PlayNow Championship Winnipeg

Multi-Table Satellite Tournament
Day: 1
Event Info

PlayNow Championship Winnipeg

Event Info
Buy-in
180 CAD
Entries
277
Players Left
277
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
10,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
277
Players Left
27

Albert Wins a Flip

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Action folded to John Albert in the cutoff who made it 2,000. The player in the small blind splashed his remaining 3,500 into the middle. Albert made the call and they were off to the races.

Albert: {a-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {3-Hearts}{3-Spades}

The flop of {10-Clubs}{j-Spades}{6-Spades} put Albert in the lead. The turn was an interesting one as the {5-Spades} gave his opponent nine additional outs. Albert was able to fade the river when the {4-Clubs} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
John Albert
John Albert
17,000

Tags: John Albert

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Lane Still Alive and Stacking

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Deven Lane was down to his last 100 chips after he was crippled in a roller-coaster of a hand against Wes Traill. However, he wouldn't say die, and is now once again sitting fairly pretty.

Once again, it was a confrontation against Traill. All the money got in pre-flop, and Lane was in great shape with {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} vs the {j-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} of Traill. The board ran clean for the big slick, and Lane is now up to more than 15,000 chips.

Tags: Deven LaneWes Traill

Gonsalves Sends Two to the Rail

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player under the gun opened the action by moving all in for 11,600. The player in the cutoff put his last 2,700 and Blake Gonsalves had a decision to make when action got to him in the small blind. After some thought Gonsalves made the call and had both players covered.

Gonsalves: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Under The Gun: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Cutoff: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Gonsalves was in good shape to win the side pot, but the flop of {6-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{2-Hearts} put him ahead for the main pot as well. The turn and river did not improve either of his opponents {3-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Gonsalves took down the pot and now sits with over double average stack.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Gonsalves
Blake Gonsalves
40,000
40,000
40,000

Tags: Blake Gonsalves

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Gingras Sends One Home

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded to a player in middle position who shoved for 9,600. Maurice Gingras woke up with a call from the cutoff in front of a dead button, and the blinds mucked their hands.

With cards on their backs, Gingras was ahead with pocket fours and had his opponent easily covered, but he was facing over cards. However, the board failed to connect with his opponent, and Gingras even hit a four for good measure on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Maurice Gingras
Maurice Gingras
30,000
14,000
14,000

Tags: Maurice Gingras

Springman Takes One Down With a Check-Raise

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

An open limp from a player in early position started the action, the cutoff and small blind both called. Once Rory Springman checked his option in the big blind the four players saw a flop of {6-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Everyone checked around to the cutoff who put out a bet of 3,000. The small blind folded and Springman raised all in for 11,000 which won him the pot after both of his remaining opponents folded.

Player Chips Progress
Rory Springman
Rory Springman
20,000

Tags: Rory Springman

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Menard Finds a Jack

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Henry Menard moved all in for 17,500 from the hijack when the action folded to him. The player in the big blind called it off for his remaining 9,000.

Menard: {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Opponent: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

The flop gave Menard some additional outs {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and the turn {a-Hearts} gave him even more. The {j-Diamonds} river was just what Menard was looking for as he eliminated his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Henry Menard
Henry Menard
29,000
29,000
29,000

Tags: Henry Menard