Playground Poker

Our champion is Brigitte Thomas

2018/11/04 | 4:18 by Playground Poker

Event #5 in the the WPT Montreal $200 + $20 Ladies tournament has come to an end after 13 hours of play. 124 entries joined the tourney and of these, 15 players were paid. It took about 10 hours for the final 9 competitors to reach the final table, and another 3 hours before a champion was declared. It was a long day of poker, but one that (as usual in a tournament reserved for women) was full of high spirits and camaraderie between the players.

The conclusion of the tournament came after Jennifer Brooks – a former Playground event champion – left in 3rd place. Heads up play between Brigitte Thomas and Elizabeth Bennett-Martin ensued. The duel lasted about 40 minutes before the final hand was played.

Brigitte went all in preflop, and Elizabeth made the call. When Brigitte revealed her cards, she was holding . Elizabeth’s hand was – dominated! The flop came down . The dealer flipped the turn , and the river was dealt , Brigitte had outkicked Elizabeth on the pair of sixes on the board, and she was victorious.

For their efforts on the day, Elizabeth claimed $5,095 and Brigitte earned $5,580.

Congratulations to all of the 15 players who cashed in the event!

WPT Ladies Event Champion: Brigitte Thomas – $5,580

Runner-up: Elizabeth Bennett-Martin – $5,095

Final Hand of Play

It’s heads up time

Level: 26
Small Blind: 25K
Big Blind: 50K
BB Ante: 50K
Chip Average: 1,860,000
Remaining: 2
Entries: 124

2018/11/04 | 3:40 by Playground Poker

We are down to the last two competitors at the final table after third place competitor, Jennifer Brooks, busted. Preflop, Elizabeth Bennett-Martin raised to 125,000. Jennifer pushed all of her 700,000 chips into the pot, and Brigitte Thomas called. Before Brigitte and Jennifer revealed their cards, Elizabeth folded. Jennifer showed , and Brigitte revealed .

The flop came down . Jennifer stood up as the dealer flipped the turn . The river card was a , ending Jennifer’s run. Brigitte and Elizabeth congratulated Jennifer for her exceptional play, and Jennifer shook both their hands.

Bennett-Martin still out in front

Level: 25
Small Blind: 20K
Big Blind: 40K
BB Ante: 40K
Chip Average: 1,250,000
Remaining: 4
Entries:

2018/11/04 | 3:01 by Playground Poker

The players just took a short break and a quick chip count revealed that Elizabeth Bennett-Martin has opened her lead. She now has 1,750,000 chips. Her next closest competitor is Brigitte Thomas with 985,000 chips. The start of level 25 has just begun!

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis
Brigitte	Thomas	985,000
Jennifer	Brooks	765,000
Tracy	Hutton	230,000
Elizabeth	Bennett-Martin	1,750,000

And then there were 7

Level: 24
Small Blind: 15K
Big Blind: 30K
BB Ante: 30K
Chip Average: 531K
Remaining: 7
Entries: 124

2018/11/04 | 2:30 by Playground Poker

We are down to the final 7 players at the WPT event 5 after Brigitte Thomas busted Carla Sabini. Preflop, Brigitte pushed all her stack of 400,000 chips into the pot. Everyone else at the table folded, except Carla, who called with all of her 100,000 chips. When the players turned over their cards, Brigitte showed . Carla revealed . When the flop came down , Carla received no help. The dealer flipped the turn , and Carla stood up. On the river the was dealt and that was it for Carla.

WPTDeepStacks Day 2 is officially closed

Level: 22
Small Blind: 10K
Big Blind: 15K
BB Ante: 15K
Chip Average: 867K
Remaining: 31
Entries: 896

2018/11/04 | 2:22 by Playground Poker

Today was an amazing day at Playground Poker Club, and after an exciting and action-packed Day 2, we are set up nicely for the final day of the WPTDeepStacks tournament, which occurs tomorrow, Sunday November 4th at 2pm.

We originally started out our WPTDeepStacks with five live Day 1’s events, resulting in 896 total entries. When the dust had settled on all the Day 1 events, 257 players had made it through to this morning’s Day 2. Now, after today’s ten 60-minute levels, we are down to our last 31.

Those lucky (and skilled) 31 will join us again tomorrow afternoon for the final push, all of them aiming to be the champion and to take down the $222,000 first prize and title of WPTDeepStacks Champion.

In the best position to do so will be our chip leader Mohammed Abdel-Rahim, who is at the top of the leaderboard with 2,270,000 chips. However, there are several players not too far behind, and the field is a strong one.

In any case, no matter how far the field has come, there remains a lot of poker left to be played between now and the finish line. See below for small gallery of those remaining players with the largest stacks, and good luck to all the participants tomorrow!

Final table!

Level: 23
Small Blind: 15K
Big Blind: 25K
BB Ante: 25K
Chip Average: 465K
Remaining: 9
Entries:

2018/11/04 | 2:13 by Playground Poker

The WPT Event 5 is down to the final table. The 9 competitors are battling it out for over $25,000 in prize money. Currently, Elizabeth Bennett-Martin is out front with a more a million chips; her next closest competitor, Jennifer Brooks, is more than 600,000 chips behind her.

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis
Jennifer	Brooks	325,000
Tracy	Hutton	275,000
Julie Aram	Papazion	200,000
Elizabeth	Bennett-Martin	1,000,000
Line	Vincent	125,000
Helene	Michaud	200,000
Carla	Sabini	100,000
Christine	Do	300,000