Tonight’s PLO Event is well underway, as the 4th level has just started. We are half-way through the end of late registration, and already 4 full tables are going. 31 players hopped in so far, with 1 re-entry, and over an hour and a half to go before the end of late registration. We expect a decent amount of players to come in late, as it is typical of PLO players to do so, and hope to see over 50 entries for this $500 + $50 Re-entry Event.

Some early shots of the field:

Tonight, the tournament hall will be very busy, as we have a lot on the line for our players. The $1,100 50/50 Bounty has been on since 11am, and will play down to completion. The Champion’s freeroll is also on, along with the second Survivor tournament. You can get all the information about these events here, on the Playground Poker Blog.

But on this thread we talk PLO! Day 1 of our 2-day $500 + $50 PLO Event takes off at 7:30pm. Our ever-growing PLO-player base will get to play their beloved game in its tournament format, with 30-minute blind levels and a 30K starting stack.

This game’s popularity has been growing internationally, and Playground Poker Club is no exception. It is with great pleasure that we are able to provide the best of conditions for our 4-card warriors, including great blind structure, length of levels, and finally, well-trained dealers in the art of PLO.

Can you handle the swings? Can you control the pot PLO style? Come show us! Don’t forget, this is a Re-entry Event. Late registration will remain open for 6 levels, until around 10:45pm. The tournament director just made the announcement, cards are in the air! Let the potting begin!

The big tournament on the schedule tonight in the Playground Winter Festival presented by partypoker.net is Event 9, a $500 + $50 PL Omaha Single Rebuy tourney that starts at 7:30pm in the Tournament Hall.

For a host of reasons, the Montreal area continues to be very much a Hold’em region – but that being said, there is a very healthy (in terms of numbers) contingent of hard-core PLO aficionados who keep some very big games going and jump in to any PLO tourney on the schedule. With a buy-in at this level, this should attract players as well – this tourney represents fantastic value for anyone with a command of the game!

Action gets underway at 7:30pm and it’s a re-entry event, meaning that if you bust (or go under 3K in chips) during the first 6 levels of play you’re invited to re-enter the tournament.

Best of luck to everyone playing the 4-card game tonight!