Canadian Grand Prix
Day 1f Started
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Canadian Grand Prix
Day: 1f
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
Day 1f of Canadian Grand Prix $500,000 Guarantee Starts at 7 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 sixth of eleven live starting flights. There have been a ton of online Day 1 flights as well and online flights are still running concurrently with the live flights. 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 1f at 7 p.m. This will be the second 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 1f 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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205 Entries So Far for Day 1f
Day 1f of the partypoker $500,000 Guarantee Canadian Grand Prix is just finishing level 1 and already there are more than 200 players in the field. This is expected to be one of the bigger fields throughout the 11 starting flights.
Day 1d is just about to wrap up with 27 left and 25 of them heading to Day 2. Day 1e is also running and currently has 95 players left, with 22 qualifying for Day 2 from that flight.
Updated Chip Counts During the Break; 223 Remain
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Players are back from their first 15-minute break and registration has closed. Final totals will be available soon but the tournament clock currently shows 313 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
82,000 | |
|
|
81,000 | |
|
|
76,000 | |
|
75,000 | |
|
|
69,500 | |
|
|
62,000 | |
|
51,500 | |
|
43,000 | |
|
36,000 | 18,800 |
|
29,000 | |
|
11,000 | 11,000 |
Comtois Dominates, Doubles
On a 
board, Jason Comtois raised all-in when faced with a bet of 6,100. His opponent made the call and their hands were tabled.
Comtois: 
Opponent: 
Comtois was ahead and would have his opponent drawing dead when the 
fell on the turn. The river was the 
and Comtois raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000 | 29,000 |
Final Numbers Released
The total amount of entries received for this evening's Day 1f Grand Prix flight was 313. With 10% of the field moving on to Day 2, the top 32 players will bag their stacks at the end of the night.
There are currently 165 players remaining.
Some Updated Chip Counts; 127 Remain
Play has entered Level 11 with 127 players left in the field. Blinds are now 1k/2k with a 300 ante.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
137,000 | 67,500 |
|
128,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | 24,000 |
|
87,000 | 87,000 |
|
|
68,000 | 16,500 |
|
66,000 | |
|
|
55,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | -13,000 |
|
|
25,000 | 14,000 |
|
20,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
13,000 |
Level 14 Underway
The remaining 83 players have entered Level 14. Blinds are 2k/4k with an ante of 500. Average stack is 76,300. The top 32 players will move on to Day 2.
Updated Chip Counts; 85 Remmain
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | |
|
|
230,000 | 148,000 |
|
|
200,000 | |
|
117,000 | 117,000 |
|
|
112,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
105,000 | 39,000 |
|
|
75,000 | 55,000 |
|
|
12,000 | -43,000 |
Chao Lays the Trap
With a flop of 
, Chao checked, his opponent next to act moved all-in for 20,000, another player in the hand made the call, and Chao shoved over top, forcing a fold.
Chao: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Chao raked in the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
144,000 | 114,000 |