2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
After being crippled the hand before, Michael Hunter was all-in in the big blind. He received three callers that checked down a ![]()
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board. On the river, Alim Ismail bet 12,000 and Marcello Simonetti called.
Hunter tabled ![]()
for two pair but both Simonetti and Ismail had a
and made a straight on the river, chopping the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
At the final table, the remaining ten players agreed to the bubble. A percentage was taken from each payout and 10th place received a prize.
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Dominic Jipos | $255 |
| 10 | Christopher Primeau | $200 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
241,000
89,000
|
89,000 |
|
|
208,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
|
208,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
193,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
147,500
85,500
|
85,500 |
|
|
141,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
91,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
78,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
Shawn Daigle moved all-in preflop and was snap-called by Alim Ismail.
Daigle: ![]()
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Alim: ![]()
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"You got me" announced Daigle as he tabled his hand. Ismail was in good position to take down a monster pot and commanding lead. The board, however, had a different outcome in mind, running out ![]()
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. Daigle turned a set of fours to take the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
|
166,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
197,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
|
187,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
180,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
164,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
|
160,000 | |
|
|
148,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
71,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
62,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
56,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
53,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Keith Laflam raised all-in preflop and stood up from his seat while his opponent tanked about the decision before him. Laflam's opponent eventual called.
Laflam: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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. Laflam's pockey kings held to score the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
228,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
160,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
|
|
156,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
126,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
100,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
94,500
69,500
|
69,500 |
|
|
76,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
74,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
67,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
65,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
52,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
48,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
44,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
21,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
20,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
Players have returned from a 10-minute break. There are 15 left with an average stack of 88,000.
Blinds have increased to 3k/6k with an ante of 800.