All-Stars for Starlight
Day 1b Completed
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
All-Stars for Starlight
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
135 CAD
Prize Pool
111,307 CAD
Entries
850
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Sammy Chao Leads After Day 1b of All-Stars for Starlight
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Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
After 14 levels of play, Day 1b of the All-Stars for Starlight has come to an end. A total of 231 entries took a seat in the charity event of the World Cup of Cards at Playground Poker Club. There were 49 players remaining when the last hand of the night played out.
Leading the way on Day 1b was Sammy Chao. Chao ended play with 381,500, almost double his closest competitor. Chao hovered around the top of the leaderboard for most of the day but got a huge boost when he made a straight flush to bust another big stack at his table.
Other big stacks in the room were Tommy Coulombe (198,500), Colin Scheckman (191,500), Patrick M (188,500), Noy U (180,000), and the reigning All-Stars for Starlight champion John Palmer (178,500).
Some notables also moving on to Day 2 include WSOP bracelet winner Michael Malm, Charles La Boissonniere, Joey Boczek, Jason Conforti, and Kyle Janisse.
A few players not so lucky today were Kathy Sawers, Keren Kats, Rodney Ramalho, Grant Ellis, and Sebastien Proulx. As a next-day re-entry event though, everyone will have another shot to qualify for Day 2 on Saturday when another two Day 1 starting flights take place.
The second flight of the no-limit hold'em Event #6: $160 All-Stars for Starlight crushed the morning Day 1a flight which gathered 136 players . In total there have been 367 entries received meaning $9,175 has been raised for the Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada.
Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada is a charitable organization dedicated to bringing laughter, joy and hope back into the lives of children with serious illnesses. For over 20 years, our in-hospital entertainment therapy and out-of-hospital fun family adventure programs have brought smiles to children when they need it most.
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End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
381,500 | 97,500 |
|
198,500 | 198,500 |
|
191,500 | 191,500 |
|
|
188,500 | -1,500 |
|
178,500 | 62,000 |
|
|
147,000 | 147,000 |
|
142,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
140,000 | 87,000 |
|
136,000 | 65,000 |
|
125,500 | 93,500 |
|
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
|
109,500 | 34,500 |
|
102,500 | 102,500 |
|
|
97,000 | -17,000 |
|
92,000 | -44,000 |
|
|
91,000 | -59,000 |
|
|
91,000 | 34,000 |
|
|
89,000 | -57,000 |
|
82,000 | 82,000 |
|
|
80,500 | 80,500 |
|
78,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
76,500 | 76,500 |
|
70,500 | 70,500 |
|
|
70,000 | -2,000 |
|
70,000 | 70,000 |
Double Triple Ups
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
There were two three-way all-ins at separate tables at the same time.
On one table, Benjamin Chabot bested 
and 
with his 
, spiking a pair of tens on a 
board.
A table over Robert Boivin got his stack in the middle with 
against 
and 
. Both under-pairs hit a set on the flop of a 
board and the shorter stacked Boivin scored the triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 | |
|
42,500 |
Three More Hands
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The remaining 53 players will play three more hands before bagging for the evening.
Chip Leaders in the Last Level
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
284,000 | 164,000 |
|
|
190,000 | |
|
|
176,000 | 59,000 |
|
172,000 | 123,000 |
|
|
150,000 | |
|
|
147,000 | |
|
|
136,000 | 98,500 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Some Final Level Shots
Birdman Finds His Wings
Level 13
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
After grinding a 10 big-blind stack for the majority of the evening, Joey 'birdman' Boczek finally some air under his feet.
Boczek picked up a decent sized pot on a board of 
besting his opponent's 
with .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | 32,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300