$2,200 partypoker Canadian Poker Championships Day 1a | 2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

09-08-2017 22:42 UTC-4

Day 1a of the Canadian Poker Championships Closes with Guillaume Nolet Leading

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Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The headline event of the 2017 World Cup of Cards at Playground Poker Club kicked off on Friday with Day 1a of the $2,000,000 guaranteed partypoker LIVE Canadian Poker Championships.

Friday's field consisted of 23 online Phase 1 entries, 24 live Phase 1 entries, 62 Day 1a buy-ins and 19 re-entries to close with a total of 140 entries.

Leading the 69 Day 1a survivors at the end of nine levels was Guillaume Nolet. Nolet bagged a massive 6,725,000 stack to close out the evening with the chip lead.

Also topping the leaderboard was Samuel Phillips who finished the day second in chips with 5,450,000. Tao Bo Liang (5,204,000), Jody Miall (4,650,000), and partypoker Team Pro Kristen Bicknell (4,491,000) round out the top five.

Notables on to Day 2 include Ryan Riess (2,400,000), Carter Swidler (2,017,000), Jonathan Bussieres (1,700,000), Pablo Mariz (1,622,000), Marc-Andre Ladouceur (1,538,000), and Francois Billard (1,292,000).

Top ranked Canadian pro Ari Engel was the first player to bust on Day 1a. partypoker Team Pro Natalia Breviglieri, Duff Charette, Chance Kornuth, Jason James, Ryan Yu, Alex Foxen, and Paul Scott were just some of the other notables to join Engel on the rail.

Day 1b is set to get underway at noon local time on Saturday. Another nine levels are on the schedule with late-registration and single re-entry open all day long.

Here's a look at the remaining schedule for the CPC:

Day	Date	Time
Day 1B	Saturday September 9th	12:00pm
Day 1C	Sunday September 10th	12:00pm
Day 1D (Turbo)	Monday September 11th	12:00pm
Day 2	Monday September 11th	5:00pm
Day 3	Tuesday September 12th	1:00pm
Day 4	Wednesday September 13th	1:00pm

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Tags: Ari Engel Carter Swidler Chance Kornuth Kristen Bicknell Jonathan Bussieres Guillaume Nolet Duff Charette Marc Ladouceur Natalia Breviglieri Pablo Mariz Ryan Riess

09-08-2017 22:08 UTC-4

Tzoutzourakis Shows the Bluff

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Level 9 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

With about 600,000 already in the middle of a three-handed flop reading , Timothy Deering bet 220,000 forcing the player first to act to check-fold but Stephan Tzoutzourakis check-called.

Both players checked after the hit the turn and when the completed the board on the river, Tzoutzourakis led with a bet worth 365,000.

Deering thought for just a moment before tossing his cards into the muck and Tzoutzourakis tabled , showing the bluff.

"For PokerNews," said Tzoutzourakis.

"I had jack-shit too," replied Deering.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephan Tzoutzourakis	4,800,000 230,000	230,000
Timothy Deering	2,600,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Stephan Tzoutzourakis Timothy Deering

09-08-2017 17:43 UTC-4

The PokerNews My Stack App is Live

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Level 6 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The PokerNews MyStack App is available for players here in the 2017 World Cup of Cards, allowing players to directly update their chip count on the PokerNews Live Reporting page for their friends and family to see.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.

Be forewarned, however, any abuse of the app will result in account suspension or termination.

09-08-2017 15:33 UTC-4

Kornuth Capitalizes

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Level 3 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

John Helou raised to 15,000 from under the gun and Chance Kornuth put in a three-bet to 50,000 from late position. Action folded back to Helou and he decided to call.

The flop came and Helou checked. Kornuth bet 60,000 and Helou stared Kornuth down before tossing in some chips to call. The turn was the . Helou checked again, Kornuth bet 160,000 this time and Helou called again.

The river was the and Helou checked for a third time. Kornuth paused for a moment, cut out some chips and then paused again. He reached back into his stack and slip forward a stack worth 460,000. Helou snap-called and Kornuth quickly tabled for two pair aces and fives. Helou mucked and paid the bet. "I had to call. I can't fold" said Helou.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	1,600,000 600,000	600,000

John Helou	800,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth John Helou

09-08-2017 13:40 UTC-4

Ari Engel Hits the Rail Early

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Level 2 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ari Engel was here at the start of the day, but someone else is in his seat so we asked the table what happened.

Engel was down to 400,000 in chips after starting with 1 million and he called a raise in the blinds. The board ran out king-high and Engel jammed the river for his remaining stack. It was local familiar face Jonathan Bussieres who called and Engel tabled two jacks. Bussieres held king-five for top pair and sent the Canadian pro to the rail.

There's mostly definitely no doubt Engel will fire again, so stay dialed in as we keep an eye out for him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Bussieres	1,600,000 400,000	400,000
Ari Engel	Busted

Tags: Ari Engel Jonathan Bussieres

09-08-2017 12:27 UTC-4

Kristen Bicknell, Ryan Riess and Ari Engel Among the Early Risers

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Level 1 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The first of four live starting flights has begun and some big names are already in the field looking for their shot at a piece of the guaranteed $2 million prize pool.

Partypoker's own Team Pro Kristen Bicknell has started the day with 1.4 million after running up a stack in a Phase online. Joining her is 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Ryan Riess with a starting stack of 1 million, along with Ari Engel, Chance Kornuth and Christian Soto.

Here's a look at some of the other early risers:

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason James	1,900,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Khaly Dang	1,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Kristen Bicknell	1,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Christian Soto	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Chance Kornuth	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Ryan Riess	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Peter Chien	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Carter Swidler	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Ari Engel	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Buddy Villaluz	600,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Ari Engel Chance Kornuth Kristen Bicknell Ryan Riess

09-08-2017 02:42 UTC-4

The Canadian Poker Championships With $2 Million Guaranteed Starts Today!

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Live Day 1a of the Canadian Poker Championships with $2,000,000 Guaranteed begins today at Noon local time at the ever-popular Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada. This is the first of four live Day 1 starting flights over the next four days.

The online Day 1 was held on Sunday, September 3rd and 27 players advanced to Day 2. The chip leader was Maurizio Lo Russo with 4,882,000 chips, and Canada's own Mike Leah bagged the second-biggest stack with 3,618,000.

Today's flight will have players starting with a whopping 1,000,000 chips where they will play nine, 60-minute levels before bagging and tagging for Day 2.

There will be a 45-minute dinner break following Level 6 and there will be a 15-minute break every two levels throughout the day. Registration remains open until the end of Level 12 on Day 2, and players are permitted to re-enter once per flight as well as once on Day 2 should they fail to bag.

Day 1d on Monday, September 11th at Noon features a turbo structure with 20-minute levels and will complete in about three hours and ten minutes. Day 2 will pick up that same day at 5:00 p.m. and will play eight levels.

As always, PokerNews will be on the ground to cover action from start to finish!

Here is a look at the schedule for this event:

Day	Date	Time
Day 1 Online	Sunday September 3rd	9:00pm
Day 1A	Friday September 8th	12:00pm
Day 1B	Saturday September 9th	12:00pm
Day 1C	Sunday September 10th	12:00pm
Day 1D (Turbo)	Monday September 11th	12:00pm
Day 2	Monday September 11th	5:00pm
Day 3	Tuesday September 12th	1:00pm
Day 4	Wednesday September 13th	1:00pm