Playground Poker Club ‘-Canada’s Premier Poker Destination, located just minutes from downtown Montreal on Highway 138 in Kahnawake has just announced its upcoming blockbuster event entitled the Laak and Esfandiari Open. In case the name didn’t give it away, Phil ‘The Unabomber’ Laak and Antonio ‘The Magician’ Esfandiari will be the guests of honor during the March 1-4th weekend and they’ve worked closely with the Team at Playground to come up with yet another unique event, designed for poker players at all levels. The weekend theme has been designed around two great friends, both on and off the felt and the format of the Laak and Esfandiari Open really demonstrates how friendly, yet how competitive these two amazing poker professionals truly are. The event kicks off on Thursday, March 1st with a $2000 + $200 Heads Up Event with a best 2 out of 3 format. With a maximum field […]

The Playground Poker Legends Tournament came to a close last night and the results are in! The day, which began with the Legends Banquet and gave players access to some biggest names in hockey; big names such as Jean Beliveau, Yvon Cournoyer and Henri Richard and many others. As the tournament kicked off at 2:30 following the 2 hour banquet, players were given the opportunity to score impressive $300 bounties for knocking out one of the legends playing in the field. Poker pros in the field included Trishelle Cannatella, Valerie Ross and Jennifer Leigh ‘-also worth the same tidy sum. In the end, the final table was composed of local players long after all bounties had been had. At 17 player remaining they all put 100$ to give 17th to 14th 400$ and $50 more for 13th and 12th. The deals didn’t stop there, however, at 7 players remaining another […]

Playground Poker has done it again and brought hockey legends to the tables! The Legends Event began with a banquet hosted in their very own restaurant ‘-The Rail ‘-Coal Fire Bistro. Big names such as Jean Beliveau, Yvon Cournoyer and Henri Richard. Also in attendance at the banquet were hockey greats Ralph Backstrom, Donnie Marshall, Junior Langlois, Ab McDonald, Bobby Rousseau, Phil Goyette,Stéphane Richer, Chris Nilan, Sergio Momesso, Karl Dykhuis and Enrico Ciccone. The banquet was quickly followed by the $300 bounty tournament where players were offered a generous $300 for knocking out one of the hockey legends at the table. View the Legends Banquet Gallery here. Originally posted by CanadaPoker.com

The first ever High Heels Poker Tour to take place in Canada got off to a great start at Playground Poker yesterday. 49 women participated, with some coming in from the USA and Ontario to take part. Pros included the likes of Trishelle Cannatella, Valerie Ross and Jennifer Leigh. In the end, this event was mostly about having fun playing the game we all know and love. To add to the excitement, PokerStars generously provided a Carribean Adventure package was also given away with a draw. The coveted package is certain to provide excellent relief as our Canadian winters bear down on us. In the end, two women remained: Josee Tremblay and Anne-marie Angelil. The decision was quickly made to split the prize money and the two duked it out for the trophy and bragging rights. In the end, Josee Tremblay took the top prize and ended the day on […]

Posted by Jon Harnish of canadapoker.com After a sold-out and very successful NLH Hockey and Charity Poker event this past September that raised more than $50000 for Cancer research, Playground Poker Club is pulling out all the stops once again; this time through a charity poker bounty tournament and Legends Banquet on December 4th, 2011 that will promise good times with hockey legends that include Henri Richard, Jean Beliveau, Yvan Cournoyer. On top of the banquet celebrations and poker centered around the 102nd birthday of the Montreal Canadians, a live auction will be taking place and featuring autographed merchandise, pictures, memorabilia along with much more up for grabs; all with the goal of raising money for under privileged youth to have the opportunity to enjoy and play sports they could otherwise not afford. Playground is actively involved in many charities, said an enthusiastic COO David Montour, adding; We ve raised […]

Posted by James Reporter of canadapoker.com Last weekend we had the pleasure of being part of a great experience which combined two things loved by Montrealers, hockey and poker and all while giving back to the community. Playground Poker Club hosted its inaugural No Limit Hold’em NLH Faceoff Tournament which accomplished that and drew huge crowds and raised a lot of money for charity. The total prize pool for the tournament was $119,600 with a top prize of $25000 for the winner Jason Smith. The top 30 players shared in the prize money. In addition to this, $5000 will be reserved for a winner-take-all freeroll tournament which will be played among the players of the winning Faceoff Draft team. The winning team was the team whose players collected the most points throughout the tournament and it was Captained by Montreal Canadiens goal tender Carey Price and Quebec poker pro Pascal […]

We all have seen how calm, cool and collected Carey Price can be between the pipes, but how well does he handle the pressure at the poker table? You could find out for yourself this September as Price and host of other hockey celebrities team up with pro players, and maybe even you, to raise money for breast cancer research. Plus you might even get a share of the $105000 prize pool. Playground Poker Club’s NLH Faceoff runs September 11 to 13, with proceeds benefiting the Jodi Taiger Lazarus Fund for Hereditary Breast Cancer Research. ‘2011 is the inaugural year for the No Limit Hold’em Charity Faceoff event,’ Playground Poker spokeman Justin Kelly told EOTP. ‘Montreal is the biggest hockey city in the world and Montreal poker players are also huge hockey fans, so naturally this event is a perfect environment for Playground’s new and existing members.’ ***** Ten teams […]

Playground Poker Club in Montreal hosted another of its popular Deepstack poker tournaments this past Saturday, once again selling out, and taking alternates well beyond its original 150 player field cap. When the last seat was filled, 184 entries made for one healthy prize pool for the $500 event. Players fought well into the night for their share of the cash, but in the end one player who has certainly been making a name for himself cleaned up yet again – Christopher ‘d0r1t0s’ McClung claims the top spot, hot off a few decent cashes at the 2011 World Series of Poker and the winner of another $1,500 event hosted in Montreal this spring, where he came first for $71,500. Between the live and virtual felt, ‘d0r1t0s’ is now within 50k of $1,000,000 in confirmed tournament cashes. Chris wasn’t the only one making bank in Montreal this weekend though; here is […]

Less than five months after its grand opening, the Playground Poker Club in Montreal went All-in by hosting its first major tournament series entitled the Playground Poker Classic consisting of 15 events over 2 weeks which in addition to the big prize pools, the winners collected specially crafted championship bracelets to commemorate the series. The Playground Poker Classic attracted a number of accomplished poker pros from Montreal and other parts of Canada who saw great value in the series including WSOP bracelet winners Gavin Smith and Pascal Lefrancois. Other notable players with impressive tournament cash earnings included Anh Van Nguyen, former COPC heads-up champ Ben Leblond, Samuel Chartier, Philippe Plouffe, Eric Afriat, Jonathan Driscoll, George Caragiorgas, Brian Hodhod and Shayne Khanna. There were even some local celebrities from the professional hockey community and members of the famous Ang lil family who are very involved in the local poker scene. The […]

Less than five months after its grand opening the Playground Poker Club in Montreal went All-in by hosting its first major tournament series entitled the Playground Poker Classic consisting of 15 events over 2 weeks which in addition to the big prize pools the winners collected specially crafted championship bracelets to commemorate the series. The Playground Poker Classic attracted a number of accomplished poker pros from Montreal and other parts of Canada who saw great value in the series including WSOP bracelet winners Gavin Smith and Pascal Lefrancois. Other notable players with impressive tournament cash earnings included Anh Van Nguyen former COPC heads-up champ Ben Leblond Samuel Chartier Philippe Plouffe Eric Afriat Jonathan Driscoll George Caragiorgas Brian Hodhod and Shayne Khanna. There were even some local celebrities from the professional hockey community and members of the famous Ang lil family who are very involved in the local poker scene. The […]

Players started with 40,000 in chips and blinds were increasing every 60 minutes for the first day of the Playground Poker Classic $3,000 NLH Deepstrack main event. Turnout exceeded expectations yet again, with 75 entries in this 2 day bracelet event. All the players in the field played it out on the felts for the first-place prize of just under $75,000 and a shot at the coveted bracelet.

In the short while since Playground Poker Club has opened its doors, the Montreal poker club has surpassed expectations and established itself as a favourite poker destination in Canada. The inaugural Playground Poker Classic Tournament series has attracted many poker players as well as accomplished pros from the poker community, a testament to its growing success. The Playground Poker Classic is a series of 15 tournaments leading up to the signature $3,000 NLH Deepstack Event. The Classic kicked off with on April 29 with a $150 NLH tourney that attracted 337 players and Daniel Moquin became the first winner. The series continued with impressive turnouts. Here is a list of event winners to some of the events: $40 Rebuy – M. Abbruzzo $150 6-Max – Marc Dupre $100 6-Max PLO – Cedric Sebbag $200 Deepstack – Louis Varoutsos $5,000 Freebuy – Real Villeneuve $750 Deepstack – Normand Gauthier $100 NLH […]