TonyBet Winter Festival

All-Stars for Starlight Day 1a – final counts

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Day 1a of Event 1 in the TonyBet Winter Festival began at 11am on Friday January 29th. There were a total of 216 entries in this first of four starting flights in the event. When all 13 levels had been played, just 53 players remained. These players have all qualified for Day 2, which will begin at 12pm on Sunday January 31st.

Any player who entered today’s starting flight in the tournament may re-enter in a subsequent starting flight – this is a “next day re-entry” event, meaning that players enter each of the 4 starting flights once.

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
Charles-EricBenoit310,000
Jean-SebastienLemay293,700
KaylenNichol285,600
ChristianRho186,000
SimonPin-Disle175,500
MichelBelanger168,300
MarcelloRosa142,000
DanikL'Ecuyer120,100
GeorgesHallak109,900
TanvirAhmed109,200
FrancoisJacob98,600
DenisRoberge97,800
MathieuLeclerc94,500
RogerThibault93,900
TherlegrandFaustin85,600
MarcHainey83,900
EricCloutier83,600
KarimAbdelhamid80,600
SithinalongsySomsak78,900
MarcellinBeausejour76,900
MichelHarvey72,500
Jean RobinTremblay72,000
BehroozSalemi72,000
RobertAmireault70,600
Pierre OlivierGuay67,700
Deitan BaruchSt-Amand67,700
AlexanderWoods67,600
MathieuJawirnycki65,700
LouisArpin64,600
Juan LuisFerrer61,600
LucRatelle60,900
BenoitPesant59,200
MattRanger57,000
RickyCampanelli55,300
LionelSchwin54,500
Marc AntoineChadwick50,800
Yvon RobertBlais50,700
NassimKabbara46,900
MartinDufour42,500
Thien Loc AlbertNguyen40,500
AdamCader38,600
Vo VictorLy37,100
KavenMarcoux-Thanvilay34,600
CharlesLarocque34,400
HenriCardinal34,000
DongkyoKim30,700
EricTrudeau30,500
FrancoisBlais30,300
Brenda MaryBlackburn25,100
MaximeTheroux22,600
MarioDoucet21,800
JohnAgridiotis16,900
RichardCaron10,700

Last level of Day 1a

  • Level: 13
  • Small Blind: 1K
  • Big Blind: 2K
  • Ante: 30
  • Chip Average: 64.5K
  • Remaining: 67
  • Entries: 216


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    The All-Stars for Starlight Day 1a has just moved into level 13, which is the last level to be played today. There were a total of 216 entries in this flight, and there are still 67 players left – though that number is sure to decrease as the 30-minute level winds its way to a conclusion.

    It all starts again at 7:00pm tonight with Day 1b. Any player who played today may also play in this flight – this is a next-day re-entry tournament – but if a player qualifies for Day 2 twice, only their larger stack will continue upon the Day 2 restart on Sunday.

    Action in the TonyBet Lounge

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    There was a little open-face chinese poker action going on in the TonyBet Lounge this afternoon. After Larry Robinson was eliminated from the action today, he dropped by to try his hand at this exciting game (OFC Pineapple, to be exact) using the TonyBet software on tablets. Once he wrapped up his game we grabbed a photo of Larry and the TonyBet hostesses.

    Day 1a leaders at the 2nd break

  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 400
  • Big Blind: 800
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 38.6K
  • Remaining: 112
  • Entries: 216


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    The players in the first starting flight of the All-Stars for Starlight event have just taken their second break of the day. Tournament staff have removed the green T25 chips from play and with action paused we were able to put together an up-to-date leaderboard at this early stage of the tournament.

    Three players have distanced themselves from the pack at this point, but there’s still a lot of poker to be played. Here’s the current leaderboard:

    First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
    JohnAgridiotis152,100
    DongkyoKim129,500
    NassimKabbara96,700

    Chip Leader John Agridiotis

    John Agridiotis

    John Agridiotis

    Join us in the TonyBet Lounge!

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    Throughout the TonyBet Winter Festival players are invited to come and join us in the TonyBet Lounge, located in the far corner of the Tournament Hall. You’ll find comfortable couches, hors d’oeuvres, cold drinks, and some nice people to talk to. Join us when you bust out of an event – or just when you need to take a little break.

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    First photos of Day 1a

  • Level: 3
  • Small Blind: 75
  • Big Blind: 150
  • Ante: 25
  • Chip Average: 21.3K
  • Remaining: 188
  • Entries: 200


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    Here are a few of the shots of the early action in Day 1a of Event 1 of the TonyBet Winter Festival. Participation in Day 1a is even stronger than we might have hoped for, with 200 players already at their seats and another 30 minutes of late registration still available!

    Photos taken during level 2

    Larry Robinson is in the house!

  • Level: 2
  • Small Blind: 75
  • Big Blind: 150
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 20.3K
  • Remaining: 174
  • Entries: 177


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    The host for the All-Stars for Starlight event is none other than hockey legend Larry Robinson! Larry arrived earlier this morning for breakfast at The Rail and to do some interviews about the event and his other charitable work, and now he has taken his place at Table 70.

    Here’s the introduction he received when he took his seat:

    Some shots of Larry Robinson at the table:

    All-Stars for Starlight is set to begin!

  • Level: 1
  • Small Blind: 50
  • Big Blind: 100
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 20K
  • Remaining: 188
  • Entries: 188


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    Today marks the beginning of a very special event – the All-Stars for Starlight event, in support of the Starlight Children’s Foundation of Canada. This is a 3-Day tournament with 4 starting days. The four starting flights will run on January 29th and 30th at 11am and 7pm, with Day 2 following on Sunday January 31st and the final day on Monday February 1st at 7:00pm.

    Two things make this event special. First – it is the kickoff event of what is shaping up to be a great festival – the TonyBet Winter Festival. Second – the entire tournament fee paid by each player – $25 per entry – will be given as a charitable contribution to an amazing organization, the Starlight Children’s Foundation of Canada. When the dust has settled, we’re confident this will amount to a sizeable contribution to this worthy cause.

    The Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada is a charitable organization dedicated to bringing laughter, joy and hope back into the lives of children with serious illnesses. For over 20 years, their in-hospital entertainment therapy and out-of-hospital fun family adventure programs have brought smiles to children when they need it most.

    Cards are in the air in just about 10 minutes!

    Event 1 Info

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    All-Stars for Starlight ($135 + $25 NL Hold’em)

    $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool

    • Day 1a: Friday January 29th, 11:00am
    • Day 1b: Friday January 29th, 7:00pm
    • Day 1c: Saturday January 30th, 11:00am
    • Day 1d: Saturday January 30th, 7:00pm
    • Day 2: Sunday January 31st, 12:00pm
    • Day 3: Monday February 1st, 7:00pm

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    Download the Rules & Structure PDF for this event.

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