Event #2, the $300 + $30 Freeze, was the first single-day event of the WPT Montreal. There was a $30,000 guaranteed prize pool which ended up getting doubled with the 200 entries in tonight’s field. The top 25 places were paid, with a min-cash of $590 in 25th place, and $13,565 along with the champion’s trophy for the first place finisher. There was a lot of great talent in the field and the players enjoyed a great atmosphere along with some laughs along the journey. Once play went three-handed, the players agreed to an ICM chop, and each of them locked up some hard-earned cash; the deal was as follows: Dsouza – 1,730,000 in chips, $8,540 Buswell – 2,415,000 in chips, $9,060 Chackal – 1,855,000 in chips, $8,650 All three finalists agreed to the deal and play continued on. The players played down to a winner who would receive an […]
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Weekly Cash Game Giveaways – The New Lineup
The leaves are changing colour and the days are getting shorter, as part of the annual reminder that the seasons are changing. And Playground’s Sizzling Summer cash game promotions are changing right along with them to provide players a fresh fall lineup. Starting Monday, October 7, the new Weekly Cash Game Giveaways will be bringing players outstanding value and exciting formats across the five weekly promotion days. From Sunday to Thursday, it will pay to play! On Mondays, players will hope to hear their table number called for the hourly Lucky Table drawings because, at the Lucky Table, everyone wins! Every hour on the hour from 11:00am to 1:00am, one active cash game table will be randomly selected. Every player at that table will be given one card, and the high card wins the Main Prize of $300, and every other player gets $50. At 11:00am and 1:00am, the Main […]
Huge Savings on your CPP Adventure
*Some details of this promo were revised and updated in this article on Friday, September 27 The Caribbean Poker Party (CPP) has grown to become one of the most exciting, luxurious and prestigious events in the poker world. This year’s edition, once again hosted at the luxurious Baha Mar resort, runs from November 15 to 24 with a 17 tournament lineup that features over $15 MILLION in prize pool guarantees. Playground and partypoker want you to go play poker in paradise, so we’re offering 10% off the CPP Lite package! The US$4,000 package includes: $1,100 Mini Main Event entry 9-night hotel stay for two at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar $600 room credit There are two ways to get the discount on this package: Email the discount code Playground@CPP to millions@mypartypokerlive.com and request to have the price of the package deducted from your partypoker account balance. The transaction will then […]
A Playground Series for Women
Every year, we see more and more women enjoying the great game of poker and the pure competition that comes with. Playground, in collaboration with the Women’s Poker Association, wishes to support that trend by setting up a poker series exclusively for women: the Playground Women’s Series! The Women’s Poker Association, launched in 2018, received a lot of love from the community and expanded very quickly. In 2019, several projects were added to their operations, including the addition of the WPA Player of the Year program and partnerships with many venues. The Playground Women’s Series is the first project that stems from our own partnership with the WPA. It is comprised of four $150 + $15 tournaments, each with their own $5,000 guaranteed prize pool, which culminate in the Finals in January. By participating in the Playground Women’s Series, players will… score points toward the Women’s Poker Association Player of […]
The WSOP-C Playground does it again!
The WSOP-C took over Playground from August 22 to September 2 in its second annual edition and was another resounding success! Thousands of players from across the continent descended on Playground to take part in the seven-event series that awarded over $4,000,000 in prize money. Both tournament and cash game tables were packed to capacity throughout this event that saw every tournament surpass its prize pool guarantee and hundreds of thousands of dollars awarded on cash game tables through a combination of the Bad Beat Jackpot and the Sizzling Summer cash game promotions. The action got a major jump-start in the early days of the event when a Bad Beat Jackpot awarded $305,351 to some lucky NL Hold’em cash game players on the morning of August 25. Add to that the prizes totalling more than $150,000 given away over the course of the WSOP-C Playground as part of the […]
A Five-day Power Weekend
The September Power Weekend will be held from September 26 to September 30. Eight exciting events and a WPT Montreal Main Event satellite are on the schedule, totalling over $190,000 in guaranteed prize pools! The variety of tournament formats provided by the mini-series offers something for everyone. The Playground 200 returns with its usual format which features four live starting flights as well as an online starting flight on partypoker and a $100,000 prize pool guarantee. Our Pot Limit Omaha players are taken care of with a bounty tournament that allows unlimited re-entries. Combining 4-card poker with bounty action has always been a success, because bringing two good things together can’t be bad! The Women’s Event will deliver a fun-filled evening of deepstack poker with a $4,000 prize pool guarantee – for ladies only! The Tag Team event returns with a guaranteed prize pool of $20,000. This event does not […]
WSOP-C is here!
After much anticipation, the WSOP-C Playground has finally arrived! The action got underway online this past weekend with starting flights for both the Colossus and the Main Event on partypoker. The $1,000 + $100 Main Event guarantees a prize pool of $2,000,000 and is sure to be a tremendously popular event. It started with an online flight that combined Day 1 & 2 which brought out 194 entries and allowed 29 players to secure a place in the money while advancing stacks to Day 3. The live action in the Main Event starts Tuesday, August 27 at 12:00pm with Day 1A, the first of three live starting flights. There will be a series of $110 + $10 mega satellites to the Main Event running from August 26 to 30 that will qualify at least 170 players. Click here to see the full schedule of satellites. The $300 + $30 Colossus has […]
Playground Rewards at Your Fingertips
My Account is ready! You can now track your Status Points and Reward Points directly on your personal computer or mobile device, and it couldn’t be easier. Go to www.playground.ca. Click or tap the My PG icon in the upper right corner to log in to your account. Enter your Player’s Card number and password (if you cannot remember your password, you can simply reset it from here). Once you’re logged in, go back to the My PG window to see a preview of your account information. The window displays your Status Level and current Rewards point balances. To view your full display, click on My Account. First box: Your Info This box displays your basic personal information. To change any field, simply contact Player Services by sending an email at info@playground.ca or ask them directly at the Player Services desk the next time you visit. Second box: […]
The July Power Weekend is just around the corner
July is already scorching and is about to get even hotter with a Power Weekend. From July 18 to July 22, Playground will host a mini-series composed of 6 events, including 2 multi-day events: the Playground 100 and the Playground 500. Our flagship event, when offered in two versions with two different price points, presents an opportunity for more players to play a multi-day event that is closer to their preferred buy-in. The $100 + $10 Playground 100 offers a guaranteed prize pool of $50,000 and provides players with lots of options to enter, thanks to an online Day 1 and five live starting flights. The $500 + $50 Playground 500 raises the stakes with a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000. Players can enter the Playground 500 through an online Day 1 or any of the three live starting flights. The July Power Weekend is also your very first chance […]
Introducing Playground Rewards and the Sizzling Summer cash game promotions
Playground Rewards Playground is proud to announce a comprehensive, property-wide rewards program that will allow all players the freedom and flexibility to choose their own perks- Playground Rewards! Through Playground Rewards, players will accumulate two kinds of points based on their play: Status Points and Reward Points. Status Points will determine a player’s benefit level and unlock a selection of valuable bonuses, exclusive promotions and special offers. Rewards Points are the currency of Playground Rewards; players can spend them however they like on things like cash back, free play, merchandise and more! In order to make sure that all players get the most out of Playground Rewards, there will be some operational changes to our food and beverage services on the poker floor. Drinks will remain free for all players, but food will now be accounted for using rewards points. Players of all levels will easily earn enough points […]
partypoker to host Online Day 1 and Day 2 for the partypoker LIVE tour
In an effort to provide greater flexibility for players, partypoker LIVE has announced that it will be providing a new way for online players to take part in live events. Going forward, partypoker will now host Online Day 1s and Day 2s in a single combined flight for live tour events. While partypoker LIVE venues will host Day 1s and Day 2s as normal, this innovation from partypoker will allow online players to advance through a single flight that will combine Days 1 and 2 so players that qualify can arrive at the live venue for Day 3 with a min-cash already secured. According to partypoker Managing Director, Tom Waters, “This is a great concept and the fact that players will not have to travel to a live event until they are in the money is brilliant. It means more flexibility for players and will save them on travel and […]
MILLIONS North America is here!
It was a long wait in North America. At Playground, the first STEP 1 satellite for the $10,300 Main Event of the MILLIONS festival was held on December 2. Today, more than 5 months later, we have 49 live qualifiers, 62 online qualifiers, and the Direct Satellites haven’t even started yet! On Monday, May 13, partypoker LIVE’s MILLIONS North America will be knocking on the city gates. So free your schedule, tell your relatives that you won’t be available for two weeks, and plan your events… it’s playtime! The series kicks off with a $150 + $15 Montreal Open Satellite Turbo Re-entry tournament. There are 9 such satellites on the MILLIONS schedule, guaranteeing a total of 85 seats to the target event. Guaranteed at $1,154,500, the Montreal Open is one of three MILLIONS events with a 7-figure guaranteed prize pool. The guarantee represents $1,000,000 in cash, and 15 seats to […]