, and then quickly called the all-in of Rami, who had him barely covered.

Rami tabled for a full house, but found himself second best versus Shawn’s bigger full house, who tabled . With only a few chips left to his name, Rami was then eliminated by Nick a few hands later, placing 9th.

Rami has proven himself to be a strong competitor here at Playground Poker Club, as he took down The $250 Frenzy during the most recent Playground Poker Fall Classic, topping a massive field of 1,475 players. Unfortunately for him, his hunt for a second Champion’s Trophy fell short on tonight’s attempt.

9th place: Rami Hammoud – $360

Final table

Level: 13

Small Blind: 1.5K

Big Blind: 3K

Ante: 300

Chip Average: 150K

Remaining: 9

Entries: 82

2016/01/31 - 22:56 by Playground Poker

The Shootout has now reached the final table, as we have a winner from each of the original 9 tables. All players are now guaranteed a piece of the prize pool, with the winner taking home a cool $3,101! As this event is part of the TonyBet Winter Festival, the winner of the tournament will also be taking home a TonyBet Winter Festival Champion’s Trophy along with his cash prize!

All players will restart with 150,000 in chips, and blinds will commence at level 13 – 1,500 / 3,000 / a300.

Congratulations!

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Seat	Stack \| Tapis
Andrew	Forest	Seat 1	150,000
Alex	Plourde	Seat 2	150,000
Yang	Guo	Seat 3	150,000
Eric JC	Ylagan	Seat 4	150,000
Michelle	Belliveau	Seat 5	150,000
Shawn	Dubeau	Seat 6	150,000
Rami	Hammoud	Seat 7	150,000
Nick	Nickoletopoulos	Seat 8	150,000
Christopher	Roger	Seat 9	150,000

: Andrew Forest

: Alex Plourde

: Yang Guo

: Eric JC Ylagan

: Michelle Belliveau

: Shawn Dubeau

: Rami Hammoud

: Christopher Roger

Event 2 – prize pool & payout structure

2016/01/31 - 22:13 by Playground Poker

Event 2 of the TonyBet Winter Festival attracted a total of 82 entries which contributed to a total prize pool of $11,931.00. This prize pool will be distributed according to the following payout structure table.

Pos	Prize
1st	$3,101.00
2nd	$2,360.00
3rd	$1,800.00
4th	$1,380.00
5th	$1,050.00
6th	$800.00
7th	$610.00
8th	$470.00
9th	$360.00

Day 2 is a wrap; Kosta Papa leads final 30

Level: 27

Small Blind: 25K

Big Blind: 50K

Ante: 5K

Chip Average: 740K

Remaining: 30

Entries: 1109

2016/01/31 - 21:03 by Playground Poker

Day 2 of the All-Stars for Starlight has just finished, and 30 players will return tomorrow for the conclusion of this kickoff event to the TonyBet Winter Festival.Local hero Kosta Papa leads the way, as he bagged a total of 1,495,000 in chips, while Stephan Daoust (1,390,000) and David Bolduc Hamel (1,360,000) are not too far behind.

Day 3 takes place tomorrow night at 7pm (Monday, February 1st), and will play down until we have our tournament champion!

In a few minutes we will publish the full list of player-reported chip counts, as well as the seating draw for Day 3.

See you tomorrow!

Top 3 going into Day 3:

: Kosta Papa

: Stephan Daoust

: David Bolduc Hamel

1 level remains

Level: 26

Small Blind: 20K

Big Blind: 40K

Ante: 5K

Chip Average: 652K

Remaining: 34

Entries: 1109

2016/01/31 - 20:12 by Playground Poker

Play has just entered level 26 here in the All-Stars for Starlight event, which means only 1 level remains before the conclusion of Day 2. There are still 34 players remaining at the moment, and those who still hold chips when time runs out will return tomorrow for the conclusion of the tournament.

Photographs from levels 24 and 25: