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The WCC starts Sunday!
Jan 17, 2019, 3:48 PM
We are just a few weeks into the new year, and it’s time for Playground to host Winter’s Hottest Festival: the World Cup of Cards! The WCC, with its combined guarantees of over $2,000,000, is the very definition of variety. Tournament buy-ins range from $110 to $1650 with a blend of rarely seen formats, high-value satellites, and, of course, 3 marquee events with huge guarantees: Event #8: Grand Prix Canada The Grand Prix Canada is a $220 buy-in tournament with a guarantee of $500,000! There are 17 Day 1s, including 5 online on partypoker. The online flights are held on 5 consecutive days at 8PM starting this Sunday, with $22 satellites starting 2 hours prior, each with 10 seats guaranteed. The whole event is by far the most impressive buy-in/guarantee ratio! Unlimited re-entries. Don’t miss it! Event #17: WPTDeepStacks The WPTDeepStacks, winner of the 4th Annual American Poker […]
Our biggest Jackpot to date!
Jan 17, 2019, 11:49 AM
Last night, early in the evening, Luigi B. was casually playing one of our Quick Hit Platinum Plus games, when his session suddenly took a sharp turn: Luigi hit a HUGE $30,222.70 Jackpot! At exactly 7:25PM our winner-to-be was spinning at 300 credits a pop, or $6, which is the game’s maximum bet. He got himself a few free spins, and one of them unlocked our biggest Jackpot to date! Luigi and his wife were each handed a glass of champagne (along with a nice chunk of change) to celebrate the win, and the rest of the bottle was shared among the neighbouring guests. Congratulations Luigi!
The next Super Sunday is announced!
Jan 16, 2019, 1:27 PM
Super Sunday, the pinnacle of cash game promotions, happens on the first Sunday of every month. February, however, presents an exception: the next edition will be held on February 10. The first two were incredibly popular, drawing huge crowds and generating tons of excitement. The word of the Super Sunday giveaways totalling over $30,000 has continued to spread, and we expect the next one to be the biggest to date. Meanwhile, it just so happens that Sunday, February 3 is the day of the Super Bowl, the most popular North American sporting event of the year. It is also a busy WCC day, with WPTDeepStacks Day 1C and 3 other tournaments on the schedule, and we realize that adding another can’t miss event could potentially present some tough choices for a lot of players. For these reasons, we felt like pushing off the February Super Sunday made a lot of […]
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! […]
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