Playground’s ninth year has been a great one so far, and the fun continues today. And what better way to celebrate this milestone than with a series of fantastic tournaments? This particular event, the first event in the anniversary series, is the $200 + $20 Grand Prix Canada. Believe it or not, this morning’s 11:00AM start marks the seventeenth Day 1 flight of this event, which began on December 8th. With so many Day 1s feeding into the event’s final days (Day 2 and Day 3), it’s no surprise that the guaranteed prize pool is a very generous $500,000.

In today’s event, players start off with 100,000 chips and will play 10-handed, with levels lasting 30 minutes. Players are permitted unlimited rebuys until the end of regitration. After registration closes (which occurs at the beginning of level 11 at 4:30pm), our competitors will play down until only one-seventh of the total number of entries are left alive. At that point, all players will be “in the money” and qualify for Day 2, which kicks off tomorrow at 1:00pm.

The players have just taken their seats and the cards are officially in the air, so if you’re looking for a chance to claim your piece of the half-million-dollar bounty, come down to Playground and take your shot! And if you happen to miss out on an entry to this flight, keep in mind that the final two Day 1 live flights start today at 4:00pm (Day 1M) and 7:30pm (Day 1N Turbo).

Good luck to all!