As the song says, the weather outside is frightful. But though the only fire is in the Rail Coal Fire Bistro, it’s warm and cozy in the Tournament Hall here at Playground Poker Club. Play has just gotten underway in today’s $300 + $30 NL Hold’em Deepstack tournament, which is Event 6 in the TonyBet Winter Festival.
Having just arrived, I can report that although traffic is slow on the streets and highways around Montreal, travel by car seems quite safe – it’s warm enough outside that there isn’t a lot of ice on the roads although there are some large puddles to avoid.
Due to the inclement weather, we made the decision yesterday to extend late registration for an additional 2 levels in this tournament, so you can arrive any time until 2:15pm and still get in the tournament. Players start with 25K in chips and late registrants start with a full stack, so this is a great opportunity to play in a fantastic event and avoid the weather outside!
There are 37 players at the tables as play begins, but players are arriving every couple of minutes so despite the weather, it looks like we’ll have a reasonably large field today – so come and try for a piece of what looks like will be a healthy prize pool!
