NL Hold'em Quantum
Day 1e Completed
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
NL Hold'em Quantum
Day: 1e
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
Leo Hackenbroch Ships Final Pot to Lead Day 1e Quantum Survivors
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Day 1e of the World Cup of Cards Event #1: NL Hold'em Quantum is complete. Thursday evening's flight attracted another 65 entries to Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, QC. This was the fifth of ten starting flights for the $200,000 guaranteed event.
The unique event features multiple buy-in levels with a different percentage making Day 2 for each. Day 1e had an entry fee of $250 with 10% of the field moving on. There were seven spots up for grabs, each receiving a $400 bonus for qualifying.
Leo Hackenbroch closed the day in the chip lead after busting Willaim Blais on the bubble, scooping a massive pot. Blais moved all-in preflop for 75,900 and was called by Alain Boucher and Hackenbroch. The flop came 
, Boucher lead for 21,000, and Hackenbroch called. The two seen the 
fall on the turn and both checked to the 
on the river. Both checked again and their hands were tabled. Blais sheepishly turned over 
seeing Boucher's 
, but Hackenbroch was the last to show, revealing 
.
In extreme cooler fashion, Blais was eliminated on the bubble, sending the remaining seven players into Day 2. Each received a $400 prize for doing so. Blais had already qualified for Day 2 and would have picked up an additional $1,500 for his forfeited stack.
Joining Hackenbroch into Day 2 are Evagelos Diamantis (221,500), Stuart Taylor (133,400), Paul El-Khouri (116,700), Alain Boucher (75,900), Ryan Garonce (70,800), and Bob T (52,200).
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End of Day Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
303,500 | |
|
|
221,500 | 88,500 |
|
133,400 | 13,400 |
|
116,700 | 10,700 |
|
75,900 | |
|
|
70,800 | -59,200 |
|
52,200 | -24,800 |
Blais Bubbles Day 2, Misses Out on Second Stack Bonus
Willaim Blais moved all-in preflop for 75,900 and was called by Alain Boucher and Leo Hackenbroch. The flop came , Boucher lead for 21,000, and Hackenbroch called. The two seen the fall on the turn and both checked to the on the river. Both checked again and their hand were tabled.
Blais:
Boucher:
Hackenbroch:
In extreme cooler fashion, Blais was eliminated on the bubble, sending the remaining seven players into Day 2. Each received a $400 prize for doing so.
Blais had already qualified for Day 2 and would have picked up an additional $1,500 for his forfeited stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
303,500 | 187,500 |
|
|
75,900 | -144,100 |
|
Busted |
Shots From the Final Table
Final Table Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
133,000 | 113,000 |
|
|
130,000 | 13,000 |
|
|
120,000 | 69,000 |
|
|
116,000 | 77,000 |
|
|
106,000 | 23,000 |
|
|
77,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
29,000 | -49,000 |
|
|
19,000 | -37,000 |
|
|
9,000 | -46,000 |
Sawers Busts; Blais Last Remaining Double Quantum Qualifier Hopeful
With the elimination of Kathy Sawers in 13th place, William Blais is the last player in the field with the chance to qualify for a second time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,000 | 22,000 |
|
Busted |
Kin Ho Cracks Aces
An opponent moved all-in preflop and when action folded around to Kin Ho, he made the call.
Ho: 
Opponent: 
Ho was in deep trouble with a good majority of his stack on the line. The flop came 
giving Ho a great draw. He wouldn't have to sweat very long as the fell on the turn giving him a straight. The river was the 
and Ho eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000 | 2,000 |
Final Two Table Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 | 81,000 |
|
|
117,000 | 62,500 |
|
|
83,000 | |
|
|
73,000 | 73,000 |
|
|
67,500 | |
|
|
56,000 | 26,500 |
|
|
56,000 | |
|
|
53,000 | |
|
|
51,000 | |
|
46,000 | -5,500 |
|
|
45,000 | 17,000 |
|
|
39,000 | |
|
37,500 | |
|
|
35,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
|
20,000 | -36,500 |
|
5,000 |
Updated Chip Counts During the Break
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,500 | |
|
|
54,500 | |
|
|
54,000 | |
|
|
51,500 | |
|
47,500 | 4,500 |
|
|
29,500 | 14,500 |
|
|
28,000 | 13,000 |
|
25,000 | 10,000 |
|
10,000 | -153,500 |
|
8,300 | -6,700 |