2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

$1,650 CPPT World Cup of Cards
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
98,000 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,650 CAD
Prize Pool
400,000 CAD
Entries
191
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

2008 WSOP November Niner Scott Montgomery Building Early

Level 3 : 75/150, 25 ante
Scott Montgomery
Scott Montgomery

With about 3,000 in the pot, on a board reading {10-Spades}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, Jean Francois Bouchard led out for 1,000 from late position and Scott Montgomery called from the cutoff.

The river was the {5-Diamonds} and Bouchard led out for 1,400 this time. Montgomery wasn't letting up and called again. Bouchard tabled {3-Spades}{3-Hearts} for two pair eights and threes, but it was no good as Montgomery tabled {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} for two pair nines and eights to scoop the pot.

Montgomery finished in 5th place in the 2008 $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event for just over $3 million and has amassed $4.7 million in recorded cashes. He locked up a bracelet at the 2010 WSOP in the $1,000 event for $480,000 and has two other wins in smaller events.

The bracelet winner has been known to travel to many of the Canadian poker stops, quietly building stacks and going deep in some of the biggest events in the world. Montgomery started the year by final-tabling an event at Seminole Hardrock, followed by a 13th place finish in the $5,300 partypoker MILLIONS event right here at Playground in May. He then had a successful summer with an 18th place finish in the Monster Stack at the WSOP ($47,353) followed by a 4th place finish at the WPT500 at Aria for $85,000.

There is certainly no shortage of talent here in Canada, so keep your eyes peeled for some great poker this series!

Player Chips Progress
Scott Montgomery ca
Scott Montgomery
60,600
60,600
60,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Jean Francois Bouchard ca
Jean Francois Bouchard
30,500
500
500

Tags: Jean Francois BouchardScott Montgomery

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 25

2013 November Niner Marc Etienne Mclaughlin is Here!

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Marc Etienne Mclaughlin
Marc Etienne Mclaughlin

No matter the nationality, when someone goes deep at the World Series of Poker from our home country we all remember it.

The same is the case for 2013 November Niner Marc Etienne Mclaughlin. He finished in 6th place for $1.6 million, and has clearly made Canada, and specifically Quebec, very proud.

Mclaughlin has just shy of $3 million in lifetime recorded earnings, with cashes from all over the world including Niagara Falls, Las Vegas, Barcelona, Malta, Bahamas, France, Prague and of course right here at Playground Poker. In fact, he won the biggest buy-in event at last year's World Cup of Cards in the $5,000 8-Max for $76,830 after defeating Pierre-Paul Paulin.

His only other win came in the 2015 $2,500 Fallsview Classic for $268,166, so look out for Mclaughlin this series as he seems to do fairly well on his home turf.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Etienne Mclaughlin ca
Marc Etienne Mclaughlin
30,000

Tags: Marc Etienne Mclaughlin

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Yin Leaves Leblond Flush-trated

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Eric Leblond raised to 250 from the hijack and William Yin called from the cutoff. David Ormsby was in the small blind and three-bet to 1,300. Both Leblond and Yin called.

The flop came {j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and all three players checked to the {8-Hearts} on the turn. Ormsby led out for 2,500 and Leblond called. Yin wasted no time and grabbed chips to raise to 7,000. Ormsby snap-folded and Leblond quickly moved all-in for 12,650. Yin called.

Leblond was at risk and behind with {j-Spades}{10-Spades} for a pair of jacks, up against Yin's {9-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for trip nines with a straight flush draw.

The river was the {10-Diamonds} and Yin made a straight flush to eliminate Leblond.

Player Chips Progress
William Zhang Yin ca
William Zhang Yin
73,000
43,000
43,000
Eric Leblond ca
Eric Leblond
Busted

Tags: David OrmsbyEric LeblondWilliam Yin

Mike Leah, David Ormsby and Peter Chien Hop In

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

It's an early one, but that's not stopping players from taking their shot at one of two starting days in this $400,000 guaranteed event!

Among those off to an early start are Mike Leah, David Orsmby, Peter Chien, Laurence Grondin and Andrew Watt.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Leblond ca
Eric Leblond
30,000
30,000
30,000
Peter Chien ca
Peter Chien
30,000
30,000
30,000
David Ormsby ca
David Ormsby
30,000
30,000
30,000
WPT 1X Winner
Laurence Grondin ca
Laurence Grondin
30,000
30,000
30,000
Xuemiao Liu ca
Xuemiao Liu
30,000
30,000
30,000
Andrew Watt ca
Andrew Watt
30,000
30,000
30,000
Edward Hislop ca
Edward Hislop
30,000
30,000
30,000
Thomas Cemm ca
Thomas Cemm
30,000
30,000
30,000
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
William Zhang Yin ca
William Zhang Yin
30,000
30,000
30,000
Jean Francois Bouchard ca
Jean Francois Bouchard
30,000
30,000
30,000
Carl Viola ca
Carl Viola
30,000
30,000
30,000
Steven Martin au
Steven Martin
30,000
30,000
30,000
Erim Gulec ca
Erim Gulec
30,000
30,000
30,000
Louis Boutin ca
Louis Boutin
30,000
30,000
30,000
David Bolduc Hamel ca
David Bolduc Hamel
30,000
30,000
30,000
Sylvain Lepage ca
Sylvain Lepage
30,000
30,000
30,000
Joseph Abou Khalil ca
Joseph Abou Khalil
30,000
30,000
30,000
Karim Abdelhamid ca
Karim Abdelhamid
30,000
30,000
30,000
Ioannis Pentefountas ca
Ioannis Pentefountas
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: David OrmsbyLaurence GrondinMike LeahPeter Chien

Pablo Mariz and David Guay Are Back After a Life-Changing Summer!

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
David Guay, Pablo Mariz
David Guay, Pablo Mariz

It was a great summer for local players Pablo Mariz and David Guay. They went to the 2017 World Series of Poker with a dream and made that into a reality.

The two friends kicked things off with a deep run in the $1,000 Tag Team event, finishing in second place for $46,000 a piece. They went toe-to-toe with eventual winners Nipun Java and Aditya Sushant and took a nasty beat in the final hand after flopping trip queens and seeing their opponents make running trip aces to lock up the bracelet.

That was no problem though, as Mariz went on to win the Millionaire Maker less than a week later for a whopping $1.2 million for the first, and eventually only, Canadian bracelet of the summer. He also went on to finish in 13th place in the $888 Crazy Eights tournament for $41,000.

Guay was likely feeling left out, so he decided to make a run himself in the $10,000 Main Event. He finished in 22nd place for over $263,000 for his biggest career cash.

The dynamic duo have taken their seats here today, so keep it locked in as we track their progress.

Player Chips Progress
Pablo Mariz ca
Pablo Mariz
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Guay ca
David Guay
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David GuayPablo Mariz