LIVE EVENTS

Day 1E of the Playground 100, the turbo flight of this multi-day event, brought out a field of 133 entries. The players hit the ground running this afternoon, as the early levels were full of wild action. Everyone realized that they would have to put chips in play early and often to stay out ahead of the blinds in this flight, which helped generate 26 re-entries before the end of the late registration period.

Although Roberto Anzini jumped out to an early lead, it was Jean Lamoureux who led the way for most of this flight. Lamoureux controlled a huge stack of roughly triple the chip average from level 9 until the late stages of play. The rapid pace of elimination slowed after the third break. The field reached hand for hand play in level 21 and this is where Vladislav Gulii rose to the top of the heap. Gulii stayed aggressive on the money bubble and was able to build his stack up to 428,500, giving him the largest stack from this flight.

Congratulations to the final 14 who will advance to Day 2, which will be held tomorrow at 3:00pm.

The action continues to move swiftly as players are nearing the end of the flight. Tensions are mounting as everyone is hoping to gain spot in the final 14. As play enters Level 16, 31 players remain.

The chip leader at the second break, Jean Lamoureux, still has a considerable lead over the field but now that the blinds have reached 2K/4K, everything can change quickly.

The field is getting smaller and the stakes are getting higher after the second break of the day. After 133 entries, only 36 players remain in hopes of gaining a spot in the top 14 to advance to tomorrow’s final.

Jean Lamoureux has taken over the top spot with a staggering amount in chips. He has a stack of over three times the chip average and holds a considerable lead over his next closest opponent.

Now that nine levels are complete, only 71 players remain. The day is proving to be action-packed as the field is shrinking quickly. Only 14 will advance to the finals tomorrow where players will compete for a guaranteed prize pot of $50,000.

As numerous starting flights have been completed, 47 players have already advanced to Day 2. Check out the combined Day 1 results here.

Play has resumed after the first break and Level 7 is now underway. There were a total of 133 entries, a figured helped along by 26 re-entries, before the end of the late registration period.

Roberto Anzini has taken a huge lead over his competitors with a stack of 246 big blinds which is over four times the average stack.

Day 1E is off to a flying start! The players know that this turbo flight means pedal to the metal. There is still 30 minutes left to enter before the late registration period ends at 5:30pm, don’t miss your chance to get in on this exciting flight!

Here is a look at some early action:

Day 1E has kicked off! This flight is sure to generate lots of excitement as the Turbo structure changes slightly by introducing 15-minute levels instead of the usual 20 minutes. Players start with 20,000 in chips and play down to 10% of the field to compete for a guaranteed prize pool of $50,000.  Qualifying players will advance to Day 2, which will be held tomorrow at 3:00pm and play until there is winner.

This is a re-entry event with unlimited re-entries permitted until the end of late registration at 5:30pm. Re-entry is permitted for any player that loses all their chips or chooses to forfeit their stack. Day 1E will play 10-handed and move to 9-handed as soon as possible.

There are currently 72 entries and counting as the number is expected to grow before re-entry and late registration period closes at 5:30pm. Don’t miss out on this action-packed flight!