Playground Rewards Playground is proud to announce a comprehensive, property-wide rewards program that will allow all players the freedom and flexibility to choose their own perks- Playground Rewards! Through Playground Rewards, players will accumulate two kinds of points based on their play: Status Points and Reward Points. Status Points will determine a player’s benefit level and unlock a selection of valuable bonuses, exclusive promotions and special offers. Rewards Points are the currency of Playground Rewards; players can spend them however they like on things like cash back, free play, merchandise and more! In order to make sure that all players get the most out of Playground Rewards, there will be some operational changes to our food and beverage services on the poker floor. Drinks will remain free for all players, but food will now be accounted for using rewards points. Players of all levels will easily earn enough points […]
Playground
A Jackpot for Canada
The Secondary Bad Beat Jackpot hit today at 4:12PM on a $1/$2 table. What a great way to celebrate Canada Day! The table was full at the time of the hit, with the button on seat 8. The pot was raised by Khosrow Moossavi in seat 5, who made it $10 to go, a standard $1/$2 5x raise. The cut-off and the big blind both made the call and the three players went to the flop. Flop: The action was checked to the aggressor, who continued with a $15 bet. Scott Browning, sitting in seat 7, called in position, and seat 1 went all-in for a single dollar more, which did not make anyone fold. Turn: Moossavi kept pressing: a $45 dollar bet was placed, and matched. River: Moossavi tanked for a bit and went all-in. The call was as quick as any. Moosavi: Browning: The whole table stood in […]
Jackpots everywhere
Cashing big! Earlier this week, two poker players passed by to pick up their Primary Bad Beat Jackpot winnings. We remember that on June 10, in a rare turn of events, Mario Laurin lost a hand to Martin Archambault, holding quad queens! As the showdown revealed, the very last community card that was tabled by the dealer completed 4 of a kind for Mario and a royal flush for Martin, the highest possible hand in poker! Both players, after a few days that must have been spent making spending and saving plans, came by the club to claim their checks. Mario picked up $259,848, while Martin cashed in $129,923. Not bad for a single poker hand! 88 Fortunes spits out a 5-figure Jackpot On Wednesday night, a special guest was casually spinning some reels in the EGD section. At 6PM, he was playing 88 Fortunes, a fun game […]
WSOP-C Playground – The Full Schedule
On May 31, the return of the World Series of Poker International Circuit was announced. Today, we are happy to introduce the official WSOP-C Playground schedule, boasting $4,000,000 in total guarantees! From August 18 to September 2, the seven traditional Circuit Events return to Playground to award another seven WSOP Circuit rings, and this year’s edition presents some important changes. The $1,100 Main Event will follow partypoker LIVE’s new concept for online flights, which is to combine Online Day 1 with an Online Day 2 in a single flight, allowing players to play all the way to the money, in one stride, before making the trip to the event venue. partypoker, as always, will keep an ear out for player feedback and adjust if needed, but so far, no one could see a downside to this new format. Click here for more details on the Online Day 1 & 2. […]
partypoker to host Online Day 1 and Day 2 for the partypoker LIVE tour
In an effort to provide greater flexibility for players, partypoker LIVE has announced that it will be providing a new way for online players to take part in live events. Going forward, partypoker will now host Online Day 1s and Day 2s in a single combined flight for live tour events. While partypoker LIVE venues will host Day 1s and Day 2s as normal, this innovation from partypoker will allow online players to advance through a single flight that will combine Days 1 and 2 so players that qualify can arrive at the live venue for Day 3 with a min-cash already secured. According to partypoker Managing Director, Tom Waters, “This is a great concept and the fact that players will not have to travel to a live event until they are in the money is brilliant. It means more flexibility for players and will save them on travel and […]
Hot summer action
Summer is heating up, just like the games in Playground’s EGD section! Although the air conditioning kept the players cool, the machines were on fire this weekend with big payouts and huge Jackpots. Playground’s latest EGD promotion started on Friday and awarded thousands in cash prizes and free-play vouchers throughout the weekend. As an introduction to the new Player Rewards program, players were able to redeem their accumulated points for raffle tickets and a chance to win prizes up to $500 in cash. This promotion held drawings on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, giving out 318 prizes in the process. In case you missed out, this promotion is ongoing and will run every Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the month of June, with drawings held at 4:00pm and 10:00pm. There is a huge amount of value to be had so take advantage before the end of the month! This past weekend […]
A promo that will make heads turn
The Toronto Raptors are the NBA champions! The Toronto Raptors made history on Thursday night by bringing the NBA championship north of the 49th parallel for the first time! By dethroning a dynastic Golden State Warriors team to win the NBA finals in six games, the Raptors showed their determination and talent in unprecedented fashion. The Raptors trailed in each series on their way to the finals but overcame deficits against the Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks. The Raptors then won three road games against the Warriors en route to the series victory. Both feats – three series comebacks and three road victories against the reigning champs – are unprecedented in NBA history. So it is only fitting that the Raptors were able to capture the championship in the franchise’s first and only trip to the finals since joining the league as an expansion team in […]
A brand New Room
One expansion leads to another! Playground has added a room to the Electronic Gaming section. It is located at the far left of the EGD floor, just passed the cashier, and provides the private ambiance that many players look for when engaging in gaming activities. The room is filled with some of the most sought-after games in the world, including China Shores Boosted Wins and Spins. This is one of many additions to our mix. The one copy that we have and worked so hard to acquire is now available for your entertainment. The Panda awaits! As part of the restructuring, we also changed a few machines on the main floor. Some copies of the less popular titles gave way to more copies of the games that are always busy. Fù Guì Róng Huá is one of the EGDs that we expanded with, having proved to be so popular among […]
Friends of PG making an impact at the WSOP
The month of June means festival and terrace season to many Montrealers, but for the poker world it means the biggest series of the year, the 50th annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Many Quebecers have made their way south to take part in what is widely considered to be poker’s championship playoffs. And they are having quite an impact! With more than 30 events already in the books, here’s an update on some notable finishes and deep runs made by friends of Playground so far. Erik Cajelais had a great run last week in Event #12, the $1,000 NLHE Super Turbo Bounty, which took him to a six-figure score. He outlasted 2,451 runners but came just short of capturing a bracelet and finished second, earning him $139,731 in the process. Kristen Bicknell, partypoker team pro and regular visitor to Playground, made the quarterfinals in Event #15, the […]
The Primary BBJ was hit!
The BBJ amount had grown to an amazing $683,730. After 5% of that number was used as staff gratuity, $649,544 was divided among all Hold’em players in the room, but the biggest shares were going to the lucky players shooting 6-way at the Bad Beat table: Francois Audet, Gabriel Demers, Mario Laurin, Denis Roy, Do Lien Hong and Martin Charbonneau. Mario was under the gun and raised to 20$. Denis and Do, the next 2 players in line, made the call, but Martin went all-in from the button for 122$, having found a premium hand on his lap. Both blinds folded, but the initial raiser and his first caller also committed all their chips, creating a small side pot for themselves. The flop came Denis Roy, who was the first player to make a call pre-flop but the last of 3 to push his chips, opened . His 2 opponents […]
Live at the Grand Prix on Crescent!
Playground on Crescent Playground is at the Crescent Street Grand Prix Festival! During the Grand Prix weekend, the whole street is closed down to host a three-day-long party and a number of companies have booths on the street to animate the crowd and reach out to the festival goers. It is an immense pleasure to be at the heart of the most jet set festival in Montreal! In our booth, we have a very busy poker table where passersby can indulge in some face-paced sit n’ go action with fun prizes on the line: merch, La Ronde and movie passes, and more. People are having a blast! Go check it out, and bring someone you know who has never been to Playground before. Signing up for the first time over there will get them $10 at The Rail and $10 in free play in our EGD section! A […]
Change your alias, earn some cash
On June 17, 2019, the partypoker dotcom client will undergo a major software update. From that day on, when you log in to your partypoker account, you will be asked to select a new alias (player name). Do it within the first 24 hours after the update and you could win your share of the $500,000 Alias Race promotion! partypoker is working on a number of initiatives in order to provide players with a safe playing environment, and this update is one of the leading efforts. Changes will prevent third-party tracking tools from working, and new aliases will make all collected data worthless, allowing all players to have a fresh start. From 4:00AM on June 17, Eastern Time, players will be presented with a pop-up window prompting them to select a new alias. The $500K promotion will last 24 hours, and is split into 3 strands: ‘Login Click Cards’ will […]