2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

$2,200 partypoker Canadian Poker Championships
Day: 1b
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
Entries
899
Level Info
Level
38
Blinds
8,000,000 / 16,000,000
Ante
0

Level: 6

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Seyedrohollah On a Roll

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

We got to the table as the dealer was completing a board reading {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} with James Cooke being the player at risk for 900,000. Ettehadi Seyedrohollah was on the other end and appeared to have {j-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} for the nut straight.

Cooke had {k-Spades}{q-Spades} in front of him for a pair of kings and a busted flush draw and he hit the rail.

Seyedrohollah now sits on 4,000,000 chips near the top of the leader board.

Player Chips Progress
Ettehadi Seyedrohollah ca
Ettehadi Seyedrohollah
4,000,000
690,000
690,000
James Cooke ca
James Cooke
Busted

Tags: Ettehadi SeyedrohollahJames Cooke

Arora Can't Get One Past Lalji

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

With about 70,000 in the pot, on a board reading {j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, Nadir Lalji checked from the big blind and Laurence Grondin bet 35,000 from the hijack. Jimmy Arora called on the button and Lalji came along also.

The turn was the {k-Hearts} and Lalji and Grondin checked to Arora who bet 65,000. Lalji called and Grondin mucked.

The river was the {7-Clubs}. Arora put out a bet for 160,000 and Lalji hesitated before deciding to call.

Arora rapped the table in defeat as he taled {8-Clubs}{6-Spades} for a busted straight draw. Lalji tabled {q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for a flush and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Nadir Lalji ca
Nadir Lalji
1,450,000
450,000
450,000
Jimmy Arora ca
Jimmy Arora
1,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000

Tags: Jimmy AroraLaurence GrondinNadir Lalji

Ladies Are No Good for O'Brien

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

With 230,000 in the pot, on a board reading {k-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois led out for 125,000 from the hijack and Lawrence O'Brien decided to move all-in for 434,000 from the cutoff. Boulanger-Vaugeois thought for about half a minute and called.

O'Brien tabled {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} for a pair of queens but he was up against {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} for a pair of kings. The river was the {4-Clubs} and O'Brien was eliminated, asking if he could still buy back in again.

Player Chips Progress
Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois ca
Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois
1,500,000
Lawrence O'Brien ca
Lawrence O'Brien
Busted

Tags: Lawrence O'BrienMathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois

Giguere Gets the Most Out of Kornik

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

On a four-way {6-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop, Martin Giguere checked and an opponent bet 55,000. Another player in the hand called and then Lily Kornik raised all-in for 532,000. Giguere flatted and the other two players folded.

Kornik: {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Giguere: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Giguere flopped huge but Kornik wasn't drawing dead. Unfortunately, Kornik bricked her straight draw as the board ran out {k-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and she was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Giguere ca
Martin Giguere
1,900,000
900,000
900,000
Lily Kornik ca
Lily Kornik
Busted

Tags: Lily KornikMartin Giguere

Time for Dinner

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

The first six levels of the day are in the book and the players can now enjoy a 45-minute dinner break. The tournament clock currently shows 179 total entries today with 133 players remaining.

Top Stacks at the Break

Level 6 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
4,300,000
189,000
189,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Daren Keyes ca
Daren Keyes
3,800,000
1,480,000
1,480,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Ronald Laplante ca
Ronald Laplante
3,700,000
Andrew Boujaoude ca
Andrew Boujaoude
3,600,000
640,000
640,000
Ettehadi Seyedrohollah ca
Ettehadi Seyedrohollah
3,565,000
-435,000
-435,000
George Gaffiero ca
George Gaffiero
3,400,000
Michael Malm ca
Michael Malm
3,300,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Maxime Flibotte-Blanchard ca
Maxime Flibotte-Blanchard
2,750,000
208,000
208,000
Obaidullah Habibi ca
Obaidullah Habibi
2,700,000
15,000
15,000
Peter Kaemmerlen us
Peter Kaemmerlen
2,500,000
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
2,500,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Ahmed Baalbaki ca
Ahmed Baalbaki
2,500,000
Martin Giguere ca
Martin Giguere
2,300,000
400,000
400,000
Ricky Campanelli ca
Ricky Campanelli
2,150,000
Richard Kerkerian ca
Richard Kerkerian
2,100,000
Medhat Ramzy ca
Medhat Ramzy
2,100,000
170,000
170,000
Ruben Perceval ca
Ruben Perceval
2,100,000
-800,000
-800,000
Jean-Philippe Goulet ca
Jean-Philippe Goulet
2,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Alex Difelice ca
Alex Difelice
2,000,000
-300,000
-300,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

The PokerNews My Stack App is Live

Level 7 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

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Assorted Stack Updates

Level 7 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Amir Babakhani ca
Amir Babakhani
1,800,000
800,000
800,000
WPT 1X Winner
Duff Charette ca
Duff Charette
1,600,000
885,000
885,000
Armand King ca
Armand King
1,600,000
600,000
600,000
Shaan Siddiqui ca
Shaan Siddiqui
1,600,000
600,000
600,000
Patrick BRaga ca
Patrick BRaga
1,250,000
650,000
650,000
Jeff Cormier ca
Jeff Cormier
1,150,000
-150,000
-150,000
Fabio Luongo ca
Fabio Luongo
1,100,000
100,000
100,000
Laurence Grondin ca
Laurence Grondin
900,000
-100,000
-100,000
Patrick Serda ca
Patrick Serda
800,000
-300,000
-300,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WPT 1X Winner
Griffin Benger ca
Griffin Benger
500,000
-500,000
-500,000
Natalia Breviglieri gb
Natalia Breviglieri
500,000
-500,000
-500,000
Chanracy Khun ca
Chanracy Khun
400,000
-600,000
-600,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner