NL Hold'em 8-Max
Day 1 Started
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
NL Hold'em 8-Max
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
100 CAD
Prize Pool
10,185 CAD
Entries
105
Let's Shorten the Tables a Bit, 8-Max Sounds About Right
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The 2016 World Cup of Cards (WCC) is more than two-thirds of the way through and Event #20: NL Hold'em 8-Max is upon us. Playground Poker Club will host the 20th event of the WCC featuring a guarantee of $5,000.
Players will start with 15,000 chips with blinds increasing every 20 minutes. A number of notable and familiar faces around Playground should be in the field todsy as the chase for the WCC leaderboard is heating up and getting down to the wire. An $8,000 Caribbean Poker Party package presented by partypoker is on the line, along with a F-1 experience for the runner-up.
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Cards in the Air; 73 Entries Thus Far
Play has enetered Level 2 with a total of 73 entries in the field. There are 41 players remaining.
Blinds are 50/100 with an average stack of 15,400.
A Few Early Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000 | |
|
|
28,000 | |
|
22,000 | |
|
19,000 | |
|
17,000 | |
|
16,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
|
14,000 | |
|
12,000 | |
|
10,000 |
Break Time; Last Chance to Register
The remaining 86 players are heading on a 10-minute break. Late registration will close following the end of this break. A total of 98 entries have been received so far.
Leaders at the Break
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
32,500 | 32,500 |
|
|
32,500 | 20,500 |
Level 6 Underway; 75 Remain
Blinds have increased to 300/600 with an ante of 75. Registration has closed and the field is set at 105 entries. With 75 players left, average stack is 21,300.
Some Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
69,000 | |
|
|
64,000 | |
|
|
55,000 | 40,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
|
43,000 | |
|
38,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | 16,000 |
|
|
15,500 | -1,500 |
|
14,000 |
Jason "Barry Greenstein" Conforti Stays Alive
Jason Conforti moved all-in preflop and was put at risk by a call from one opponent.
Conforti: 
Opponent: 
Conforti was ahead preflop but his opponent paired his jack on the 
flop. The turn was the 
, leaving Conforti drawing to nothing but an ace on the river. His call was answered as the dealer laid out the 
, giving him a better pair and the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,500 |