PlayNow Championship Winnipeg

$600 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

PlayNow Championship Winnipeg

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
22,820 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
600 CAD
Entries
195
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000

$600 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 2 Completed

Micky Gagic is the Winner of the $600 NLHE

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Micky Gagic
Micky Gagic

Day 2 of the $600 NLHE lasted for just over an hour, and Micky Gagic has won the first Championship ring and trophy from the 2019 Fall PlayNow Poker Championship.

Play got underway on Day 1 with about 130 players sitting at the tables, but those numbers swelled to 195 by the time registration closed. That put more than $100,000 in the prize pool, and more than $28,000 up top for first.

Action played down pretty quickly early on Day 1, with hand for hand play on the money bubble getting underway before midnight. Less than half a dozen hands later, the money bubble was burst, and it kept going from there. Dave Shiska and Mel Podaima were the first two players to collect money from the event, after a brutal hand where the both ran into the pocket aces of Mark Charles.

The final table was set by 1 a.m., and for a time it looked like it might all end on Day 1, given the pace of play. But things slowed down considerably as the final few levels of the night approached. There were still five players left going into the final level, but it would prove deadly for two of them.

Codey Chief ended his solid run in 5th place when he ran his ace-rag into the pocket aces of Micky Gagic. Chief was one of the satellite winners from Wednesday night, and so he's already made good on his discounted entries.

Paul Esposti very nearly made the Day 2 play, but was eliminated on one of the last hands of the night after his suited king-ten ran into the big slick of Zoe Chua.

When the final three returned to the felt for Day 2, they decided to reduce the variance a bit. Each players agreed to $18,000 which left $4,820 on the table, as well as the trophy, ring, and player of the series points up for grabs.

Mark Charles was the first to exit from the final three. He got his chips in with king-four on a king high flop, but he ran into the flopped flush of Zoe Chua.

The final two battled heads up for more than 30 minutes before Micky Gagic finally managed to take it down. Chua got his money in with king-deuce on a king high flop, but was facing pocket aces in Gagic's hand. Chua couldn't find any more help, and he had to settle for second place, while Gagic took down the big prizes.

Here are the full payouts:

PlacePlayerPrize
20Dave Shiska$1,367.00
19Mel Podaima$1,367.00
18Nick Lahowy$1,408.00
17Tyler Odell$1,458.00
16Jim McCarter$1,519.00
15Jeremy Plett$1,594.00
14Mark Andrade$1,687.00
13Ron Lauzon$1,807.00
12Alex Tong$1,956.00
11Khai Nguyen$2,152.00
10Charles Rinn$2,410.00
9Keith Sanburn$2,758.00
8Anders Prokopowich$3,237.00
7Eddy Watt$3,910.00
6Anthony Joubert$4,884.00
5Codey Chief$6,336.00
4Paul Esposti$8,576.00
3Mark Charles$18,000.00 - Deal Adjusted
2Zoe Chua$18,000.00 - Deal Adjusted
1Micky Gagic$22,820.00 - Deal Adjusted

Zoe Chua Eliminated in 2nd Place for $18,000

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Zoe Chua
Zoe Chua

Zoe Chua limped his button, Micky Gagic raised to 150,000 and Chua called. The flop came {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Gagic moved all in. Chua snap called off his last 530,000 and they turned their cards over.

Chua: {k-Hearts}{2-Clubs}
Gagic: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

Chua needed to improve, but the {j-Hearts} turn and {7-Spades} river completed the board and he was eliminated in 2nd place for $18,000.

Player Chips Progress
Micky Gagic ca
Micky Gagic
2,925,000
1,545,000
1,545,000
Zoe Chua ca
Zoe Chua
Busted

Tags: Micky GagicZoe Chua

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Chua Gets Huge Runner-Runner Double

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Zoe Chua opened to 100,000 and Micky Gagic made the call. When the flop came {9-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} Gagic shoved, and after just a few seconds of thought Chua called.

Gagic flopped huge with {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs} but Chua was still drawing very live with a pair of jacks. The {7-Clubs} turned a gutshot draw for Chua, and {8-Spades} river hit Gagic right in the gut, giving Chua the straight, and the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Zoe Chua ca
Zoe Chua
1,700,000
600,000
600,000
Micky Gagic ca
Micky Gagic
1,380,000
-160,000
-160,000

Tags: Micky GagicZoe Chua

Mark Charles Eliminated in 3rd Place for $18,000

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Mark Charles limped the button and Zoe Chua checked his option in the big blind. The flop came {5-Spades}{8-Spades}{k-Spades} and action was checked to Charles who bet 70,000. Chua check-raised to 170,000 and Charles moved all in for his last 500,000. Chua snap called.

Charles: {k-Clubs}{4-Clubs}
Chua: {3-Spades}{6-Spades}

The turn card locked it up for Chua {3-Hearts} and the meaningless river was the {7-Hearts}. Charles was eliminated in 3rd place for $18,000.

Player Chips Progress
Zoe Chua ca
Zoe Chua
1,100,000
50,000
50,000
Mark Charles ca
Mark Charles
Busted

Tags: Mark CharlesZoe Chua

Preflop Aggression Wins It

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Zoe Chua was on the button, and under the gun, and made it 120,000 to go. Micky Gagic came back over top from the big blind with a raise to 400,000, around a third of his stack.

It took Chua nearly a minute to make a decision, but he finally elected to release his hand, giving Gagic more than 150,000 extra chips.

Tags: Micky GagicZoe Chua

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

Gagic Wins a Flip

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Micky Gagic raised the button to 100,000, Zoe Chua moved all in from the small blind. After some thought Gagic called it off for his last 755,000.

Gagic: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}
Chua: {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out clean for Gagic {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} and he is now the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Micky Gagic ca
Micky Gagic
1,540,000
890,000
890,000
Zoe Chua ca
Zoe Chua
1,050,000
-610,000
-610,000

Tags: Micky GagicZoe Chua