Bad beat jackpots appear to be the new black, as it was only last August that the Playground Poker Club in Montreal set a new Canadian record when its bad beat jackpot paid out a total C$1.21m (US.
| Playground Poker Club | |
|---|---|
| Location | 1500 QC-138 C, Kahnawake, QC J0L 1B0, Canada |
| Opening date | 2010 |
| Website | www.playground.ca |
Playground Poker Club is a poker cardroom and casino located in Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada.
Features[edit]
The casino opened in 2010 and focuses on poker. It offers 75 poker tables in an area over 128,000 square feet. In addition to poker, the casino also has slot machines.
Playground Poker hosted the partypoker Premier League in 2013. The Premier League VII hosted at the cardroom was won by Sorel Mizzi who took down $466,000 in the process.[1] The cardroom also hosted several World Series of Poker circuit events such as Season IV of the WSOP International Circuit.[2]
In 2017, Playground Poker hosted World Cup of Cards.[3] The event is expected to return to the cardroom in 2019.[4][5]
Two bad beat jackpot with a prizepool of over $1 million were hit at the casino. In August 2017, a jackpot of $1,210,989 was hit. The loser of the hand received $460,149, the winner received $230,088 and the rest of the table received $32,870.[6] In April 2018, a jackpot of over $1,375,000 was hit. The loser of the hand received $522,622, the winner $261,311, and the rest of the table received $37,328.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Peters, Donnie (2013-11-26). 'Sorel Mizzi Wins partypoker Premier League VII for $466,000'. PokerNews. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^Playground Poker Club (2018-08-14). 'A Player's Guide to the WSOP-C Playground'. PokerNews. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^PokerNews Staff (2017-08-25). 'The World Cup of Cards Continues at Playground Poker Club'. PokerNews. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^Pitt, Matthew (2018-12-21). 'CAD$1.9M Gtd World Cup of Cards Heads to the Playground Poker Club'. PokerNews. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^Card Player News Team (2018-12-19). 'The World Cup Of Cards Returns To Playground Poker Club In January 2019'. cardplayer.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^Collson, Brett (2017-08-19). '$1.2 Million Bad Beat Jackpot Triggered at Playground Poker Club'. PokerNews. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^Maldonado, Pamela (2018-04-27). '$1.375 Million Bad Beat Jackpot Hits at Playground Poker Club'. PokerNews. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
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