The late registration period has now come to a close in Day 1B and the total number of entries made it up to 112 (including 20 re-entries), putting a total of 2,800,000 into today’s starting flight. There will be another break coming up in close to 30 minutes which will allow us the opportunity to produce a new leaderbaord of the top stacks in play today.
Day 1C starts tonight at 7:00pm and late registration will be open until 10:15pm.
Action was opened by Sourasay Souvanh who raised it up from 300 to 700 and had one caller from the small blind, Olivier Filion. When the flop came 
, Filion checked and Souvanh made it 900; Filion called. On the 
turn, Filion checked again followed by a bet of 2,500 by Souvanh. Filion gave it some thought and then re-popped it to 11,000. Souvanh called. The river was the 
, and Filion moved all in for approximately 8,000. Souvanh gave it about 5-10 seconds of thought and then threw in a calling chip. Filion showed 
for a missed flush and Souvanh opened 
for trip-aces.
The players just returned from their first break of the day and the total number of entries is now at 94 (including 8 re-entries), putting 2,350,000 chips into play so far. Late registration is still available for almost another full hour.
The average chip stack is now sitting at just under 30K (96 big blinds) and Benoit Martineau leads the field with his stack of 66,150 chips (220 big blinds).
Here is the first leaderboard of the day:
| First Name | Last Name | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Benoit | Martineau | 66,150 |
| Mario | Page | 57,225 |
| Steve | Fournier-Bernier | 52,825 |
| Mitchell | Besharah | 52,800 |
| Tyler | Lee | 52,175 |
With the blinds at 100/200, Shawn S. limped in late position and when it was Benoit Martineau’s turn to act in the small blind, he bumped it up to 600. The big blind called and when the action was back on Shawn S., he moved all in. Without any hesitation, Martineau made the call.
Shawn S: 
Martineau: 
A classic flip with a pair of jacks vs the big slick. The flop came 
making a pair of aces for Martineau. The 
turn and 
river were of no help to Shawn S. who was sent to the rail.
There are now a total of 83 entries with still another 90 minutes left to go in the late registration period. A break will be coming up shortly during which time we will be able to put together the first leaderbaord of day.
Day 1B has already attracted 69 players and with still another two plus hours left to go in the late registration period, it appears that today’s flight will more than double the number of entries from last night’s Day 1A!
Here are some of players currently seated on the tables:
Day 1B of Event #2, the $200 + $20 Playground 200 is just about to start! Last night’s Day 1A attracted 74 runners and it was the winner of last month’s World Cup of Cards Playground 100, Sebastien “Seabass” Drolet-Poitras, who bagged the lead with an impressive 277,000 chips.
Players start with 25,000 chips and play 10-handed (and will move to nine-handed once space permits) through 14 30-minute levels before bagging and tagging for Day 2. Day 2 and 3 will play 10 40-minute levels.
This is a re-entry tournament with unlimited re-entries available until the start of level seven at 2:15pm.
The Playground 200 features a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, and based on the results of past events, that may end up getting well surpassed!
Additional flights are as follows:
Day 2 plays out Sunday at 1:00pm, and Day 3 will play down to a winner on Monday night, starting at 7:00pm.
The cards are in the air; good luck to all competitors!
Day 1A of the $200 + $20 Playground 200 has come to a close. The first of five starting flights attracted a total of 74 entries, including 15 re-entries, hoping to qualify for Day 2 to continue competing for a piece of the $100,000 prize pool guarantee.
Eric Ranger was the early chip lead but was surprisingly eliminated before the third break. Sebastien Drolet-Poitras played tonight’s flight relatively unnoticed but was able to finish big and end the night in first place with an impressive 277,000 in chips. Saman Saryazdi finished second with 243,500 and Dominic Tossings is third with 206,000. 13 players were able to survive 14 levels to qualify for Day 2.
There are four more starting flights for the Playground 200 before Day 2 takes place on Sunday, March 1 at 1:00pm. Day 1B will begin tomorrow at 11:00am To see the full schedule, click here. Players may enter additional Day 1 flights even if they have qualified. Those who qualify for Day 2 more than once will resume play with their largest qualifying stack; all other qualifying stacks will be forfeited.
There’s been a complete shift in the leaderboard following the third break of the night. Former chip lead Eric Ranger was eliminated, leaving the top spot to Marcus Ford who has a considerable stack of 189,000. Ford’s stack is more than double the chip average of 84,000 and currently good for 118 big blinds. Leo Hackenbroch and Simon Assouline make up the second and third positions on the new leaderboard.
22 players continue through level 12 in pursuit of a qualifying spot in Day 2.
| First Name | Last Name | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus | Ford | 189,000 |
| Leo | Hackenbroch | 167,000 |
| Simon | Assouline | 158,000 |
The field is down to three tables where 25 players remain. Competitors have to survive a few more levels if they want to make it to Day 2. The average stack now sits at 74,000 with blinds at 600/1200. Players with smaller stacks are struggling to stay afloat but winning one big pot could put them back in serious contention.
Play continues…
35 players remain after eight levels of play. A few competitors have managed to build significant stacks but the majority of the field sits around the current chip average of 52,800.
Eric Ranger has managed to maintain his lead with a stack worth 112,000 which is good for 140 big blinds. Ian Armorer is the only other player that was able to stay in the leaderboard in fourth place with 78,000 in chips.
Here is the leaderboard after the second break:
| First Name | Last Name | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Eric | Ranger | 112,000 |
| Joseph | Dadoun | 89,000 |
| Dominic | Tossings | 85,300 |
| Ian | Armorer | 78,000 |
44 players remain as the clock ticks down on level seven. There were a total of 74 entries, including 15 re-entries, before the late registration period was closed at 10:15pm, putting 1,850,000 chips in play. If competitors are able to hang on through level 14, they will move onto Day 2 where they will continue their quest for a piece of the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Here’s a look at what’s happening in level seven:
47 players have returned from the first break of the night and resumed level five. Late registration is still open for another 50 minutes until 10:15pm, before level seven begins. The average stack currently sits at 34,000 and there are a total of 1,575,000 chips in play. The field is still wide open, so long as competitors can last through 14 levels to qualify for Day 2.
Eric Ranger is the chip leader for the moment with a stack of 88,800, which is good for 296 big blinds. Sanghyun Lim is not far behind in second with 74,700 or 249 big blinds.
Here’s a look at the full leaderboard
| First Name | Last Name | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Eric | Ranger | 88,800 |
| Sanghyun | Lim | 74,700 |
| Ian | Armorer | 70,800 |
| Kuong Chhe | Kuoch | 54,200 |
