Kevin Rivest - Daren Keyes Heads Up
Level 36
: 5,000,000/1,000,000, 10,000,000 ante
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
$2,200 partypoker Canadian Poker Championships
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
2,200 CAD
Prize Pool
2,000,000 CAD
Entries
899
Level
38
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
0
Joel Giguere Eliminated in 3rd Place ($164,000)
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Level 36
: 5,000,000/1,000,000, 10,000,000 ante
A short-stacked Joel Giguere moved all-in preflop and was put at risk by Kevin Rivest.
Giguere: 
Rivest: 
Giguere was dominated and his dream run came to an end in third place after a 
run out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
356,000,000
148,000,000
|
148,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Keyes Scores Huge Double Through Giguere
Level 36
: 5,000,000/1,000,000, 10,000,000 ante
In a limp-checked preflop pot between Daren Keyes and Joel Giguere, a 
flop was seen. Keyes led the flop with a bet of 15 million holding 
and Giguere raised to 42 million with 
. Keyes three-bet shoved and Giguere snap-called.
Keyes' sweat wasn't long as the 
completed his flush on the turn and a 
on the river secured another massive double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
494,000,000
244,000,000
|
244,000,000 |
|
||
|
|
144,000,000
-233,000,000
|
-233,000,000 |
Level: 36
Blinds: 5,000,000/1,000,000
Ante: 10,000,000
Time to Color-Up and Take a Break!
Level 35
: 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante
Players will be back in 15 minutes for a quick color-up break.
Giguere Takes Over the Chip Lead for the First Time
Level 35
: 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante
On a board reading 
, Daren Keyes was in the small blind with 
and led out for 12 million. Joel Giguere was in the big blind and called.
The turnw as the 
. Keyes led out for 15 million this time and Giguere called again. The river was the 
and Keyes led out for 28 million. Giguere went into the tank but eventually called.
"King high" said Keyes as he tabled his hand. Giguere tabled the winner with a pair of queens and raked in the pot.
Giguere has now taken over the chip lead for the first time all tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
377,000,000
76,000,000
|
76,000,000 |
|
|
250,000,000
-83,000,000
|
-83,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
208,000,000
6,000,000
|
6,000,000 |
Updated Stacks
Level 35
: 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
333,000,000
-60,000,000
|
-60,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
301,000,000
41,000,000
|
41,000,000 |
|
|
202,000,000
-21,000,000
|
-21,000,000 |
Giguere Takes a Pot From Keyes
Level 35
: 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante
With 74 million already piled up in the middle of a 
board, Joel Giguere bet 27,000,000 with 
and after a brief prodding for information, Daren Keyes mucked his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
393,000,000
6,000,000
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
260,000,000
34,000,000
|
34,000,000 |
Clock Briefly Paused for Deal Discussion
Level 35
: 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante
The final three players agreed to pause the clock to discuss the possibility of a deal. ICM numbers were looked at and quickly turned down.
Play has resumed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
387,000,000
31,000,000
|
31,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
226,000,000
-8,000,000
|
-8,000,000 |
|
|
223,000,000
40,000,000
|
40,000,000 |
Mike Leah Eliminated in 4th Place ($110,000)
Level 35
: 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante
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 
, Leah moved all-in from the button and Kevin Rivest shoved over the top from the small blind with 
.
The board ran out 
, and Leah was eliminated in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
183,000,000
75,000,000
|
75,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
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