Playground Players Club Adds Ex-NHL Great Guy Carbonneau

Playground Poker Club has upped the ante, adding Guy Carbonneau to their Players Club roster.

The Playground Poker Club claims they are “for players, by players,” part of their attempt to become known as Canada’s top poker destination. Their new Players Club is a group of famous names in sports and poker gambling. Guy Carbonneau is the first hockey star to join the Club, though Playground hints that he won’t be the last.

Playground is a short trip from downtown Montreal in Kahnawake, a gambling jurisdiction famous for licensing online poker sites all over the world. Playground has 25 poker tables, a five star restaurant, and 24 hour a day poker action. The Players Club is an elite group of poker players, sports stars, and celebs. The addition of three-time Stanley Cup winner Guy Carbonneau is the latest in a string of announcements about new Club members.

Carbonneau was the captian of the Montreal squad that won the NHL’s Stanley Cup in 1993. Club leaders highlight Carbonneau’s leadership, celebrity profile, and love of poker in naming him to the Playground Players Club.

Carbonneau became eligible for entry into the Club after participating in a charity tournament featuring hockey veterans as well as current hockey players playing poker alongside professional poker players Antonio Esfandiari, Trishelle Cannatella, and others.

Kahnawake is a natural fit for Carbonneau and other hockey legends, since the Montreal Canadiens are considered the NHL’s greatest and most storied team, and the entire Montreal area is experiencing a boom in poker play and other gaming venues.

Other members of the Players Club include poker stars Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Michael “Grinder” Mizrachi, Greg “FBT” Mueller, and dozens of others. The Players Club represents the best of the best at Playground Poker Club, fast becoming the number one spot for Canadian poker.