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Canadian Grand Prix
Day 1a Completed
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Canadian Grand Prix
Day: 1a
Event Info
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
100 CAD
Prize Pool
500,000 CAD
Total Entries
3,341
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 160,000
Ante
200,000
Players Left 1 / 3,341
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Michel Dubreuil is the big stack with 12 players advancing from Day 1a of the partypoker Canadian Grand Prix $500,000 Guarantee. He finished the day with 362,000 and was followed closely by Danny Freitas (332,000). Mike Hamryszak finished the day above 300,000 also bagging 308,000.
This was a turbo flight and Dubreuil still finished about 200,000 below Mike Stannard who will have the biggest stack on Day 2 at 668,500. He was one of 38 players to play one of the 38 online flights. There are still ten more live flights, one of which just started at 9 p.m. and players are able to buy directly into Day 2 for $1,100. Day 2 starts Sunday at 1 p.m.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
362,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
332,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
308,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
269,500
172,500
|
172,500 |
|
231,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
165,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
118,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
113,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
|
103,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
99,500
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
80,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
60,500
44,500
|
44,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
357,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
|
|
254,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
|
|
196,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
192,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
190,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
|
105,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
103,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
97,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
90,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
61,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
47,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
45,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
30,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
|
12,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
291,000 | |
|
|
195,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
|
182,000 | |
|
|
118,000 | |
|
116,000 | |
|
|
111,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
94,000 | |
|
|
90,000 | |
|
|
85,000 | |
|
|
83,000 | |
|
|
80,000 | |
|
|
72,000 | |
|
|
70,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
64,000 | |
|
61,000 | |
|
|
58,000 | |
|
|
55,000 | |
|
|
52,000 | |
|
49,000 | |
|
47,000 | |
|
|
46,000 | |
|
|
44,000 | |
|
|
41,000 | |
|
|
29,000 | |
|
29,000 |
On a board of 
, Elias Asfour moved all-in for about 40,000 (13 bbs) and was called by an opponent with slightly less.
Asfour: 
Opponent: 
Asfour was way out front needing to fade just a few cards. The 
on the turn, however gave his opponent a straight, leaving Asfour drawing to just a spade on the river. Fortunately, the dealer laid out the 
and Asfour made the nuts to take the pot and bust his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000 |
Here are some of the players with the bigger chip stacks entering the 600/1,200 blind level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
77,000 | |
|
|
73,000 | |
|
72,000 | |
|
55,400 | |
|
||
|
|
54,000 | |
|
|
54,000 | |
|
|
52,000 | |
The players are coming back from a 15-minte break. The opening flight of the partypoker Canadian Grand Prix $500,000 Guarantee drew 113 players and 95 remain coming back from the break. The final 12 players will from this flight will continue to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,900 | |
|
|
||
|
22,000 | |
|
19,800 | |
|
18,700 | |
|
17,400 | |
|
16,800 | |
|
16,500 | |
|
15,100 | |
|
12,800 | |
