First Break of the Day
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Level 3
: 400/800, 100 ante
Three levels have been completed thus far and with that comes the first break of the day. Back in 15 minutes.
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
Lucci Flushes Arvanitis Out on the River
Level 3
: 400/800, 100 ante
On a board reading 
, Christos Arvanitis checked from the small blind. Gary Lucci bet 2,000 from under the gun and Arvanitis check-raised to 6,000. Lucci quickly called.
The turn was the 
and Arvanitis bet 10,500. Lucci snap-called.
The river was the 
and Arvanitis checked. Lucci wasted no time and fired out a bet of 50,000. Arvanitis thought for a few seconds and called.
Lucci tabled 
for a flush and Arvanitis flashed 
for a straight before mucking his cards. Lucci was eliminated in the first few minutes of the day by Arvanitis but re-entered and has now taken a good chunk of his stack back.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000 | 115,000 |
|
|
123,000 | -77,000 |
Queens No Good Against Khun
Level 3
: 400/800, 100 ante
Jean Christophe Ferreira called a four-bet of 22,000 from Chanracy Khun to see a 
flop fan out. Both players checked to the 
on the turn and checked again, bringing the 
on the river.
After two checks, Ferreira tabled 
but couldn't beat Khun's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,500 | 45,500 |
|
|
133,000 | 33,000 |
High Rollin' Francois Billard Joins the Field
Level 3
: 400/800, 100 ante
Francois Billard is no stranger to playing in High Rollers across the world. He just returned from Barcelona after finishing in 2nd place in the €10,300 No Limit Hold'em 8-Handed High Roller for €253,600, bringing his career earnings to over $1.5 million.
Billard's last win was back in 2011 but has final-tabled five High Roller events since then, with his biggest score in the €10,300 No Limit Hold'em EPT Prague High Roller for €405,260 for this third place finish.
Look for Billard to make a run on home soil to lock up his second-ever tournament win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Lefrancois Doubles Through Puzantian
Level 3
: 400/800, 100 ante
Pascal Lefrancois opened to 3,600 from late-position and found three callers, including Allan Puzantian who limped in from middle-position.
All four players checked the 
flop, seeing the 
fall on the turn. After two checks, Puzantian bet 11,000 and Lefrancois took a few moments before raising all-in for 37,200. Puzantian snap-called, putting Lefrancois at risk.
Lefrancois:
Puzantian: 
Both players had flopped a pair of kings but Puzantian had turned two-pair leaving Lefrancois drawing to a paired board or an ace.
The hit the river and Lefrancois rivered best to score the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
162,000 | 62,000 |
|
91,000 | -9,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Bicknell Busts One
Level 2
: 300/600, 50 ante
Kristen Bicknell raised to 1,500 from under the gun and got calls from the player on the button and Pablo Mariz in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Mariz checked. Bicknell bet 1,600 and both the button and Mariz called.
The turn was the 
and Mariz checked for a second time. Bicknell fired out a bet of 12,500 and the button made it 25,000 to go. Mariz quickly folded and action was back on Bicknell. After about a minute, she moved all-in. The button snap-called.
The player on the button was at risk with for top set, but Bicknell held 
for the nut straight. The river was the and Bicknell held to eliminate her opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 107,000 |
Early Shots From Around the Room
Ormsby Forces Siddiqui Out
Level 2
: 300/600, 50 ante
Danny Boyaci limped in on the button and David Ormsby raised to 2,600 from the small blind. Shaan Siqqiqui awaited his turn in the big blind and three-bet to 8,100. Boyaci folded and Ormsby called.
The flop was and both players checked, bringing the on the turn. Ormsby bet 15,000 and Siddiqui slid his cards towards the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
109,000 | 9,000 |
|
93,000 | -7,000 |
WSOP Bracelet Winners Go Toe-to-Toe
Level 2
: 300/600, 50 ante
Kristen Bicknell opened to 1,500 from under the gun and got calls from Pierre Paul Paulin in the cutoff and Pablo Mariz in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Mariz checked to Bicknell who bet 3,500. Paulin folded and Mariz called.
The turn was the and Mariz led out for 8,000. Bicknell paused for a moment and then called.
The river was the 
and Mariz led out for 20,600. Bicknell went into the tank and eventually tossed some chips in the middle to call. Mariz tabled 
for the nut straight and Bicknell mucked.
Bicknell is a two-time WSOP bracelet winner after taking down the 2013 Ladies Event and then the 2016 Bounty Event. This past summer, Mariz scooped the Millionaire Maker for $1.2 million for his first bracelet. The two champions are two of three WSOP winners in the field, in addition to Pascal Lefrancois who won a $1,500 event in 2010.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
117,000 | 17,000 |
|
|
73,000 | -27,000 |