World-renowned poker destination, Playground Poker Club, recently held their annual Fall Classic. With over $3,500,000 in guaranteed prize pools, the festival featured 17 events headlined by the World Poker Tour (WPT) Montreal.
Running from October 30 through November 18, a number of familiar faces, local heroes, and a poker legend found themselves hoisting trophies. Among the winners were Montreal Nationals’ star Pascal Lefrancois, Jean-Philippe Piquette, and most notably, long-time WPT commentator and poker hall of famer Mike Sexton.
Congrats to all the winners.
Event #1: The Wild $150
Champion: Jean Francois Jodoin – $26,083.00
Event #2: $220 NL Hold’em Freeze
Champion: Chris Annis – $6,108.00
Event #3: The $250 Frenzy
Champion: Daune Fernandez – $50,000.00
Event #4: $110 NL Hold’em Deepstack Turbo
Champion: Francois Graton-Valiquette – $4,545.00
Event #5: $1,100 NL Hold’em Deepstack Freeze
Champion: Lukas Soucek – $51,600.00
Event #6: $220 NL Hold’em 50/50 Bounty
Champion: Karam Saleh – $7,359.00
Event 7: $550 NL Hold’em Freeze
Champion: Jean-Philippe Piquette – $28,420.00
Event 8: $330 NL Hold’em Survivor
Champion: 19 Survivors
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Champion: Mike Sexton, $405,880.00
Event #10: NL Hold’em Seniors’
Champion: Bob T – $4,090.00
Event #11: #330 NL Hold’em 8-Max
Champion: Placide Junior Sanon – $14,732.00
Event #12: $1,100 NL Hold’em 50/50 Bounty
Champion: Mohamad Tareg – $24,450.00 + $8,500.00
Event #13: $330 PL 5-Card Omaha
Champion: Dan Vigderhous – $5,212.00
Event #14: $1,650 NL Hold’em Second Chance
Champion: Christopher Fisher, $37,295.00
Event #15: NL Hold’em High Roller
Champion: Pascal Lefrançois – $128,000.00
Event #16: $165 NL Hold’em Deepstack Turbo
Champion: Keith Laflam – $5,510.00
Event #17: $330 NL Hold’em Bounty
Champion: Jason Trottier – $8,196.00
Photographs courtesy of the elite blogging crew at Playground. For full details and more regarding the festival, check out their blog here.
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