The Final 7: Event #8 $110 Big Ante No-Limit Hold em
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
NL Hold'em Big Ante
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
100 CAD
Prize Pool
8,536 CAD
Entries
88
Michael Hunter Eliminated in 8th Place ($335)
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After being crippled the hand before, Michael Hunter was all-in in the big blind. He received three callers that checked down a 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Early Final Table Bustouts
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 |
Final Eight Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
241,000 | -89,000 |
|
208,500 | 11,500 |
|
208,000 | 42,000 |
|
193,000 | 6,000 |
|
147,500 | 85,500 |
|
141,000 | -39,000 |
|
|
91,000 | -69,000 |
|
78,500 | 7,500 |
Daigle Turns Ismail Around
Shawn Daigle moved all-in preflop and was snap-called by Alim Ismail.
Daigle: 
Alim: 
"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 
. Daigle turned a set of fours to take the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | 182,000 |
|
|
166,000 | 2,000 |
Shots From the Final Table
Final Table Chip Counts; Laflam Makes Two Straight (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
197,000 | 121,000 |
|
|
187,000 | 61,000 |
|
|
180,000 | 24,000 |
|
|
164,000 | -64,000 |
|
|
160,000 | |
|
|
148,000 | 48,000 |
|
|
71,000 | 6,000 |
|
|
62,000 | -18,000 |
|
56,000 | -18,000 |
|
53,000 | 1,000 |
Laflam Doubles; Looks for Back-to-Back Final Tables
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: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
. Laflam's pockey kings held to score the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | 36,000 |
Final Two Table Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
228,000 | 43,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 126,000 |
|
|
156,000 | 71,000 |
|
|
126,000 | 56,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 19,000 |
|
|
94,500 | 69,500 |
|
|
76,000 | -24,000 |
|
|
74,000 | 50,000 |
|
67,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
65,000 | 31,000 |
|
|
52,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
48,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
44,000 | 33,000 |
|
21,000 | -3,000 |
|
20,500 | -7,500 |
Players Are Back From Break
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.