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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 #16 Champion: Ronald Lei

    2018/01/31 - 21:56 by Shawn McCrory

    Ronald Lei has just been crowned champion of Event #16, the 8-Max Freeze. The afternoon tourney on the final day of the Winter Festival drew a robust turnout of 95 players, allowing the prize pool to easily surpassed the $5,000.00 guarantee. Given the format, the action was quite aggressive throughout the day, as the players in the field clearly adjusted their ranges for 8-handed play.

    This event had an unprecedented finish: two Playground dealers playing heads up for the trophy. At the end, it came down to Raphael Breton and Ronald Lei. The two dealers are both products of the same training school so they have known each other just slightly longer than they have been dealing for Playground. Once they made it to heads-up play, both players relaxed and cracked jokes, but they were both determined to win. But Lei had a huge chip lead, one that he would not relinquish. He played his stack well, putting pressure on Breton and stealing blinds. Eventually, Breton was down to only a handful of blinds, and called off his stack after Lei moved all in. Lei’s King of Spades 10 of Spades bested Breton’s Queen of Hearts 8 of Diamonds, and Lei claimed the champion’s trophy.

    Event #16 Champion: Ronald Lei – $2,165.00 and the Champion’s trophy

    Ronald Lei

    Runner-up: Raphael Breton – $1,700.00

    Raphael Breton

    Last hand of play:

    Douville out in 4th

    • Level: 21
    • Small Blind: 20K
    • Big Blind: 40K
    • Button Ante: 20K
    • Chip Average: 950K
    • Remaining: 2
    • Entries: 95

    2018/01/31 - 21:03 by Shawn McCrory

    Alexandre Douville has just been eliminated in fourth place. On his final hand, Ronald Lei opened the action from under the gun to 80K. Douville, on the button, raised all in, and Lei quickly called. Hands were tabled, revealing a familiar situation to this final table. Douville’s King of Diamonds Queen of Clubs was up against Lei’s Ace of Spades Queen of Diamonds. This time, however, played out differently than the last. The flop, Ace of Diamonds 4 of Clubs 2 of Diamonds, was eerily familiar, but the turn and river, the 9 of Spades and 7 of Spades, did not deliver for Douville, who left in fourth place. Douville will collect $1,050.00 for his final table appearance.

    Alexandre Douville

    Sylvain out in 5th

    • Level: 20
    • Small Blind: 15K
    • Big Blind: 20K
    • Button Ante: 15K
    • Chip Average: 475K
    • Remaining: 4
    • Entries: 95

    2018/01/31 - 20:31 by Shawn McCrory

    Anthony Sylvain is the latest to be sent walking from the final table in the 8-Max Freeze. With the blinds at 10K/20K, Sylvain was on the button when he moved all in following a three-bet to 100K from the big blind, Alexandre Douville. The all in was for over 300K in chip and put Douville in a tough spot. Douville spent a while in the tank before finally making the call. Sylvain rolled over Ace of Diamonds Queen of Clubs and asked Douville if he had a pair. Douville shook his head silently and tabled King of Diamonds Queen of Spades.

    The board, Ace of Spades 5 of Clubs 3 of Spades, provided relief to Sylvain, but it was to be short lived. The 10 of Hearts on the turn gave Douville a gutshot straight draw, and the Jack of Diamonds river delivered Douville’s four-outer. And with that Sylvain busted in fifth place, good for $830.00.

    Final table chip counts

    • Level: 18
    • Small Blind: 8K
    • Big Blind: 16K
    • Button Ante: 8K
    • Chip Average: 316.7K
    • Remaining: 6
    • Entries: 95

    2018/01/31 - 19:50 by Shawn McCrory

    The players have returned to the final table following a break. The final table is now down to 6 players, thanks to a dramatic double elimination on  the last hand of level 17. Alexandre Douville took a massive chip lead by slow playing Ace of Spades King of Spades, and flopping an ace to bust Trevor Clarke and Donald Abdelhay.

    Here is an updated chip count:

    First NameLast NameChip Count
    AnthonySylain230,000
    AlexandreDouville704,000
    DavidHo165,000
    ManfredGunther200,000
    RaphaelBreton St-Jean112,000
    RonaldLei486,000

    Semaan out in 9th

    • Level: 17
    • Small Blind: 6K
    • Big Blind: 12K
    • Button Ante: 12K
    • Chip Average: 237.5K
    • Remaining: 8
    • Entries: 95

    2018/01/31 - 19:21 by Shawn McCrory

    Francois Semaan was the first player to leave the final table in the 8-Max Freeze.

    By the time the players had reached the final table, they were entering the sixteenth level of play, and the blinds were 5K/10K. The first few hands were played cautiously, in predictable fashion. As they were about to enter their second orbit of play, Semaan found himself in the big blind, holding Ace of Clubs 7c. He defended to an opening raise from Alexandre Douville, and they saw a flop of King of Diamonds Ace of Spades :h. As the first to act, Semaan moved all in. Douville took his time but eventually made the call. Douville tabled Ace of Hearts 9 of Hearts. From there, Semaan rose from his seat and put on his coat to watch the 3 of Clubs turn and 6 of Spades river hit the felt. Semaan will take home $320.00 for his ninth place finish.

    Bubble deal

    • Level: 16
    • Small Blind: 5K
    • Big Blind: 10K
    • Button Ante: 5K
    • Chip Average: 172.7K
    • Remaining: 11
    • Entries: 95

    2018/01/31 - 18:47 by Shawn McCrory

    Rather than grind it out hand-for-hand, the players have elected to pay another position in order to keep play moving. The remaining players agreed remove $50.00 from the top three positions so the eleventh place finisher can take home $150.00.

    Expect the players to open their ranges now that they have been guaranteed a payout.

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