2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards

All-Stars for Starlight
Day: 2
Event Info
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
33
Prize
15,967 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
135 CAD
Prize Pool
111,307 CAD
Total Entries
850
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Players Left 1 / 850
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All-Stars for Starlight

Day 2 Completed

Samuel Chaput Will Bring Big Lead Into Day 3 of All-Stars for Starlight Final Table

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Samuel Chaput Leads the Final 10
Samuel Chaput Leads the Final 10

Samuel Chaput bagged the top stack with only ten players remaining in the World Cup of Cards Event #6: All-Stars for Starlight No-Limit Hold em tournament.

The final table will resume at 7 p.m. tomorrow evening at Playground Poker Club. Chaput had an amazing run all day today, eliminating people in huge pots, being the first person to break 2-million and the only person to break 3-million so far. He eliminated Day 1b chip leader Sammy Chao during the final level of play today. When he got all in against Chao preflop and hit a club flush while holding the {k-Clubs}.

Jacob Lafleur is behind Chaput, with 2,410,000 chips and is the only other player coming into the final table with more than 2-million chips.

Nick-Real Seide ended the day at 1,540,000 and is coming in looking to improve on his fourth-place finish in this same event in January.

Here is the final table seating draw:

SeatPlayerCount
1Nick-Real Seide1,540,000
2David Bonneau1,080,000
3Samuel Chaput3,225,000
4Jacob Lafleur2,410,000
5Tommy Coulombe1,615,000
6Denis Simard1,505,000
7[Removed:533]1,205,000
8Felix Leclerc1,705,000
9Charles-Eric Benoit1,100,000
10Sagar Shetye1,565,000

The All-Stars for Starlight concludes tomorrow when the final ten players take their shot at the CAD $21,000 first place prize. PokerNews will be here throughout the festival, bringing you all the news, updates, and photos. Follow @pokernews on Twitter for live updates, Periscope broadcasts, and more. Also, follow PokerNews on Facebook and Instagram.

Tags: Charles La BoissinniereCharles-Eric BenoitDavid BonneauDenis SimardFelix LeclercJacob LafleurNick-Real SeideSagar ShetyeSammy ChaoSamuel ChaputTommy Coulombe

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

John Barogiannis Eliminated in 11th Place ($1,340)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

John Barogiannis was in the big blind and David Bonneau opened to 95,000. Jacob Lafleur called and Barogiannis shoved all in for 425,000. Bonneau folded and Lafleur called.

Lafleur showed {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} and was ahead of the {a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} of Barogiannis. The board ran out {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Barogiannis was eliminated in 11th place. The final ten players will now bag and come back tomorrow at 7 p.m.

Tags: David BonneauJacob LafleurJohn Barogiannis

Sammy Chao Eliminated in 12th Place ($1,340)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Sammy Chao - 12th Place ($1,340)
Sammy Chao - 12th Place ($1,340)

Sammy Chao was all-in and at risk preflop against chip leader Samuel Chaput.

Chao: {a-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Chaput: {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Chao was ahead but needed to hold to stay alive. The board ran out {9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and Chaput's flopped pair of jacks was enough to send Chao to the rail.

Tags: Sammy ChaoSamuel Chaput

Samuel Chaput Dodges Big Draw, Eliminates Stephen Anger in 15th Place ($1,100)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Stephen James Anger - 15th Place ($1,100)
Stephen James Anger - 15th Place ($1,100)

Samuel Chaput continued his climb late in Day 2 of the All-Stars of Starlight. Chaput just eliminated Stephen Anger.

Chaput and Anger were all in and Chaput had {a-Diamonds}{k-} against the {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} of Anger.

The final board read {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{8-Spades}{a-Hearts}, giving Anger a flush and open-ended straight draw heading to the river. The river bricked and gave Chaput another knockout and put him over 3-million chips.

Tags: Samuel ChaputStehpen Anger

Renaud Conti Eliminated in 16th Place ($980)

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Renaud Conti - 16th Place ($980)
Renaud Conti - 16th Place ($980)

Renaud Conti moved all-in under-the-gun for 550,000. Tommy Coulombe raised all-in for more from late position and the blinds folded.

Conti: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Coulombe: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{6-Spades}{2-Spades} and Coulombe scored the knockout, almost doubling his stack.

Tags: Renaud ContiTommy Coulombe

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Final Two Table Chip Counts (full)

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

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