Bubble Avoided! All 10 Players in the Money
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The final 10 players have agreed to remove $100 from the first-place prize and pay the 10th place finisher $100.
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
NL Hold'em Freeze
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
100 CAD
Prize Pool
8,245 CAD
Entries
85
Final Table Seat Draw
| 1 | Matt Ranger | 126,000 |
| 2 | Jamal Stewart | 200,000 |
| 3 | Amir Majidi | 77,000 |
| 4 | Karam Saleh | 98,000 |
| 5 | Dave Jeanneau-Cyr | 191,000 |
| 6 | Ghislain Pigeon | 92,000 |
| 7 | Carrie Webster | 33,000 |
| 8 | Pierre-Luc Audet | 96,000 |
| 9 | Borislav Angelov | 121,000 |
| 10 | Glen Hammers | 246,000 |
Kuong Kuoch Bubbles Final Table
Jamal Stewart opened to 37,000 and Kuong Kuoch moved all-in for 62,000. Action folded around to Stewart and he made the call.
Stewart: 
Kuoch: 
The board ran out 
, and though Kuoch hit a pair of kings on the flop, Stewart rivered a flush and the final table of 10 is set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
Busted |
Chip Counts at the Break (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
246,000
194,500
|
194,500 |
|
191,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
131,000
97,500
|
97,500 |
|
126,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
121,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
98,000
-29,500
|
-29,500 |
|
96,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
92,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
77,000
-33,500
|
-33,500 |
|
|
62,000
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
33,000
5,500
|
5,500 |
Break Time; 11 Remain
The final 11 players are on a 10-minute break.
Final Table Bubble, Armorer Falls
Ian Armorer was put at risk preflop by Dave Jeanneau-Cyr. Cyr had Armorer covered and had the best hand with 
. Armorer needed help, turning over 
.
The board wouldn't help him improve, running out 
, leaving the event 11-handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Audet Doubles Through Kuoch
The pace of play is swift at the later stages of the event. There is an all-in almost every hand, as the average stack has slid below 10 big blinds.
Pierre-Luc Audet was the most recent player to get his stack in the middle. Kuong Kuoch shoved all-in from the small blind and Audet put himself at risk, calling out of the big blind.
Audet tabled a pocket pair of jacks, ahead of Kuoch's queen-seven. Audet's jacks held to score the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
41,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
Fawcett Falls in 16th, Audet the Benefactor
Ernest Fawcett open-shoved from middle position and Pierre-Luc Audet called in the big blind, having Fawcett covered.
Fawcett: 
Audet:
Audet was ahead, needing to fade just an ace or running cards. The board ran out 
, and Fawcett hit the rail, short of the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Final 20 Chip Counts at the Break (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
127,500
81,500
|
81,500 |
|
|
121,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
110,500
69,500
|
69,500 |
|
|
102,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
101,500
66,500
|
66,500 |
|
87,500
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
78,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
73,500
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
67,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
|
|
57,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
52,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
|
51,500
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
48,500
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
43,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
|
39,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
|
33,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
27,500
-26,500
|
-26,500 |
|
|
22,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
14,500
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
|
10,500
-57,500
|
-57,500 |
Break Time; 20 Remain
The final 20 players are now on a 12-minute break. The event is down to just two tables, 11 spots away from the money.
When they return, blinds will increase to 3k/6k with a 500 ante.