The WPT Montreal, boasting over $8,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools, starts on October 21. This year, your fall poker festival comes with an exciting promotion that could get you up to $100K in PP Live Dollars! This promotion is an unbelievable opportunity to add some free value to your WPT Montreal adventure. To participate, all you need to do is buy into one, two, or all of the festival’s first three events with PP Live Dollars. The goal is a tough one, but the reward is all too proportionate: if you win the WPT500, the Main Event, or the WPTDeepStacks, and bought into that event in time – spots remaining are displayed here – with PP Live Dollars, you get an instant bonus of up to $100K in PP Live Dollars, on top of your position prize! Bonus amounts, by event: PP Live Dollars are slowly becoming the […]
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The October Power Weekend is here!
The October Power Weekend starts tomorrow! The mini-series gets underway Wednesday at 12:00PM with an 8-Max event, and the Playground 200 Day 1A follows at 7:00PM, kicking off the staple multi-day event with a bang. The Playground 200, over time, earned a well-deserved solid reputation with an affordable buy-in, a 6-figure guarantee, and a mid-buy-in tournament structure. This time, Day 3 is on Sunday night, freeing our final tableists for the starting week! What else do we have on tap? Here are some notable events coming to you: Event #5 – $150 + $15 Seniors’ Event – $10,000 Guaranteed Event #8 – $70 + $10 Women’s Event – $2,000 Guaranteed Event #10 – $300 + $30 Tag Team – $30,000 Guaranteed In October, seniors and women have their own tournament! Also, the Tag Team Event is back, to the delight of some well-established and competitive teams. If you have never […]
NEW – Direct satellites to the WPT Montreal on partypoker!
Until last Sunday, the only way you could qualify online for any of the WPT Montreal events was by earning PP LIVE Dollars. Earning this currency is still a great idea, as you can use it to buy into any WPT Montreal event, as well as any Playground daily tournament, but you now have another option to earn a Main Event seat: partypoker added direct Main Event satellites to their tournament schedule! Buy-in: $500 + $50 Guarantee: 2 Seats When: On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays at 7:00PM Tonight at 7:00PM will be held the 3rd of these satellites, and a minimum of 2 more people will be added to the growing list of qualified players. Secure your WPT Montreal seat from the comfort of your home! Of course, many poker players still prefer to qualify live for a live tournament. If it is your case, you can always rely on […]
Special events in the October Power Weekend!
At Playground Poker Club, there is an important stop to consider before the WPT train comes to town: the October Power Weekend! This edition of the Power Weekend encompasses everything that we love about them: a Tag Team event, the flagship Playground 200, and a couple of invitational tournaments! Event 2: Playground 200 – $200 + $20 – $100K Guaranteed This tournament has truly made a name for itself. Many think that the Playground 200’s popularity stems from its perfect buy-in/guarantee ratio. In any case, it has a life of its own, bringing vast numbers together with every edition. The Playground 200 is a 3-day event, and you can play as many starting flights as you wish between an online Day 1 (Sunday, September 30 at 4PM) and 3 live Day 1s (Wednesday, October 3 to Friday, October 5 at 7PM). Event 10: Tag Team – $300 + […]
All roads lead to the WPT Montreal Main Event
At Playground Poker Club, the attention is quickly shifting to the WPT Montreal. This landmark Event groups the WPT Main Tour, the WPT500 and the WPTDeepStacks together in a single tournament series for the very first time, kicking off the new 4-year partnership between WPT and partypoker LIVE. The festival being only 6 weeks out, securing some seats early sounds like a good idea. Good planning results in good execution, so let’s take a look at how you can reduce your WPT Montreal expenses and boost your equity… let’s get you to the Main Event! Qualify at Playground For the WPT Montreal, Playground Poker Club brings back the 2-step system. It is simple and effective, and if you pay attention, you may even benefit from the occasional overlay! Step 1 On Sunday, September 9th and all Thursdays in September* Buy-in – $100 + $10 Guarantee – 5 Step 2 […]
Your player party is on Saturday!
During major festivals, and more so since we partnered up with partypoker LIVE, it is customary to have a player party towards the end of the event. This time, the festivities will be hosted right here in the Playground Complex, at The Rail Coal Fire Bistro! Join us, this Saturday, September 1st at 10:00pm and help make this party a boom! The player party, or myparty, is partypoker LIVE and Playground Poker Club’s way of saying thank you for bringing tremendous success to the festivals that we work so hard to present. At The Rail Coal Fire Bistro, myparty will provide free food and free drinks. Entertainment will include a DJ, a photo booth and even some karaoke! To attend, you will need a MyMembership card. Visit the partypoker lounge or look for the promo girls to make sure you have your card. The girls will be promoting the party […]
Super High Roller postponed
Due to unforeseen environmental problems, the WSOP-C Playground Event #4, the $5,000 + $300 Super High Roller event, has been postponed by one day. The tournament, scheduled to start at 5:00pm today (August 29th), will now get underway at 1:00pm on Thursday August 30th. Day 2 will be held on Friday August 31st at 1:00pm. Along with the schedule change comes slight changes to the tournament structure. Day 1 in the event will now continue until the final table of 9 players is established. At this time, the players will bag their chips to return for Day 2, which will play down to a winner on a single table. Late registration and re-entries in the tournament will continue to be available until the end of level 12.
Announcing the WPT Montreal festival!
It is with great excitement that we announce today the schedule for the WPT Montreal 2018. This year, we proudly kick off the new 4-year partnership between partypoker LIVE and WPT with Season XVII WPT® Montreal. “We’re thrilled partypoker LIVE and WPT have agreed to a four-year partnership – two iconic brands of poker coming together to offer players all over the world more choice of where to play,” Mike Sexton, Chairman of partypoker, said. “We’re excited to announce the first event will take place at Playground Poker Club in Montreal, where we will work together to offer three components of the World Poker Tour – WPT Main Tour, WPTDeepStacks, and WPT500.” The exact number of events boasted by the festival has yet to be confirmed, but we know that it will be held from October 26th to November 4th of 2018, and will harbour “The Big 3”: WPT500 Buy-in: […]
Mega Satellites: the perfect stepping stones
With the Colossus in full swing, the WSOP-C Playground is now underway. Event #2, the $1,000 + $100 Main Event, starts on partypoker this Saturday August 25th, while its first live flight, Day 1A, is held on Tuesday the 28th at Playground Poker Club. One day earlier, on Monday the 27th, will be held the first of 8 Mega Satellites, presenting a total of 210 guaranteed seats! Players have been working their way towards the Main Event for some time now. The first WSOP-C Playground Main Event Satellite was held on June 3rd! Since then, a vast number of players have qualified for the big dance, both online on partypoker and live at Playground Poker Club. In the 3-Day Satellite Frenzy alone, held Monday to Wednesday of this week, 55 Main Event seats were awarded. If you haven’t won yours yet, don’t stress too much over it; we have you […]
A Colossal bounty on Larry Robinson’s head!
Larry Robinson, former NHL player and coach, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee and Director of Charitable Initiatives at Playground Poker Club, has confirmed his presence at the Colossus, Event #1 of the WSOP-C Playground! Big Bird will be with us on Friday, August 24th for Day 1C of the Colossus, which starts at 12PM. Larry Robinson’s 17 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens as a strong yet mobile defenceman who played a big role in bringing 6 Stanley Cups to the city brought him a lot of love in the Montreal area and his participation in Playground Poker tournaments never goes unnoticed. However, it is his character that brings entertainment to the players. His demeanour at the tables is the quintessence of what poker is about: fun with friends. If you can’t remember what he looks like, search for the table where everyone is smiling and laughing! In tomorrow afternoon’s Colossus […]
The WSOP-C Playground Online Day 1s are upon us!
The WSOP-C Playground is about to get underway with its online phase. The Colossus and the Main Event, with $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 guaranteed respectively, will grace the partypoker virtual felts as early as this weekend: Colossus Day 1A – Online – Sunday August 19th at 9pm Colossus Day 1B – Online – Monday August 20th at 9pm Colossus Day 1C – Online – Tuesday August 21st at 9pm Colossus Day 1D – Online – Wednesday August 22nd at 9pm Main Event Day 1A – Online – Saturday August 25th at 7pm Main Event Day 1B – Online – Sunday August 26th at 7pm Of course, you can qualify for both of these events on partypoker. Online satellites are running every day: Colossus Satellites – 6pm and 10pm ($16.50 Rebuy) – 8pm ($33 Re-entry) Main Event Satellites – 6pm and 10pm ($55 Rebuy) – 8pm ($109 Re-entry) Seats won in these […]
Essential Guide to the WSOP-C Playground
The WSOP-C Playground, held at Playground Poker Club, launches Season IV of the WSOP International Circuit. The WSOP brand, after a two-year absence from Canada, returns in full force with 7 Ring Events from August 23rd to September 3rd. The Event is two weeks out, and takes off on partypoker on August 19th at 9:00PM with the Colossus Day 1A – Online, while the live portion gets underway on August 23rd with the Colossus Day 1A. We are looking forward to celebrate our first partnership with perhaps the most respected and established brand in poker, and are positioning the last blocks of the infrastructure that will ensure a smooth and pleasurable player experience at Playground Poker Club. To make sure that you get acquainted with and understand the Playground amenities and WSOP-related conveniences, we put together this helpful guide. Satellites First off, know that a great number of players have […]