$2,200 partypoker Canadian Poker Championships
Day 1a Started
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
$2,200 partypoker Canadian Poker Championships
Day: 1a
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
The Canadian Poker Championships With $2 Million Guaranteed Starts Today!
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 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Cards In the Air!
Level 1
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
This first starting flight of the Canadian Poker Championships has begun with 61 entries.
Shuffle up and deal!
Kristen Bicknell, Ryan Riess and Ari Engel Among the Early Risers
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
|
1,500,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
1,400,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
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|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
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|
600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Breviglieri Won't Back Down Against Engel
Level 1
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
We got to the table just after partypoker Team Pro Natalia Breviglieri three-bet from the cutoff after an open to 8,000 from Jonathan Bussieres in the hijack. Ari Engel was on the button and four-bet to 65,000. Bussieries got out of the way and Breviglieri called.
The flop came 
and Breviglieri checked. Engel bet 50,000 and Breviglieri wasted no time calling. The turn was the 
. Breviglieri checked again, Engel bet 125,000 and Breviglieri called again.
The river was the 
and Breviglieri checked again. Engel thought for a moment but opted to check back.
Breviglieri tabled 
for two queens and Engel mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
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585,000
-415,000
|
-415,000 |
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Duff Charette, Matthew Wilkins and Jonathan Bussieres in the Field
Level 1
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,670,000
2,670,000
|
2,670,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
1,720,000
1,720,000
|
1,720,000 |
|
1,430,000
1,430,000
|
1,430,000 |
|
1,300,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
1,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
1,100,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
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|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
560,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Marc Etienne Mclaughlin and Joe Tehan Enter; Alex Foxen Re-Enters
Level 2
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
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|
1,000,000 | |
|
|
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|
|
1,000,000 | |
Ari Engel Hits the Rail Early
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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