On a board reading 
, David Hamel got his remaining stack worth 11,550 in the middle and was called by Daune Fernandez.
Hamel was at risk with 
for two pair, up against, 
for a double gut-shot and a flush draw. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
to send the pot to Hamel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | -3,000 |
|
26,000 | -4,000 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
With about 7,000 in the pot, on a board reading 
, Meixin Huang led out for 7,000 from the big blind.
Frank Lecce was on the button and moved all-in for 20,250. Huang had 20,525 behind and had a decision to make. She took several moments before someone at the table called the clock. The floorman came over and explained the process of counting down from 30 seconds. After a few more seconds, Huang called.
Lecce tabled 
for a pair of tens with a straight draw, and was up against Huang's 
.
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Aces were good for Huang and Lecce was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Registration is now closed, and the final number of entries for Day 1a reached 76.
There is $400,000 guaranteed, so expect a big field tomorrow for Day 1b at 11:00 a.m. Registration will close at 4:00 p.m. with Day 2 firing up at Noon on Sunday, and Day 3 at Noon on Monday.
Several players have chosen to register late, and that includes two familiar faces on the Canadian scene: Kristen Bicknell and Sam Chartier.
Both are decorated players with impressive poker resumes. Chartier has just shy of $3 million in live earnings, along with a WSOP circuit ring and titles from events on the EPT, PCA, and the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic. He also won the 2014 PokerStars Canada Cup High Roller right here on his home turf, booking a win worth over $122,000.
Bicknell is just about ready to crack the million-dollar mark in live cashes, and has two WSOP gold bracelets along with millions of hands played online. She made her start playing online poker and dominated before now transitioning to the live scene. She has yet to cash here at Playground, so look for her to be super focused on making deep runs over the next two weeks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Ruben Perceval raised to 1,200 from early position and got calls from Thomas Cemm in late position, the player on the button and Andrew Watt in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Watt checked. Perceval bet 2,500 and Cemm quickly raised to 6,000. Action folded back around to Perceval and he moved all-in, putting Cemm to the test for his stack of 13,500. Cemm called.
Cemm was at risk with 
, up against Perceval's 
. "Nice hand. I put you on ace-king" said a disappointed Cemm as he stood up and packed his things, ready to leave.
The turn was the but the river was the and Cemm stared at the board, stunned. "Oh. Shit" said Cemm as he sat back down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 | 11,000 |
|
15,200 | -14,800 |
The break is over and that means registration is now closed for today's opening flight of the $1,650 CPPT World Cup of Cards event.
There is $400,000 guaranteed in the prize pool, so be sure to head on down tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. for a crack at it!
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
The second break of the day is here, and that means registration is closing in 15 minutes.
Day 1b begins tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.
Several more notable players have hopped in before registration closes, including Jiachen Gong, Sammy Chao, Thomas Lefort, Ruben Perceval, Rodney Ramalho and Daune Fernandez.
All of these players are forces on the felt, and the field most definitely just got a lot tougher!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
