2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards

NL Hold'em Seniors' Tournament 50+
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards

Final Results
Winner
Prize
5,490 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
200 CAD
Prize Pool
22,310 CAD
Entries
115

Malcom Fraser Wins Event #17: No-Limit Hold Em Seniors Event at Playground Poker ($3,345) (full)

Malcom Fraser Wins Event #17 No-Limit Seniors
Malcom Fraser Wins Event #17 No-Limit Seniors

Malcom Fraser wins Event #17 of the World Cup of Cards at Playground Poker Club. This $220 buy in event drew 115 runners. It took about eight hours for Fraser to top the field and win the WCC trophy and the first place prize.

When the tournament was eight-handed, the players made a deal based on their stacks at the time. Here are the breakdowns of the payouts.

PlayerPrize Amount CAD
Malcom Fraser3,345
Allan Petitclerc3,330
Bob T2,950
Jared Newcombe2,605
Shelley Rapp2,545
Michel Merletti2,450
Medhat Ramzy1,895
Benoit Laurence1,300
Stephen Standen620
Diana Shamshoum470
Buddy Villaluz470
Gilles Asselin440

In the end, Fraser beat the other six players to get the $650 they left on top and left Allan Petitclerc to collect the $200 designated for the second place finisher. As per the World Cup of Cards rules, two percent of the total prize pool has to be left up top minimum in any deal. Also, the first place prize has to that much more than second place. In this case, $650 to the winner and $200 to the runner-up.

The tournament paid twelve players and the action moved quickly when they broke to a final table. Diana Shamshoum went from chip leader with 14 left to bust in eighth place. She missed a couple of preflop all ins and eventually busted to Bob T.

Then, after the deal was made, Benoit Laurence went all in blind with about two big blinds. He was also eliminated by Bob T who called with kings. Medhat Ramzy busted to Malcom Fraser when both players failed to connect with the flop. Fraser won with ace high.

Jared Newcombe was next to go and busted to the pocket queens of Shelley Rapp. Then in quick succession, Michel Merlitti and Shelly Rapp were both eliminated. At this point in the tournament the average stack was about 17 big blinds.

Bob T finished in third and shortly after that Malcom Fraser locked up his win, beating Allan Petitclerc in a quick heads up match.

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Player Chips Progress
Malcom Fraser
Malcom Fraser
2,300,000
1,690,000
1,690,000

Tags: Allan PetitclercBenoit LaurenceBob TBuddy VillaluzDiana ShamshoumGilles AsselinJared NewcombeMalcom FraserMedhat RamzyMichel MerlittiShelley RappStephen Standen

Medhat Ramzy Eliminated by Malcom Fraser in 7th Place ($1,895)

Medhat Ramzy
Medhat Ramzy

Medhat Ramzey was next to go when he got all in preflop with {k-}{q-} against the {a-}{7-} of Malcom Fraser. Both players failed to connect with the board and Fraser won with ace-high.

As part of the deal, Ramzey takes home CAD $1,895 for his seventh place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Malcom Fraser
Malcom Fraser
610,000
330,000
330,000
Allan Petitclerc
Allan Petitclerc
597,000
199,000
199,000
Bob T
Bob T
502,000
77,000
77,000
Shelley Rapp
Shelley Rapp
184,000
-56,000
-56,000
Michel Merlitti
Michel Merlitti
178,000
-78,000
-78,000
Jared Newcombe
Jared Newcombe
155,000
-140,000
-140,000
Medhat Ramzy ca
Medhat Ramzy
Busted

Tags: Malcom FraserMedhat Ramzy

The Final 8 Make A Deal

The players remaining in Event #17 have made a deal. Here is a breakdown of what each player will get. As per the World Cup of Cards rules, they must have a $450 difference between first and second place. So the remaining prize for first is $650 and the prize for second is $200.

PlayerPrize Amount CAD
Allan Petitclerc3,030
Malcom Fraser2,695
Shelley Rapp2,545
Bob T2,950
Medhat Ramzy1,895
Jared Newcombe2,605
Benoit Laurence1,300
Michel Merletti2,450

Action Packed Final Table (full)

Malcom Fraser
Malcom Fraser

With only 100 big blinds in play, most of the action is all in preflop. While the short stacks are getting doubled, and in one case tripled up, the chips are starting to even out with eight remaining. Benoit Laurence remains the short stack with only about two big blinds.

The current level is 15,000/30,000 with a 4,000 ante.

Allan Petitclerc shoved all in for 140,000 and Malcom Fraser called before Shelley Rapp shoved all in for about 300,000 more. Fraser folded and Petitclerc was at risk with {k-}{q-} against the {a-}{k-} of Rapp.

The board came out {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Petitclerc cheered, then cursed, then cheered again when he realized he did indeed hit the flop better than Rapp.

Then Jared Newcombe doubled through Fraser and his once huge chip lead has been spread around the table and he is now in the middle of the pack.

Player Chips Progress
Bob T
Bob T
425,000
105,000
105,000
Allan Petitclerc
Allan Petitclerc
398,000
338,000
338,000
Jared Newcombe
Jared Newcombe
295,000
170,000
170,000
Malcom Fraser
Malcom Fraser
280,000
-338,000
-338,000
Michel Merlitti
Michel Merlitti
256,000
-64,000
-64,000
Shelley Rapp
Shelley Rapp
240,000
100,000
100,000
Medhat Ramzy ca
Medhat Ramzy
164,000
3,000
3,000
Benoit Laurence
Benoit Laurence
72,000
-164,000
-164,000