LIVE EVENTS

Over on table 28, Jean Francois Alexandre just collected a healthy pot of about 12,000 chips.

The last of four players to call the preflop 1,000 chip raise, the table ended up checking the flop.  When the came down on the turn, Jean Francois knew it was time to act. He thinned the herd by betting 3,500. Only Remi Blanc called, two seats to his left.

The river was a , and Jean Francois shoved his remaining stack. That made it easy for Remi, who casually tossed his cards away, not willing to tangle with Jean Francois’ potential flush.

As we enter the fourth level of the night, we’re almost up to 40 players. Here are some of their photos.

The tournament is in the early goings, with just 30 players currently battling it out.

It’s a good day down here at Playground Poker Club as the July Power Weekend has officially arrived. Event # 2 just kicked off and the $500 + $50 Playground 500 is sure to be full of action.

This multi-day event has a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000. Players start off with 50,000 chips and will play through 14 levels of 9-handed action. Those left standing at the end of the night will qualify for Day 2, starting Saturday at noon.

There are unlimited re-entries available until the beginning of the ninth level of play, meaning players can join the fun right up until 11:30pm tonight.  So if you’re not already here, it’s time to make a move and find your seat. Glory awaits!

Good luck to all the players!