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

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
-375,000
Dave Graham us
Dave Graham
Busted

Tags: Jiachen GongDave Graham

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

Tags: Mathieu LeclercAlbert NEddie DaldalianArmand King

Eddie Daldalian Eliminated in 7th Place ($7,000)

Eddie Daldalian
Eddie Daldalian

Eddie Daldalian was eliminated in seventh place when he three-bet shoved against Jiachen Gong preflop.

Gong opened to 240,000 and Daldalian shoved for just over 1,000,000. Gong seemed to have a tough choice and eventually called. He showed {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and was behind he {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} of Daldalian.

The flop was a shot to Daldalian when Gong flopped a set. The board ran out {j-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{j-Clubs} and when it finished, Gong had a full house and Daldalian had his walking papers. He recieved CAD $7,000 for his seventh place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
4,350,000
1,660,000
1,660,000
Eddie Daldalian
Eddie Daldalian
Busted

Noeung Troeung Eliminated in 6th Place ($8,800)

Noeung Troeung
Noeung Troeung

Noeung Troeung was eliminated in sixth place when he got all in on the turn against Armand King.

Troeung, who entered the day second in chips, opened to 250,000 and King defended in the big blind. The flop came {6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades} and both players checked. The turn was the {4-Clubs} and King led for 700,000. Troeung went all in for about 1,000,000 more and King called.

King had a six-high straight and Troeung was drawing to a five for a chop. It didn't come, instead the {j-Diamonds} was the river card and Troeung was eliminated in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
Armand King ca
Armand King
5,650,000
2,450,000
2,450,000
Noeung Troeung ca
Noeung Troeung
Busted

Tags: Armand KingNoeung Troeung

Reid Fortin Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,800)

Reid Fortin
Reid Fortin

Reid Fortin was eliminated just before the break when he raised on the button to 420,000. Jiachen Gong reraised from the small blind to 1,200,000 and Fortin responded with a four-bet shove. Gong called and showed {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}. He was ahead of the {a-Hearts}{k-Spades} of Fortin.

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Fortin was eliminated in a huge pot, which gave Gong half the chips in play with four left.

David Cadoche is very short, so there may be three remaining very soon.

Player Chips Progress
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
9,775,000
5,425,000
5,425,000
Armand King ca
Armand King
6,500,000
850,000
850,000
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
2,100,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000
David Cadoche
David Cadoche
400,000
-950,000
-950,000
Reid Fortin
Reid Fortin
Busted

Tags: Reid FortinJiachen GongDavid Cadoche

David Cadoche Eliminated in 4th Place ($15,165)

David Cadoche
David Cadoche

David Cadoche was dangerously short when the players came back from break and he put most of his stack in the big blind. Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault opened on the button to 300,000 and Cadoche well all in for a little more, 375,000.

He had {9-}{8-} against the {k-}{6-} of Carpentier-Perrault. Neither played connected with the board and Carpentier-Perrault won the hand, eliminating Cadoche.

Player Chips Progress
David Cadoche
David Cadoche
Busted

Tags: David CadocheMarc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault

Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault Eliminated in 3rd Place ($21,000)

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

Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault was eliminated in third place. He had just doubled up through the chip leader, Armand King. He had queens in the small blind and King called his short-stacked shove with nine-high. His queens held, but shortly after he went all in against Jiachen Gong.

Gong had {k-}{10-} against the {q-}{9-} of Carpentier-Perrault. The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts}{a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}, giving Gong the pot and eliminating Carpentier-Perrault who had entered the day with the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault ca
Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault
Busted

Tags: Marc-Olivier Carpentier-PerraultJiachen GongArmand King

Armand King Eliminated in 2nd Place ($33,000)

Armand King
Armand King

Armand King finished in second place after an almost three-hour heads-up battle. King and Jiachen Gong eventually got all in preflop with sevens versus ace-nine.

Gong held the pocket sevens and King was fishing for an ace or a nine. The flop came {q-}{q-}{8-}, which gave King a few more outs. However, the remaining board rolled out and King could not catch anything and was eliminated in second place. The two players shook hands. King took home $33,000 for his second place effort.

Player Chips Progress
Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
19,800,000
10,025,000
10,025,000
Armand King ca
Armand King
Busted

Tags: Armand KingJiachen Gong