$550 NL Hold’em 8-Max Freeze
Day 1 Completed
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
$550 NL Hold’em 8-Max Freeze
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
550 CAD
Prize Pool
75,000 CAD
Entries
150
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Samuel Roussy-Majeau Wins 8-Max Freeze
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Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Playground Poker Club has crowned another champion at the 2017 World Cup of Cards (WCC). The winner of Event #8: $550 NL Hold'em 8-Max Freeze is Samuel Roussy-Majeau. After a 15-hour grind, a long bubble, and a wild three-handed battle, Roussy-Majeau defeated Matthew Wilkins heads-up to claim the title, the trophy, the glory, and a top prize of $17,100.
Final Table Results:
| Place | Player Name | Country | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Roussy-Majeau | Canada | 17,100 |
| 2 | Matthew Wilkins | Canada | 12,900 |
| 3 | Daune Fernandez | Canada | 9,800 |
| 4 | Adam Hussen | Canada | 7,400 |
| 5 | Niko Ghag | Canada | 5,550 |
| 6 | Adam Podstawka | Canada | 4,150 |
| 7 | [Removed:263] | Canada | 3,150 |
| 8 | Joseph Abou Khalil | Canada | 2,350 |
| 9 | Thundup Ringpa | Canada | 1,800 |
For Roussy-Majeau, this is just his fourth live-recorded tournament cash. With previously recorded earnings totalling just over $28,000 USD, the majority of which coming off a cash in the 2016 WSOP Main Event, Roussy-Majeau will add a nice chunk to his lifetime earnings.
A number of familiar faces and notable names took part in the popular event including Ruben Perceval, Dave Jeanneau-Cyr, Tuesday's back-to-back WCC trophy winner Andrew Watt, Peter Chien, and World Poker Tour Champion's Club Member Eric Afriat, all of whom departed before the money.
The event drew a total of 150 entries and paid the top 16 spots. Once the field reached 17 players left, hand-for-hand play kicked off and then dragged on for a full two levels. After several double-ups, Jonathan Marrie found a pair of tens but Wilkins had found a pair of queens and the money bubble burst.
Yan Touchette fell in 10th place ($1,350) to bubble the final table after running ace-ten into pocket kings and the final nine was set!
Sammy Roussy-Majeau came into the final table with a million chips for the chip lead, and Thundup Ringpa had just 43,000 as the shortest stack. Ringpa was next to go as a result of losing a flip with ace-queen against Daune Fernandez's jacks and took home $1,800 for his ninth place finish.
In eighth place ($2,350), Joseph Abou Khalil got it in with king-ten of spades and found himself up against Adam Hussen's jacks. Khalil picked up a flush and straight draws but the river was a brick and he was on the rail. [Removed:263] was next to go in seventh place after piling it in with two nines. Roussy-Majeau flipped with king-ten and found a pair on the flop to send Weese packing.
Adam Podstawka was the next to collect his payout of $4,150 for sixth place. He went deep but couldn't get king-ten to connect against Matthew Wilkins' ace-high. He flopped a straight draw but the board produced a deuce and a four for a couple of bricks to send him home. Fifth place ($5,550) belonged to Niko Ghag. He found two live cards in jack-ten and went with it. He found himself flipping with Roussy-Majeau's fours, but the board ran out dry for him and the table was left four-handed.
Hussen was next to go in fourth place ($7,400) as another casualty of chip leader Roussy-Majeau. Hussen held ace-six of clubs and out-flopped his opponent but Roussy-Majeau was running hot and turned a straight to end the hand.
The final three players battled for a while. All of them doubled up to lead and hold 50% of the chips at one point. Once it finally ended, it was quick! Fernandez hit the rail in third place ($9,800) after running into Roussy-Majeau's pocket queens with queen-ten.
Wilkins and Roussy-Majeau played just one hand, as they got it in right away with Roussy-Majeau ahead in chips by almost two-to-one. Wilkins was ahead with ace-nine, up against Roussy-Majeaou's queen-jack of diamonds. The board came king-high but the turn was a jack and Wilkins couldn't find an ace on the river to hold on. He pocketed $12,900 for his runner-up finish, while Roussy-Majeau earned himself $17,100 and all of the glory that comes with a tournament win.
Matthew Wilkins Eliminated in 2nd Place ($12,900)
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Just one hand into heads-up play, Matthew WIlkin's put his tournament life on the line, calling a jam from Samuel Roussy-Majeau.
Wilkins: 
Roussy-Majeau: 
Wilkin's was poised to score a double up and swap positions with his opponent but a jack on the turn of the 
board gave Roussy-Majeau the best hand.
Wilkins earned $12,900 for his runner-up finish while Roussy-Majeau takes home the title, the trophy, the money, and all the glory.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,800,000 | 1,400,000 |
|
Busted |
Daune Fernandez Eliminated in 3rd Place ($9,800)
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Daune Fernandez has had a wild ride throughout the day. With just 12 players left, Fernandez was all-in with just one big blind. A third place finish is an amazing job well done after coming back from that.
Three-handed play was even more of a roller coaster as Fernandez once more bounced back from a crippling stack. Just a few hands before, Fernandez had just 4 big blinds and ran it back up after doubling twice.
In his last hand, Fernandez got his chips in the middle with 
, running into Samuel Roussy-Majeau's 
. The board ran out 
and Fernandez's miracle run came to an end in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000 | -300,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Roussy-Majeau Flops Huge, Doubles Through Fernandez
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
On the flop of a 
board, all of Daune Fernandez's and Samuel Roussy-Majeau's chips went in the middle.
Fernandez:
Roussy-Majeau: 
Both players had nailed the flop but Roussy-Majeau had hit it best, making a straight, and it held through the 
on the turn and on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000 | 1,300,000 |
|
|
265,000 | -1,135,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 26
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000 | 550,000 |
|
|
1,400,000 | 370,000 |
|
|
1,000,000 | -1,100,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Wilkins Doubles into Chip Lead
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Samuel Roussy-Majeau open-jammed on the button and Matthew Wilkins called all-in out of the small blind.
Roussy-Majeau: 
Wilkins: 
A race for the chip lead was up for grabs as the dealer fanned out a 
board and Wilkins' pair held up to give him the double up and propel him into the chip lead, holding more than half the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000 | 900,000 |
|
|
1,030,000 | -770,000 |
Fernandez Doubles Through Roussy-Majeau
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Daune Fernandez returned from the break as the shortest stack and quickly got the rest of his chips in the middle, put at risk by Samuel Roussy-Majeau.
Fernandez: 
Roussy-Majeau: 
The board ran out 
and Fernandez found a queen to stay alive and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000 | -400,000 |
|
|
850,000 | 450,000 |