Poker players, we have lift-off! The WPT Montreal started on Sunday with three starting flights on partypoker; Online Day 1A of the WPT500, Online Day 1 & 2 off the WPT Montreal Main Event, and Day 1 Online of the Playground 200, a well-known multi-day event. The Main Event and the WPT500 have the largest prize pool guarantees of the series, guaranteeing $3,000,000 and $1,066,000, respectively. In order to help players of all levels take a shot at these whopping prize pools, Playground has a series of satellites in store.  Following five online starting flights, the WPT500 will have eight live starting flights at Playground, including two turbo flights. Day 1A will be held on Friday, October 25, and you can try to qualify for as little at $70 + $10 thanks to satellites on October 23 and 24 that guarantee five and ten seats, respectively. These satellites have a […]

Everyone’s attention is on the WPT Montreal, but Playground has a lot more in store in the weeks ahead! There has been a great deal of focus on the Main Event, the WPT500 and the WPTDeepStacks, but players will have plenty of playing options, thanks to not only the $200 + $20 Playground 200 but also the single-day tournaments at the end of the series.   The Playground 200 is well known to Playground’s regular players, but its merits are worth revisiting. This three-day event features six starting flights including an online flight and a turbo flight, an unlimited re-entry format and a prize pool guarantee of $100,000. The modest price point, huge guarantee and player-friendly structure have made the Playground 200 a consistently popular tournament, one that makes a great warm-up for multi-day events like the WPT500 and the Main Event. The first starting flight for this edition of the […]