$1,650 CPPT World Cup of Cards Day 2 | 2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

08-27-2017 16:17 UTC-4

Laberge Gets the Best of Blind Vs. Blind Battle

[user270022]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Robert Laberge limped from the small blind and Maxime Flibotte-Blanchard raised to 19,000 out of the big blind. Laberge three-bet jammed all-in and Flibotte-Blanchard snap-called, putting himself at risk.

Laberge:
Flibotte-Blanchard:

Labarge had set the trap and his opponent fell right in, as sick of a cooler as it may be. Laberge faded the board improving to a full house and Flibotte-Blanchard exited in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Laberge	485,000 126,500	126,500
Maxime Flibotte-Blanchard	Busted

Tags: Maxime Flibotte-Blanchard Robert Laberge

08-27-2017 16:07 UTC-4

The Ladies Get Paplyk for All of it On the Bubble

ElleSriracha

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Matthew Paplyk was in middle position and put in a dramatic raise to 45,000. Jonathan Marrie was in the cutoff and three-bet to 100,000. Action came back around to Paplyk and he moved all-in for 110,000 total. Marrie called.

Matthew Paplyk:
Jonathan Marrie:

Paplyk was miles ahead and was the player at risk. Unfortunately for him, the dealer fanned the flop of to give Marrie a set of queens right in the window. The turn was the and Paplyk yelled "King!" but the hit the river and he was sent to the rail.

Paplyk took it like a champ and said "Nice hand. We were getting it in no matter what" as he left the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Marrie	380,000 160,000	160,000
Matthew Paplyk	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Marrie Matthew Paplyk

08-27-2017 15:40 UTC-4

Scott Busts to Bring on the Bubble

[user270022]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Paul Scott three-bet shoved all-in for about 120,000 and the original raiser, Jake Labonte, called to put Scott at risk.

Scott:
Labonte:

The board ran out and the ace in the window sent Scott to the rail in 26ht place.

Play has now entered hand-for-hand as the event sits on the direct money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Labonte	350,000 154,500	154,500
Paul Scott	Busted

Tags: Paul Scott Jake Labonte

08-27-2017 15:32 UTC-4

Artinian Finds New Life

ElleSriracha

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Just a short while ago, Viken Artinian lost most of his stack with ace-jack against William Blais' ace-king. He was down to 18,000 but found a double-up with king-queen in a flip.

Artinian just got his 43,500 chips in the middle with , up against Gregory Hartwick's . The board ran out and Artinian doubled yet again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Hartwick	270,000 129,500	129,500
Viken Artinian	105,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Viken Artinian Gregory Hartwick

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

08-27-2017 15:22 UTC-4

Lefort Blasts the Flop

[user270022]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

There looked to be about 100,000 already in the pot when Blake Tarbell and Thomas Lefort went to a flop.

Tarbell check-raised a bet of 30,000 from Lefort to 83,000 but Lefort turned around and three-bet jammed all-in, having Tarbell covered.

Tarbell went into the tank and eventually folded, throwing pocket queens face up into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Lefort	631,000 96,000	96,000
Blake Tarbell	309,000 -231,500	-231,500

Tags: Blake Tarbell Thomas Lefort

08-27-2017 15:18 UTC-4

Blais Finds a Double

ElleSriracha

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

William Blais and Viken Artinian got it all-in before the flop with Blais being the player at risk. It appeared as though Artinian opened from the cutoff and Blais jammed on the button.

Blais tabled and was well ahead of Artinian's .

The board ran out and Blais survived while Artinian was left with just 18,000.

Two hands later, Artinian jammed with king-queen and flipped against pocket eights. He turned a flush and hung on.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Blais	195,000 130,000	130,000
Viken Artinian	45,000 -136,000	-136,000

Tags: Viken Artinian William Blais

08-27-2017 14:59 UTC-4

Braga Coolers Cohen

ElleSriracha

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

On a board reading , with 100,000 in the pot already, Patrick Braga was in middle position and got his last 100,000 chips in, quickly called by Jonathan Cohen on the button.

Braga was the player at risk but locked up the pot with the nut flush, tabling . Cohen revealed for an inferior flush and was drawing dead to the on the river.

Braga doubled while Cohen dropped down to 130,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Braga	300,000 150,000	150,000
Jonathan Cohen	130,000 -162,000	-162,000

Tags: Jonathan Cohen Patrick Braga

08-27-2017 14:55 UTC-4

Early Shots From Around the Room

[user270022]

08-27-2017 14:45 UTC-4

Bergeron Binks Near the Bubble

ElleSriracha

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Action folded around to Tristan Bergeron on the button and he moved all-in for 72,500. Paul Scott was in the small blind and had a decision to make for a good chunk of his stack. He was visibly torn, but eventually called.

Bergeron was at risk with , but was flipping against Scott's .