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

Jacks Hold for Grant Pazarka

First to act preflop, Grant Pazarka slid his 28,700 stack into the middle putting himself all-in. Action folded around to an opponent in late-position who shoved over-top for more. The blinds got out of the way and the hands were turned over.

Pazarka: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Opponent: {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}

Pazarka's pocket jacks held through the {4-Spades}{7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} board and he was pushed the pot, earning the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Grant Pazarka
Grant Pazarka
62,000

Strul Cools Opponent With Aces

A player in middle position moved all-in preflop, one seat over Harry Strul made the call, and the player in the big blind called.

The flop came {3-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Strul's opponent check-folded to a bet of 4,000. Strul tabled {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and his heads-up all-in opponent could'nt believe it, turning over {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}.

The turn and river — {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} improved neither hand and Strul collected the pot, busting his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Harry Strul
Harry Strul
50,000
12,000
12,000

Break Time

The remaining 35 players are headed on a 15-minute break.

When they return, blinds will be 1k/2k with an ante of 300.

Average stack is 58,300.

Level 14 Begins

There are 28 players remaining as play enter the 14th level of the day.

Blinds are now 1.2k/2.4k with an ante of 400.

Average stack is 73,000.

Final 23 Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Bussieres ca
Jonathan Bussieres
209,000
85,000
85,000
Timothy Deering
Timothy Deering
137,000
63,000
63,000
Tyler Lee ca
Tyler Lee
128,000
20,000
20,000
Christopher Savov
Christopher Savov
113,000
William Blais ca
William Blais
104,000
104,000
104,000
William Hock
William Hock
100,000
61,000
61,000
Jerry Jaber ca
Jerry Jaber
95,000
-2,000
-2,000
Mohd Ebadi
Mohd Ebadi
88,000
Harry Strul
Harry Strul
77,000
27,000
27,000
Nirvair Sandhu ca
Nirvair Sandhu
65,000
-39,000
-39,000
Robert Deslage
Robert Deslage
65,000
-35,000
-35,000
Martin Pieczyrak
Martin Pieczyrak
63,000
Frederic Robert ca
Frederic Robert
60,000
John Palmer
John Palmer
56,000
Timothy Silman
Timothy Silman
55,000
Shu Pui Philip Tse
Shu Pui Philip Tse
53,000
-32,000
-32,000
Grant Pazarka
Grant Pazarka
50,000
-12,000
-12,000
Antoine Duperre-Donia
Antoine Duperre-Donia
50,000
Stephen Anger
Stephen Anger
50,000
-36,400
-36,400
David Cadoche
David Cadoche
41,000
-10,000
-10,000
Paul Glovis
Paul Glovis
38,000
Yann Filion
Yann Filion
35,000
-9,500
-9,500
Alain Levesque
Alain Levesque
12,000
-100,000
-100,000

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Levesque Cripple Pazarka; Hock Finishes

There was about 70,000 in the middle and a board of {6-Hearts}{j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. The dealer was counting Alain Levesque's stack as he had called an all-in from Grant Pazarka.

Pazarka had {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} but was beat by Levesque's {j-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}. After paying Levesque's 81,900, Pazarka was left with 5,500.

The very next hand, Pazarka moved all-in preflop and was called by William Hock and Tyler Lee. The two checked down a board of {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Hock tabled {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} to claim the pot and eliminate Pazarka.

Player Chips Progress
Alain Levesque
Alain Levesque
230,000
218,000
218,000
William Hock
William Hock
110,000
10,000
10,000
Grant Pazarka
Grant Pazarka
Busted

Play Enters Level 16

The final 18 players are now entering Level 16. With only 14 spots available for Day 2, they are just four eliminations away from the end of play.

Blinds are 2k/4k with an ante of 500 and an average stack of 113,300.

Savov & Deslage Battle in Classic Race

Christopher Savov open-shoved in middle-position for 55,900 and was called by Robert Deslage in the big blind.

Savov: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Deslage: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

A classic race was underway. The dealer patted the table and swept out a {j-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades} board. Savov's pair of queens held and he earned the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Savov
Christopher Savov
122,000
9,000
9,000
Robert Deslage
Robert Deslage
12,000
-53,000
-53,000