Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
PlayNow Championship Winnipeg
$600 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
PlayNow Championship Winnipeg
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
600 CAD
Entries
195
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 195
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Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
With just 22 players remaining, and 20 player cashing, the tournament has now gone hand for hand until the money bubble bursts.
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Ron Lauzon completed in the small blind and Zoe Chua checked his option in the big blind. The flop came 
and Lauzon went all in for 24,000. Chua called it off and the players flipped their cards.
Lauzon: 
Chua: 
The board completed 
and Lauzon got the double up to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
72,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The action was all but done, and the dealer was counting out Paul Esposti's stack. Esposti's pocket aces were still exposed with the board reading 
. Codey Chief's ace-king was already in the muck, and his chip stack was decimated as he doubled Esposti up to more than 200,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action folded to the button who moved all in for his last 24,000. Paul Esposti was in the big blind, made the call then showed his opponent the bad news.
Esposti: 
Opponent: 
The flop left Esposti having to fade a king, seven and backdoor flush and straight draws. 
. But the board ran out clean for him 
and he burst the bubble. The 20 remaining players are all guaranteed $1,367.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
410,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
A player opened to 20,000 in early position, Mark Andrade was next to act and he moved all in for 44,000. Once action got to the player in the big blind he also moved all in, for 79,000. The original raiser folded and they were off to the races.
Andrade: 
Opponent: 
The flop was a good one for Andrade as he picked up the nut flush draw 
. The turn was a brick but the 
landed on the river to keep Andrade alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 |
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Dave Shiska ran into the pocket aces of Mark Charles, and couldn't find any help. Shiska was the first player eliminated in the money and collected $1,367.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Mel Podaima ran into the very same Mark Charles aces as Dave Shiska did, and was eliminated in the same hand. Podaima collected $1,367 for his troubles.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Nick Lahowy was the 18th place finisher for a score of $1,408.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
