2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

$2,200 partypoker Canadian Poker Championships
Day: 4
Event Info

2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
336,325 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,200 CAD
Prize Pool
2,000,000 CAD
Entries
899
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
0

Final Table of the Canadian Poker Championships is Set!

Level 28 : 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
2017 Canadian Poker Championships Winner Trophy
2017 Canadian Poker Championships Winner Trophy

The final table has come together, with just nine players remaining in contention for the trophy, the title and $400,000!

Patrick Serda is fresh off a major online win after scooping the $10K WCOOP High Roller for $470,000 USD and is currently the chip leader with 164,300,000 with his sights set on the $400,000 CAD up top.

Mike Leah is still in contention, but is the second-shortest stack and looking to double up right away.

Here is a look at how the final table stacks up:

SeatPlayer NameCountryChip Count
1Maurizio Lo RussoCanada143,300,000
2Joel GiguereCanada130,500,000
3Julian VolpeCanada54,700,000
4Mike LeahCanada41,500,000
5Kevin RivestCanada59,900,000
6Patrick SerdaCanada164,300,000
7Daren KeyesCanada65,400,000
8Sean GomezCanada24,300,000
9Sebastian LabbeCanada147,400,000

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Player Chips Progress
Patrick Serda ca
Patrick Serda
164,300,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
Sebastien Labbe ca
Sebastien Labbe
147,400,000
-23,100,000
-23,100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Maurizio Lo Russo ca
Maurizio Lo Russo
143,300,000
25,100,000
25,100,000
Joel Giguere ca
Joel Giguere
130,500,000
-5,800,000
-5,800,000
Daren Keyes ca
Daren Keyes
65,400,000
41,100,000
41,100,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Kevin Rivest ca
Kevin Rivest
59,900,000
15,400,000
15,400,000
Julian Volpe ca
Julian Volpe
54,700,000
11,200,000
11,200,000
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
41,500,000
15,700,000
15,700,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Sean Gomez us
Sean Gomez
24,300,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Daren KeyesJoel GiguereKevin RivestMike LeahPatrick SerdaSean Gomez

Leah Triples Up in Largest Pot of Tournament

Level 28 : 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Mike Leah
Mike Leah

Mike Leah opened to 4 million with {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} from under-the-gun and got called by Daren Keyes with {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} from middle position, Sean Gomez with {q-Spades}{j-Spades} from late position, and Sebastien Labbe with {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} from the cutoff.

Julian Volpe woke up with {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} in the big blind and three-bet to 9.6 million. Leah then four-bet jammed all-in for 33 million, getting a call from Labbe and Volpe.

The flop was {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Volpe check-folded after Labbe shoved.

Labbe picked up some outs when the {7-Hearts} fell on the turn but the river was the {2-Spades} and Leah raked in a massive pot to triple up.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
115,000,000
82,000,000
82,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Sebastien Labbe ca
Sebastien Labbe
105,000,000
-42,400,000
-42,400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Julian Volpe ca
Julian Volpe
12,000,000
-42,700,000
-42,700,000

Julian Volpe Eliminated in 9th Place ($20,000)

Level 28 : 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Julian Volpe
Julian Volpe

Daren Keyes raised to 3.6 million from early position and Sebastien Labbe three-bet to 20.1 million from the hijack. Julian Volpe was in the small blind and called for his remaining 12.2 million and Keyes mucked.

Volpe was at risk with {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}, up against Labbe's {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}.

The board ran out {k-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Volpe was eliminated in 9th place for $20,000.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastien Labbe ca
Sebastien Labbe
139,700,000
34,700,000
34,700,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Julian Volpe ca
Julian Volpe
Busted

Tags: Daren KeyesJulian Volpe

Sean Gomez Eliminated in 8th Place ($26,000)

Level 30 : 1,200,000/2,400,000, 2,400,000 ante
Sean Gomez
Sean Gomez

Sean Gomez moved all-in from under the gun for 9.4 million and action folded to Mike Leah in the cutoff. Leah thought about it and opted to call. Kevin Rivest was on the button and went in for a three-bet to 30 million. Leah folded.

Gomez was at risk with {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}, up against Rivest's {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Gomez held the only heart between the two. The turn was the {10-Clubs} to give Gomez even more outs with a straight draw. The river was the {q-Clubs} and Gomez couldn't improve, sending him to the rail in 8th place for $26,000.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Rivest ca
Kevin Rivest
103,300,000
18,800,000
18,800,000
Sean Gomez us
Sean Gomez
Busted

Tags: Kevin RivestSean Gomez

Patrick Serda Eliminated in 7th Place ($35,000)

Level 31 : 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante
Patrick Serda
Patrick Serda

Kevin Rivest raised to 7.5 million from under gun and Patrick Serda moved all-in for 69.3 million. Action folded back around to Rivest and he snap-called.

Serda was at risk with {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}, but was up against Rivest's {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}.

The flop came {a-Spades}{10-Spades}{4-Spades} to pair both of their aces, but changed nothing and neither player held a spade.

The turn was the {3-Clubs} and the river was the {6-Spades} to send him to the rail in 7th place for $35,000, adding to the $470,000 USD he pocketed from shipping the the $10K WCOOP High Roller just days ago.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Rivest ca
Kevin Rivest
267,100,000
162,100,000
162,100,000
Patrick Serda ca
Patrick Serda
Busted
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Kevin RivestPatrick Serda

Sebastien Labbe Eliminated in 6th Place ($50,000)

Level 32 : 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante
Sebastien Labbe
Sebastien Labbe

Kevin Rivest opened to 10 million from the cutoff with {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Sebastien Labbe called with {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades} out of the big blind.

Both players checked the {q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} flop and Labbe jammed all-in when the {9-Spades} hit the turn. Rivest snap-called putting Labbe at risk and the {a-Spades} on the river sent Labbe to the rail in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Rivest ca
Kevin Rivest
344,500,000
36,600,000
36,600,000
Sebastien Labbe ca
Sebastien Labbe
Busted
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Kevin RivestSebastien Labbe

Leah Checks Quads: "You Can Never Be Too Careful"

Level 33 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante
Mike Leah
Mike Leah

Action folded around to Mike Leah in the small blind and he decided to limp in. Kevin Rivest was in the big blind and decided to check his option.

The flop came {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and both players checked to the {5-Diamonds} on the turn. Both players checked again and saw the {j-Spades} fall on the river. Leah checked yet again, as did Rivest.

Leah first tabled the {a-Diamonds} and looked at Rivest, who didn't flinch as he waited for Leah to show another card. Leah then tabled the {j-Clubs} for quads and the entire table erupted. Rivest mucked {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}.

"You can never be too careful" laughed Leah as he raked in the limped and checked pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Rivest ca
Kevin Rivest
335,000,000
-9,500,000
-9,500,000
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
154,000,000
-56,000,000
-56,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Kevin RivestMike Leah

Maurizio Lo Russo Eliminated in 5th Place ($75,000)

Level 33 : 2,500,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante
Maurizio Lo Russo
Maurizio Lo Russo

Daren Keyes opened to 11 million under-the-gun with {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and found a caller in Maurizio Lo Russo with {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts} in the cutoff.

The flop was {j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Keyes bet 6.9 million which Lo Russo called. Both players checked the {3-Clubs} on the turn and the {q-Clubs} on the river put a flush on board.

Keyes bet 21 million and snap-called when Lo Russo jammed all-in.

Seeing the bad news, Lo Russo said goodbye and departed in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
Daren Keyes ca
Daren Keyes
303,000,000
194,300,000
194,300,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Maurizio Lo Russo ca
Maurizio Lo Russo
Busted

Tags: Daren KeyesMaurizo Lo Russo

Mike Leah Eliminated in 4th Place ($110,000)

Level 35 : 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante
Mike Leah - Kevin Rivest
Mike Leah - Kevin Rivest

The odds on favorite to take this title down, Mike Leah, has fallen in fourth place.

Leah had been nursing the shortest stack for quite some time and finally found a spot to get his sub-10 big blind stack in the middle.

Looking down at {a-Clubs}{9-Spades}, Leah moved all-in from the button and Kevin Rivest shoved over the top from the small blind with {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}.

The board ran out {j-Spades}{q-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Spades}, and Leah was eliminated in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Rivest ca
Kevin Rivest
183,000,000
75,000,000
75,000,000
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Kevin RivestMike Leah

Joel Giguere Eliminated in 3rd Place ($164,000)

Level 36 : 5,000,000/1,000,000, 10,000,000 ante
Joel Giguere
Joel Giguere

A short-stacked Joel Giguere moved all-in preflop and was put at risk by Kevin Rivest.

Giguere: {k-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Rivest: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

Giguere was dominated and his dream run came to an end in third place after a {3-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{8-Spades} run out.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Rivest ca
Kevin Rivest
356,000,000
148,000,000
148,000,000
Joel Giguere ca
Joel Giguere
Busted

Tags: Joel GiguereKevin Rivest