Ten more players are through to Day 2 of the partypoker $500,000 Guarantee Candian Grand Prix. On the final hand of the day, he eliminated Kathy Sawers when she check-raised the flop with second pair. El Megharbel called with top pair and stay ahead to eliminate Sawers and send the remaining ten players through to Day 2.
The flight drew 95 entries and started at 10 a.m. Several of the players that failed to make it through this flight quickly reentered the later flights to take another shot at making Day 2.
El Megharbel is still about 300,000 off the overall leader, Mike Stannard who bagged virtually bagged 668,500 from one of the online flights. There are still several flights, both online and live left to get a spot in Day 2 and compete for a share of the $500,000 guarantee. Day 1e just started and Day 1f is later this evening. There are four more flights tomorrow, with the first one beginning at 10 p.m.
The partypoker Grand Prix $500,000 Guarantee is Event #16 of the World Cup of Cards. 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.
Kathy Sawers leads the final 27 of Day 1c. Sofiane Boulila is close behind here while the two compete for spots in Day 2. Ten will go through from this flight.
The World Cup of Cards (WCC) is really starting to ramp up with Day 1a of the partypoker Grand Prix Poker Tour $500,000 Guarantee. This is event #16 and this tournament sports the biggest guarantee of the WCC. It also has the lowest buy in, only $109.
Today's flight is just the third of eleven live starting flights. There have been a ton of online Day 1 flights as well and 38 players have already qualified for Day 2. Mike Stannard is the big stack so far with 668,500.
There are still plenty of chances for live players to match Stannard's stack, beginning with Day 1c at 10 a.m. This will be one of four starting flights today. The regular flights will have 20-minute levels and the turbo flights will have 15-minute levels. Each player will start with 20,000 and each starting flight play will continue until ten percent of the field remains. Day 1c is a turbo flight.
One of the unique elements of the GPPT is a "Golden Chip." The golden chip can be earned in a series of 1-cent online tournaments. The top five players from each of the tournaments earns a virtual golden chip. If a player with a virtual golden chip makes Day 2, they get a physical golden chip. Then any player who wins the tournament and has a golden chip adds $50,000 to their first place prize.
The Party Poker Grand Prix $500,000 Guarantee is Event #16 of the World Cup of Cards. 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.
