Event #2 - The Crazy $80 Re-entry | Page 10 of 11 | Playground Winter Festival 2018

Mackay out in 10th

Level: 16
Small Blind: 2K
Big Blind: 4K
Button Ante: 4K
Chip Average: 132K
Remaining: 9
Entries: 57

2018/01/15 - 17:26 by Shawn McCrory

Shortly after the final table began, we saw a 3-way all-in preflop with two players at risk. Two players, Daniel Mackay and Sebastien Proulx, were the short stacks at the table. After an early position limp, Proulx moved all-in for his last 14K, only to have his neighbour, Mohamed Ben Yahia, raise to 30K. Mackay, in the small blind, had few options with less than 10K in chips left, so he decided to join them and moved all-in.

Mackay

Proulx

Ben Yahia

The board ran out .

Proulx’s king stood and he tripled up his stack while Mackay was busted in tenth place.

Down to 12 players

Level: 15
Small Blind: 1.5K
Big Blind: 3K
Button Ante: 1.5K
Chip Average: 95K
Remaining: 12
Entries: 57

2018/01/15 - 16:42 by Shawn McCrory

We are down to 12 runners as the bubble creeps up on the horizon. The action will continue until 10% of the starting field remains; 6 players will advance from this first flight.

Most players are around the stack average of 95,000 with the notable exception of the chip leader, Steve Carriere, who is now sitting on 252,500 in chips.

Carriere keeps rolling

Level: 14
Small Blind: 1.2K
Big Blind: 2.4K
Button Ante: 1.2K
Chip Average: 81.4K
Remaining: 14
Entries: 57

2018/01/15 - 16:16 by Shawn McCrory

The action heated up in level 13, and Steve Carriere continued to accumulate chips.

With the blinds at 1K/2K, Carriere found himself on the button in a 3-way pot, having raised a limper to 6.5K and picking up a call from the big blind along the way. The flop came and the action was checked to the button. Carriere bet out, only to be check-raised by the original limper. Carriere raised over the top and they got it all-in. Hands were tabled; Carriere showed , for trips, and his opponent rolled over , drawing to a gut shot to scoop the pot. The turn was a , giving his opponent more outs, but the river was a harmless , and Carriere added to his chip lead.

14 players are now left at the mid-point of level 14.

20 players left

Level: 12
Small Blind: 800
Big Blind: 1.6K
Button Ante: 1.6K
Chip Average: 57K
Remaining: 20
Entries: 57

2018/01/15 - 15:29 by Shawn McCrory

As this flight enters its third break, 20 players still have chips. The average stack has over 30 big blinds in play, leaving lots of room to maneuver. 6 players will qualify for Day 2 so play will likely tighten up once we reach the final table.

All the players who built big stacks in the early going are still in the field, and we have a new chip leader: Steve Carriere.

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis
Steve	Carriere	110,900
Terrence	Davis	93,900
Bob	T	80,200

Day 1A update

Level: 10
Small Blind: 500
Big Blind: 1,000
Button Ante: 1,000
Chip Average: 40.7K
Remaining: 28
Entries: 57

2018/01/15 - 14:42 by Shawn McCrory

Play continues through level 10 with 29 players remaining. With many of the short stacks eliminated, the gameplay will take on a new complexion now that many players have relatively deep stacks. While the play was tentative in the early rounds, we expect to see more big pots as the big stacks try to leverage their chips and pressure their opponents.

Chip leaders at the second break

Level: 9
Small Blind: 400
Big Blind: 800
Button Ante: 800
Chip Average: 35.6K
Remaining: 32
Entries: 57

2018/01/15 - 14:13 by Shawn McCrory

The action picked up as the break approached when pre-flop all-ins became the standard play for the short stacks. As we enter the second break of the day, 32 players remain in contention. Play continues today until 6 players bag chips for Day 2.

Here are the current chip leaders:

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis
Bob	T	77,900
Jean	Crete	76,500
Ryan	Parsons	72,400
David	Sorgente	69,500