Event #1 – Day 1D | Page 3 of 3 | Playground Winter Festival 2018

161 players and counting

Level: 2
Small Blind: 75
Big Blind: 150
Button Ante: 0
Chip Average: 20.9K
Remaining: 154
Entries: 161

2018/01/16 - 20:00 by Jôle Simard

Let’s break it down. An overlay is the difference between the cash pool generated by buy-ins and the guarantee offered by the house. That difference spells value, sought after by all calculating poker players. It means that by playing such an event, the dollar equity associated with your investment goes up, thus diminishing or even obliterating the vigorish charged by the house.

161 players have answered the overlay call so far, which seems more and more like a sure thing. Can this Event round up 142 more players? Few people think so.

Level 2 photographs:

Overlay in the works?

Level: 2
Small Blind: 75
Big Blind: 150
Button Ante: 0
Chip Average: 20.5K
Remaining: 129
Entries: 132

2018/01/16 - 19:36 by Jôle Simard

Players are rushing in to take advantage of the possible overlay. 132 players are at the tables, going into level 2, but we’re still pretty far from the needed number of 303 players. It looks like even with tonight’s great participation, Event 1 could come a bit short, which means 2 things: a very likely overlay, and a huge field of players that should produce Day 2’s chip leader. It could be you! Registration remains open until 9h15pm.

Here is a quick look at the field:

Pick up the value!

Level: 1
Small Blind: 50
Big Blind: 100
Button Ante: 0
Chip Average: 20K
Remaining: 75
Entries: 75

2018/01/16 - 19:04 by Jôle Simard

Tonight is the last starting flight of Event 1 of the Winter Festival 2018, Playground’s first bang on the new calendar. Event 1 has a $100,000 guarantee, and 303 players are needed tonight to meet it. Can it happen? You can be the judge of that. One thing is for sure, tonight will see one of 2 things: A substantial overlay or a huge field! In both cases, you will not want to miss this last flight.

75 players have registered so far, and the tournament director is currently announcing Shuffle up and Deal. Come and join the party!

Overlay Alert for Event #1!

2018/01/16 - 14:04 by

Poker players interested in extra money – which is to say all of you – should pay special attention to Event #1, which looks like it may have an overlay on the prize pool! At least 280 more entries will be required in the final starting flight tonight in order to match the guarantee.

What’s an overlay, you ask? When there’s a prize pool guarantee, the overlay is the amount that has to be made up between the prize pool generated by buy-ins and the guaranteed amount. It’s a great value for players because the tournament is just a little bit easier to navigate with fewer players in the field – but the prize pool remains the same!

Day 1D in Event #1 begins at 7:00pm tonight with late registration available through the end of the first break following level 4. That means players can jump in any time until 9:15pm tonight. And remember – as a next-day re-entry event, you can play tonight even if you’ve already played in a Day 1. Even if you’ve already qualified for Day 2 – there’s no harm in trying to build up a bigger stack that can take on the likes of Albert Nguyen, the overall chip leader so after the 3 starting flights already in the books.