NL Hold'em Quantum
Day 1h Completed
NL Hold'em Quantum
Day 1h Completed
Day 1h of the World Cup of Cards Event #1: NL Hold'em Quantum is complete. Wednesday evening's flight attracted another 56 entries to Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, QC. This was the eighth of ten starting flights for the $200,000 guaranteed event.
The unique event features multiple buy-in levels with a different percentage making Day 2 for each. Day 1h had an entry fee of $350 with 13% of the field moving on. There were eight spots up for grabs, each receiving a $400 bonus for qualifying.
A bonus feature of the Quantum flights is a special reward for qualifying multiple stacks on Day 2. Players may only take their largest stack forward and for each stack they forfeit, they receive a cash bonus of $1,500. This evening, Andrew Boujaoude did just that and walked away with $1,900, qualifying for Day 2, a second time.
Mathieu Leclerc lead the field on Day 1h and will currently has the second-best stack heading into Day 2. Leclerc bagged 386,200 to claim the top spot. Also heading into Day 2 are Timothy Aube (242,800), Jeffrey Cormier (162,900), Bill Kontaratos (136,800), Jean-Francois Lescadres (91,900), Andrew Boujaoude (45,900), Sylvain Lepage (39,000), and [Removed:367] (18,000).
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Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mathieu Leclerc | 386,200 | 9,200 |
Timothy Aube
|
242,800 | 8,800 |
Jeffrey Cormier | 162,900 | -100 |
Bill Kontaratos | 136,800 | 76,800 |
Jean-Francois Lescadres | 91,900 | 3,900 |
Andrew Boujaoude | 45,900 | -15,100 |
Sylvain Lepage | 39,000 | -11,000 |
[Removed:367]
|
18,000 | -6,000 |
Jeffrey Cormier had Paul Mohorea all-in and at risk preflop to end play for the night and send the remaining eight players into Day 2.
Mohorea:
Cormier:
Mohorea was in trouble and his tournament life faded away as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeffrey Cormier | 163,000 | 67,000 |
Paul Mohorea | Busted |
The coolest of coolers has sent Jonathan Poulin to the rail, two away from making Day 2. Poulin found himself all-in and at risk with pocket kings, but in the unluckiest of fashions, Timothy Aube woke up with two aces. The board ran out and Poulin was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Timothy Aube
|
234,000 | 69,000 |
Jonathan Poulin | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mathieu Leclerc | 377,000 | 273,000 |
Timothy Aube
|
165,000 | -5,000 |
Jeffrey Cormier | 96,000 | -4,000 |
Jean-Francois Lescadres | 88,000 | -85,000 |
Paul Mohorea | 70,000 | -17,000 |
Andrew Boujaoude | 61,000 | 40,000 |
Bill Kontaratos | 60,000 | 25,000 |
Sylvain Lepage | 50,000 | -156,000 |
Jonathan Poulin | 49,000 | -42,000 |
[Removed:367]
|
24,000 | -40,500 |
With about 40,000 in the middle on a four-way board, Jeffrey Cormier bet 27,000. Timothy Aube jammed over top for 65,700 and Cormier made the call.
Cormier:
Aube:
Cormier had Aube in trouble but the on the turn, bailed him out and the on the river completed the board, securing the double up for Aube.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Timothy Aube
|
170,000 | 66,000 |
Jeffrey Cormier | 100,000 | -60,000 |
The remaining 10 players have gone on a 15-minute break. When they return, blinds will increase to 2.5k/5k with an ante of 500. Average stack is currently 112,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sylvain Lepage | 206,000 | 36,000 |
Jean-Francois Lescadres | 173,000 | 88,000 |
Jeffrey Cormier | 160,000 | 80,000 |
Mathieu Leclerc | 104,000 | 57,000 |
Timothy Aube
|
104,000 | 31,000 |
Jonathan Poulin | 91,000 | 50,000 |
Paul Mohorea | 87,000 | 15,000 |
[Removed:367]
|
64,500 | -34,500 |
Bill Kontaratos | 35,000 | 8,000 |
Andrew Boujaoude | 21,000 | -40,000 |