The fifth event of the 2017 World Cup of Cards (WCC) is set to get underway at noon local time inside Playground Poker Club on Tuesday. Event #5: $110 NL Hold’em Big Ante boasts a guarantee of $5,000 and features a structure where the ante grows larger each level.
In 2016, Shawn Daigle topped a field of 88 entries to claim a top prize of $2,111. Daigle defeated Alim Ismail heads up for the win, just over nine hours after the event kicked off.
Players will start with 20,000 chips and play 20-minute blind levels. There will be a 15-minute break every four levels. This is a freezeout event so rebuys or re-entries are not permitted. Late registration will remain open until the end of the break following Level 4.
This is the second running of the WCC. In 2016, there were 28 events and this year, Playground, teaming up with partypoker, have produced a schedule with 36 events included several major tournaments and guarantees worth more than $6,000,000.
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According to Peter Johnson Messer, He and Nicolas Andrews had battled back-and-forth for the majority of the day thus far.
After opening a pot and seeing Johnson Messer three-bet him, Andrews went a little wild, four-bet jamming with and getting snapped-off by Johnson Messer with .
The board ran out and Andrews was eliminated, donating a massive stack to Johnson Messer.
Alim Ismail came back from the break with just over one big blind and moved all-in from middle position. Francois St Onge called from the small blind and Peter Johnson Messer called out of the big blind.
The flop came and St Onge bet 25,000. Messer called. The turn was the and St Onge moved all-in. Messer folded.
Ismail:
St Onge:
Before the cards were even tabled Ismail said "I'm drawing dead," and sure enough, he was. The inconsequential on the river completed the board and sent Ismail to the rail in 10th place.
After losing the majority of his chips to Andrew Watt the hand before, Peter Johnson Messer was all-in for less than the big blind. Both Andrew Watt and Daniel Le continued in the hand and checked down a board until the river.
Le bet 40,000 and Watt snap-called, both announcing a straight. Le tabled and Watt showed . Messer tossed his into the muck and said his goodbyes.
On the first hand of heads-up play, Sasan Mehrabian moved all-in and Andrew Watt put him at risk.
Watt:
Mehrabian:
Mehrabian was in great shape to double up and take the lead but a jack on the board ended his run in second place, giving the title, the trophy, the money, and all the glory to the 2017 World Cup of Cards Event #5 Big Ante champion, Andrew Watt
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and getting snapped-off by Johnson Messer with 
.
and Andrews was eliminated, donating a massive stack to Johnson Messer.
and St Onge bet 25,000. Messer called. The turn was the 
on the river completed the board and sent Ismail to the rail in 10th place.
and not only did Mehrabian turn trip nines, he also rivered the nut flush and Pelletier was eliminated in 9th place.
giving Messer a straight draw and it was completed when the 
fell on the river.
and Watt showed 
. Messer tossed his 
into the muck and said his goodbyes.
board ended his run in second place, giving the title, the trophy, the money, and all the glory to the 2017 World Cup of Cards Event #5 Big Ante champion, Andrew Watt