Day 1b of the Card Player Poker Tour (CPPT) World Cup of Cards at Playground Poker Club has wrapped up with just 25 of 115 entries securing a seat on Day 2.
Leading the charge and taking the overall chip lead was World Series of Poker bracelet winner Michael Malm. Malm tossed a stack of 414,500 into his bag at the end of the night.
Malm was the beneficiary of a semi-bluff gone wrong by former chip leader Sylvain Siebert. Siebert checked shoved for seven-times the pot on the turn with just an up-and-down straight draw and Malm tank-called with top-pair top-kicker. The river bricked and Malm scooped a huge pot to take a huge lead over the field.
Other top stacks include Jonathan Marrie (267,000), Jake Labonte (248,000), Gregory Harwick (221,500), Paul Scott (211,000), and Maxime Flibotte-Blanchard.
Firing their final bullet and missing the mark, partypoker ambassadors Kristen Bicknell and Natalia Breviglieri, Mike Leah, Dustin Melanson, Carter Swidler, Steven Kerr, and WPT Champion's Club member David Ormsby all failed to make it through to Day 2.
With just 191 entries total, the $400,000 guarantee was not met and anyone making the money on Day 2 will be rewarded with some extra value. The top 24 places will be paid, banking at least $3,600 while the top share of $98,000 will go to the eventual champion.
Day 2 will get under way at noon local time on Sunday and play will continue for nine 60-minute levels. Though with only 43 players remaining, there is a very good chance the event will wrap up and crown a champion late Sunday evening.
The payout structure has been released for the $400,000 guaranteed CPPT World Cup of Cards. The event attracted 181 entries, falling short of the guarantee but giving all the players in the field a bunch of extra value.
The top 24 places will earn a prize with a min-cash worth $3,600. The eventual champ will bank the top share of $98,000.
With about 40,000 in the middle on the river of a board, Michael Malm checked and his opponent shoved for 33,000.
Malm tanked for a few moments before making the call. His opponent tabled and Malm quickly turned over for a pair of eights and scooped the sizeable pot, leaping into the chip lead.
Alyssa MacDonald raised to 1,000 from middle position and got a call from Jeff Cormier in late position. Lucas Drolet was in the hijack and raised to 2,400. MacDonald and Cormier both called.
The flop came and all three players checked to the on the turn. Action was on MacDonald and she paused for a moment before shoving her stack of 9,750 in the middle. Cormier went into the tank, staring back at MacDonald several times. Eventually, she calmly took a sip of her beer and waited for Cormier to act. After about a minute, he tossed out some chips to call. Drolet mucked.
MacDonald tabled for a set of threes, and Cormier was left drawing dead with . The river was the for the extra needle, and MacDonald doubled through.
Among the familiar faces in the field are partypoker Team Pros Kristen Bicknell and Natalia Breviglieri. The two ladies were just seen taking their seats for a shot at this massive $400,000 prize pool.
Bicknell is taking her second shot today after falling on Day 1a yesterday, but for Breviglieri this is her first time playing in Canada! She hails from the United Kingdom and is looking to take home some of that sweet Canadian coin.
It's another early start at the Playground Poker Club and 31 players have taken their seats already.
Among the early risers are Carter Swidler and Steven Kerr. Both are well-known and notable in their own right.
All of Swidler's cashes this year have been right here at Playground, so look for him to add to his $500,000+ in live earnings as he attempts a deep run here this weekend.
Kerr made a deep run in the $5,300 partypoker MILLIONS here in May for $20,000 and will be gunning to top that this time around.
Day 1b of the $1,650 Card Player Poker Tour Event at the World Cup of Cards begins at 11:00 a.m. with $400,000 guaranteed in the prize pool! This is the second of two starting flights, so it's the last chance for players to take a shot at this huge pot!
This was deemed a next-day re-entry event, so there are no re-entries today since it's the last flight. Registration remains open until the end of Level 6 until approximately 4:00 p.m. local time.
Players begin their day with 30,000 tournament chips and will play 45-minute levels, with a 15-minute break every three levels. Should players be fortunate to make it to Day 2, blinds will increase to 60 minutes a piece. Today, play will conclude after 14 levels after which time players will bag and tag their chips for Day 2 on Sunday at Noon. If a player bagged on both starting days, that player will carry forward their biggest stack.
Day 2 will play nine levels at 60 minutes a piece, and Day 3 will play down to a winner!
Keep following along as the PokerNews team tracks all of the action on the way to finding another big winner here at the World Cup of Cards!
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. A huge flop for Korovine but still needing to fade an ace or jack to double up. 
fell on the turn and a nice, safe 
landed on the river to secure the double up for Korovine.
up against Siddiqui's 
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and Hartwick dragged in another sizeable pot, sending former big stack Siddiqui to the rail.
board, Michael Malm checked and his opponent shoved for 33,000.
and Malm quickly turned over 
for a pair of eights and scooped the sizeable pot, leaping into the chip lead.
and all three players checked to the 
on the turn. Action was on MacDonald and she paused for a moment before shoving her stack of 9,750 in the middle. Cormier went into the tank, staring back at MacDonald several times. Eventually, she calmly took a sip of her beer and waited for Cormier to act. After about a minute, he tossed out some chips to call. Drolet mucked.
for a set of threes, and Cormier was left drawing dead with 
