Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
$1,650 CPPT World Cup of Cards
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
1,650 CAD
Prize Pool
400,000 CAD
Entries
191
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Taylor Flops Huge to Double
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Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Stuart Taylor moved all-in on the button for 520,000 and Luc Bellerive put him at risk, calling from the big blind.
Taylor: 
Bellerive: 
A 
flop smacked Taylor, giving him a flush. The 
on the turn gave Bellerive outs to a full house but Taylor was able to fade the 
on the river a drag in a massive double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,760,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
|
1,160,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
Bellerive Back on Top
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Luc Bellerive lost a couple of big ones but has quickly turned things around and now leads again. Tam Ho isn't too far behind in second and Stuart Taylor has dropped back own, still as the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,850,000
1,090,000
|
1,090,000 |
|
2,000,000
-990,000
|
-990,000 |
|
|
720,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
Ho Trying to Close the Gap
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Luc Bellerive raised to 100,000 on the button and Tam Ho defended his big blind.
The flop came 
and Ho checked. Bellerive bet 75,000 and Ho check-raised to 150,000. Bellerive called. The turn was the 
and Ho led out for 125,000. Bellerive called.
The river was the 
and both players checked.
Ho tabled 
for nines full of fives and Bellerive mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,795,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
2,080,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
825,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Taylor Shoves and Shoves
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Stuart Taylor has been the short stack for a while but has shoved several times, applying pressure to add to his stack until someone decides to take a chance against him.
Bellerive crosses three million again, and Tam Ho and Taylor are within seven and a half big blinds of each other.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
-580,000
|
-580,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
Ho Cracks Taylor's Aces
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The chips have shifted sides again. Instead of Stuart Taylor taking a huge pot and sending Tam Ho to the rail, Ho overcame huge odds to double through and leave Taylor with less than 10 big blinds.
Taylor opened to 125,000 from the small blind and snap-called Tam Ho's three-bet jam.
Ho: 
Taylor:
Ho ran into a huge hand and needed a miracle to survive. The 
flop was just what Ho needed. Ho even improved to a flush as the board ran out 
and raked in a huge double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,415,000
915,000
|
915,000 |
|
|
435,000
-665,000
|
-665,000 |
Stuart Taylor Eliminated in 3rd Place ($40,000)
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Stuart Taylor shoved all-in for 335,000 on the button and Tam Ho snap-shoved from the small blind. Luc Bellerive tank-folded.
Taylor was at risk with 
, up against Ho's 
.
The flop came 
and Taylor was in the clear. The dealer put the 
on the turn and it looked like Taylor was going to double-up but the 
hit the river. Ho cheered and Taylor was eliminated in 3rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,950,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
2,750,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Heads-up play has begun, with Luc Bellerive holding a tiny chip lead over Tam Ho.
Levels will now drop to 30 minutes a piece until a winner is crowned! Both players are guaranteed $67,050 with the winner taking home $98,000, the trophy and all of the glory that comes with it. Good luck, players!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,950,000 | |
|
|
2,750,000 |
Ho Seizes the Lead
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
WIth about 1,000,000 chips in the pot of a 
board, Tam Ho bet 500,000 and Luc Bellerive check-called.
Ho tabled , making a flush on the turn, and Bellerive mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,850,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
1,850,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |