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The Satellites of the WCC
Jan 15, 2019, 5:33 PM
The World Cup of Cards is approaching, with its multitude of fun tournaments and all the formats you love. Within the series, you will also find an abundance of satellite tournaments for the WPTDeepStacks, the CPPT, and the MILLIONS Main Event. Six (6) WPTDeepStacks Satellites – $165 + $15 The WPTDeepStacks is the World Cup of Cards Main Event. The buy-in is $1,500 + $150, but you will find many opportunities to claim one of the 29 guaranteed seats and play the tournament for one tenth of the price. With a $750,000 guarantee, this tournament is sure to create some pretty good action. Two (2) CPPT Satellites – $110 + $10 The Card Player Poker Tour Event (CPPT) has a $1,000 + $100 entry fee. It sits towards the end of the festival with a $500,000 guarantee; a great way to shoot for some last minute hard cash! The festival […]
Gavin Smith passes away in his sleep
Jan 15, 2019, 3:25 PM
Gavin Smith, Canadian poker legend and former Playground Player’s Club member, passed away in his sleep last night, in his Houston home. He was 50 years old. Gavin had his poker breakthrough in 2005 when he won a $2,000 event at the Mirage Poker Showdown for $155,880. One week later, he won the WPT main event of that festival for $1,153,778. After adding 2 more final table appearances that year, he was named WPT Player of the Year. He followed up with a prolific career, collecting 6-figure cashes throughout the next decade, including a WSOP bracelet and the associated $268,238 in 2010, as well as a 4th place finish at the inaugural WPT Montreal worth $212,973, held at Playground in 2012. From his visits at Playground, we remember him as a highly entertaining individual and a one-of-a-kind character. His opponents, although usually having a tough time matching his poker skills, […]
It’s payday for the Bad Beat winners!
Jan 14, 2019, 8:05 PM
One week ago today, at the wee hours of the morning, the Primary Bad Beat Jackpot was hit. Our two big winners did not waste any time to pick up their winnings; both of them showed up this afternoon, all smiles, about 15 minutes apart. On Monday, January 7, Amirhossein Shemshaki flopped quad jacks. After that, all it took to break the bank was for him to slow play his monster to the end, letting Darrell Brown catch up with runner runner straight flush. Click here to see the full play-by-play. Both players posed today with their big cheque, just before taking possession of their respective share of the Jackpot. Take a look at these numbers! The Primary Bad Beat, reset at $250,000, awaits the next hit. Being part of the hand will change your yearly budget, but just being in the room when it happens gets you a share! […]
Fruits ‘n Royals gives hard coin
Jan 14, 2019, 5:26 PM
Playground’s Electronic Gaming Devices have never been busier! A ton of games awarded Jackpots this last weekend, including Fruits ‘n Royals – a real gaming treat! – which paid out a cool $10,000 pot. This happened on Sunday, midafternoon. Dominic Tremblay was calmly playing the fruit game in the far corner of the room when the device started buzzing with the very distinctive sound of money won. $10,000. Not the worst Sunday afternoon!
Another plentiful week in the Electronic Gaming space
Jan 11, 2019, 11:30 PM
Our EGDs keep on spinning! Last weekend was especially busy, especially on the Quick Hit games. On Saturday, Constatin Costelotos’ machine showed 8 Quick Hit symbols, worth a cool $3,000. On Sunday, it was Diane Paquette’s turn to accumulate 8 Quick Hit symbols, but on a different version of the game called Quick Hit Platinum Plus. Her pot was $4,002.08! The biggest Jackpot of the week came on Monday – 11 088,75$ – and was detailed in the linked article, and a lot of other guests went home very happy since then. 29 Jackpots were hit in the week, for a total of $60,700.16! The weekend is here… our games are ready to blow!
Poker variety in the WCC
Jan 9, 2019, 4:22 PM
The World Cup of Cards is largely known for offering formats that are rarely seen in poker festivals – tournaments with unusual descriptions and buy-ins ranging from $110 to $330. These events are a great opportunity to play uncommon but fun variants of the game, in the context of a serious festival, with a trophy and increased bragging rights on the line. Let’s take a look at them: Event #1 – $400 + $40 Tag Team The biggest Tag Team tournament to date. Team up! Click here for all the info. Event #6 – $100 + $10 Survivor Plays down to 10% of the field, at which point the tournament ends and every survivor gets an equal share. Event #9 – $150 + $15 Shootout Turbo In true Sit&Go spirit! Win your table and move to the finals, where everyone gets paid! Event #11 – $150 + $25 Strangers […]
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