All-Stars for Starlight
Day 1d Started
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
All-Stars for Starlight
Day: 1d
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
Poker For a Cause; Spotlight Shines on Day 1d of All-Stars For Starlight
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Welcome to Day1d of the sixth event at the World Cup of Cards, a special one at Playground Poker Club. Event #6: All-Stars for Starlight is a $160 no-limit hold'em tournament featuring a massive $100,000 guarantee. Tonight's flight is the last chance players will have to qualify for Day 2.
Join NHL Hall of Famer and legend Larry Robinson from August 26th to 28th in the All-Stars for Starlight event. This is Big Event Poker at a price anyone can afford - and you'll do some good for the community while you play. The $25 tournament fee will be given as a charitable contribution to the Starlight Children's Foundation Canada.
Through the first three flights, the event has attracted 598 entries meaning $14,950 has been raised for Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada. Tonight's final flight should smash the attendance record thus far and provide a huge boost to what has been raised.
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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Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1d of the All-Stars for Starlight. A monster field is expected this evening. When play got underway there were 114 players registered.
Some Familiar Faces in the Mix
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | -41,500 |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Baaklini Cracks Aces
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
On the turn of a 
board, Christopher Baaklini had an opponent all-in and at risk.
Baaklini: 
Opponent: 
Baaklini needed to fade a river heart and did just that when the dealer laid down the 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
Berube's River Jam Gets Through
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
With a board of 
, Michel Berube bet 6,000 and his heads-up opponent check-called. The 
fell on the river and Berube's opponent checked again. This time, Berube slid the rest of his stack into the middle prompting a quick fold from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000 |
Michael Cohen Gets Paid
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
Michael Cohen check-called a bet of 1,300 from Alain Boucher on a flop of 
. The 
fell on the turn and both players checked. The river was the and Cohen bet all-in. Boucher snap-called and mucked his cards when Cohen tabled 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,000 | |
|
20,000 |