Level: 6
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
$2,200 partypoker Canadian Poker Championships
Day: 1b
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
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 
with James Cooke being the player at risk for 900,000. Ettehadi Seyedrohollah was on the other end and appeared to have 
for the nut straight.
Cooke had 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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 
, 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 
and Lalji and Grondin checked to Arora who bet 65,000. Lalji called and Grondin mucked.
The river was the 
. Arora put out a bet for 160,000 and Lalji hesitated before deciding to call.
Arora rapped the table in defeat as he taled 
for a busted straight draw. Lalji tabled 
for a flush and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
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 , 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 
for a pair of queens but he was up against 
for a pair of kings. The river was the 
and O'Brien was eliminated, asking if he could still buy back in again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Giguere Gets the Most Out of Kornik
Level 6
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
On a four-way 
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:
Giguere: 
Giguere flopped huge but Kornik wasn't drawing dead. Unfortunately, Kornik bricked her straight draw as the board ran out 
and she was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
Busted |
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
4,300,000
189,000
|
189,000 |
|
||
|
3,800,000
1,480,000
|
1,480,000 |
|
||
|
|
3,700,000 | |
|
3,600,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
|
|
3,565,000
-435,000
|
-435,000 |
|
|
3,400,000 | |
|
3,300,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
||
|
2,750,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
|
2,700,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
2,500,000 | |
|
2,500,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
||
|
|
2,500,000 | |
|
|
2,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
2,150,000 | |
|
|
2,100,000 | |
|
2,100,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
2,100,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
|
2,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,600,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
|
1,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
1,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
1,250,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
1,150,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
1,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
900,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
800,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
||
|
500,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
500,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
||
|
400,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
|
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