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Late last night, quad over quad allowed a third Bad Beat Jackpot to hit since the beginning of the month. Table 7, located at the heart of our Original Room, delivered the BBJ to nine lucky $1/$2 players. Three of those nine players were sitting out, on break, leaving six players dealt in. The first two players to act limped in, but that was quickly raised to $10, a bet that was also short-lived. Gregory pushed $30 forward, a good chunky 3-bet. Much to the aggressors’ surprise, both blinds cold called, and were joined by the second limper – Georges – and the initial raiser, sending a group of five players to the flop! Flop: After four quick checks, Gregory continued with $45, and three players matched it, all interested to see the turn: . This street did not see any action, and the foursome …

Event #4 of the Playground 9-Year Anniversary Series was the $200 + $20 PL Omaha Re-entry tournament, always a favourite for those who love action. There was a $7,000 guaranteed prize pool and when the late registration period came to a close, there were 44 entries in total (including 11 re-entries) which allowed the prize pool to grow to $8,536. Action was the word of the evening as players were getting it in with draws, hoping to hit. The first elimination happened within the first five minutes of play, but with the re-entry format, the players were able to try their luck as often as they pleased. At the first break of the evening Maxime Flibotte-Blanchard took the lead and held on to it through the second break. David St-Louis was also on the first leaderboard and by the second break he was right behind …

Event #3 of Playground’s 9-Year Anniversary Series, the $100 + $10 Megastack Turbo Re-entry, brought out a large field of players that contributed a total of 96 entries to this single-day event. The prize pool guarantee of $5,000 was easily surpassed, as over $9,000 in prizes was awarded to the top 12 players. Throughout the afternoon, many different players had turns as the chip leader, as nobody was able to hang on to that lead for very long. The turbo structure kept the chips moving around the tables at a brisk pace, putting most players on a white-knuckled ride just to keep pace with the blinds. So it was only fitting that the two players who managed to stay on the leaderboard for most of the afternoon, Mathieu Legault and Silvio La Palerma, would meet in a heads-up battle at the final table. Legault, who …

Event #2 of the 9-Year Anniversary series, the $100 + $10 6-Max Re-entry was a great success. This one day tournament garnered a total of 79 entries and was full of action. The field was quickly reduced to the final table but once there the pace of play slowed dramatically as pay jumps got bigger and the players set their sights on the championship. After Yasser Zaatar was eliminated in fifth, the final four players asked the floor to pause the clock and they agreed to an ICM deal as followed: Michael Mickelson – $1,090 Silvio La Palerma – $1,190 Christian Rho – $1,420 Mathieu Legault – $1,380 This deal would award an additional $255 for the winner. Michael Mickelson and Silvio La Palerma busted out quickly after the fifth break, leaving Christian Rho and Mathieu Legault to battle it out for the top spot. …

In order to accommodate the increased needs in tournament tables caused by Day 2 of the Grand Prix Canada, the December 15 edition of Super Sunday will be cancelled. The Grand Prix Canada, guaranteed at $500,000 and offering 19 Day 1s to choose from, is sure to qualify a vast number of players for next Sunday’s Day 2, and will without a doubt monopolize a great number of tables on that day. However, we can guarantee that the day will be more Super for a bunch of players, as Day 2 of the Grand Prix Canada will send the last 16 standing to the conclusion of the 9-Year Anniversary Main Event, on Monday, December 16, where the monster prizes await! 19 starting flights to choose from… survive one of them, and next Sunday may be even more exciting than you planned!