Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
PlayNow Championship Winnipeg
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PlayNow Championship Winnipeg
Buy-in
1,100 CAD
Entries
233
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Big Stacks and Notables Chip Counts on Break
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
83,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
73,000 | |
|
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
40,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
13,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
11,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
First Break of the Day
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
After three levels, it's time for the first break of the day. Players will be away from the felt for 15 minutes, and will return for Level 4 with blinds at 200/300/300.
Late registration is available for three more levels, and will close at the end of the next break following Level 6.
Tong Calls Twice With Tens
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Five players put in 800 preflop and saw a flop of 
. Action checked to the button who bet 1,800. Alex Tong was in middle position and called.
Tong check-called a bet of 3,500 on the turn 
and both players checked the 
river.
Tong: 
Opponent: 
Tong's pair of tens was good enough to win him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |
Sperber on "A Bit of a Heater"
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Shawn Sperber limped in under the gun, and he was called by Brian Henningson in the hijack before Norbert Rosario raised it up to 1,000 from the button. Both blinds called before Sperber sent 4 white chips into the middle, making it 4,300 to go.
The raise was enough to clear off all the other players, and Sperber showed pocket queens to the table as he collected the pot. "I'm on a bit of a heater," he said with a smile, stacking up a double start stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 |
Wolfe Wins Without Showdown
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
After two players limped in Rick Wolfe raised to 900 in middle position, the big blind and both limpers called. Everyone checked on a flop of 
and the big blind led for 2,200 on the 
turn card. A player in middle position, and Wolfe called.
When the action checked to Wolfe on the river he bet 5,100 and both opponents quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000 |
Plett Forces Fold
Level 3
: 100/300, 0 ante
Jeremy Plett opened from middle position, making it 700 to go. He was called by Farrel Rempel, and Paul Weenusk to his left, as well as Peter Pawlak in the small blind.
After Pawlak checked the 
flop, Plett fired out 1,400. That cleared off Rempel and Weenusk, but Pawlak elected to call to see a turn card of .
Pawlak again checked and Plett tossed 3,500 into the middle. After a few seconds thought, Pawlak released his hand, sending the pot to Plett.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
15,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
Rosario Use Position
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Brian Henningson was the first into the pot with a limp from the hijack, but when action got Norbert Rosario, fresh off his win in the $300 Bounty event last night, he bumped it up to 600.
Henningson made the call, and the flop came 
. He checked to Rosario who tossed 1,200 into the middle, and Henningson released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
25,000 |
Pawlak Has Heart
Level 2
: 100/200, 0 ante
Farrel Rempel limped into the pot from under the gun, and Paul Weenusk called from his left. Peter Pawlak made it 800 to go from late-middle, and saw calls from the big blind, as well as Rempel and Weenusk.
The flop came 
and action checked to Pawlak who fired out a bet of 1,600. Rempel was the only caller to see the 
on the turn. Action checked around, and the river was .
Rempel led out for 1,600, but Pawlak elected to come over top to 5,000. After a few seconds to consider the spot, Rempel mucked his hand while showing the .