Canadian Grand Prix
Day 1j Started
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
Day 1j of partypoker $500,000 Guarantee Canadian Grand Prix Starts at 4 p.m.
Today is another busy day with four more live Day 1 flights 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 Day 1j flight is the tenth 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 is one more chance after this for live players to match Stannard's stack, Day 1k at 7 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 1j 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 will earn 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.
Day 1j Starts With 167 Players
Day 1j of partypoker's $500,000 Guarantee Candian Grand Prix is underway. The flight started with 168 players and that number is continuing to build. Registration is open until the start of level seven.
Win a WPT Montreal Seat and Qualify for Day 2 of $500,000 Guarantee Canadian Grand Prix
At 4:30, about 10 minutes from now, the online Day 1 flight on partypoker that coincides with Day 1j will start. As part of a last-minute promotion three players in that tournament have been assigned a special bounty.
The three players, Tom_Waters, noonelfcfan, and beestingluckbox will be in the flight. Any player that knocks out one of these players in the online flight and is inside Playground Poker Club will win a $3,850 entry to WPT Montreal at Playground Poker Club in November.
Counts from Day 1j
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | 60,000 |
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47,000 | |
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34,000 | |
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20,800 | |
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19,800 | 19,800 |
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18,600 | 18,600 |
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16,700 | 16,700 |
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14,500 | |
|
7,400 | 7,400 |
269 Entries So Far for Day 1j
With about an hour left to register for Day 1j, there are 269 players entered and 241 remaining. The early flight just wrapped up and Welden Ward finished on top with 389,900, leading 16 more players into Day 2.
Day 1i is down to about 120 players with 39 set to qualify for Day 2 from that flight.
Photos from Day 1j
PokerNews My Stack App is Live
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The PokerNews MyStack App is available for players here in the 2016 World Cup of Cards, allowing players to directly update their chip count on the PokerNews Live Reporting page for their friends and family to see.
You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.
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 | |
|
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66,000 | 49,300 |
|
|
63,000 | |
|
63,000 | |
|
59,000 | 59,000 |
|
|
58,000 |
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.
