Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
WPT National Montreal
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
540 CAD
Prize Pool
427,945 CAD
Entries
817
Level
32
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
25,000
A Scheduled Break
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The players took a small break when there were four remaining and they are set to take the scheduled break now.
They briefly discussed an ICM chop, but decided to continue playing and will return at 30,000/60,000 blinds and a 10,000 ante.
Michael Mellor Eliminated in 5th Place ($18,000)
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Mellor has been eliminated in fifth place and will take home CAD $18,000. His WPT National Montreal run came to an end against Jeffrey Cormier, the player who doubled through him earlier today.
On this hand, Alexander Villa opened to 105,000 and Mellor shoved all in on the button for about 850,000. Cormier reshoved for over 3-million and Villa went into the tank. He wouldn't say what he had after the hand, only that he "had something good."
After Villa folded, Mellor showed 
and Cormier showed 
.
The board ran out 
and Cormier made a full house. Mellor was eliminated in fifth place. Cormier is now the chip leader by about 800,000 and the four remaining players took an impromtu break to discuss a possible deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,290,000 | 940,000 |
|
3,445,000 | 120,000 |
|
3,330,000 | -145,000 |
|
1,270,000 | 20,000 |
|
Busted |
Hall Still Leads, Mellor Up Then Down Again
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Nathan Hall is just ahead of Jeffrey Cormier after winning a hand against Michael Mellor.
Mellor shoved preflop three hands in a row and took down the blinds and antes, but then he ran into quads again.
He was heads up with Nathan Hall and called Hall's river bet. He had jacks and Hall had quad deuces.
"That's the second time I've ran into quads," said Mellor, "how am I still here?"
"And both times you had jacks," said Jeffrey Cormier, "maybe you should just fold jacks."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,475,000 | 750,000 |
|
|
3,350,000 | 350,000 |
|
|
3,325,000 | -400,000 |
|
|
1,250,000 | 130,000 |
|
|
750,000 | -90,000 |
Villa Moves Ahead
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Alexander Villa opened to 105,000 from the cutoff and Nathan Hall reraised from the small blind to 350,000. Jeffrey Cormier folded in the big blind.
Villa called and the flop came 
. Hall led for 325,000 and Villa called.
Both players checked the 
on the turn and the 
on the river. Hall showed 
against the 
of Villa. Villa won the hand with a pair of tens.
Jeffrey Cormier added that he had pocket fives, but couldn't play the hand after the Hall preflop three bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,725,000 | 675,000 |
|
|
2,725,000 | -675,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Updated Counts, Hall on Top and Cormier Rising
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
After a big double up, Jeffrey Cormier went from a shorter stack to contending with the chip leaders with five left. He has been pretty aggressive and on this hand, that aggression continued.
Alexander Villa opened to 80,000 and Cormier three-bet from the big blind. Villa called and the two players saw the 
flop.
Cormier led for 250,000 and Villa seemed to smirk a little then tossed his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,400,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
3,050,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
3,000,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
1,120,000 | -430,000 |
|
|
840,000 | -135,000 |
Three in a Row For Jeffrey Cormier, Doubles Through Michael Mellor
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Jeffrey Cormier just won three hands in a row, including a big double up against Michael Mellor.
Hand #1:
Nathan Hall limped the small blind and Jeffrey Cormier raised from big blind, making it 140,000 to go. Hall folded.
Hand #2:
Michael Mellor opened to 105,000 and Cormier reraised from the small blind. Cormier shoved all in for 1,190,000 and Mellor took about a minute to decide. He called and showed 
. Cormier turned over 
.
The flop came 
and Cormier sighed as he missed hitting a pair on the flop. The turn was the .
"One more out," Jason Mandanici-Turcot said.
The river was the 
, giving Cormier the best hand with four of a kind with an ace. Cormier clapped and then grabbed his phone to snap a photo of his good fortune.
"Sick," said Mellor who was now under 1-million chips, "nice hand."
Hand #3:
Cormier opened this time and he made it 105,000. Alexander Villa defended from the big blind.
The flop came 
and Villa checked to Cormier. Cormier bet 150,000 and Villa folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,250,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
3,150,000 | -380,000 |
|
|
2,400,000 | 1,910,000 |
|
|
1,550,000 | 800,000 |
|
|
975,000 | -1,415,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Senthuran Vijayaratnam Eliminated in 6th Place ($15,000)
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Mandanici-Turcot opened to 60,000 from cutoff and Senthuran Vijayaratnam shoved all in for about 200,000 on the button. Mandanici-Turcot called and the two players showed their hands.
Mandanici-Turcot showed 
against the 
of Vijayaratnam. The board ran out 
and Mandanici-Turcot won the pot with a full house. Vijayaratnam was eliminated in 6th place and will take home CAD $15,000.
He came into today as the short stack, after a huge three-way pot that ended play last night. He four-bet shoved over a min-raise from Nathan Hall, a 355,000 shove from Peter Johnson Jr., and a call by Jeffrey Cormier. He ran into and lost most of his stack. Meanwhile, Johnson Jr. was eliminated in 7th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
750,000 | 310,000 |
|
Busted |