Canadian Grand Prix
Day 1g Started
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Canadian Grand Prix
Day: 1g
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
100 CAD
Prize Pool
500,000 CAD
Entries
3,341
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 160,000
Ante
200,000
Night Flights: Day 1g Starts at 10 P.M.
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The World Cup of Cards (WCC) is really starting to ramp up with Day 1a of the partypoker Grand Prix Poker Tour $500,000 Guarantee. This is event #16 and this tournament sports the biggest guarantee of the WCC. It also has the lowest buy in, only $109.
Today's flight is just the seventh of eleven live starting flights. There have been a ton of online Day 1 flights as well and online flights are still running concurrently with the live flights. Mike Stannard is the big stack so far with 668,500 qualifying from one of the earlier online flights.
There are still plenty of chances for live players to match Stannard's stack, beginning with Day 1g at 10 p.m. This will be the final starting flight today. The regular flights will have 20-minute levels and the turbo flights will have 15-minute levels. Each player will start with 20,000 and each starting flight play will continue until ten percent of the field remains. Day 1g is a turbo flight with 15-minute levels.
One of the unique elements of the GPPT is a "Golden Chip." The golden chip can be earned in a series of 1-cent online tournaments. The top five players from each of the tournaments earns a virtual golden chip. If a player with a virtual golden chip makes Day 2, they get a physical golden chip. Then any player who wins the tournament and has a golden chip adds $50,000 to their first place prize.
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10 p.m. Turbo Field Climbing
Play has entered Level 3 with 121 total entries. There are 112 players remaining, but with just 15-minute levels, the action will continue to pick up.
Registration remains open until the end of the break, following Level 6.
Updated Chip Counts During the Break; 96 Remain
With Registration now closed, tonight's 10 p.m. turbo flight received a total of 135 entries. The top 10% of the field will move on to Day 2, meaning play will end tonight with 14 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,000 | |
|
|
75,000 | |
|
|
73,500 | |
|
56,500 | |
|
54,000 | |
|
46,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
|
3,500 | |
Ranger Survives Classic Race
Eric Ranger moved all-in preflop for about 17,000 and was called by a player in late position.
Ranger: 
Opponent: 
A classic race was underway as the dealer delivered a 
board. Ranger paired his ace on the flop and doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Top Stacks at the Break; 43 Remain
Players have headed on a 15-minute break while the black 100 chips are raced off. Just 14 players from tonight's turbo field will make it to Day 2.
When they return, Level 13 will begin with blinds at 1.5k/3k and an ante of 500. Average stack is currently 62,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
155,000 | |
|
112,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
|
109,000 |
Final Two Table Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | |
|
|
240,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
|
237,000 | |
|
|
210,000 | |
|
|
185,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
|
172,000 | |
|
|
172,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
|
148,000
74,500
|
74,500 |
|
|
125,000 | |
|
|
117,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
115,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
115,000 | |
|
|
97,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
|
77,000 | |
|
|
72,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
61,000 | |
|
56,000 |
Renaud Cracks Kings, Doubles Up
Alexandre Renaud moved all-in preflop and was snap-called by Ronnie Wright. Knowing he was in trouble, Renaud tabled 
. Wright turned over 
showing Renaud what he already assumed.
The board, however, had some luck for Renaud, running out 
. Renaud hit a set of tens on the flop and they would hold to double through and cripple Wright.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 |
Sean Hollohan Bubbles Day 2; Remaining 14 Moving On
Sean Hollohan opened to 30,000 from middle position, Yan Touchette moved all-in for around 300,000, and Hollohan snap-called.
Hollohan:
Touchette: 
Hollohan was set for the double up but his hopes quickly faded as the board ran out 
, pairing Touchette's ten and Hollohan would be the last player eliminated on Day 1g.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
538,500
390,500
|
390,500 |
|
|
Busted |
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
538,500 | |
|
|
380,500
195,500
|
195,500 |
|
|
220,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
215,500
-24,500
|
-24,500 |
|
|
191,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
|
|
176,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
171,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
160,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
|
150,500
-59,500
|
-59,500 |
|
|
120,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
107,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
107,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
|
97,500 | |
|
|
72,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |