While the tournament staff was racing off the T25 chips, we took a glance at the tables to compile our leaderboard. No player is currently sitting above the 100K mark, however a few are just shy of the 6-figures.
Here are the top 5 counts as play enters level 9:
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Alain | Toledano | 97,400 |
| Mohamad | T | 96,300 |
| Shaan | Siddiqui | 95,500 |
| Donald | Abdelhay | 90,300 |
| Linda | Huard | 80,400 |
Photographs from level 8:
Registration has closed in the final starting day in Event 3, The $250 Frenzy, in the 2017 Playground Winter Festival. When all of the entries were tallied up, there were a total of 1,052 spread over the 6 starting days, adding up to a total prize pool of $229,599.00. This prize pool will be distributed according to the following table.
Of course the winner will also win the fine Playground Winter Festival Champion’s Trophy!
| Rank | Pos | Prize | Bourse |
|---|---|
| 1st | $43,000.00 |
| 2nd | $28,679.00 |
| 3rd | $20,800.00 |
| 4th | $15,900.00 |
| 5th | $12,300.00 |
| 6th | $9,100.00 |
| 7th | $6,400.00 |
| 8th | $4,650.00 |
| 9th | $3,450.00 |
| 10th-12th | $2,600.00 |
| 13th-15th | $2,100.00 |
| 16th-18th | $1,720.00 |
| 19th-21st | $1,460.00 |
| 22nd-24th | $1,280.00 |
| 25th-27th | $1,150.00 |
| 28th-30th | $1,050.00 |
| 31st-33rd | $960.00 |
| 34th-36th | $880.00 |
| 37th-45th | $810.00 |
| 46th-54th | $750.00 |
| 55th-63rd | $690.00 |
| 64th-72nd | $640.00 |
| 73rd-81st | $600.00 |
| 82nd-90th | $560.00 |
| 91st-99th | $530.00 |
| 100th-108th | $500.00 |
We are now 6 levels deep in Day 1F of The $250 Frenzy, and the eliminations are starting to pick up. An update on the leaderboard will be published at the next break, following level 8.
Photographs from levels 5 and 6:
With registration now closed in this 6th and final flight to The $250 Frenzy, we now have our combined total of entries for this Event 3 of the Playground Poker Winter Festival.
213 players turned up to Day 1F, bringing the grand total of entries in The $250 Frenzy up to 1,052. This number surpasses the $200,000 guarantee boasted by the house, and once the tournament staff has crunched the numbers, we will publish all of the relevant prize-pool information, including the payout structure.
Here are the number of entries per flight:
So far the first 3 events of the Winter Festival have been a great success, setting the pace for a booming series highlighted by the partypoker.net WPT Playground – a $3,200 + $300 NLHE event that features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize-pool. The full scheduled of events can be found here.
Be sure not to miss on taking home a share of the massive prize-pools by coming down to Playground Poker Club and taking part of the action. You can even qualify into our events via satellites on partypoker.net, or better yet win some Tournament $ on partypoker.net that you can spend on tournament entries of your choice!
Level 4 in Day 1F of The $250 Frenzy has just begun. Late registration will close following the break between levels 4 and 5, making this the last chance to register into the event. So far this final flight has already attracted 189 players, with more coming in every few moments.
Photographs from level 2-3:
Day 1F is now underway, and with late registration set to close at 8:15pm, this is the last chance for players to participate in The $250 Frenzy. So come down to Playground Poker Club and take a shot at claiming a piece of the massive $200,000+ prize-pool this tournament has to offer! Drinks are on the house!
Photographs from level 1:
