$5,300 8-Max Reentry
Day 1 Completed
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
$5,300 8-Max Reentry
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
5,300 CAD
Prize Pool
208,550 CAD
Entries
43
Level
23
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Thomas Cemm Bags Chip Lead After Day 1 of $5k 8-Max Concludes
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Level 10
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Early Wednesday afternoon the largest buy-in of the 2017 World Cup of Cards kicked off as Event #19: $5K 8-Max took center stage. There were 30 hopefuls put up the $5,300 price tag to take a seat in the event. Thomas Cemm leads the pack of 18 survivors after 10 levels on Day 1.
Registration remained open all day and players took advantage of the unlimited re-entry event. When the clock was paused at the end of the night a total of 39 entries were received, nine of those being a second bullet.
The event sits just one entry away from meeting the $400,000 guarantee. Registration will remain open until the start of Day 2 so anyone failing to qualify this evening or unable to fire today will have a chance to dive in on Thursday.
Cemm mustered a mighty stack of 436,500 to claim the top spot. Leading for most of the day, Cemm won big pots off Dustin Melanson and Danny Boyaci, busting both players with pocket kings. Then Cemm picked up aces and busted Sam Chartier holding kings.
Following behind Cemm on the leaderboard were Parker Talbot (424,000), partypoker ambassador Kristen Bicknell (294,000), Jean Christophe Ferreira (285,000), and Gary Lucci (278,000) who made the most out of a second bullet.
A few other players also needing a second bullet include Shaan Siddiqui (269,000), Thomas Lefort (261,000), Sam Chartier (239,500), David Ormsby (163,000), Pascal Lefrancois (125,000), and Francois Billard (86,500).
Dustin Melanson, Jonathan Marrie, Matthew Wilkins, Pierre Paulin, and Danny Boyaci all took part but found the exit before day's end. Each will have the option of reloading in the morning before Day 2 kicks off.
Day 2 will resume at 1 p.m. local time Thursday afternoon inside Playground Poker Club and continue until the latest WCC champion is crowned.
Day 1 End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 10
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
436,500 | -32,500 |
|
424,000 | -26,000 |
|
294,000 | 49,000 |
|
|
285,000 | 184,000 |
|
278,000 | -112,000 |
|
269,000 | 9,000 |
|
261,000 | 96,000 |
|
239,500 | -500 |
|
221,500 | 39,900 |
|
|
217,000 | -27,000 |
|
186,500 | 2,700 |
|
163,000 | 30,000 |
|
158,000 | 7,000 |
|
125,000 | 10,000 |
|
105,200 | -23,800 |
|
|
91,000 | -17,000 |
|
86,500 | 21,500 |
|
74,000 | -56,000 |
Cheung Eliminated by Tonkaaaa: "It's Too Easy!"
Level 10
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Kinson Cho-Kin Cheung moved all-in for his last 43,700 from the hijack and Parker 'Tonkaaaa' Talbot called from the cutoff.
Cheung was at risk with 
, flipping with Talbot's 
.
The board ran out 
and Cheung was eliminated.
Talbot was stacking chips and said "It's too easy!" In addition to Cheung, he has also eliminated Jason Earthy and Faisal Khan to slide into second in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000 | 372,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Bicknell Barrels Into Billard
Level 10
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Jiachen Gong raised to 10,000 from middle position and Francois Billard called from the cutoff. Kristen Bicknell was in the big blind and three-bet to 34,000. Gong quickly mucked and Billard tank-called.
The flop came 
and Bicknell paused before leading out for 24,000. Billard called.
The turn was the and Bicknell thought for about a minute, looked over at Billard's stack and moved all-in. Billard winced and proceeded to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
245,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
65,000 | -2,500 |
Chartier Rivers a Monster
Level 10
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Sam Chartier had Pascal Monarque and Niko Ghag all-in and at risk preflop holding a monster pair and having both of his opponents drawing slim.
Chartier:
Ghag: 
Monarque: 
The flop fanned out 
not changing much but Ghag hit a one-outter as the 
fell on the turn to take a lead. Chartier needed one of the two remaining queens to scoop the pot and that's just what the dealer delivered.
The 
landed on the river and Chartier raked in the whole pot, sending both of his opponents to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | 140,400 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Lefort Finds a Timely Double
Level 10
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
Gary Lucci raised to 10,000 from middle position and Thomas Lefort moved all-in for 69,600 from the cutoff. Pascal Monarque moved all-in for 150,000 on the button and Lucci mucked.
Lefort was at risk but way ahead with , up against Monarque's 
.
The board ran out 
and Lefort found a double in the last level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 | 89,300 |
|
|
72,000 | -168,000 |
Last Level of the Night
Level 10
: 2,000/4,000, 400 ante
The start of Level 10 means players have just one more level to go before play is over for the night. Registration remains open until the start of play tomorrow on Day 2 at 1:00 p.m.
Level: 10
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
Lefrancois Ain't Laughin' After Doublin' Mclaughlin
Level 9
: 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
Pascal Lefrancois raised to 9,000 from under the gun and action was on Marc Etienne Mclaughlin in the small blind. He paused for a moment and then moved all-in for 59,000. Eric Aucoin got out of the way in the big blind and Lefrancois snap-called.
Mclaughlin was at risk and well behind with 
, up against Lefrancois' 
.
The flop came 
and Lefrancois remained ahead, just needing to dodge an ace. Unfortunately for him, the hit the turn with the on the river for the extra needle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 | 59,000 |
|
|
115,000 | 31,000 |