Game 2 at The Rail Playground wishes to extend an invitation to all basketball fans. The Rail, serving delicious food in the whole Playground complex and delivering to hungry people in the area, is the perfect place to come together at the bar and stand behind the Toronto Raptors, our Canadian NBA team! Game 1 was an unbelievable show. The Raptors, first Canadian team to ever make the NBA finals, took a 10-point lead in the first half and held on tight in the second, winning by 9. We cannot wait to watch Game 2 on the big screen this Sunday night… where will you be? 8 hits for Berthiaume One of our biggest Jackpots of the week happened on a Quick Hit machine, an absolute player favourite. Last Tuesday, Marc-Antoine Berthiaume was playing $7.50 a spin and watching symbols align, waiting for something big to happen. At […]
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The World Series of Poker International Circuit returns
Last year, the World Series of Poker and Playground partnered for the first time and surpassed all expectations as the WSOP-C Playground broke venue and circuit records. From August 18 to September 2, 2019, the iconic brand returns to Playground for the second year running, bringing along the coveted circuit rings! The WSOP-C Playground 2018 broke our record for most entries in a single tournament when the Colossus rounded 3,503 entries, an astounding number obtained through 9 starting flights. Later in the festival, Day 1D of the Main Event attracted 1,016 entries, a Playground record for most entries in a single flight. And by the time late registration closed on Day 2 there was a total of 2,401 entries, setting a new record for largest WSOP-Circuit Main Event ever. Needless to say, it was a busy time! The 2019 WSOP-C Playground promises to put on another great show. For now, […]
Lychees and dragons and spins, oh my!
Even though Montreal Cocktail Week is almost over, you can cash in on some great cocktail and game pairings whenever you want in our EGD section! This week’s pairing features a delectably sweet blend of Asian flavours and Western mixology combined with an exciting three-reel game: the lychee martini and Dragon Wheel. Playground’s lychee martini offers a new take on a traditional drink by bringing together vodka, cranberry juice and lychee liqueur. Blended together, this drink’s ingredients offer a balance between the sweetness of the lychee liqueur and the tart punch of the cranberry juice before the vodka, a wedge of lime and a lychee take it to the next level. The lychee martini is best enjoyed while taking a spin on Dragon Wheel, an exciting game where gold dragons can lead players down the road to bonus spins and big wins. This three-reel, five-line game features the amazing Dragon […]
MILLIONS North America: a resounding success
Another great event has come and gone at Playground. The partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America left in its wake a trail of memories that many will cherish for the rest of their lives. The festival, although nicely highlighted by the presence of many international pros, was taken over by local players, who took down 7 of the 11 titles, including the Main Event, to reinforce Quebec’s reputation of breeding strong poker players. A total of $8,517,161 was paid out through 11 events. All tournaments met the guarantee and offered some amazing prizes. A resounding success! The $10,000 + $300 Main Event was strongly contested. The final 8 counted three locals, but after Ruben Perceval’s elimination in 8th place, only two were left for Day 5: Danick Landriault and François Billard. Alongside them were Rabichow, Fontan, Petteri, and Kolonias, all very strong players. François Billard was the last man standing, and […]
The Playground 1000 is up!
MILLIONS North America is booming at Playground with the Main Event unfolding in the Tournament Hall. Wednesday night, we move to some satellite action as the first of two Playground 1000 satellites comes on. These satellites give out seats to Event #7: the $100,000 guaranteed Playground 1000. The Playground 1000 has a single starting flight. It follows a slick linear schedule that starts on Friday, May 24 with Day 1, continues on Saturday, May 25 with Day 2, and ends on Sunday, May 26, the very last day of the festival. This is our staple event in its $1K buy-in version. Some other great options are available to you if you want to take a shot at one of the amazing MILLIONS North America trophies: Thursday, May 23 at 1:00PM – $10,300 High Roller Day 1 Saturday, May 25 at 6:00PM – $25,300 Super High Roller Day 1 There are […]
Another Omaha Bad Beat Jackpot!
The MILLIONS North America has has brought players from all around the world to Playground in droves, leading to a huge volume of cash games running around the clock. The unrelenting action has produced lots of exciting moments over the course of the first week of the festival, but some lucky players on table 13 just took things to another level. Celebrations erupted moments ago when the poker gods smiled on that particular table and delivered the third Bad Beat Jackpot of the week! Here is how the big hand played out: It started with a straddle, followed by a double straddle on a 5/5 Pot Limit Omaha table, one of four that was running at the time. There was an opening raise to $75 that picked up four callers, creating a juicy five-way pot. The flop fell , and the action promptly checked around, giving the players a free […]
Jackpot Special Edition
With MILLIONS North America in town, we are witnessing a huge spike in Jackpots. So far this week, two poker Jackpots and countless EGD Jackpots were hit, sending legions of players back home with unalterable smiles. Last year during MILLIONS, 6 poker Jackpots were hit… in 6 days! Of course there is no way to know when the next one will burst, but being here sure increases your odds! A $13,604.31 EGD Jackpot! Since the beginning of the week, the biggest EGD Jackpot was hit by a gentleman called Roch. He was playing 5 Treasures, a title featuring 6 Free Games that can be endlessly re-triggered. The game features outstanding Chinese artwork, but the best part is the 4 progressive Jackpot levels. You can watch the amounts grow as you play! Roch was betting $1.76 per spin and got into Free Game mode, and one of those games […]
Road to MILLIONS – Episode 8
We’re almost there! Our STEP qualifiers are closing in to the poker tournament they’ve long been waiting for: MILLIONS North America. Today, as they prepare to level up, we present another mashup from their interviews. Cake or pie? Netflix or YouTube? Work hard or play hard? Learn who they are! To view previous episodes, click here.
Are you ready for the Main Event?
The partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America festival got off to a rousing start, and as the $1,100 Montreal Open progresses in the Tournament Hall, players are already eyeing up the $10,300 Main Event. It was a truly long wait for some qualifiers; satellites to the $5,000,000 guaranteed event started back in December 2018! Well, the big one is finally here: on Tuesday, May 21, the first of 2 starting flights is held at Playground. If you are not one of 72 online qualifiers, or one of 49 live qualifiers, you should know that Direct Satellites start Sunday and 70 seats are guaranteed across 7 tournaments. Main Event satellites offer three different price points and two different level lengths, so make sure to choose the ones that match the equity you’re looking for. If you prefer to take a shot online, there is one Final Phase left on partypoker. It is […]
Flaming Hot in Cuba
The Rum and Coke drink was created in Cuba in the early 20th century, when Coca-Cola started exporting their sugary soft drink to the country. The drink’s traditional name, Cuba Libre (Free Cuba), is a reminder of the strong American presence in Cuba in those years. It wasn’t long before the Cuba Libre made its way north to the United States, and from there everywhere in the world. The drink, simply made with rum, cola, ice, and served with a lime wedge, reminds of hot Cuba and the warm summer nights by the beach. The icy Rum and Coke may be of great help when playing Flaming Hot, a game that will make you sweat! Five reels with 4 positions each will take you to a world of fruits punctuated with dollar signs, bars, and of course, 7s! The true fire comes on when five 7 symbols line up on […]
MILLIONS produces its first Bad Beat Jackpot
Last night at 12:50AM, the Secondary Bad Beat Jackpot hit on a $2/$5 Hold’em table. This is the first poker Jackpot produced by MILLIONS North America frantic action. As we know, the increased traffic during a festival never misses to cause a good number of Jackpots to hit. Last year during MILLIONS, no less than SIX JACKPOTS were hit… in 6 days! Let’s hope we surpass that tally in 2019. Let’s take a look at the simple play-by-play that spread $25,000 on table 9: After one player limped, Frederick Seiffert raised to $20. George Finkelstein called the bet, and so did 2 more players, including the limper. Flop: Three checks took place before Vladimir Georgescu-Mangiurea placed a $75 bet. Frederick, the initial raiser, called, and George went all-in for $106. Both players involved in the action called. On the turn, Vladimir pushed $200 forward. Frederic shoved his own stack for […]
A Power Weekend in June
As the first week of MILLIONS North America fills Playground with relentless action, we look forward to the summer months and discern on the horizon the perfect summer mini-series: the June Power Weekend. Held from June 27 to July 1, it features 7 events totaling over $180,000 in guarantees and it is headlined by the Playground 200; a return to entertainment in simplicity. Our flagship event, the Playground 200, is sailing as we speak under the MILLIONS banner: it is the opening event of MILLIONS North America. Its great buy-in/guarantee ratio represents the spirit of Playground very well, and it will be back at the end of June with the same $100,000 guarantee. Added to four live Day 1s, an online Day 1 will be made available on June 23 at 16h00 for players who wish to qualify for Day 2 from the comfort of their homes. Six more events […]