$400 No-Limit Hold'em | PlayNow Championship Winnipeg

$400 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Completed

09-08-2019 23:03 UTC-5

Jason Fennel Wins $400 No-Limit Hold'em (CAD$13,641)

TylerWarken

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The PlayNow Championship Winnipeg $400 No-Limit Hold'em event drew a total of 148 entries and paid 15 spots. A min-cash was worth CAD$1,070 and there was CAD$15,014 up top for the winner. This year's turnout was a slight decrease from the 152 runners that played in 2018. Darren Penner was the winner in 2018 and took home CAD$11,821 after the final three players struck a deal.

The winner of this year's event, Jason Fennell, was on fire at the final table as he knocked out everyone that made the final five. Once he got heads up with Paul Esposti they made a deal that they would each take home CAD$11,000 and play for the remaining $2,641 and the trophy. In the final hand, Fennell correctly called with ace-three suited when Esposti shoved queen-five offsuit on the button. The board ran out bricks and Fennell ended with all of the chips in play.

Esposti finished second in the event for CAD$11,000 which capped off a successful series for him. Esposti had a strong start to the series by coming in fourth place in the $600 Opening Event for CAD$8,576.

The Final Results:

Place	Name	Home	Prize
1st	Jason Fennell	Thompson, MB	$15,014 ($13,641 Deal-Adjusted)
2nd	Paul Esposti	Winnipeg, MB	$9,627 ($11,000 Deal-Adjusted)
3rd	Tom Humnisk	Winnipeg, MB	$6,537
4th	Murray Dunsmore	Winnipeg, MB	$4,683
5th	Raj Singh	Winnipeg, MB	$3,525
6th	Henry Menard	Winnipeg, MB	$2,773
7th	Gord Sinclair	Winnipeg, MB	$2,269
8th	Earl Amos	Winnipeg, MB	$1,920
9th	Kevin Jones	Winnipeg, MB	$1,673
10th	Bel Roque	Winnipeg, MB	$1,493
11th	Gabe Novelli	Winnipeg, MB	$1,359
12th	Elaine Sutherland	Winnipeg, MB	$1,258
13th	Romeo Borja	Winnipeg, MB	$1,180
14th	Ferosh Tailor	Winnipeg, MB	$1,119
15th	Kyle Hartree	Edmonton, AB	$1,070

This was the final event of the 2019 PlayNow Poker Championships and concludes PokerNews' coverage. Thanks for tuning in!

Tags: Jason Fennell

09-08-2019 22:51 UTC-5

Paul Esposti Eliminated in 2nd Place ($11,000)

TylerWarken

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Paul Esposti moved all in on the button for his last 266,000 and Jason Fennell made the call.

Esposti:
Fennell:

The board ran out king high and Esposti was eliminated in second place. He will take home $11,000 after the players made a deal heads up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Esposti	Busted

Tags: Jason Fennell Paul Esposti

09-08-2019 22:45 UTC-5

Heads Up Deal

TylerWarken

Level 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Paul Esposti and Jason Fennell have agreed to take home $11,000 each and play for the remaining $2,641 and the trophy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Fennell	1,000,000	280,000
Paul Esposti	480,000	-70,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

09-08-2019 22:42 UTC-5

Tom Humniski Eliminated in 3rd Place ($6,537)

TylerWarken

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jason Fennell raised to 40,000 on his button and Tom Humniski moved all in for 200,000 in the big blind. Fennell made the call and they were off to the races.

Fennell:
Humniski:

Humniski picked up a flush draw on the flop and counterfeit outs on the turn. The river was a brick and Humniski was eliminated in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Humniski	Busted

Tags: Tom Humniski

09-08-2019 22:31 UTC-5

Murray Dunsmore Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,683)

TylerWarken

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Murray Dunsmore moved all in for 67,000 from the cutoff and Jason Fennell called in the big blind.

Dunsmore:
Fennell:

Both players improved to a pair on the flop but Fennell took the lead. Dunsmore was unable to improve on the turn or the river and was eliminated in fourth place.