NL Hold'em Quantum
Day 1a Started
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
NL Hold'em Quantum
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
2,050 CAD
Prize Pool
200,000 CAD
Entries
1,023
The World Cup of Cards Kicks Off Today at 7 pm
The World Cup of Cards begins today at the Playground Poker Club in Montreal. The No Limit Quantam Day 1a starts at 7 p.m. local time. This will be the first of ten starting flights, with buyins as low as CAD $170 up to CAD $2,200, which is a direct buyin to Day 2.
Every player who makes Day 2 from any of the Quantam starting flights will receive CAD $400. Players can finish multiple starting flights and take their biggest stack forward. Each time a player makes Day 2 they will earn $400 CAD and $1,500 for each forfeited stack.
This is just the first event on the 28-event schedule. Players will be able to compete all month for their share of the CAD $2,000,000 guaranteed in prize money throughout the World Cup of Cards.
Pokernews will be bringing you news and updates all month from the Playground Poker Club.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Day 1a of the No Limit Quantam Begins Now
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The World Cup of Cards is underway. Day 1a of Event #1: $170 NL Hold’em Quantum $200,000 guarantee has kicked off the month-long festival. When Playground Poker Club tournament director Martin Roy announced “shuffle up and deal” there were 83 entries registered.
Daniel Trottier Off To a Quick Start
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The board read 
and Daniel Trottier made it 2,500 to go on the button. Kim Degraaf called and the 
came on the river.
Degraaf checked and Trottier bet 1,000. Degraaf called. The river paired the board with the 
and Degraaf checked again. Trottier wasted no time and went all in for roughly 9,000. He had Degraaf covered.
Degraaf thought for a moment, debating out loud what his next move should be. He settled on folding 
face up, showing a counterfeited two pair. Trottier raked in the pot while Degraaf asked how many queens he had.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,300
18,300
|
18,300 |
|
|
10,200
10,200
|
10,200 |
Few Early Leaders
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The fast-paced Quantum structure has claimed the tournament lives of a few runners just minutes into the event. The benefactors and early chip leaders include Alexis Lucien Pierre Crenn, Michael Gariepy, and George Kazarian each with around 24,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Brent McCue Pushed Large Pot
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
As we approached the table, the dealer was pushing a massive mound of chips towards Brent McCue. The cards had been gathered in the muck but one of his opponents was leaving the table and another was shaking his head with very few chips in front of him.
McCue now up around 27,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
Francois Boudreau Wins With River Bet, Kim Degraaf Out
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
Kim Degraaf, who lost a big chunk of his stack to Daniel Trottier in level 2 has been eliminated.
Meanwhile, his former table mates are still looking for the CAD $400 payday that comes with making Day 2.
On this hand, Francois Boudreau limped and Andrew Molotchko called before Jean Francois Betournay made it 800 to go. Both Boudreau and Molotchko called.
The flop came 
and the action checked to Betournay. He bet 1,250 and only Boudreau called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the and Boudreau led for 2,500. Betournay seemed dismayed and folded, tossing the 
face up on the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,800
13,800
|
13,800 |
|
|
11,800
11,800
|
11,800 |
|
9,900
9,900
|
9,900 |
|
|
Busted |