2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

$1,100 Playground1000
Day: 1b
Event Info

2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
200,000 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,100 CAD
Prize Pool
1,000,000 CAD
Entries
867
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
300,000

First Break of the Day

Level 2 : 200/400, 400 ante

The first two levels of Day 1b are in the books and players have departed on a 15-minute break. The tournament clock currently displays 139 entries with one re-entry and 134 players remaining.

Harvey Takes a Chunk Out of the Champ

Level 2 : 200/400, 400 ante
Yannick Harvey (left) & Jonathan Duhamel
Yannick Harvey (left) & Jonathan Duhamel

The 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel was enjoying a good start to the day until he ran into Yannick Harvey.

We approached the table as the dealer was cutting down Harvey' stack. In front of them lay a {5-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{5-Spades}{5-Clubs} board and {a-Clubs}{a-Spades} sat face-up beside Harvey. Duhamel's cards had already been flipped over but an all-in plaque in front of both players told the story.

Harvey's all-in was for about 97,000 and Duhamel paid the price.

Player Chips Progress
Yannick Harvey ca
Yannick Harvey
200,000 100,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
WSOP 3X Winner
60,000 -100,000

Tags: Jonathan DuhamelYannick Harvey

Mclaughlin Ships a Big One

Level 2 : 200/400, 400 ante
Marc Etienne McLaughlin
Marc Etienne McLaughlin

We arrived at the table as Marc Etienne Mclaughlin was making a call of 15,000 on the river of a {k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Spades} board. Carla Sabini had made the bet and Samuel Tsehai had flatted.

Sabini tabled a pair of kings forcing Tsehai to muck but Mclaughlin had Sabini out-kicked turning over {a-Clubs}{k-} to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Etienne Mclaughlin ca
Marc Etienne Mclaughlin
193,000 83,000
Samuel Tsehai ca
Samuel Tsehai
68,000 -32,000
Carla Sabini ca
Carla Sabini
28,000 -72,000

Tags: Carla SabiniMarc Etienne MclaughlinSamuel Tsehai

Level: 2

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Vijayaratnam Chips Up

Level 1 : 150/300, 300 ante

On the turn of a {3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{j-Spades} board with about 11,000 in the middle, Senthuran Vijayaratnam raised a bet of 5,500 by his heads-up opponent to 15,100 and his opponent called.

The {4-Spades} completed the board on the river and Vijayaratnam fired a bet worth 35,300 which was enough to force a fold from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Senthuran Vijayaratnam ca
Senthuran Vijayaratnam
124,000 24,000

Tags: Senthuran Vijayaratnam

Mclaughlin With an Early Blast

Level 1 : 150/300, 300 ante

There was about 4,000 in the middle when the {q-Spades}{k-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop fanned out. Marc Etienne Mclaughlin checked and his opponent bet 1,800. Mclaughlin raised to 6,100 and his opponent called.

The {a-Clubs} fell on the turn and Mclaughlin lead with a pot-sized bet of 16,000 and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Etienne Mclaughlin ca
Marc Etienne Mclaughlin
110,000 10,000

Tags: Marc Etienne Mclaughlin

Cards in the Air

Level 1 : 150/300, 300 ante

The dealers have begun their shuffle and are about to deal as gets underway here on on Day 1b. The tournament clock currently displays 59 entries and Playground Tournament Director Martin Roy has kicked off the action.