Yan Nadeau raised to 18,000 from under the gun and got calls from Peter Kaemmerlen in the hijack, Ettehadi Seyedrohollah in the cutoff and Didier Morissonneau in the big blind.
The flop came and Morissonneau led out for 25,000. Nadeau raised to 100,000, Kaemmerlen folded, Seyedrohollah cold-called and Morissonneau folded.
The turn was he and Nadeau checked. Seyedrohollah bet 200,000 and Nadeau quickly check-shoved all-in for 768,000. Seyedrohollah didn't look happy and asked for a count while agonizing over the decision. Eventually he called.
Nadeau tabled for two pair aces and nines, but Seyedrohollah held for trip nines. The river was the for the extra needle and Nadeau was eliminated.
Partypoker Team Pro Natalia Breviglieri is back to take another shot at the massive prize pool here in the Canadian Poker Championships with $2 million guaranteed. She hopes to better her 5th place finish in the Playground1000 where she pocketed $40,000 for her deep run.
Danny "Miami Boss" Suied is also in the field and seems to be no stranger to Playground as he as a few cashes here, most recently from the partypoker MILLIONS in May this year.
With about 80,000 in the pot, on a board reading , Jeff Cormier bet 30,000 from late position and Rong Xu moved all-in for 98,000 from the hijack. The player on the button called, and Cormier thought for a brief moment before re-raising to 245,000. The button tanked and claimed to fold after mucking his cards.
Xu was at risk with for the nut flush draw, but Cormier tabled for the nuts. The turn was the and the river was the , missing Xu's flush draw and sending him to the rail.
Patrick Serda raised to 20,000 from under the gun and got a call from Steve Toulch in middle position. Jean-Francois Lescadres was in the big blind and three-bet to 80,000. Serda thought for a moment and called, followed by a fold from Toulch.
The flop came . Lescadres led for 81,000 and Serda called. The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Lescadres paused and checked again, and Serda tossed out a single T500,000 chip, putting Lescadres to the test for his last 275,000. Lescadres couldn't call fast enough, tabling for aces full of fives. Serda flashed the for trip fives and paid the bet.
World Poker Tour (WPT) champion Amir Babakhani is in the field, looking for another major score here at Playground. He won the 2013 WPT Spring Championship $3,300 Main Event for $442,248 in this exact building.
Additional latecomers include Thomas Lefort. Tristan Bergeron and Erik Lemarquand.
With what looked to be about 1,300,000 already in the pot of a board, Ruben Perceval splashed a bet of 800,000 in the pot, enough to put his heads-up opponent Alex Difelice all-in.
Difelice quickly called putting his last 462,000 at risk.
Perceval:
Difelice:
The completed the board on the river and Difelice scored the double up.
With about 150,000 in the pot, on a board reading , Patrick Serda checked from the small blind and Jean-Francois Lescadres bet 57,000. Serda called.
The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Serda checked again and this time Lescadres bet 89,000. Serda tossed in a chip to call and Lescadres mucked, sending the pot to Serda without needing to show down.
and Morissonneau led out for 25,000. Nadeau raised to 100,000, Kaemmerlen folded, Seyedrohollah cold-called and Morissonneau folded.
and Nadeau checked. Seyedrohollah bet 200,000 and Nadeau quickly check-shoved all-in for 768,000. Seyedrohollah didn't look happy and asked for a count while agonizing over the decision. Eventually he called.
for two pair aces and nines, but Seyedrohollah held 
for trip nines. The river was the 
for the extra needle and Nadeau was eliminated.
after mucking his cards.
for the nut flush draw, but Cormier tabled 
and the river was the 
, missing Xu's flush draw and sending him to the rail.
. Lescadres led for 81,000 and Serda called. The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
for trip fives and paid the bet.
board, Ruben Perceval splashed a bet of 800,000 in the pot, enough to put his heads-up opponent Alex Difelice all-in.
completed the board on the river and Difelice scored the double up.
and both players checked to the