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
Total Entries
899
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 899
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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.

Tags: Joel GiguereKevin Rivest

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 {6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} flop was seen. Keyes led the flop with a bet of 15 million holding {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Giguere raised to 42 million with {4-Spades}{3-Spades}. Keyes three-bet shoved and Giguere snap-called.

Keyes' sweat wasn't long as the {9-Clubs} completed his flush on the turn and a {9-Diamonds} on the river secured another massive double up.

Tags: Daren KeyesJoel Giguere

Level: 36

Blinds: 5,000,000/1,000,000

Ante: 10,000,000

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 {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}, Daren Keyes was in the small blind with {k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and led out for 12 million. Joel Giguere was in the big blind and called.

The turnw as the {3-Diamonds}. Keyes led out for 15 million this time and Giguere called again. The river was the {7-Clubs} 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.

Tags: Daren KeyesJoel Giguere

Updated Stacks

Level 35 : 4,000,000/8,000,000, 8,000,000 ante

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 {3-Clubs}{10-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} board, Joel Giguere bet 27,000,000 with {k-}{3-} and after a brief prodding for information, Daren Keyes mucked his {k-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}.

Tags: Daren KeyesJoel Giguere

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.

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.

Tags: Kevin RivestMike Leah