With 194 total entries in tonight’s flight, 20 players will bag their chips to advance to day 2 which plays tomorrow at 7:00pm.
Over half the field has left the room so far as the tournament is now in level 11. Here are some of the players still fighting away:
In a classic pre-flop battle, John Slaughter got all of his chips into the middle with 
against the shove by Denis Chalifour holding 
. Salughter had Chalifour covered and was hoping for the best. The 
brought some sweat as Slaughter was now hoping to see a ten hit the board. When the 
turned, he picked up two more outs but the 
just wasn’t helpful.
And the winner is: Denis Chalifour with his pocket aces.
The late registration and re-entry period has now closed and the total number of entries made it all the way up to 194 (including 39 re-entries). That brings the total number of entries over the first four starting flights to 617, and there is still one last flight (Day 1E turbo) that plays tomorrow at 11:00am. Needless to say, the Playground 100 has been a smashing success!
With an average stack at just over 27K, Tom D. has the lead with a stack of 85,825 chips, good for 172 big blinds. He is followed in second place by Pascal Monarque with a stack of 81,750 chips.
The top stacks in play are as follows:
| First Name | Last Name | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Tom | D. | 85,825 |
| Pascal | Monarque | 81,750 |
| James | McDermott | 64,050 |
| Michel | Leblanc | 62,525 |
| Janet | Slaughter | 55,575 |
There are now 160 entries (including 18 re-entries) and there is still more than another half-hour to go in the late registration period.
On table 38, with the blinds at 150/300, Myriam Campanelli limped in for 300. John Palmer than raised it up to 1,100, finding a call from Richard Sysko seated on the button. Campanelli also came along for the ride.
The flop came 
and both Campanelli and Palmer checked, followed by a bet of 1,600 by Sysko. Campanelli let go of her hand and Palmer three-bet to 7,000. Sysko responded with a four-bet shove. Palmer folded and Sysko showed his hand; 
for flopped trip fives.
Palmer shook his head and was heard saying, “yup, nobody ever misses against me”.
Day 1C of the Playground 100 brought out a field that made a total of 133 entries to this starting flight. The large turnout allowed 14 players to reach the money and advance their stacks to Day 2. Click here to see the combined Day 1 results.
The early levels on Day 1C were predictably wild, as the players made use of the unlimited re-entry option early and often, which led to 19 re-entries on the day. Many different players had turns as the chip leader this afternoon. With each passing break, there was a new chip leader. By the time the chips went into the bag in level 20, George Kazarian established a big lead over the rest of the field with 463,500 in chips ready to go for Day 2.
There are two more starting flights for the Playground 100. Day 1D is currently underway, late registration is available until 9:15pm. The final starting flight, Day 1E Turbo, runs tomorrow at 11:00am. Day 2 will be held tomorrow evening at 7:00pm.
It is only level three and there are already 120 entries (including 10 re-entries). This means that the $50,000 guarantee has already been surpassed and each additional entry tonight and in tomorrow’s Day 1E turbo flight will just keep adding juice to the prize pool!
Some random snaps from around the room:
Welcome to Day 1D of the 2020 World Cup of Cards Event #18, The $100 + $10 Playground 100, the most affordable multi-day tournament of the entire series.
Players have a 20,000 chip starting stack and play 10-handed through 20-minute blind levels. Once space permits, play will become nine-handed. Play will continue until only 10% of the filed remains, at which point all players will be in the money and will bag their chip stack to move forward to Day 2.
There are unlimited re-entries available right up until the end of the late registration period which is at the start of level seven at 9:15pm.
There have so far been 423 entries and 44 players have qualified to move forward to Day 2. That means that tonight’s flight Day 1D will most probably bring the tournament north of the $50,000 guaranteed prize pool, and, there is still a turbo flight (Day 1E) that will play tomorrow at 11:00am.
The cards are in the air so we hope to see you soon!
Good luck to all of the competitors.
The end of the flight is only four eliminations away on Day 1C.
Despite the restricted ranges, the mounting blinds forced the action in the last level and sent several players to the rail, quickly reducing the field to the final 18.
The chip leader at the last break, Goran Brestovac, lost a huge pot shortly after play resumed to this flight’s new chip leader, Rose-Ann Levert. Levert is now in great shape to qualify for Day 2, as she now has a stack of more than double the current chip average of 148K.
The chip average gets players scarcely more than 18 big blinds at this point, so expect most hands to be played out entirely preflop from here until the ed of the flight.
Here is a look at the action from level 18:
Goran Brestovac flew under the radar up until this point on Day 1C, but he now sits atop the leaderboard with a stack of 45 big blinds, which puts him well ahead of most of the field.
Only 26 players remain in contention, and just more than half of them will advance to Day 2 and reach the money. The last two levels had a starkly different dynamic than the early stages of play. Most hands are being played out heads-up, and showdowns are becoming a far less frequent occurrence. The players have clearly shifted into survival mode, as the dwindling field and mounting blinds make hand selection of paramount importance.
| First Name | Last Name | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Goran | Brestovac | 225,000 |
| Rose-Ann | Levert | 198,000 |
| Alon | Messica | 174,000 |
| Gary | Irvine | 160,000 |
Only 32 players remain on Day 1C. The top 14 will qualify for Day 2 so the tension is mounting with each passing elimination.
The blinds are catching up to the field, as an average stack is now worth slightly more than 20 big blinds, which has forced the remaining players to be much more selective.
Here is a look at the action from level 15:
The blinds are mounting, the field is shrinking, and there is a tight race at the top of the leaderboard on Day 1C.
Only 45 players remain in this flight. They are playing down to the top 14 this afternoon, so the tension will only mount from here. The current chip leader, Christina Gaulin, holds a narrow lead over her rivals thanks to her 76-big-blind stack. But, as everyone knows, things can change quickly in tournament poker so she will have to stay sharp if she hopes to stay ahead of the field.
An average stack gets players nearly 36 big blinds in level 12, which is enough to take most lines but the margin for error remains thin.
| First Name | Last Name | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Christina | Gaulin | 123,000 |
| Eric | Ranger | 117,500 |
| Stuart | Linnen | 117,000 |
| Alon | Messica | 116,000 |
| Francois | Semaan | 115,000 |
The all-in card was put to use early and often this afternoon, in what has become an action-packed starting flight. After only eight levels of play, the field has been reduced to 70 players from a total of 133 entries. Everyone understands that building a stack early in a Day 1 is key to deep run in this type of event, and they have adjusted their approaches accordingly.
The top 14 players will reach the money and advance to Day 2, which means there is a long way to go in this flight.
Check out some of the action from level 8:
