Pim Gieles from the Netherlands is at the top of the counts of The Grand with over 4 million in chips. He is joined by partypoker Ambassador John Duthie, Rui Martins, Matias Ruzzi, and Fernando Oliveira in the top five.
With over an hour of late registration still left in the tournament, 175 entries have already been collected towards the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The World Cup of Cards usually takes place at The Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Canada, but the 2021 edition is heading online to partypoker. It is the first time the World Cup of Cards has been hosted online, and everything points to it being an excellent series.
June 16 through July 8 are the dates to put into your diary if you want to become a World Cup of Cards champion. A handful of the festival's events are showing in the partypoker lobby, and more will be added over the next few days.
The Grand Prix Knockout is one tournament ready and waiting for you to buy into. It kicks off the World Cup of Cards and comes with a $55 buy-in and a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool. There are more than two dozen starting flights between June 16 and June 24, spread across several time zones to give every partypoker player, not only Canadians, the chance to compete on the big stage.
A cut-price Mini Grand Prix Knockout runs alongside its larger cousin. It features a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool for a buy-in of only $5.50.
Those of you looking for even juicier prize pools need to look no further than the World Cup of Cards Main Event and Mini Main Event.
Day 2 $320, $1050 Grand, $530 Sunday 500. Big day! Lets get it: https://t.co/lQdgybbXKT
— Jaime Staples (@jaimestaples)
But, he put out a notice last night:
This comment bro. I'm going to be mad till Tuesday at least. Maybe Wednesday. Will be auto bluffing all spots tomor… https://t.co/ln3i22R7vB
— Jaime Staples (@jaimestaples)
The WCC #02 Quebec Opener Final Day has just kicked off with 91 players in the field who have all secured at least $334 as they're all in the money. The $125,000 guarantee was easily surpassed as the total prize pool came to $180,300 with $12,421 going to the eventual winner at the end of the night.
They will play 15-minute levels until a winner has been found. Gustavo Mastelotto is in the lead and followed by Paulo Brombim, Jake Skidmore, Yulian Boghdanov, and Niklas Astedt in the top five.
The Grand attracted 215 entries to get to a prize pool of $213,830 which means that 34 players will be in the money for at least $2,066. The winner at the end of the night will walk away with $43,284.
There are currently 95 players left in the tournament with Pedro Madeira in the lead. He is followed by Pavel Veksler, Tomi Brouk, Jonathan Rosa, and Joshua McCully in the top five.
partypoker Ambassador Patrick Leonard is sitting in tenth place right while they all battle for the following prizes:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $43,284 |
| 2 | $30,605 |
| 3 | $21,141 |
| 4 | $14,207 |
| 5 | $10,450 |
| 6 | $8,451 |
| 7 | $6,948 |
| 8 | $5,785 |
| 9 | $4,846 |
| 10-11 | $3,976 |
| 12-15 | $3,353 |
| 16-23 | $2,786 |
| 24-31 | $2,283 |
| 32-34 | $2,066 |
Sunshine, lawnmowers in the background. This is how the money is made. https://t.co/8TVZSbpxUa
— Matthew Staples (@MattStaplesPKR)
There are currently 61 players left in the World Cup of Cards #02 Quebec Opener Final Day.
Jake Skidmore is in the lead for the United Kingdom while Niklas Astedt and Gustavo Mastelotto are sitting in third and fourth place.
They have all secured at least $372 plus any earned bounties but they will have their sights set on more bounties and that first-place prize of $12,421.
Tomi Brouk is leading the 56 remaining players in The Grand who are all battling for a spot in the top 34 as they will be in the money for at least $2,066.
Brouk is joined by Sylvain Loosli, Pedro Garagnani, Tomas Fara, and partypoker Ambassador Patrick Leonard.
The Daily Legends tournaments at partypoker have proven to be hugely popular thanks to their player-friendly formats. partypoker has slashed the late registration period, limited re-entries, and devised a structure that allows players to head to bed at a reasonable time without turning the tournament into a crap shoot.
Now is the time to try out some of those Daily Legends tournaments because partypoker has launched its Legend of the Week promotion that adds $60,000 worth of value to its Daily Legends schedule every week.
Legend of the Week sees you earn points for playing in selected Daily Legends tournaments from Monday through Saturday. Points are awarded for playing the eligible tournaments, but you earn far more by reaching a final table or by going all the way and becoming a Daily Legends champion.
partypoker Ambassador has been moved to a new table with his stack worth a second-place spot in the counts with 48 players left in the field. It happens to be the table that also houses fellow team members John Duthie and Joao Simao.
Pavel Veksler, Marty Mathis, Daniel Smiljkovic, Joshua McCully and Lars Niepert join them at the table.
This is how they are seated:
