TonyBet Winter Festival at Playground
Is anyone going to this ? There is a 3 day, $160 buyin tournament starting on Friday Jan 30 or Sat. Jan 31, 30min blinds for 19 levels, then 40min after that. $100,000 GUARANTEED prise pool.
Would be interested in sharing a ride / hotel with someone.
https://www.playgroundpoker.ca/tournaments#E2016-01-30
Would be interested in sharing a ride / hotel with someone.
https://www.playgroundpoker.ca/tournaments#E2016-01-30
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As I said I may be interested, never been there but I really should get back into poker. Have you been there before? If I go I would be glad to carpool/share room with you. May decide by next week, but if you get a better offer don't wait for me. Any idea on the non-poker costs?
Most of Playgrounds daily MTT have 20 minute blinds, and they generally last between 7-9 hours. They're pretty good for a small buying single day tournament.
No idea on the extra costs, it will be my first time going as well. After briefly looking on Air BnB, it looks like we could find a decent condo for $60 per night, or $30 each. My plan was to go for Saturday's Day 1s, stay Sat, Sun and if I make it that deep Monday night as well.
Gas would be $150, or $75 split. So extra costs would be approx. $170 each, at most.
Food and drinks provided by Playground, I assume.
Good to know, I'm sure I can play cash when I'm hungry.
I'd really love to go to this but it's a bad weekend for me.
GL tho - bring back lots of monies to donk off at my game the following weekend.
So this is my suggestion, if you do an air bnb, try to make sure it is in Kahnawake and not on the other side of the bridge! Being winter, it is possible that the bridge gets closed, or weather has an impact on getting back and forth, and the last thing you want to do is not be able to make it across or have to drive all the way around. There are a few hotels close to playground, but you really need to decide on your threshold for hotels/motels. I stayed at the Rustic the last time I went with blondefish and some others, and I think Steve Kerr has stayed there as well before. Will be the closest cheapest option. With that said, only you know your limits on where you would stay.
As for the food, if your eating there and not playing cash it can get expensive for sure, so maybe stop somewhere else to eat outside of playground, or maybe even pack a bag with some water and snacks. I did and it helped. But, for me, I just went and sat down at the cash tables for my "free" meals. I would go an hour or 2 before a tournament in the morning, sit down and auto fold all bu the nuts while relaxing and having breakfast. Then, depending on when I get knocked out I would go back do the same thing until I was done eating and either stay and play if worthwhile or head out for some zzz.
If your going down there for poker, I would personally look more at the satellites and their schedules than playing the small buyin tournaments. So for example you play a $160 tournament and it has 100 runners, first prize would stand to be approx. $3,600 and would take up to 10 hours or so to win. Otherwise your min cashing for say $250 or something after 8 hours maybe. If you play some single table satellites for $100 or so for the main event, or $200 for a top 2 satellite, and grind those for 10 hours, your likely to win multiple seats, sell them for cash and play the main event, rather than having to win a small 10 hour tournament in order to play, and maybe you wouldn't even risk that stack. Its more ev playing the satellites in my opinion.
That being said, it will be a fun trip regardless or which way you choose to play there if it is your first time. But I warn you, you may see the venue, taste the food, and see the waitresses and never want to leave! seriously though, its heaven on earth for poker players!
I do know a few friends that have already won their seats to the main event and I may try to satellite my way in online as well and if I do, then I would go and potentially want to carpool and split a room. Ill have to see what Buddy's plans are for there as well. I havn't talked to him lately, but I am sure he is still playing as much as ever.
Have a good time though either way and good luck!
Let us know if any baps are underway as well!
Even places in Dorval are a 15 minute drive across the 13, and are abut 120/night. If you're chopping its 60 each.
- By playing the $100,000 Guaranteed Event #1, your $25 fee supports charity (Starlight Children's Foundation Canada). Larry Robinson, who is Playground's Director of Charitable Initiatives, and other hockey legends will be there. Tony G, the busy new politician, may be there again like in November when he negotiated sponsoring this festival.
- Very competent and TDA-compliant supervisors and dealers. I talked with the three representatives they sent to the TDA Summit in June; Fallsview may have sent one non-poker executive.
- Most beautiful waitresses and bartenders, & $1/minute massage from pretty Registered Massage Therapists.
- Free alcohol, energy drinks, etc; free food if you play the 1/2+ cash games with $7+$1 rake/BBJ.
- Customer-friendly staff; many other attention to details not found in most of the poker rooms I've played in.
The infamous Rustik Motel, which has hidden security cameras that helped the chipleader get arrested during the WPT Fallsview final table last year, has been renovated since Irunit4times and I stayed there during WPT Montreal for ~$65/night + taxes. PocketTwos liked his Airbnb accommodations. I will probably try Airbnb for the first time next poker trip I go with DirtArse or PocketTwos.
You will all eat it up at Playground. To Hellmuth's Mole, play in their tournaments first before you buy into the unbeatable tournaments in the US where it will cost you > 40% more in C$ + 30% taxes.
Unfortunately, there are too many poker conflicts for me personally, so you will probably find me and TorontoPimp staying in the insane action at Fallsview on January 29/30. My horses and I have to be back in time for the highly +EV Casino Rama tournament on Monday, February 8, so we can't play the Playground ME. IF I can find somebody who is driving after January 30 and returning at the end of Satellite Day, February 4, then I would love to play Events 7, 6 and ALL the SNG/MTT satellites.
Also, I will look at my schedule...I may be interested in carpooling/ sharing accommodations.
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Sorry for those who wanted to car pool or share accommodations.
Ridiculous part is I had busted the Brantford Bounty and got home in time to late reg with about 35 seconds to spare.
Terrible site, very little traffic, very few games to choose from < qualifying for $1100 for $20, huge overlays on every guaranteed, pretty bad players.
And what did you deposit with, bonus code, etc?
No problem for me..
I just used their STARTER code. Didn't really look into it much. $20 satty all that mattered. I used US. Makes the satty cost around $15
Oh sorry, no. I had to sign up to EntroPay which was actually very easy and instant. I believe they charge a 4% fee though. Considering it was the only way I could find to deposit 4% was a steal.
hmm doesn't make sense. trying closing reopening?