After more than 11 hours of play, Marc Saddik is the Event #10 champion. In total, 214 players fired a bullet and got into the action. As is customary with bounty tournaments, the action was intense, swift, and without reprieve. Bounty chips were exchanging hands at an impressive rate. Ranking among the most affordable of this event’s tournaments, many of the local players showed up to have some fun tonight. The final table was a swift and tidy affair. No more than 15 or 20 minutes went by without one person leaving the table. The chips changed owners very often and the balance of power shifted accordingly. The heads up match lasted only a few hands between Ayo Smith and Marc Saddik. After eliminating Mohammed Alamelhuda a few hands prior, Marc’s stack was huge. He had most of the chips on his side of the table and obviously did not […]
Event Results
Brian Yoon takes down the $10,000 + $300 High Roller
Event #6, the $10,000 + $300 High Roller, started on Thursday, offering the players a 1,000,000 starting stack and unlimited re-entries until the start of level 13 on Day 2. There was a great turnout on Day 1, with a total of 52 entries (including 14 re-entries). Some of the best names in the business mixed it up with many experienced amateur grinders who were all battling it out on the felt, and as the chips moved around, the lead changed throughout the day. At the end of play, 28 players bagged and tagged to return for Day 2 action. The top stack in play belonged to James Romero, who bagged 4,320,000. Day 2 saw the field grow to a total of 102 entries, surpassing the $1,000,000 guarantee. Pierre-Paul Paulin dominated the field and was the chip leader coming into Day 3. The top 10 players were in the money […]
The MILLIONS North America final table
Day 4 of the MILLIONS North America has come to an end, as the final six are ready to now battle it out tomorrow on the final table. Only 16 players returned today for Day 4. When play began on Day 3, 66 players were still in contention, only three eliminations from the money bubble. After roughly an hour of play, the money bubble burst and the top 63 finalists secured at least $20,000 each. When the flight concluded, the 16 remaining players had locked up at least $40,000 each, but you can be sure that everyone’s focus today was on the $1,000,000 champion’s prize. Day 4 featured 90-minute blind levels and 8-handed play. It took quite some time to form the “unofficial” final table of 9 players, and then even longer to make it down to the final six. Jason James was the first to exit the tournament room, finishing […]
Kieu Lam Champion of Event #8 Big Bounty
Tonight was Event #8, the $100 + $60 + 500 Big Bounty tournament, which proved to be a great success, attracting a total of 185 runners. The players started with 25,000 chips and played through 20 minute blind levels. The prize pool was made up of $100 of the buy-in, and there was a $500 bounty on each player that was knocked out. Players loved the format and the room was full of excitement all night long. There was enough money in the prize pool that players took the game seriously and played to win, but there is no question that when the opportunities presented themselves, the tables saw many all-in moments. It was common to arrive at a table to see three or four players all-in at the same time. Often the player who won the main pot would be short stacked and that allowed the player who won […]
Thomas Cemm wins Event #5 for $16,830
Event #5 of the MILLIONS North America, the $500 + $50 8-Max, guaranteed a prize pool of at least $50,000 and attracted 138 runners. Offering players a starting stack of 30,000 in chips and 20-minute blind levels, this single-day event created a prize pool of $69,000. The chip lead changed hands many times throughout the day; by the time the final table was formed, a friendly spirit developed between the nine players who were battling for the top spot. One player, however, stood out from the rest thanks to his very colourful presence; Thomas Cemm of Mission, British Columbia, was in great spirits all day long. He came to Playground to have fun at the poker table, something that nobody could stop him from doing, that was for sure. He kept players laughing while carrying himself with a true happy-go-lucky spirit, all the while being a gentleman, which is always good for the game. The heads-up […]
Danny Boyaci wins the Montreal Open
Event #2 of the MILLIONS North America, the $1,000 + $100 Montreal Open, had seven starting flights. Each Day 1 permitted unlimited re-entries and brought in a total of 1,536 entries. Thanks to the huge field, the prize pool easily exceeded the seven-figure guarantee to create a prize pool of $1,340,055. The top 15 finishers in this event were also awarded entries into the $10,000 + $300 MILLIONS North America Main Event. The field was full of players who traveled from far and wide to take part in this event, including some of the biggest names in poker. From WSOP and WPT bracelet and ring winners to Playground event champions, many in the field had extensive poker resumes. A total of 473 players survived Day 1 play and returned for Day 2. The money bubble was reached in the latter half of Day 2, as the top 188 finishers cashed in this event. After […]
Andrew Pantling takes the trophy
Event #3, the $25,000 + $300 Super High Roller, has just crowned a champion: Andrew Pantling, from Toronto, Ontario. There were eight entries in total, including two re-entries. There were only a total of six entries on Day 1, including one re-entry (Andrew Pantling). The players were: Niall Farrell Marc Macdonnell Philipp Gruissem Manig Loeser Andrew Pantling After losing Marc Macdonnell early on in the evening, and then Niall Farrell later on, who was coolered twice through the night, all three remaining players bagged for Day 2. Andrew Pantling re-entered early in Day 1 and it proved to be a good investment, as he bagged the largest stack of the three players. When Day 2 started, Rainer Kempe joined in on the action, but he unfortunately was out after just one level of play. Manig Loeser also had decided to re-enter today, but ultimately fell short and was sent to the […]
Yirui Zhang is the Champion of the Playground 200
Event #1, the Playground 200, was a $200 + 20 NL Hold’em tournament featuring four starting flights with unlimited re-entries available to the players. Players started with 25,000 chips and played through 14 levels of 30 minutes on Day 1, and 10 levels of 40 minutes on Day 2. Day 3 played down to a winner. There was a guaranteed $100,000 prize pool that was blown out of the water with the 1,102 total entries (and re-entries), creating $213,788 in total prizes, with 138 places being paid. The top prize was $36,128, and, the min-cash in places 136-138 paid out $290. Shijaudin Daud Sha was the Day 1 chip leader, and Carlos Gerones ended Day 2 in the top spot. Play resumed on Friday night at 7:00pm, with 37 players battling it out for the top prize along with the champion bragging rights. The bustouts started from the get go […]
Domenico Agatiello is the Event #10 Champion
Tonight’s Event #10: $100 + $20 + $100 6-Max 50/50 Bounty tournament was the last event of the Playground 2019 May Power Weekend event. And what an event it has been. Let’s take a look at all the champions: Event #1: $100 + $10 Mix Max Re-entry: Jonathan Jette-Prince Event #2: $150 + $25 Strangers in the night: Adam Cader Event #3: $150 + $20 + $50 PLO Bounty Re-entry: Goran Brestovac Event #4: $100 + $10 Deepstack Turbo: Jonathon Mclean Event #5: $100 + $10 Women’s event: Lori Sanderson Event #6: $150 + $15 Freezout: Philip Fleury-Maisonneuve Event #7: $200 + $20 Deepstack Re-entry: Yan Touchette Event #8: $100 + $20 + $100 50/50 Bounty: Pierre-Luc Bourgeois Event #9: $100 + $10 6-Max Re-entry: Benoît Desbiens Event #10: $100 + $20 + $100 50/50 6-Max Bounty: Domenico Agatiello No less than 170 players showed up and got in on […]
6-Max Re-entry champion: Benoit Desbiens
Event #9 was a $100+10 6-Max Re-entry tournament that started at 12 noon today. There was a $5,000 guaranteed prize pool, but with 71 players (including 14 re-entries), the prize pool grew to $6,887, with the top nine players getting paid. Players had fun, enjoying the 6-max format, which allows for more space at the table and more aggressive action. From the very start of the day, Benoit Desbiens kept eliminating many players and acquiring chips to keep increasing the size of his stack. He was on the leaderboard most of the afternoon and was the leader through the latter levels of the tournament. Once the final table was formed, it didn’t take long to get down to three handed play. Jonathan Poissant was right behind him in 2nd place, followed by Irene Tzanetopoulos, both of whom are very skilled players. Irene and Benoit got involved in a hand that […]
Event #8 Champion: Pierre-Luc Bourgeois
The heads up match between Daniel Pépin and Pierre-Luc Bourgeois lasted less than a complete level. Both players were eager to push chips in the pot and the tide of power kept changing hands. Eventually, though, all good things must come to an end, and the same can be said about poker. After missing a few key spots, Daniel was down to only a few bb’s and he had almost no choice but to go all in with a face card. Holding a monster hand, Pierre-Luc called immediately and both men tabled their hands. Daniel: Pierre-Luc It was over even before it began, and it kept getting worse with every street… So Bourgeois finishes on a high note, and a boat of queens over aces. Pierre-Luc Bourgeois, Event #8 Chamption – $3,180 Daniel Pépin, 2nd position – $2,370 The last hand of play
Here are 8 MILLIONS Main Event ticket winners!
After a few hands at the final table, Seyedrohollah Ettewadi was the first to fall under the crushing weight of the chip leaders at the table. It was obvious that they were taking no prisoners, all undeniably eager for the eight tickets up for grabs. In the end, all it took was a few orbits. Nursing a very short stack, Shahin Noroouzian had no choice but to push his chips forward and hope for the best. Holding , Shahin could definitely work with that, especially when the only player who called him turned over his hand. Trevor Delaney had a huge mound of chips and decided to try to end it all by calling Shahin with . In a classic demonstration of Lady Luck’s whimsical nature; the flop would be all that was needed to put a stop to the satellite. Board: deuces and fours for Delaney; the rail […]