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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 …

The World Series of Poker International Circuit and Playground’s Super Sundays are both tremendously popular, and Playground wants to make sure that all players can enjoy them to their fullest. In order to make sure that all players have the best possible experience, the Super Sunday promotions scheduled for August 25 and September 1 will be rescheduled to accommodate the huge field of tournament players during the WSOP-C event. The Hot Seat drawings and High Hand payouts slated for the Super Sunday of August 25 will be moved to Saturday, August 24, to create a Super Saturday. In September, the Super Sunday previously scheduled for the first of the month will be moved to Monday, September 2, to replace the normally scheduled cash game promotion; it’s going to be a Super Monday! Following the end of the WSOP-C, the cash game promotions will return to …

In the first article in this series, we covered some of the most iconic moments and personalities of the WSOP. From the early days with Amarillo Slim, Johnny Moss and Doyle Brunson to Antonio Esfandiari’s historic win at the Big One for One Drop, poker has grown by leaps and bounds throughout the history of the WSOP. As part of the lead up to the WSOP-C Playground, which runs from August 18 to September 2, we will continue with our recap of the ten most memorable and influential moments in WSOP history with moments five through two. 5- Johnny Chan, the Master  The 1988 WSOP Main Event heads-up match has gone down in poker lore. Well known to poker players at the time, this moment was featured in the 1998 film Rounders, which immortalized it in popular culture. The fateful play that gave Chan the victory …

One-time release whisky, signed hockey pucks and the chance to meet Larry Robinson and Guy Lafleur: There is a lot in store in the weeks ahead for EGD players!  As Playground Examiner readers will recall, Playground’s Director of Charitable Initiatives, Larry Robinson, was recently on site signing bottles of his limited edition whisky. And now EGD players have the exclusive opportunity to take home a bottle of J.P. Wiser’s The Alumni Larry Robinson One-Time Release whisky thanks to this upcoming EGD promotion.  Playground will be holding raffles on August 17, 24 and 31 as part of this massive giveaway. On those days, each of the five hourly drawings will award five lucky players their very own signed bottle of J.P. Wiser’s The Alumni Larry Robinson One-Time Release whisky. This means that on each of those Saturdays, there will be 25 signed bottles given away!  Players …

Last night at 11:48PM, our Bad Beat Jackpot Omaha was hit! The Jackpot had grown to a nice $69,999, more than enough to have a significant impact on the evening of all players on the $2/$2 PLO table where it happened. The event took place on table 15, in the cashier section where most PLO games are played. Eight players were going at it straddle style, and this hand was no exception. The $5 straddle was called once before Danielle made it $20 to go. Nathaly was the first to call, and four other players did the same, creating a juicy pot of $120. Flop: Five players checked, but Nathaly couldn’t give the crowd a free card. She threw in a modest $30 bet, and the action was folded around to Danielle who made the call.  Turn: Both ladies checked, seemingly projecting weakness, but the …