First Break of the Day
The first two levels of the day have been completed and with it comes a 15-minute break. The field has grown to 115 entries with the first two players falling, leaving the field at 113 players.
The first two levels of the day have been completed and with it comes a 15-minute break. The field has grown to 115 entries with the first two players falling, leaving the field at 113 players.
With a board reading , Jeff Cormier bet 5,500 and got calls from Isabelle Tremblay and Marc Karam.
The completed the board on the river and Karam lead out with a bet of 15,500. Cormier folded and Tremblay called.
Karam tabled rivering a straight and Tremblay mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marc Karam |
139,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
Isabelle Tremblay |
73,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Isabelle Tremblay | 100,000 | |
Carter Swidler | 100,000 | |
Dustin Melanson | 100,000 | |
Shawn Daigle | 100,000 | |
Patrick Braga | 100,000 | |
Jeff Cormier | 100,000 | |
Matthew Wilkins | 100,000 | |
Marc Karam | 100,000 | |
David Ormsby | 100,000 | |
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Fabio Luongo | 100,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Patrick Cartier bet 2,300 on the turn of a board and got two callers, including Peter Chien. The completed the board on the river and Cartier bet 6,000. Chien took a moment before raising to 27,000, forcing the third player in the hand to fold.
Cartier thought briefly before tossing in a calling chip to see Chien table . Chien's two pair wasn't good as Cartier turned over for a flush and raked in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Patrick Cartier |
93,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Peter Chien |
67,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
With about 70,000 in the pot on the river of a board, Thomas Cemm checked and Anthony Ha blasted away, moving all-in.
Cemm sat back, annoyed by the sudden turn of events. Cemm prodded Ha for information but Ha sat poised, not giving up anything.
Eventually, Cemm found a fold saying he had ace-king and Ha commended his fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anthony Ha |
144,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
Thomas Cemm |
56,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Timothy Deering | 100,000 | |
Gary Lucci | 100,000 | |
Marco Caza | 100,000 | |
Pierre Paul Paulin | 100,000 | |
Douglas Watson | 100,000 | |
Paul Scott | 100,000 | |
Peter Chien | 100,000 |
With 41 players currently registered for Day 1a, Playground Tournament Director Martin Roy has kicked off the day with the shuffle up and deal announcement.
Level: 1
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 300
The first of four live Day 1's begins today with Day 1a of the $1,100 Playground1000 event. There's $1,000,000 guaranteed in the prize pool so this is one you definitely don't want to miss!
Day 1 online is already in the books with 16 players advancing to Day 2 on Monday, September 4th at 5:00 p.m. at the Playground Poker Club.
Today's play begins at 12:00 p.m. local time and players will start the day with 100,000 in tournament chips. They will play nine levels at 60-minutes a piece at which time the remaining players will come back for Day 2 on Monday. There is a 45-minute dinner break after the sixth level, with 15-minute breaks as usual every two levels.
Registration will close after Level 12 on Day 2, and players can enter once and re-enter once more on each Day 1. Should a player advance with two stacks on Day 2, the biggest stack will remain in play. Those players may reserve their second stack to be played on Day 2 if they wish.
Days 1a through 1c will play nine, 60-minute levels whereas Day 1d is a turbo and will play nine, 20-minute levels.
Stay locked in as PokerNews brings you updates from start to finish in this massive event at the World Cup of Cards!
Here is a look at the schedule for this multi-day event:
Day | Date | Time |
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Day 1 Online | Sunday, August 27th | 9:00 p.m. |
Day 1A | Friday, September 1st | 12:00 p.m. |
Day 1B | Saturday, September 2nd | 12:00 p.m. |
Day 1C | Sunday, September 3rd | 12:00 p.m. |
Day 1D (Turbo) | Monday, September 4th | 12:00 p.m. |
Day 2 | Monday, September 4th | 5:00 p.m. |
Day 3 | Tuesday, September 5th | 1:00 p.m. |
Day 4 | Wednesday, September 6th | 1:00 p.m. |