Level: 8
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
$2,200 partypoker Canadian Poker Championships
Day: 1d
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
"Mathematically, I Had to Win This One!"
Level 7
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
On a board reading 
, Elshad Hajiyev got his remaining stack of 840,000 in the middle from under the gun and was called by Alexander Puchalski in the big blind.
Hajiyev tabled 
for a flush draw, up against Puchalski's 
.
The turn was the 
to seal the hand for Haijyev, and the dealer put out the 
on the river.
As Hajiyev raked in the pot he said, "I missed the last three flush draws I had. Mathematically, I had to win this one!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
205,000 |
Hajiyev Shoves a Big Draw
Level 7
: 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
With 130,000 in the pot, on a board reading 
, Farid Jattin checked from under the gun. Elshad Hajiyev was in the hijack and bet 55,000. Jattin put in a check-raise to 155,000 and action was back on Hajiyev.
After a moment, Hajiyev shoved, putting Jattin to the test for his remaining 850,000. After about a minute, Jattin called the clock on himself and eventually folded.
Hajiyev tabled 
for a straight-flush draw and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,075,000
-430,000
|
-430,000 |
|
850,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Maragh Collin Flops a Boat to Double
Level 6
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded around to Maragh Rajiv Collin in the hijack and he ripped his stack of 209,000 in the middle. Xiaoyu Li was on the button and called.
Maragh Rajiv Collin:
Xiaoyu Li: 
It was a coin flip, but Collin flopped a monster when the dealer fanned the flop of 
to make a full house fives full of eights.
The turn was the 
to lock up the pot for Collin before the insignificant 
hit the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
|
450,000 |
$10K High Roller Runner-Up Jonathan Karamalikis Joins the Field
Level 6
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jonathan Karamalikis is fresh off a runner-up finish in the $10K High Roller after falling to Jeff Cormier. He got it in with ace-high but ran into Cormier's kings. It wasn't a bad payday for the Australian pro though, pocketing $97,000 for his deep run.
Karamalikis has hopped in this turbo, looking to make yet another deep run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000 |
Prom Leads on the Break
Level 6
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,927,000 | |
|
|
2,240,000 | |
|
|
1,855,000 | |
|
1,720,000 | |
|
|
1,674,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Quick Break
Level 5
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Players are on their only 10-minute break of the day.
The Ladies Love Chinell
Level 5
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Nikolas Chinell raised to 23,000 from early position and action was on Illankumaran Kandiah in the hijack. He thought for a moment before putting in a three-bet to 75,000. Chinell wasted no time and put in a four-bet to 202,000. Kandiah had a decision to make for his remaining 750,000 and decided to five-bet jam. Chinell called.
Kandiah tabled , up against Chinell's 
.
The flop came 
, with Chinell holding on the only spade and taking away an out from Kandiah. The turn was the and the river was the to send Kandiah to the rail.
Chinell is looking to ride his heater after finishing third in the Big Bounty last night at Playground for $3,850 plus $2,500 in bounties! He ran into a cooler three-handed in a chip-lead pot but couldn't hold in a 60/40.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
Busted |