Level: 3
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
$2,200 partypoker Canadian Poker Championships
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
2,200 CAD
Prize Pool
2,000,000 CAD
Entries
899
Level
38
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
0
First Break of the Day
Level 2
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day! The tournament clock shows 101 entries with 93 remaining.
Sebastien Proulx, John Helou and Eric Vallee Hop In
Level 2
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
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|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
|
1,000,000 | |
Ari Engel Hits the Rail Early
Level 2
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ari Engel was here at the start of the day, but someone else is in his seat so we asked the table what happened.
Engel was down to 400,000 in chips after starting with 1 million and he called a raise in the blinds. The board ran out king-high and Engel jammed the river for his remaining stack. It was local familiar face Jonathan Bussieres who called and Engel tabled two jacks. Bussieres held king-five for top pair and sent the Canadian pro to the rail.
There's mostly definitely no doubt Engel will fire again, so stay dialed in as we keep an eye out for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Marc Etienne Mclaughlin and Joe Tehan Enter; Alex Foxen Re-Enters
Level 2
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
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|
1,000,000 | |
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|
1,000,000 | |
Level: 2
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Duff Charette, Matthew Wilkins and Jonathan Bussieres in the Field
Level 1
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,670,000
2,670,000
|
2,670,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
1,720,000
1,720,000
|
1,720,000 |
|
1,430,000
1,430,000
|
1,430,000 |
|
1,300,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
1,100,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
560,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
Breviglieri Won't Back Down Against Engel
Level 1
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
We got to the table just after partypoker Team Pro Natalia Breviglieri three-bet from the cutoff after an open to 8,000 from Jonathan Bussieres in the hijack. Ari Engel was on the button and four-bet to 65,000. Bussieries got out of the way and Breviglieri called.
The flop came 
and Breviglieri checked. Engel bet 50,000 and Breviglieri wasted no time calling. The turn was the 
. Breviglieri checked again, Engel bet 125,000 and Breviglieri called again.
The river was the 
and Breviglieri checked again. Engel thought for a moment but opted to check back.
Breviglieri tabled 
for two queens and Engel mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
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|
|
585,000
-415,000
|
-415,000 |
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Kristen Bicknell, Ryan Riess and Ari Engel Among the Early Risers
Level 1
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The first of four live starting flights has begun and some big names are already in the field looking for their shot at a piece of the guaranteed $2 million prize pool.
Partypoker's own Team Pro Kristen Bicknell has started the day with 1.4 million after running up a stack in a Phase online. Joining her is 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Ryan Riess with a starting stack of 1 million, along with Ari Engel, Chance Kornuth and Christian Soto.
Here's a look at some of the other early risers:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
1,500,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
1,400,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
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|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Cards In the Air!
Level 1
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
This first starting flight of the Canadian Poker Championships has begun with 61 entries.
Shuffle up and deal!