PlayNow Championship Winnipeg

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

PlayNow Championship Winnipeg

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j8
Prize
40,222 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,100 CAD
Entries
233
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000

Watt Flops It

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Eddy Watt limped in from the hijack, the small blind completed and the player in the big blind moved all in for 21,600. Watt made the call and the other player folded.

Watt: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}

There wasn't much of a sweat after the flop {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{k-Spades} as Watt flopped a full house. The board completed {6-Clubs} and {j-Spades} and Watt now sits with 140,000.

Player Chips Progress
Eddy Watt ca
Eddy Watt
140,000

Tags: Eddy Watt

Serda Defends His Blind Part Two

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Chris Clisby made it 4,500 to go from middle position, and it folded around to Patrick Serda on the big blind. Serda made the call to see {9-Hearts}{3-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop.

Serda checked to Clisby who put out a bet of 5,000. Serda tossed in a single brown chip for the call, and they both checked the {8-Spades} turn.

When the {5-Hearts} river hit the felt, Serda thought for a few seconds before counting out a massive bet of 28,000 and tossing it in. That send Clisby deep into the tank for more than a minute before he finally released his hand.

"Phew," exhaled Serda loudly when Clisby mucked. He inadvertently flashed his cards quickly to the table as he collected the pot, but it was too quick for to be certain of the hand, but the table had a good time trying to decide if it was a bluff or not.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Serda ca
Patrick Serda
95,000
5,000
5,000
WPT 1X Winner
Chris Clisby ca
Chris Clisby
31,000

Tags: Patrick SerdaChris Clisby

MyStack is in Play for the Main Event

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
MyStack
MyStack

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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Serda Defends His Blind

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Shaner Yo, winner of the 2018 Spring Main Event here at Club Regent Casino, was first into the pot with a raise to 3,500. No one else was interested until it got around to Manitoba's second winningest player, Patrick "Super" Serda, who made the call.

The flop came {q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and it checked around. Serda opted to lead on the 8d turn, making it 9,000 to go. Yo had a bit of a think about it, but eventually released his hand, sending the pot to Serda.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Serda ca
Patrick Serda
90,000
-10,000
-10,000
WPT 1X Winner
Shaner Yo ca
Shaner Yo
68,000

Tags: Patrick SerdaShaner Yo

Nygard Bets All Three Streets

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Peter Nygard raised to 4,000 under the gun and got called by Matt Perin and both of the blinds. The flop came {j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Nygard put out a continuation bet of 6,000 when the action checked to him. Perin and the small blind called.

Nygard wasn't slowing down on the turn {k-Clubs} as he fired 15,000. Perin called and the other player folded.

The river was the {8-Spades} and Nygard bet 20,000. Perin mucked his hand and Nygard added to his already large stack.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Nygard ca
Peter Nygard
215,000
95,000
95,000
Matt Perin ca
Matt Perin
20,000
-48,000
-48,000

Tags: Peter Nygard

Raabe Attacks Sperber's Limp

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Shawn Sperber limped in from under the gun, and it folded around to Chase Raabe who raised 4,400 from under the gun plus two. Sperber called to see {a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} flop, and he checked. Raabe fired out a bet of 5,100, and Sperber folded fairly quickly.

Player Chips Progress
Chase Raabe ca
Chase Raabe
93,000
-2,000
-2,000
Shawn Sperber ca
Shawn Sperber
70,000
20,000
20,000

Tags: Chase RaabeShawn Sperber

Wilson Flops a Set and the Field Gets Smaller

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

A player in the hijack moved all in for 6,900 after a player in middle position limped. Jason Wilson was in the cutoff and called. Everyone else folded and they were off to the races.

Wilson: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{3-Hearts}

Wilson flopped a set {5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, but now had to fade a double gut shot straight draw. The board completed {a-Spades} and {k-Clubs} and Wilson eliminated his opponent. There are now 86 players left in the field.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Wilson ca
Jason Wilson
75,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Jason Wilson

Celebrity in the Field

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Peter Nygard
Peter Nygard

You never know who might come out for a poker tournament. Sitting among the field today is Peter Nygard, a Finnish-Canadian fashion icon with more than 50 years in the business.

With its origins in Winnipeg, his Nygard Fashions is a global brand that has headquarters in Toronto and New York, with a flagship retail outlet in Times Square.

And he's doing more than just making an appearance. He's sitting at a stacked table that includes Eric Wasylenko, Paul Esposti, Mark Golub, and Igor Grinevsky, and he's managed to stack up around 120,000 chips despite being in tough competition.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Nygard ca
Peter Nygard
120,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Paul EspostiMark GolubEric WasylenkoIgor GrinevskyPeter Nygard

Updated Chip Counts

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Anthony Imperial ca
Anthony Imperial
180,000
180,000
180,000
Terrance King ca
Terrance King
170,000
170,000
170,000
Leo Brouwer ca
Leo Brouwer
165,000
165,000
165,000
Shannon Brass ca
Shannon Brass
150,000
150,000
150,000
Mark Golub ca
Mark Golub
150,000
150,000
150,000
Les Skoden ca
Les Skoden
130,000
55,000
55,000
Peter Nygard ca
Peter Nygard
110,000
110,000
110,000
Patrick Serda ca
Patrick Serda
100,000
60,000
60,000
WPT 1X Winner
Ethan Ellis ca
Ethan Ellis
75,000
64,000
64,000
Leor Wasserman ca
Leor Wasserman
75,000
38,000
38,000
Matt Perin ca
Matt Perin
68,000
36,000
36,000
Harpreet Padda ca
Harpreet Padda
55,000
-11,000
-11,000
Eric Wasylenko ca
Eric Wasylenko
50,000
26,000
26,000