$1,650 CPPT World Cup of Cards
Day 1b Started
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
$1,650 CPPT World Cup of Cards
Day: 1b
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
Day 1b of the $1,650 CPPT World Cup of Cards is on Deck!
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!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Cards Are in the Air!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Shuffle up and deal! It's time to play some cards on Day 1b. Good luck, players!
Carter Swidler and Steven Kerr Among the Early Risers
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Dustin Melanson Gunning for Another Win
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Dustin Melanson is fresh off a win in the $1,100 No Limit Hold'em 50/50 Bounty, banking just shy of $17,000 plus $4,500 in bounties for over $21,000 total.
He's been focused on playing more tournaments and dedicating time to the game. Look for him to make his mark this series, so follow along as we track his progress!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Kristen Bicknell and Natalia Breviglieri Stroll In
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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David Guay, Alyssa MacDonald, Patrick Braga Make Appearances
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
MacDonald Makes Her Mark
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
A player in middle position limped in, as did Alyssa MacDonald from the cutoff. Jeff Cormier raised it up to 525 on the button and got calls from the middle-position player as well as MacDonald.
The flop came 
and action checked to Cormier who bet 775. The player in middle position folded and MacDonald called.
The turn was the 
and MacDonald checked yet again. Cormier bet 2,100 this time. MacDonald paused for a moment and then put in a check-raise to 5,500. Cormier shifted in his seat, clearly unsure of what to do, and eventually quickly flashed an ace before mucking his cards.
Cormier tried to get some information out of MacDonald, but she wasn't giving anything up.
MacDonald recently took down the $330 No Limit Hold'em 6-Max Bounty tournament for $7,500 here at the World Cup of Cards and has been playing every single day, clearly a force on the felt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,200
5,200
|
5,200 |
|
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32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |