2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards

NL Hold'em Quantum
Event Info

2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7x7x
Prize
50,000 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
2,050 CAD
Prize Pool
200,000 CAD
Entries
1,023

7 Players Left in the Quantum No-Limit Hold em

Mathieu Leclerc - 9th Place CAD $4,000
Mathieu Leclerc - 9th Place CAD $4,000

Mathieu Leclerc (9th Place CAD $4,000) and Albert N (8th Place CAD $5,400) have both been eliminated.

Leclerc was the second player in a row to go busto with aces. He is the third player today to have aces cracked. Eddie Daldalian got all in with {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} against the short-stacked Leclerc and flopped a pair, then went runner-runner boat to eliminate Leclerc.

Then Albert N, shoved all in for just over 1-million chips and Armand King looked down at ace-queen. He put both hands on his head and looked to the sky. He snatched up one chip, took a moment to rethink his decision, and tossed a single chip into the pot.

He was ahead of Albert N's ace-jack. Albert N was eliminated and shook hands with the remaining players as he headed to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
4,550,000 -200,000
Armand King ca
Armand King
3,200,000 2,190,000
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
2,690,000 140,000
Reid Fortin
Reid Fortin
2,390,000 -910,000
Noeung Troeung ca
Noeung Troeung
2,350,000 250,000
David Cadoche
David Cadoche
1,010,000 -340,000
Eddie Daldalian
Eddie Daldalian
825,000 -555,000
Albert N
Albert N
Busted
Mathieu Leclerc
Mathieu Leclerc
Busted

Tags: Mathieu LeclercAlbert NEddie DaldalianArmand King

Dave Graham Eliminated in 10th Place ($3,100) by Jiachen Gong

Dave Graham
Dave Graham

Dave Graham was eliminated by Jiachen Gong shortly after doubling up through Gong. Right after he doubled up he got all in again with {a-}{a-} against the {10-}{10-} of Gong. Gong came from behind to win the hand and send Graham home in tenth place.

Graham took home CAD $3,100 for his finish.

Player Chips Progress
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
2,550,000 -375,000
Dave Graham us
Dave Graham
Busted

Tags: Jiachen GongDave Graham

Updated Counts

The players went on a 15-minute break. Here are updated chip counts. The blinds will be 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante. The current chip average is 1,900,000.

Player Chips Progress
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
4,750,000 1,150,000
Reid Fortin
Reid Fortin
3,300,000 -200,000
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
2,925,000 50,000
Noeung Troeung ca
Noeung Troeung
2,100,000 550,000
Eddie Daldalian
Eddie Daldalian
1,380,000 55,000
David Cadoche
David Cadoche
1,350,000 -150,000
Albert N
Albert N
1,020,000 -60,000
Armand King ca
Armand King
1,010,000 -190,000
Dave Graham us
Dave Graham
495,000 -285,000
Mathieu Leclerc
Mathieu Leclerc
210,000 -380,000

Final Table Seating Chart and Counts (full)

SeatNameChip Count
1David Cadoche1,500,000
2Noeung Troeung1,550,000
3Reid Fortin3,500,000
4Albert N1,080,000
5Mathieu Leclerc590,000
6Jiachen Gong2,875,000
7Dave Graham780,000
8Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault3,600,000
9Eddie Daldalian1,325,000
10Armand King1,200,000
Player Chips Progress
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
3,600,000 -400,000
Reid Fortin
Reid Fortin
3,500,000 250,000
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
2,875,000 1,500,000
Noeung Troeung ca
Noeung Troeung
1,550,000 -400,000
David Cadoche
David Cadoche
1,500,000 220,000
Eddie Daldalian
Eddie Daldalian
1,325,000 125,000
Armand King ca
Armand King
1,200,000 -225,000
Albert N
Albert N
1,080,000 -620,000
Dave Graham us
Dave Graham
780,000 -45,000
Mathieu Leclerc
Mathieu Leclerc
590,000 50,000

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Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault Retakes Chip Lead and Then Some

Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault

Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault was the benefactor of short stacks shoving into his big hands. First, Franco A shoved and Carpentier-Perrault called with ace-queen. He was head of Franco A and eliminated him.

Shortly after, Chris Arvanitis shoved from the button with ace-four and Carpentier-Perrault had kings in the big blind. He called, he won, he eliminated another player and stacked 4,000,000.

At the other table Walter Asatoorian shoved king-jack and ran into the pocket aces of Jiachen Gong. He couldn't catch up and was eliminated in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
4,000,000 2,150,000
Franco A
Franco A
Busted
Chris Arvanitis
Chris Arvanitis
Busted
Walter Asatoorian
Walter Asatoorian
Busted

Tags: Chris ArvanitisWalter AsatoorianFranco AJiachen Gong

Douglas James Eliminated by Reid Fortin, Fortin Takes Big Lead Thanks to a Flush Draw

Douglas James
Douglas James

Douglas James had two eliminations to his name, but couldn't dodge a flush draw with another big hand. James had aces and got all in on the flop against Reid Fortin. Fortin has {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and turned a flush which sent James quickly out of his chair. He took one step toward the rail, then looked back for a moment. It seemed he could barely believe what happened but he quietly accepted his fate and took 17th place.

Fortin is now the chip leader by more than 1-million.

Player Chips Progress
Reid Fortin
Reid Fortin
3,250,000 1,830,000
Douglas James
Douglas James
Busted

Tags: Reid FortinDouglas James

17 left, Chartier, Stacey, Sousa Eliminated (full)

Douglas James Eliminated both Sam Chartier and Marco Sousa. James had tens against Chartier's king-high and faded a runner-runner flush draw, and then he had kings against Sousa's pocket fives.

Noeung Troeung, who came into today second in chips is now the leader.

Player Chips Progress
Noeung Troeung ca
Noeung Troeung
1,950,000 85,000
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
1,850,000 100,000
Albert N
Albert N
1,700,000 310,000
Armand King ca
Armand King
1,425,000 525,000
Reid Fortin
Reid Fortin
1,420,000 250,000
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
1,375,000 940,000
David Cadoche
David Cadoche
1,280,000 50,000
Eddie Daldalian
Eddie Daldalian
1,200,000 305,000
Douglas James
Douglas James
1,100,000 -245,000
Franco A
Franco A
1,070,000 145,000
Dave Graham us
Dave Graham
825,000 260,000
Chris Arvanitis
Chris Arvanitis
785,000 -75,000
Walter Asatoorian
Walter Asatoorian
700,000 -115,000
Mathieu Leclerc
Mathieu Leclerc
540,000 -425,000
Chad Coombs
Chad Coombs
430,000 -110,000
Cristian Radita
Cristian Radita
370,000 -170,000
Ramsey Belmaaza
Ramsey Belmaaza
215,000 -665,000
Marco Sousa
Marco Sousa
Busted

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Off With a Bang

The cards are in the air for Day 3 of the Quantum and on the first hand, a player at each table was all in and at risk.

  • Ming-Jinq Wong was the first to shove, he got all in for 130,000 with {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and David Cadoche called. Cadoche had {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} and when the board ran out {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{4-Hearts} Wong was eliminated.
  • Senthuran Vijayaratnam shoved all in for 390,000 and Armand King reshoved with {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}. Vijayaratnam had {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}. The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{8-Spades}{k-Clubs}{5-Spades} and Vijayaratnam was also eliminated.
  • Chris Arvanitis was the only all in to win, he doubled through chip leader Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} against the {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts} of Carpentier-Perrault. He flopped trips and turned a full house on the {q-Hearts}{j-Spades}{j-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{8-Spades} board and is now over 800,000.
Player Chips Progress
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
1,750,000 -385,000
Chris Arvanitis
Chris Arvanitis
860,000 460,000
Senthuran Vijayaratnam ca
Senthuran Vijayaratnam
Busted
Ming-Jinq Wong ca
Ming-Jinq Wong
Busted

Tags: David CadocheSenthuran VijayaratnamMing-Jinq WongChris ArvanitisMarc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault