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    Playground Winter Festival 2018

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      • Event #1 – $135 + $25 NL Hold’em
      • Event #2 – The Crazy $80 Re-entry
      • Event #3 – $330 50/50 Bounty
      • Event #4 – The $250 Frenzy
      • Event #5 – $110 Deepstack Turbo
      • Event #6 – $110 50/50 Bounty
      • Event #7 – $220 PL Omaha Bounty Re-entry
      • Event #8 – $220 Survivor
      • Event #9 – $550 Freeze
      • Event #10 – $220 8-Max Freeze
      • Event #11 – $1,100 Playground 1000
      • Event #12 – $165 Seniors’ Tournament
      • Event #13 – $330 NL Re-entry
      • Event #14 – $1,100 50/50 Bounty
      • Event #15 – $220 Deepstack Turbo
      • Event #16 – $110 8-Max Freeze
      • Event #17 – $330 Bounty
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    Event #15 Champion: Nicholas Soller

    2018/01/31 - 4:11 by Shawn McCrory

    Event #15 of the Winter Festival, the $220 Deepstack Turbo, drew 115 entries. Given the turbo structure, it’s no surprise that it led to fast play as the early levels of the tournament saw a steady stream of bustouts. The players came ready for the dynamics of a turbo tournament, and they did not let opportunities to gather chips pass them by.

    Even though the eliminations came at a steady clip, no one player built a dominating stack. Many players rose well above the chip average, but no one was able to separate themselves from the field for long; the chips moved from one player to the next as the blinds crept up.

    Play slowed down significantly once two tables remained and the money bubble was in sight. The players agreed to a deal when 14 players remained to pay a “double bubble” so the thirteenth and fourteenth place finishers would have something to show for their trouble. This deal opened the floodgates and several players hit the rail in short order. Another deal put the brakes on the action once again at the final table. The top seven finishers agreed to an ICM chop when the amount of the big blind approached the value of a starting stack. Once that deal was concluded, there was a pre-flop all in on virtually every hand. With the exception of a handful of folds, the flips continued until only our champion, Nicholas Soller, remained.

    Event #15 Champion: Nicholas Soller – $$3,320.00 and the champion’s trophy

    Runner-up: Daniel Briand – $1,980.00

    Last hand of play:

    Prizes in the Deepstack Turbo

    • Level: 23
    • Small Blind: 20K
    • Big Blind: 40K
    • Button Ante: 20K
    • Chip Average: 410.7K
    • Remaining: 7
    • Entries: 115

    2018/01/31 - 2:23 by Shawn McCrory

    Tonight’s Deepstack Turbo drew 115 entries which would normally pay the top 12 finishers, however, the players opted to make a “double bubble” deal whereby they took money from each position so that the thirteenth and fourteenth place finishers could also receive a small payout.

    Here is the complete list of prizes:

    RankAmount
    1st$5,470.00
    2nd$4,110.00
    3rd$3,130.00
    4th$2,390.00
    5th$1,820.00
    6th$1,380.00
    7th$1,050.00
    8th$800.00
    9th$600.00
    10th$450.00
    11th$450.00
    12th$420.00
    13th$120.00
    14th$120.00

    Chip leaders after 13 levels

    • Level: 14
    • Small Blind: 2.5K
    • Big Blind: 5K
    • Button Ante: 5K
    • Chip Average: 82.1K
    • Remaining: 35
    • Entries: 115

    2018/01/30 - 23:32 by Shawn McCrory

    The field is shrinking quickly in the Deepstack Turbo with only 35 players remaining. The average stack is now playing around 40 big blinds, so the bustouts may slow down in the upcoming levels.

    Here are the current chip leaders:

    First NameLast NameChip Count
    MaximeLaberge186,000
    ScottWorsley162,500
    Real Tetrault200,000
    Louis-PatrickLevros184,000

    Chip leaders and photos after 9 levels

    • Level: 10
    • Small Blind: 1K
    • Big Blind: 2K
    • Button Ante: 2K
    • Chip Average: 47.1
    • Remaining: 61
    • Entries: 115

    2018/01/30 - 22:23 by Shawn McCrory

    The players have returned following the second break of the evening. The robust field of 115 players is down by nearly half, only 61 players remain. The action was fast (it’s a turbo!) and loose throughout the last few levels, with players hitting the rail one after the other. Despite all the bustouts, nobody has built an insurmountable chip lead to this point, however, there are a few players with stacks that are well above the current average of 47,100 chips.

    Here are the current chip leaders:

    First NameLast NameChip Count
    Jean LucJoseph78,700
    Jason Conforti81,200
    EricDanis109,000
    ScottWorsley113,400

    Another look at the field:

    Chip leaders after the first break

    • Level: 6
    • Small Blind: 1K
    • Big Blind: 2K
    • Button Ante: 2K
    • Chip Average: 29.3K
    • Remaining: 98
    • Entries: 115

    2018/01/30 - 21:07 by Shawn McCrory

    The Deepstack Turbo has just resumed play following the first break of the evening. The entries continued to file in throughout the first five levels and by the time registration closed 115 players had entered. We lost a few players in the early going, but there are still 98 players in the running. A quick survey of the tables reveals a wide range of stack sizes, but a few players have managed to accumulate more than double the current chip average.

    First NameLast NameChip Count
    Louis-CharlesJunior Levros68,600
    MaximeLaberge64,400
    MarcelloSimonetti70,100
    ScottWorsley67,000

    Photos from the early levels

    • Level: 4
    • Small Blind: 200
    • Big Blind: 400
    • Button Ante: 200
    • Chip Average: 25.8K
    • Remaining: 90
    • Entries: 93

    2018/01/30 - 20:18 by Shawn McCrory

    Registration is still ticking up in the Deepstack Turbo with 93 entries and counting. This event will likely surpass the $20,000.00 guarantee, and there’s still time to register! Late registration ends at 9pm.

    Here’s a look at the field from the early levels:

     

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