Looking for your own big time poker experience? The Playground Poker Fall Classic, featuring the World Poker Tour Montreal, runs now through Nov. 27. With events ranging from $150 all the way to $10,400, Playground Poker Club truly is Canada's premier poker destination.
The WPT Montreal kicks off on Nov. 20, featuring three Day 1s with next-day reentry format. Since its inception, the WPT Montreal has been one of the most popular stops on the WPT, featuring record fields and huge prize pools. Opportunities to win your way into Canada’s premier poker tournament are still available through a number of live satellites at the club.
On Wednesday, Nov. 19 there will be THREE satellites. Things will get started at 1 p.m. local time with a $150 reentry satellite with two seats guaranteed, and that will be followed by a $150 turbo reentry satellite at 4 p.m., also with two seats guaranteed. The blockbuster kicks off the same night at 7:30 p.m. — a $385 reentry satellite with 10 seats guaranteed!
There are additional $385 reentry satellites on Thursday, Nov. 20 and Friday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. — perfect for a player who wants to qualify for a second entry in the WPT. In addition to these multi-table satellites, players will have the opportunity throughout the Fall Classic to play in single-table sit-n-gos, and you can inquire at the brush desk for more information.
A short stacked Sam Smith moved all in for his last 63,000 and was called by Chris Hochscheid. Smith held and was racing against Hochscheid's . The board would run safe for Smith's small pair as it came to double him up to 140,000 in chips.
It was fold to John Moe on the button who opened for 17,000. Josh Burdick moved all in from the big blind.
"How much is that?" asked Moe and Burdick started to count his stack down calmly and let Moe know it was 211,000 total when he was done.
"This could be it," said Moe.
"You have a pair," asked Burdick.
"You don't know what I have," responded Moe, pausing, and then adding "I have ace queen suited."
"It's no good," blurted Burdick.
Moe slammed a stack of chips down and then tossed his cards to the dealer. "$100 one time if you show me the flop," he pleaded, grabbing a crisp bill out of his pocket.
The dealer thought about it for the briefest of moments and shook his head no.
In an unraised pot, five players would see a flop of and Chad Setser would lead out from the small blind for 16,000. Jesse McEwen was in the big blind and called. Jamie Mills was next to act and she moved all in for 129,000 total. Jeff Armstrong and Tim Chocklett folded and Setser also pushed his cards to the dealer.
McEwen thought about it for a second and then made what seemed to be a reluctant call as he turned over for an open-ended straight draw. Mills had for top pair and that hand would hold up when the turn and river came .
"Give me my jacket back," joked McEwen as he had loaned his jacket to Mills earlier.
We didn't catch the action but with only three big blinds remaining the short-stacked James Hensley has been eliminated in 15th place. He will take home $3,312 for his efforts.
Josh Burdick opened the action for a raise and Greg McCurry moved all in. It was folded back to Burdick who snap-called and turned over . They were off to the races as McCurry held .
Burdick surged into the lead on the and it would be a lead he would not relinquish as the turn was the and the river was the . McCurry finished in 14th place for $3,312.
With approximately 45,000 in the pot, Libby Wilson checked to Jesse McEwen on the flop. McEwen bet 20,000 and Wilson made the call. The turn was the and Wilson quietly tapped the table. McEwen grabbed a stack of T5,000 chips and slid them forward, effectively setting Wilson all in.
"I call," said Wilson quickly as she turned over for a flopped full house. McEwen had flopped trip jacks with his but was drawing dead. The river was the and Wilson moved to 270,000 in chips with McEwen slipping to 155,000.
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and was racing against Hochscheid's 
. The board would run safe for Smith's small pair as it came 
to double him up to 140,000 in chips.
and Chad Setser would lead out from the small blind for 16,000. Jesse McEwen was in the big blind and called. Jamie Mills was next to act and she moved all in for 129,000 total. Jeff Armstrong and Tim Chocklett folded and Setser also pushed his cards to the dealer.
for an open-ended straight draw. Mills had 
for top pair and that hand would hold up when the turn and river came 
.
and it would be a lead he would not relinquish as the turn was the 
and the river was the 
. McCurry finished in 14th place for $3,312.
but was drawing dead. The river was the