A player in middle position raised to 150 and got called by the player in the hijack and Gilles Rivard in the big blind. Action was checked to the preflop raiser who fired a continuation bet of 225 on a board reading . The player in the hijack and Rivard both made the call.
The turn card got checked around and when the river brought the Rivard put out a bet of 500 and got called by the player in the hijack.
Rivard
Hijack
Rivard's set of fives improved to a full house on the river and he takes down a pot early in this satellite.
Tournament Director Mo Shulu is just finishing his pre-tournament announcements, in preparation for the start of the multi-table satellite event. Players will be playing for tickets to the $600 and $1.100 events, and action will proceed in 20 minute levels until there is just 10% of the field remaining.
Cards are now in the air, and the 2019 Fall PlayNow Poker Championship is officially underway.
Action is set to get underway at the PlayNow Poker Championship. The series always kicks off with a multi-table satellite night where players compete for tickets to the $600 and $1.100 events. For $180, players get 7,500 chips and play 20 minute levels until 10% of the field remains.
Despite the event being capped at 200 players, total entries in year's past have come close to 300, as once the 200 cap is hit, an alternate list starts seating new entries and reentries as other players bust.
This is just the start of a week of exciting poker action from Club Regent Casino, and the players who survive today will be looking to parlay their tickets into cash later in the week. There are four chances to convert a buy-in into cash throughout the week, and last year, more than $450,000 in prizes was awarded across the four events.
All four major tournaments this week will award a trophy to the winner, in addition to the prize pool. The two marquee events, the $600 2-day NLHE starting on Thursday night, and the $1,100 Main Event starting on Saturday, also have custom made rings for the winner. The Main Event this year adds a special treat for the Champion ... a custom-fitted jacket available only to winners of the PNPC Main Event.
Rick Blom, 2018 PNPC Main Event Champion
Rick Blom was the player with all the chips at the end of the the Main Event last year. Blom was running pure on the final two tables, getting his run to the championship started by spiking a jack for a set to out-draw pocket aces, and he was just getting started. He followed that up a few hands later going runner-runner full house after getting in behind with jacks again against his opponent's nut-flush. After that, he rolled to the win, and added nearly $60,000 to his bankroll.
Here's a look at all the action on deck for this week in Winnipeg.
2019 Fall PlayNow Poker Championship Schedule
Date
Time
Tournament
Buy-In
Notes
Wednesday, September 4
7:00 p.m.
Single Table Satellites
$50 & $120
10-minute blinds
Wednesday, September 4
7:05 p.m.
Multi-Table Satellite
$180
200-player cap
Thursday, September 5
2:05 p.m.
No-Limit Hold’em tournament
$600
260-player cap
Thursday, September 5
7:00 p.m.
Single Table Satellites
$50 & $120
10-minute blinds
Friday, September 6
1:00 p.m.
NLH Day 2 restart
$600
Play to winner
Friday, September 6
2:05 p.m.
NLH Turbo Bounty
$300
$50 bounties
Friday, September 6
7:00 p.m.
Single Table Satellites
$50 & $120
10-minute blinds
Saturday, September 7
12:05 p.m.
Main Event
$1,100
260-player cap
Saturday, September 7
7:00 p.m.
Single Table Satellites
$50 & $120
10-minute blinds
Sunday, September 8
12:00 p.m.
Main Event Day 2
$1,100
play to winner
Sunday, September 8
1:05 p.m.
NLH “Stage 2"
$400
160-player cap
Action on the satellite gets going at 7 p.m. Stay tuned here for all the action.
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Rivard put out a bet of 500 and got called by the player in the hijack. 
