$600 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
PlayNow Championship Winnipeg
$600 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PlayNow Championship Winnipeg
Buy-in
600 CAD
Entries
195
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Day 1 is in the Books with Three Players Remaining (full)
Level 22
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
It was a solid day of action in the $600 NLHE, and as usual it will take a little more than a single day to finish it out. Action got underway at 2 p.m. and more than 130 players were in their seats for the start of the day. With five levels of late registration, the number grew to nearly 200 entries, as the gates came down with 195 entries recorded.
That meant there was more than $100,000 in the prize pool and more than $28,000 up top for first. There were quite a few notable players who took a stab at the prizes but fell short including Kyle Hartree, Eric Wasylenko, Jiwan Emre, Leor Wasserman, Patrick "Super" Serda, and James Boyd among others.
Several notables also made it as far as a cashing spot. Once the bubble burst, James Boyd was the first player out with cash, collecting $1,367 for 20th place. Among the other notables to pull some cash out of day 1 were Ron Lauzon in 13th for $1,805 and Khai Nguyen in 11th for $2,152.
The final table convened just after midnight with three more levels to play. At the start the final table looked as follows:
| 1 | Eddy Watt | 189,000 |
| 2 | Mark Charles | 263,000 |
| 3 | Micky Gagic | 218,000 |
| 4 | Codey Chief | 546,000 |
| 5 | Anders Prokopowich | 246,000 |
| 6 | Keith Sanborn | 165,000 |
| 7 | Zoe Chua | 561,000 |
| 8 | Charlie Rinn | 78,000 |
| 9 | Anthony Jaubert | 275,000 |
| 10 | Paul Esposti | 400,000 |
Not all of those final table players survived till the end of the day. With only three players remaining, seven players have already collected their final table paychecks.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Charlie Rinn | $2,410.00 |
| 9 | Keith Sanburn | $2,758.00 |
| 8 | Anders Prokopowich | $3,237.00 |
| 7 | Eddy Watt | $3,910.00 |
| 6 | Anthony Joubert | $4,884.00 |
| 5 | Codey Chief | $6,336.00 |
| 4 | Paul Esposti | $8,576.00 |
The final three players in action stack up as follows:
| Player | Count |
|---|---|
| Zoe Chua | 1660000 |
| Micky Gagic | 920000 |
| Mark Charles | 395000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,660,000 | |
|
920,000 | |
|
395,000 |
End of Day Chip Counts
Level 22
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,660,000
1,040,000
|
1,040,000 |
|
|
920,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
|
395,000
-705,000
|
-705,000 |
Paul Esposti Eliminated in 4th Place for $8,576
Level 22
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Zoe Chua limped in from the small blind and Paul Esposti moved all in for 375,000. Chua quickly called.
Chua: 
Esposti: 
The board was no help to Esposti as it ran out 
and he was eliminated in 4th place for $8,576.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Esposti Loves a Chop Pot
Level 22
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Paul Esposti shoved from the button, and Mark Charles called from the small blind. Esposti was in bad shape with a dominated ace, but when the 
double paired the board, the pot was split with each player playing two pair with an ace kicker.
Chua Doubles Through Charles
Level 22
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Mark Charles opened under the gun for 75,000 and Zoe Chua shoved fro 460,000 from the button. It folded back to Charles and he made the call.
Charles was playing a strong hand with 
but Chua was playing the preflop nuts with two black aces. The board ran clean for the pocket aces and Chua got a full double.
Codey Chief Eliminated in 5th Place for $6,336
Level 22
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Micky Gagic completed in the small blind and Codey Chief put Gagic all in for 505,000 from the big blind. Gagic snap called and showed Chief the bad news.
Chief: 
Gagic:
The board did not help Chief as it ran out 
.
The following hand Chief was all in for his last 20,000 vs Zoe Chua
Chief: 
Chua: 
Chau paired his jack on the flop and Chief was eliminated in 5th place for $6,336.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,025,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
Busted |
Final Level of the Night
Level 22
: 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Level 22 has just begun, and action for Day 1 will finish at the end of Level 22. Currently five players remain in action, and whoever remains after 30 more minutes of play will return tomorrow for Day 2 starting at 1 p.m.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Anthony Joubert Eliminated in 6th Place for $4,884
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Mark Charles opened from early position making it 50,000 to go and. Action folded around to Anthony Joubert in the big blind and he elected to shove his stack of 270,000.
Charles made the quick call with pocket kings against the of Joubert. The board of 
was no help Joubert and he sent his stack to Charles, and headed to the cage to collect $4,884 for 6th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
Busted |