At Playground, the November Power Weekend is in full swing and the exciting 9-Year Anniversary series is not too far, but we are also looking at our next full-length festival, the World Cup of Cards with over $1,200,000 in guaranteed prize pools! The 2020 WCC will be held from January 19 to February 5, opening the year with 22 affordable events. Buy-ins range from $110 to $1,100, allowing everybody to shoot for a trophy, a title and of course, a pile of cash! It is a great opportunity for players of all bankrolls to play in the big league. This festival is known for offering friendly price points, but also for allowing players to indulge in original poker formats that you don’t get to enjoy very often. The schedule presents tournaments like the Shootout, Short Deck, Roll the Dice and Crazy Pineapple, all variants that will take you out of […]
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Another Event, Another BBJ
Earlier in the afternoon yesterday, moments after the Mix Max Re-entry event kicked off the November Power Weekend, the $10,949 Omaha Bad Beat Jackpot was hit! The action happened on table 15, a full 8-handed $2/$2 PLO game. The hand was straddled to $5, and after one caller jumped in, Steve raised it to $15. That bet did not scare many away: six players called! Flop: The action was checked around to the raiser, who continued with a $75 bet, undeterred by the massive opposition. Joseph called. There was one more caller, followed by an all-in bet to $235. That bet was called once, then Steve put in his own stack, worth $302 at that point. Joseph stuck around, and so did the caller of the first all-in. Four players saw the turn, including two all-ins. Turn: The action was quick. Check, all-in, call, locking the third and last pot […]
Cai Shen Kingdom arrives at Playground!
At Playground, we’re always looking to add more exciting games to our electronic gaming section, and the latest addition is sure to make heads turn. Cai Shen Kingdom, a title well known for its five levels of Jackpots, finally hit the Playground floor and has its own bank of ten machines! The new machines are located near the far left corner and the mesmerizing video animation on the top screens of each make them really easy to find. The Chinese graphics alone could answer for the popularity of the games, but the fun playability and multitude of Jackpot levels are really what gets players going. Cai Shen Kingdom offers a choice of two games: Lion’s Fest and China Dreams. Each game plays on 5 reels and have their own set of symbols, except for silver and gold coins. These Jackpot-unlocking coins are what you’re looking for, and they appear in […]
The Eternal Lotus Blooms
Eternal Lotus, one of two games offered by the title Fù Guì Róng Huá, has become one of Playground’s most popular EGD titles. This game has earned its popularity with good reason, as it can provide unbelievable Jackpots. Something Debbie learned all about first hand shortly after 1:00am on Friday morning. Debbie was playing with a wager of only $1.76 when she had the good fortune to unlock the bonus feature. Debbie immediately knew that she was about to cash in, but the result surpassed even her wildest expectations. The reels aligned at the outset of the bonus game to award three golden coins, which meant the start of something special. Three “Grand” symbols followed right after, to Debbie’s surprise and delight, and unlocked a massive jackpot. As the “Jackpot! Call attendant” message appeared on the screen, Debbie could not believe her eyes when she saw the figure that followed. […]
Start Your Power Weekend on partypoker
The November Power Weekend features seven exciting events with over $190,000 in guaranteed prize pools. In addition to a variety of affordable single-day tournaments, this Power Weekend will be showcasing two value-laden multi-day events; the Playground 500 and the Playground 100. Thanks to starting flights and satellites on partypoker, this Sunday is your first chance to get in on the action. Players can take part in the $100 + $10 Playground 100 through any one (or more) of its seven starting flights. Thanks to its $50,000 prize pool guarantee, many players are sure to fire multiple bullets to take advantage of the unlimited re-entry format. Players are permitted unlimited re-entries until the end of the late registration period at the beginning of level 7 on each Day 1 and can enter multiple starting flights. Players who qualify more than once for Day 2 will resume play with their largest qualifying […]
Get Your partypoker MILLION Buy-in Back!
The $200 + $15 partypoker MILLION, guaranteed at $1,000,000, is back on the regular schedule and stronger than ever! The tournament is set to become a must-play weekly event for everyone, and partypoker has a special promotion for Canadians giving all of us a chance to win our $215 buy-in back as a free ticket! The event now presents six Day 1s that run during the week. All Day 1s are freezeout events, but you can play as many as you wish. Day 1s play 21 levels, which represents just under four hours of play, after which all players who still have chips take a break until Sunday’s Final Day where all qualifiers merge and play for a 6-figure payout! The Canadian promotion is applied specifically to Day 1D, which starts on Saturday at 6:00pm ET. If the chip leader at the end of Day 1D is Canadian, all Canadian […]
Happy Birthday Playground!
The month of December comes with winter, the excitement of the holidays, and Playground’s Anniversary Series! This year, we’re celebrating nine years of constant growth, from a small poker club to a massive entertainment destination with international poker events, electronic gaming, concerts and more. And what better way to celebrate than to play for it! Join us from December 8 to December 16 for the 9-Year Anniversary Series, a 9-day poker festival offering over $550,000 in guaranteed prize pools. And what’s more, the Grand Prix Canada presented by partypoker LIVE is our Main Event! It is an honour to welcome once again this great multi-day competition, a poker tournament that gives all players the chance to play for a massive prize pool for a minimal buy-in. Guaranteed at $500,000 and priced at $200 + $20, the event offers nineteen starting flights to choose from! Five online flights and fourteen live […]
The Omaha BBJ is Hit… Again!
The WPT Montreal may be over, but the Bad Beat Jackpots continue! At 10:14 last night on table 15, with eight players at the table, the $18,059 PLO BBJ went off. The game was $2/$2 PLO and the hand was straddled to $5. Kevin raised it to $20 and two players called the bet: Marco and Arthur. Flop: This flop had a “little bit” for everyone, because when Kevin placed a $50 continuation bet, he found not one, but two calls. And the on the turn (!) was followed by the exact same betting line: a $50 bet by Kevin and two calls. The on the river caused a change in leadership. When Kevin and Marco checked, Arthur went all-in for $90. Kevin went over the top, pushing his own stack valued at $450, but that did not chase Mario away: he called! Kevin: Arthur: Marco: What a showdown! Kevin […]
Over $15,000 in Weekly Cash and Prizes!
All throughout the month of November, Playground will be turning up the heat with a new lineup of EGD promotions. No matter when you take a seat – day or night, weekday or weekend – it might become a Hot Seat! On Fridays and Saturdays, from November 8 to November 23, there will be six sets of Hot Seat draws from 9:00pm to midnight. Each drawing will select 10 active EGD players who will instantly win $20 in free play. But that’s not all! At 12:30am, there will be a special raffle for the Hot Seat drawing winners. There are 15 prizes to be won with a total value of over $5,000, including thousands in cash, VIP tables at one of Playground’s shows and much more! On Happy Mondays, the EGD section is the place to be all day long because Hot Seat drawings will award $75 every 30 minutes. […]
WPT Montreal Recap
The 2019 edition of the WPT Montreal , the last major festival of the year, kept up with the WPT’s winning tradition and was a resounding success! The series, which ran from October 20 to November 4, included seven official WPT events as well as four Playground events and a plethora of satellites that allowed many players to take a shot at the big buy-in events for only a fraction of the cost. In all, the official WPT events awarded $5,970,632 in prizes! The $500 + $50 WPT500 brought out an impressive field. This event guaranteed a prize pool of $1,066,000, awarding a million in cash and 20 $3,000 + $300 seats to the Main Event. With such great value on the line, it came as no surprise to see this event collect 2,135 entries throughout its 13 starting flights. When play finally concluded on Day 3, Bradley Smith emerged […]
Halloween delivers the PLO BBJ
It was a dark and stormy night. But this Halloween did not bring spooks or chills, it delivered the treat every player hopes for: the Bad Beat Jackpot. Table 39 was playing eight-handed 2/2 PLO, when the action was opened to $10 from early position. The raise picked up four callers, and the five players each checked on the flop. The turn brought the and another line check. The river was the , and there would be no more checking. Peng Peng, the first to act, led at the pot with a bet of $50. Peng’s bet picked up a call before the action got to Chrishan Sivasundaram, who raised to $200. When the action got back to Peng, he quickly moved all in, which chased the initial caller out of the hand, before Sivasundaram made the snap call and triumphantly tabled his hand. He showed , for flopped straight […]
The WPT delivers two BBJs!
As players have come to expect, major events at Playground tend to bring out big jackpots, and the WPT Montreal has kept up that tradition, producing not one but two Jackpots already! The first one hit only three days into the event, for $38,936. The big hand played out on a 9-handed 2/5 NL Hold’em table. The action was opened from early position to $15, a price enticing enough to pick up five callers. Six players watched the dealer fan out the flop. Arslan J, in seat 2, led into the field with a bet of $75. Only Srinivas G, in seat 7, felt comfortable continuing and made the call. Arlsan and Srinivas went to the turn heads-up, each feeling good about their holdings. The turn produced the , giving both players exactly what they were hoping for. Arslan continued his line and made a bet of $150 on the […]