Canadian Grand Prix
Day 1j Completed
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Canadian Grand Prix
Day: 1j
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
[Removed:375] Tops Penultimate partypoker $500,000 Canadian Grand Prix Qualifying Flight
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The penultimate starting flight of Event #16: $500,000 partypoker Canadain Grand Prix is in the books. The 4 p.m., Day 1j flight received a total of 298 entries with 30 seats on Day 2 up for grabs. [Removed:375] was among the leaders all day and ended play at the top.
[Removed:376] bagged a stack of 527,500 to claim the chip lead. Eric Boissonneault (525,000), Richard Edward Shaver (474,000), Said Michailidis (416,500), and Radu Mircea Pop (344,500) round out the top five.
A number of notables and familiar faces around Playground took their shot this afternoon. A few failing to survive were Jeff Madsen, Buddy Villaluz, Ruben Perceval, Jeffrey Cormier, Isabelle Mercier, and Day 1j 'bubble boy' Gary Biggar.
The final flight is underway here at Playground this evening, but registration has closed. This was the last chance players had to qualify for Sunday's Day 2 for $109. Anybody failing to qualify, live or online, or wanting to start with a larger stack may buy-in directly to Day 2 for $1,100 and receive a starting stack of 200,000.
Day 2 kicks off at 1 p.m. inside Playground Poker Club Sunday. The field will play 14 levels before bagging for the final day.
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End of Day Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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527,500 | 27,500 |
|
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525,000 | 425,000 |
|
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474,000 | 470,000 |
|
416,500 | 86,500 |
|
|
344,500 | |
|
320,000 | 184,000 |
|
|
302,500 | |
|
260,000 | |
|
258,500 | 3,500 |
|
|
244,500 | |
|
|
220,000 | |
|
214,000 | |
|
|
179,500 | |
|
|
179,000 | -1,000 |
|
|
156,000 | |
|
142,500 | |
|
142,000 | |
|
|
141,000 | -34,000 |
|
|
136,000 | |
|
127,500 | |
|
|
106,000 | |
|
|
103,500 | |
|
|
82,000 | |
|
|
79,500 | |
|
|
61,000 |
Biggar Bubbles; Final 30 on to Day 2
Bob T open-shoved on the cutoff and Gary Biggar called from the small blind for less, putting himself at risk.
Bob T: 
Biggar: 
The board ran out 
, providing no assistance to Biggar and he was the final elimination of Day 1j.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
142,500 | 142,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Table 29 Crushing; 33 Remain
Three players at Table 29 have 25% of the total chip in play with 33 players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
565,000 | 502,000 |
|
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500,000 | 222,000 |
|
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330,000 | 267,000 |
Updated Chip Counts; 50 Remain
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000 | 280,000 |
|
|
278,000 | 187,500 |
|
|
255,000 | 255,000 |
|
190,000 | 190,000 |
|
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
|
|
175,000 | 175,000 |
|
|
136,000 | 136,000 |
|
75,000 | 75,000 |
|
40,000 | 6,000 |
Level 11 Begins; 109 Remain
The remaining 109 players have entered the 11th level of the day. Blinds are 1k/2k with a 300 ante. Average stack is 55,700.
Packed Playground
With the final three live Day 1 flights of partypoker's $500,000 Guarantee Canadian Grand Prix going, Playground Poker Club is packed as more than 500 players try to book their spot in Day 2.
Top Stacks at the Break; Registration Closed
Level 7 is underway and that means registration is closed. Today's Day 1j field reached a total of 298 entries. The top 30 players will move on to Day 2. Here are the leaders at the break:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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100,000 | |
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90,500 | |
|
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75,000 | |
|
72,000 | |
|
71,000 | |
|
66,000 | 49,300 |
|
|
63,000 | |
|
|
63,000 | |
|
59,000 | 59,000 |
|
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58,000 |
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