The 2019 edition of the WPT Montreal , the last major festival of the year, kept up with the WPT’s winning tradition and was a resounding success! The series, which ran from October 20 to November 4, included seven official WPT events as well as four Playground events and a plethora of satellites that allowed many players to take a shot at the big buy-in events for only a fraction of the cost. In all, the official WPT events awarded $5,970,632 in prizes! The $500 + $50 WPT500 brought out an impressive field. This event guaranteed a prize pool of $1,066,000, awarding a million in cash and 20 $3,000 + $300 seats to the Main Event. With such great value on the line, it came as no surprise to see this event collect 2,135 entries throughout its 13 starting flights. When play finally concluded on Day 3, Bradley Smith emerged […]
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Women’s Series Event #1 Champion: Crystal Abouhanna
The first open event of the Playground Women’s Series guaranteed prize pool of $5,000 but awarded far more! The tournament attracted a total of 80 entries, including 12 re-entries, which helped to more than double the prize pool guarantee and put the top 10 finishers in the money. In addition to the cash prizes for each open event, the top 5 finishers in each open tournament receive a direct entry into the Final. The top 10 point earners for the series (not including those who qualify automatically) will also receive an entry in the Final. Throughout the afternoon, the atmosphere in the tournament hall was friendly but competitive, and there was some top-notch poker on display. The tournament structure allowed for deep-stacked play, which became obvious when there were two tables remaining and the average chip stack was nearly 30 big blinds. Play slowed down considerably as the money bubble […]
The Women’s Series Starts Tomorrow!
The first ever Playground Women’s Series, presented in partnership with the Women’s Poker Association (WPA), is almost here! The consistently large fields seen in ladies tournaments during recent events bode well for this inaugural series so expect a big turnout. The first open tournament in this hotly anticipated series runs this Saturday, October 19 at 12:00pm, with late registration available until 2:15pm. The WPA is a global membership-based, all-volunteer, professional organization formed to promote, develop, and professionalize the advancement of women in poker by heightening the exposure of current women poker players while encouraging and developing new women players. Playground is proud to help the WPA further its goal of elevating the poker experience for women. The Women’s Series features four $150 + $15 single re-entry tournaments, each with a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000, where players will compete for not only a piece of the prize pool but also […]
The WPT Montreal Starts This Sunday!
The WPT Montreal is one of the most anticipated events of the year, and it is just around the corner! Players have already started qualifying for the $3,000 + $300 WPT Montreal Main Event on partypoker, through feeders and satellites that will put at least 40 qualifiers into the race for part of the $3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. This Sunday at 4:00pm on partypoker, all online qualifiers will come together to square off against each other and the direct buy-ins when the online action begins. The Main Event will start with the Online Day 1 & 2, a flight that will combine two days of play into one so qualifying players can join the live action with a cash already secured. The Online Day 1 & 2 allows players one entry and one re-entry. The Main Event is a multiple re-entry event so players can enter multiple Day 1s even […]
And our Women’s Event winner is…
It didn’t take long! After less than 30 minutes of heads-up play, Ginette Langlais became the September 2019 Power Weekend’s Women’s Event champion! Congratulations to her and her excellent runner-up Louise Brouillette. Both played a fantastic final table, but it was really Ginette’s game from start to finish, having gobbled up the chip stacks of a few of the women at the final table early on and never looking back. Ginette’s first place finish earned her $1,642. Congratulations! $100 + $10 Women’s Event Champion: Ginette Langlais – $1,642 Final hand of play: The final hand was a classic preflop shove, with Ginette leading the way and Louise calling shortly after. Unsurprisingly, Louise’s did not fare well against Ginette’s . Either way, it was a convivial and spirited tournament from start to finish, with laughter and good cheer present throughout. That’s why it’s no surprise that the runner-up was happy to […]
Boissonneault takes down the Re-entry
Event #3 of the September Power Weekend, the $100 + $10 Re-entry, was a fun-filled affair that brought out a field of 132 entries. The players in attendance took advantage of the unlimited re-entry format early and often, which put a massive amount of chips in play. And those chips were put to use without hesitation from the beginning to the end of this single-day event. The early levels saw many spots where players were happy to take their chances pre-flop, with an abundance of multi-way pre-flop all ins. There was a brief lull in the action following the end of the late registration and re-entry period before the action returned to the frenetic pace seen at the outset of the tournament. The result was a rapidly shrinking field that reached the money before anyone expected. Even the money bubble, a moment where many tournaments grind to a virtual halt, […]
Ron G. becomes the PLO Bounty Re-entry champion
Event #2, $150 + $20 + $50 PLO Bounty Re-entry tournament was a fun filled tournament, with plenty of action for the usual suspects who love to play poker with four cards in their hand. When late registration came to a close, there were 44 entries (including 10 re-entries), allowing the prize pool to go way above the original $6,000 guarantee. Ron G. loves to play PLO, however when he started on the final table, he had the second lowest stack. He knows the game well and was able to start to build up his stack, as he watched the eliminations on the table take place. After losing Alphonsus Kiwook Yoon in third place, play went heads-up between Arthur W. and Ron G., and with both players having almost the identical chip stacks they asked the floor to pause the clock to allow them to discuss a deal. Ron G. […]
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 […]
Top Moments in the History of the World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker Main Event is game’s most prestigious tournament. Starting from humble roots in the early 1970s, the WSOP Main Event brought the game to a global audience and has long been considered to be poker’s world championship. The rich history of this event has created some of the most prominent legends of the game. We will be recapping the ten most memorable and influential moments in WSOP history over the next few weeks, starting with moments ten through six in this article. 10 – Amarillo Slim Wins 1972 Main Event, Becomes First “Ambassador” of the Game The year 1972 marked a major step forward in the evolution of the World Series of Poker with the birth of the marketable poker professional. Thomas Austin Preston Jr., better known as “Amarillo Slim,” won the main event and used his newfound notoriety to pitch poker to the […]
Fifteen local players make the money in the WSOP Main Event
On behalf of the Playground team, we would like to congratulate the fifteen quebecers who have made the money in the World Series of Poker Main Event! As usual, players traveled from all around the world to Las Vegas en masse for the Main Event. This year’s field came in at 8,569 runners, the second largest in WSOP history, to put an $80,548,600 prize pool on the line. The strong showing by local players shows the high caliber and elevated status of poker in Quebec, something that Playground is proud to be a part of. Join us in wishing these local players the best of luck and success in their quest to follow in Jonathan Duhamel’s footsteps and bring the most prestigious prize in poker back to Quebec. There are still 354 players left in the running in the Main Event. David Guay leads the three remaining quebecers with a […]
New MyGame capabilities on partypoker
On June 17, partypoker introduced major changes to their client that included the disabling of downloadable hand histories to enhance fair play on their site, as part of their mission to create the safest and fairest place to play online poker. In order to provide players with information that will help them plug leaks and sharpen their game, partypoker introduced the MyGame feature. Located within the main client, this feature is an interactive coaching tool that ranks players according to several criteria and provides a scorecard that summarizes their performance at the tables. In short, MyGame provides everything a player needs to take their game to the next level. MyGame provides a detailed report card that breaks down all aspects of your game. Based on game optimal theory, the report card gives you feedback on key statistics, stealing and blind defence, three- and four-betting, post-flop aggression, and showdowns. When it […]
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 […]