Plans in the works for live demonstration at an east coast poker tournament later this May.   Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla, the leading electric car manufacturer, announced this weekend that his new Tesla Model S, set to hit the showrooms in 2020, will have an integrated lie-detecting AI system. Musk claims that the system, equipped with new tech that can tell if someone’s lying, will increase owner security when they stop to assist someone. New tech involved consists of a Voice Modulation Deep Analyser, as well as some advanced options such as a passenger seat integrated Body Heat Sensor. “As a first public demonstration, said Musk in a press conference on Saturday, we plan to show that NOWAY JOSE, the AI developed to detect lies, is capable of spotting a lie even if it is told by the people who practise deception the most: poker players.” At […]

March madness is truly living up to its billing at Playground, as another Secondary Bad Beat Jackpot was awarded last night! This latest jackpot was delivered thanks to a perfect runout in a limped pot on a 1/2 table. It happened shortly after 2:30am on table 2 in truly dramatic fashion. The table was playing 7-handed, and the action started with a call from the first player to act, James H. A second player called before the action was bumped up to $6, a raise that was called by all but one player at the table. The flop: . The first two players to act checked before James, the initial caller, put out a bet of $5. The small bet was promptly raised by the next player to act, Danny C., who went all-in for $57. The raise chased everyone else out of the pot before Danny called for less, […]

Last night at 9:26PM, seven players were shooting on table 15, playing $2/$2 PLO. Éric M, sitting in seat 4, opened the pot to $10, a rather common opening bet at these stakes. Two players called before Anthony C made it $25 to go. Out of seven players, only one did not call the 3-bet! Six players went to the flop: Anthony was the pre-flop aggressor, and when you raise and get called by a sea of players, there is no better feeling than to flop the nuts with redraws to the super nuts! He cautiously placed a continuation bet of $25, trying to get as many people as possible to stick around. Only Éric did, raising to $100, enough to cover Anthony’s $55. Turn: River: Éric, too excited to wait, waived his right to show last and slammed his monster open: Éric: Anthony did not react right away, possibly […]

In April, the Playground tournament schedule is about daily events, STEP satellites, and one glorified tournament: the $500 + $100 + $500 PL Omaha Deepstack 50/50 Bounty Rebuy event, held on April 14. PLO players have been itching for some nice bounty action, and they got what they wanted in March with the addition of the $100 + $20 + $100 PL Omaha Deepstack 50/50 Bounty Re-entry tournament on Sundays. On April 14, this tournament transforms into a $1,100 event with rebuys! Bigger buy-in, bigger prizes, same game! Unlimited Rebuy means that reloads are done directly at the table, allowing players to keep battling the opponents they have come to know… and maybe go after their own chips for the old best-served-cold dish! What else can we shoot for in April? MILLIONS North America STEP 1 Satellites! The last satellite tree grows in April and into May, where the last […]

Events are becoming synonymous with big jackpot payouts at Playground, and the March Power Weekend has delivered the fourth jackpot of the month! Following the three Bad Beat Jackpots – Omaha, Primary and Secondary – that were awarded in recent weeks, another Secondary Bad Beat Jackpot went off on table 2 last night. The action started off innocently enough on a $1/$2 table with a UTG limp from Tony C in seat 9. The action folded around to Olivier B in seat 4 who raised it up to $15. His raise prompted calls from seats 5 and 7 before the action came back to Tony who re-raised to $87. Olivier maintained his aggression and raised all in for $179, enough to chase the other callers out of the hand, before Tony made the call. Olivier and Tony opted to show their hands to reveal what the pre-flop action suggested: the […]