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

2013 November Niner Marc Etienne Mclaughlin Building a Stack

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Marc Etienne McLaughlin
Marc Etienne McLaughlin

Action folded to 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event November Niner Marc Etienne Mclaughlin in the cutoff and he raised to 4,000. The player in the big blind called.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Spades} and both players checked to the {9-Spades} on the turn. The big blind led out for 5,500 and Mclaughlin quickly called.

The river was the {2-Clubs} and both players checked. The big blind said "I have a deuce", prompting Mclaughlin to table {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for a pair of threes. The big blind mucked and Mclaughlin raked in the pot.

Mclaughlin won the 2016 World Cup of Cards High Roller last summer, and although he couldn't get anything going in the High Roller this year, there are a few more events left for the Quebec pro to put up big results.

Player Chips Progress
Marc Etienne Mclaughlin ca
Marc Etienne Mclaughlin
148,000
24,000
24,000

Tags: Marc Etienne Mclaughlin

Tang Turns It

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On a board reading {k-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}, with about 17,000 in the pot, Marc-Andre Gravel bet 6,000 from the hijack. Ian Tang was on the button and raised to 16,500. Gravel tank-called.

The river was the {2-Spades} and Gravel checked. Tang paused for a moment and bet 38,000. Gravel practically beat him into the pot, quickly tossing a single chip out to call.

Tang tabled {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for trip kings and Gravel mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Tang ca
Ian Tang
355,000
Marc-Andre Gravel ca
Marc-Andre Gravel
152,000

Tags: Ian TangMarc-Andre Gravel

Vijayratnam Falls at the Hands of the King

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Senthuran Vijayaratnam
Senthuran Vijayaratnam

Armand 'Oyster King' King raised to 5,500 from under the gun and got calls from Senthuran Vijayaratnam on the button and Sam Gottiparthi in the small blind.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades} and all three players checked to the {a-Clubs} on the turn. Gottiparthi checked and King bet 21,500. Vijayaratnam was next to act and raised to 50,000. Gottiparthi folded and King moved all-in. Vijayaratnam called.

King quickly tabled {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} for a set of threes and Vijayaratnam disappointingly tabled {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds} for a pair of aces. "I'm drawing dead" said Vijayaratnam as he got up from his seat.

The river was the insignificant {q-Clubs} and King raked in the pot while Vijayaratnam hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Armand King ca
Armand King
620,000
295,000
295,000
Senthuran Vijayaratnam ca
Senthuran Vijayaratnam
Busted

Tags: Armand KingSenthuran Vijayaratnam

Last Break of the Day

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The remaining players are on their last break of the day! Play resumes in 15 minutes and players will finish up one more level before bagging for the night.

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Ryan Riess Already Climbing

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

We got to the table as WSOP Main Event Champion Ryan Riess was raking in a pot and shaking Jean-Francois Stoycheff's hand as he hit the rail.

Riess had two aces in front of him and the dealer mucked Stoycheff's two jacks on a dry board.

Riess only entered the field at the beginning of Level 8 and has already almost tripled his stack with less than a level to go in the day.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
285,000
185,000
185,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Jean-Francois Stoycheff ca
Jean-Francois Stoycheff
Busted

Tags: Ryan RiessJean-Francois Stoycheff

Tristan Bergeron Doubles Through Wheatley in a Cooler

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

There was about 50,000 in the pot, on a board reading {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Jessie Wheatley led out from the big blind for 37,500. The player in the hijack folded and Tristan Bergeron moved all-in on the button. Wheatley quickly called.

Bergeron was at risk but miles ahead with {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} for top set. Wheatley tabled {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts} for top two pair on the wrong end of a cooler.

The turn was the {4-Hearts} and Wheatley picked up a flush draw. The river was the {q-Clubs} to keep Bergeron alive.

Player Chips Progress
Jessie Wheatley ca
Jessie Wheatley
180,000
12,000
12,000
Tristan Bergeron ca
Tristan Bergeron
170,000

Tags: Jessie WheatleyTristan Bergeron

Rasool Sarangi Busts Two

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

We got to the table as Rasool Sarangi was all-in against two short stacks.

Sarangi was well ahead with {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}, up against {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs}.

The flop came {j-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and Sarangi extended his lead further by flopping a set of jacks. The turn was the {8-Diamonds} giving one of his opponents a flush draw and the other a straight draw. The river was the {8-Hearts} and Sarangi locked up the double knockout to add to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Rasool Sarangi ca
Rasool Sarangi
220,000

Tags: Rasool Sarangi

Five More Hands

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The tournament staff has announced that the remaining players are going to play five more hands before bagging and tagging for Day 2.

A full list of chip counts and a recap will be posted later tonight.