Canadian Grand Prix
Day 1e Started
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Canadian Grand Prix
Day: 1e
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
Third Flight Today: Day 1e Starts at 4 p.m.
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 fifth of eleven live starting flights. There have been a ton of online Day 1 flights as well and online flights are still starting 30 minutes after each live flight. Mike Stannard is the big stack so far with 668,500 qualifying from one of the earlier online flights.
There are still plenty of chances for live players to match Stannard's stack, beginning with Day 1e at 4 p.m. This will be the third 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 1e is a normal flight with 20-minute levels.
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.
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140 Players for Day 1e
Day 1e of the partypoker $500,000 Guarantee Canadian Grand Prix currently has 140 entries and 138 players remaining. There is also an online flight that will start on partypoker in about five minutes. Players can enter each flight only one, but can play both the online and live flights here at Playground Poker Club.
Some Counts from Day 1e
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
23,800
23,800
|
23,800 |
|
22,400
22,400
|
22,400 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
18,700
18,700
|
18,700 |
|
18,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
Busted |
Michael Malm Shows The Bluff
"Oh man," said Patrick Gatfalvi with both hands on his head.
Two eights sat face up on the table next to the 
board and Michael Malm was collecting the pot.
"Well played," said Gatfalvi.
The action started when the two were heads up with the flop reading and Gatfalvi checked. Malm bet 11,000 and Gatfalvi called.
The turn was the and Gatfalvi checked again. Malm took a moment, but decided to check behind.
The river was the and Gatfalvi led for what looked like 12,000. Malm quickly shoved all in and Gatfalvi folded quickly.
Malm tossed 
out face up and Gatfalvi seemed distraught.
"You had jacks right?" asked Malm.
Gatfalvi said he did have jacks and Malm collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | |
|
||
|
29,000 | |
213 Total Entries for Day 1e, 22 Will Advance
The fifth flight of the partypoker $500,000 Guarantee drew 213 players and 22 will advance to Day 2.
Big Stacks and Familiar Faces
Jonathan Poulin just flopped set over set and broke 100,000 when he eliminated a player with a set of fives and he flopped a set of queens. Both players got all in and Poulin's set held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,000 | |
|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
95,000 | |
|
64,000 | |
|
|
17,300
17,300
|
17,300 |
|
|
17,200
-2,800
|
-2,800 |
|
|
Busted |
Faces from Day 1e
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Updated Chip Counts; 49 Remain
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | |
|
|
200,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
186,000 | |
|
|
175,000 | |
|
|
155,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
54,000 |