Canadian Grand Prix
Day 1d Completed
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Canadian Grand Prix
Day: 1d
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
100 CAD
Prize Pool
500,000 CAD
Entries
3,341
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 160,000
Ante
200,000
David Lanthier Bags Day 1d Chip Lead; Another 25 Players on to Day 2
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The fourth starting flight of Event #16: $500,000 partypoker Canadain Grand Prix has come to an end with 25 players remaining. Friday afternoon's Day 1d attracted a field of 242 entries.
Leading the way at the end of play was David Lanthier, bagging a top stack of 656,000. Also sitting at the top of the leaderboard were Joey Boczek (490,000), Basil Glezakos (415,000), Julien Aubin (372,000), and Adam Ettinger (348,000).
A number of notables and familiar faces around Playground took their shot this afternoon. A few failing to survive include Jeff Madsen, Buddy Villaluz, Grant Ellis, Chris McClung, Charles La Boissonniere, and Kenneth Wigfield
Players will have six more opportunities to qualify for Day 2, live at Playground. There are two more starting flights on Friday evening, and another four on Saturday.
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End of Day Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
656,000 | 1,000 |
|
490,000 | 15,000 |
|
415,000 | 49,000 |
|
372,000 | 29,000 |
|
|
348,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
237,000 | |
|
220,500 | |
|
185,000 | 157,000 |
|
184,500 | |
|
|
176,000 | |
|
|
172,500 | |
|
|
162,500 | |
|
160,000 | |
|
|
150,000 | |
|
|
140,000 | |
|
|
121,000 | |
|
|
103,000 | |
|
|
91,500 | |
|
|
91,500 | |
|
|
74,500 | -63,500 |
|
|
74,000 | |
|
|
69,000 | |
|
|
66,000 | |
|
|
47,000 | |
|
40,500 |
Blumes Bubbles; Final 25 into Day 2
Chad Blumes had to be called back to the table after taking a cooler holding 
, running into Adam Ettinger's 
. The board ran out 
and Blumes walked away, thinking he had been eliminated. The dealer cut down the two stacks and Blumes had his opponent slightly out-chipped, leaving him with some hope.
The very hand next hand Blumes was all-in and would be eliminated on the direct Day 2 bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Leaders at the Break; On the Bubble
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
655,000 | |
|
|
475,000 | 93,000 |
|
|
366,000 | 346,000 |
|
|
343,000 | 248,000 |
Some Shots of the Leaders
Boczek Busts Another
Joey Boczek opened to 20,000 and an opponent in the small blind shoved for 75,000. With action back on Boczek, he contemplated for just a moment before making the call.
Boczek: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, pairing Boczek's eight on the river and giving him the checkmark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
382,000 | 60,000 |
The Ransom Paid With Aces
With a board of 
and 
sitting in front of Ken Ransom, the dealer was cutting down his and his opponent's stacks. After a quick count, it was determined Ransom had his opponent covered and was pushed the significantly large pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 120,000 |
Halfway There; 25 Move on
Play has entered Level 15 with 50 players remaining. The top 25 will move on to Day 2.
Blinds are now 2.5k/5k with an ante of 500.
Birdman Soars into Chip Lead
Joey 'birdman' Boczek raised preflop to 15,000 and was called by an opponent in late position. The flop came 
, Boczek splashed 60,000 into the pot and his opponent flats. The turn is a 
and Boczek snap-shoves all-in. His opponent snap-calls, putting himself at risk.
Boczek: 
Opponent: 
Boczek was ahead and with a falling on the river, locked up the pot with a straight and eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
322,000 | 289,000 |