$220 partypoker Grand Prix Canada
Day 3 Started
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
$220 partypoker Grand Prix Canada
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
220 CAD
Prize Pool
1,000,000 CAD
Entries
3,746
Level
38
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Raphael Duval Leads the Final 27 on Day 3 of the partypoker Grand Prix Canada
Hello/Bonjour from beautiful Kahnawake, Quebec in Canada at the Playground Poker Club! Day 3 of the partypoker Grand Prix Canada is set to kick off in just two hours at 1:00 p.m. to crown a winner.
After a myriad of online and live qualifiers, just 27 players remain in the field and only one is going to take home the trophy, earn the title and pocket the big money up for grabs in an event that cost just $220 CAD. The prize pool is a guaranteed $1 million CAD, and someone is going to claim all of the glory by the end of today.
Quebec's Raphael Duval leads the pack with a massive chip stack worth 22,165,000. He held the lead yesterday for the majority of the day and never really looked back. With blinds beginning at 120,000/240,000 with a button ante of 240,000, Duval sits on close to 100 big blinds with plenty of room to maneuver.
Close behind him is Jeff Cuccurullo with 21,470,000 chips. He qualified online and sits in second in chips. Rounding out the top three is Anatoly Zharnitsky with 18,365,000, with the next-biggest stacks belonging to Matthew Wilkins (10,650,000) and Ryan Morrell (9,085,000).
Play will pick up at Level 30 and blinds will increase from 40-minute intervals to 60 minutes. Breaks will take place every three levels, or three hours, and play will conclude once a winner is crowned.
Stay with PokerNews as the Live Reporting team documents all of the action on the way to finding a winner today!
Here is a look at the seating assignments with chip counts:
| Table | Seat | First Name | Last Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table 37 | 1 | Romio | Mikhael | 4,470,000 |
| Table 37 | 2 | Constantinos | Psallidas | 2,780,000 |
| Table 37 | 3 | Spencer | Jean-Baptiste | 2,745,000 |
| Table 37 | 5 | Prosper | [Removed:250] | 3,830,000 |
| Table 37 | 6 | Randy | Khalil | 3,000,000 |
| Table 37 | 8 | Franco | A | 8,595,000 |
| Table 38 | 1 | Sammy | Chao | 3,360,000 |
| Table 38 | 2 | Raphael | Duval | 22,165,000 |
| Table 38 | 3 | Michael | Korovine | 4,705,000 |
| Table 38 | 4 | Dustin | Melanson | 6,430,000 |
| Table 38 | 5 | Debra Ann | Holman | 3,965,000 |
| Table 38 | 7 | Eric | Portelance | 6,175,000 |
| Table 38 | 8 | Sean | Burstein | 2,530,000 |
| Table 39 | 1 | Matthew | Wilkins | 10,650,000 |
| Table 39 | 3 | Ryan | Morrell | 9,085,000 |
| Table 39 | 4 | Paul | Scott | 5,950,000 |
| Table 39 | 5 | Helene Marie | Dufour | 8,770,000 |
| Table 39 | 6 | Brandon Aaron | Kitchen | 3,900,000 |
| Table 39 | 7 | Nicholas | Riseley | 5,300,000 |
| Table 39 | 8 | Said | Michailidis | 6,015,000 |
| Table 40 | 1 | Jean-Francois | Marin | 5,405,000 |
| Table 40 | 2 | Mark | Young | 6,105,000 |
| Table 40 | 3 | Brian | Van Bart | 1,550,000 |
| Table 40 | 4 | Norman | Gauthier | 2,680,000 |
| Table 40 | 6 | Anatoly | Zharnitsky | 18,365,000 |
| Table 40 | 7 | Jeff | Cuccurullo | 21,470,000 |
| Table 40 | 8 | Franco | Sicondolfi | 5,480,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 120,000/240,000
Ante: 240,000
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 30
: 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Cards are in the air here at the Playground Poker Club for Day 3 of the partypoker Grand Prix Canada!
Just 27 players remain, fighting for the title. Good luck, players!
Jean-Baptiste Doubles Through Franco A
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Level 30
: 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
With a 
flop in front of them, Franco A bet 1,400,000 and Spencer Jean-Baptiste check raised all-in for 2,145,000 total. Franco took a moment before making the call, knowing he couldn't really fold for what little the raise was on top.
Jean-Baptiste: 
Franco A: 
Jean Baptiste had flopped a straight and it held through the 
on the turn and river 
to score a much-needed early double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,800,000 | -2,795,000 |
|
5,700,000 | 2,955,000 |
Franco Sicondolfi Makes an Early Exit
Level 30
: 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Norman Gauthier raised to 600,000 from middle position and Franco Sicondolfi moved all-in for 5,840,000 from the small blind. Gauthier called.
It turned out that both players had the same stack, right down to the last chip, so both players were at risk.
Norman Gauthier: 
Franco Sicondolfi: 
It was a classic race, but the dealer put out a flop reading 
and while Gauthier flopped a set, Sicondolfi was still live after flopping top two pair. Any ace or king would do, but the turn was the 
and the river was the 
to send Sicondolfi to the rail.
Immediately after the river was dealt, Jean-Francois Marin slammed his fist into the table and yelled out, "Do you know what I folded? Jack-ten of hearts. I was gonna call your six hundred thousand!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000,000 | 9,320,000 |
|
Busted |
Psallidas Keeps Finding a Way
Level 30
: 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Constantinos Psallidas was down to one big blind on two separate occasions late in the day on Day 2 yesterday, and somehow managed to spin his stack up and make his way to Day 3 today.
He was just all-in for 1,820,000 and was called by Psoper [Removed:250].
Psallidas held the best of it with 
, up against [Removed:250]'s 
.
The board ran out 
and Psallidas held on to double through yet again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,200,000 | 1,420,000 |
|
2,000,000 | -1,830,000 |
Khalil Busted by Psallidas
Level 30
: 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Randy Khalil three-bet shoved all-in preflop against Constantinos Psallidas and after a moment in the tank, Psallidas called, putting Khalil at risk.
Khalil: 
Psallidas:
Once the cards were tabled, Khalil was immediately upset about how long it took Psallidas to make his decision.
Psallidas pleaded his case about not wanting to flip and instead found himself in a dominating position.
The dealer fanned out a 
board and although the flop was a scary one for Psallidas, he was able to fade the rest and eliminate Khalil in 25th place for $3,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,500,000 | 3,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Melanson Gets His Kings Cracked by Holman
Level 30
: 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Dustin Melanson raised to 500,000 from the cutoff and Debra Ann Holman moved all-in on the button. Melanson snap-called.
Dustin Melanson:
Debra Ann Holman:
Melanson was well ahead with two kings, and needed to fade an ace to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, there was on ace in the window before the dealer fanned a flop reading 
and Melanson was the one who needed to hit now. The turn was the 
and the river was the , sending Melanson to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000,000 | 7,035,000 |
|
Busted |
Final Three Table Redraw
Level 30
: 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table 37 | 1 | Debra Ann Holman | 14,850,000 |
| Table 37 | 2 | Romio Mikhael | 2,715,000 |
| Table 37 | 3 | Constantinos Psallidas | 6,700,000 |
| Table 37 | 4 | Prosper [Removed:250] | 2,670,000 |
| Table 37 | 5 | Sammy Chao | 3,730,000 |
| Table 37 | 6 | Raphael Duval | 21,600,000 |
| Table 37 | 7 | Nicholas Riseley | 3,765,000 |
| Table 37 | 8 | Paul Scott | 7,200,000 |
| Table 38 | 1 | Jean-Francois Marin | 6,500,000 |
| Table 38 | 2 | Michael Korovine | 5,340,000 |
| Table 38 | 3 | Ryan Morrell | 5,900,000 |
| Table 38 | 4 | Brandon Aaron Kitchen | 4,500,000 |
| Table 38 | 5 | Jeff Cuccurullo | 23,300,000 |
| Table 38 | 6 | Spencer Jean-Baptiste | 5,900,000 |
| Table 38 | 7 | Helen Marie Dufour | 12,500,000 |
| Table 38 | 8 | Brian Van Bart | 3,500,000 |
| Table 39 | 1 | Eric Portelance | 7,800,000 |
| Table 39 | 2 | Said Michailidis | 6,000,000 |
| Table 39 | 3 | Matthew Wilkins | 8,100,000 |
| Table 39 | 4 | Norman Gautheier | 6,980,000 |
| Table 39 | 5 | Sean Burstein | 6,700,000 |
| Table 39 | 6 | Franco A | 7,600,000 |
| Table 39 | 7 | Mark Young | 3,405,000 |
| Table 39 | 8 | Anatoly Zharnitsky | 16,100,000 |