$1,650 CPPT World Cup of Cards
Day 3 Started
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
$1,650 CPPT World Cup of Cards
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
1,650 CAD
Prize Pool
400,000 CAD
Entries
191
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
A Champion Will Be Crowned; Cards in the Air at 2:30
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Day 3 of Card Player Poker Tour's 2017 CPPT World Cup of Cards gets underway at 2:30 p.m. local time inside Playground Poker Club this afternoon. When cards hit the felt, just eight players will get dealt a hand, all eyeing the $98,000 top prize.
Luc Bellerive starts with the chip lead. Bellerive built a stack of 1,698,000 by the time the clock was paused on Day 2. Tam Ho has also crossed the million-chip mark wielding a stack of 1,327,000. Both players are miles ahead of their competition, accumulating almost 60% of the chips in play.
Here is how the eight finalists stack up:
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Chartier | 587,000 |
| 2 | Luc Bellerive | 1,698,000 |
| 3 | Ha Van Nguyen | 278,000 |
| 4 | Tristan Bergeron | 325,000 |
| 5 | Robert Laberge | 692,000 |
| 6 | Jonathan Marrie | 283,000 |
| 7 | Stuart Taylor | 800,000 |
| 8 | Tam Ho | 1,327,000 |
Bellerive is already guaranteed his largest live-recorded tournament cash ever. Sitting at just under $7,000 in career tournament earnings, Bellerive's Hendon Mob page is sure to get a huge boost however the day progresses.
The most dangerous member of the table is surely Sam Chartier. Chartier is a world-class player with almost $3,000,000 in tournament earnings alone. Chartier is also a high stakes cash game player and won't be shy about putting himself at risk to better his position at the table.
There is still lots of money up for grabs. Here's a look at the prizes available for the final eight:
| Place | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 98,000 |
| 2 | 67,050 |
| 3 | 40,000 |
| 4 | 24,210 |
| 5 | 18,700 |
| 6 | 15,480 |
| 7 | 13,190 |
| 8 | 11,520 |
Day 3 will kick off at Level 24 with a 12,000 small blind and 24,000 big blind. The ante will start at 4,000 and play will continue with one-hour levels until they reach heads-up.
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Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The final eight players are seated and their chips have been stacked. Cards are in the air!
Sam Chartier Eliminated in 8th Place ($11,520)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Tam Ho opened to 65,000 from the cutoff and called a three-bet jam from Sam Chartier on the button for 302,000.
Chartier: 
Ho: 
A sick cooler would end Chartier's day just a few hands in after the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000 | 373,000 |
|
Busted |
Robert Laberge Eliminated in 7th Place ($13,190)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Action folded to Robert Laberge in the hijack and he raised to 60,000. Tam Ho was in the small blind and quickly three-bet to 125,000. Laberge snap moved all-in for 545,000 and Ho asked for a count. After seeing how much he had left to call, he piled some chips in the middle.
Robert Laberge: 
Tam Ho: 
It was a flip and Laberge needed to hit one of his two over cards to remain in contention.
The flo pcame 
and Ho remained ahead with jacks. The turn was the 
and Laberge cheered as he paired his king. The river was the 
and Ho roared as he hit a miracle river to eliminate yet another opponent, not even halfway through the first level of play today.
Laberge finished in 7th place, taking home $13,190 for his deep run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,015,000 | 315,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Van Nguyen Doubles Through Ho
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Tam Ho opened to 60,000 from under-the-gun and called a three-bet jam from Ha Van Nguyen on the button for 94,000.
Van Nguyen: 
Ho: 
Van Nguyen was in good shape to double and faded the 
board, raking in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,910,000 | -105,000 |
|
|
230,000 | 117,000 |
Nguyen Wins
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Tam Ho opened to 55,000 on the button and Ha Van Nguyen moved all-in for 236,000 from the big blind. Ho asked for a count and eventually called.
Nguyen tabled 
, at risk against Ho's dominated 
.
"Deuce come" said Ho. "Queen come!" exclaimed Nguyen.
Unfortunately for Ho, but fortunately for Nguyen, neither came as the dealer completed a board reading 
and Nguyen held on to double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,950,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
515,000 | 285,000 |
Bergeron Stays Alive
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Luc Bellerive opened to 55,000 under-the-gun and called Tristan Bergeron's three-bet jam of 149,000 on the button.
Bergeron:
Bellerive: 
Bergeron found an ace on the 
board and scored a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000 | |
|
|
368,000 | 143,000 |
On His Marrie Way to a Comeback
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Jonathan Marrie moved all-in from the hijack for 151,000 and action folded to Ha Van Nguyen in the big blind. He asked for a count and Marrie said "Gamble gamble", to which Nguyen replied, "I don't wanna double you up!" "Or you wanna bust me" responded Marrie. "I don't like to bust people. It's not my style."
Eventually, Nguyen called. Marrie tabled , up against Nguyen's 
. "You have to call that. I have five bigs. I'm shoving with any ace" said Marrie.
The flop came 
and Marrie flopped a flush draw, taking away one of Nguyen's tens as an out. The turn was the and Marrie locked up the pot. The dealer put out the insignificant on the river and Marrie doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
465,000 | -50,000 |
|
335,000 | 95,000 |