Break Time; 10 Remain
The remaining 10 players have gone on a 15-minute break. When they return, blinds will increase to 2.5k/5k with an ante of 500. Average stack is currently 112,000.
The remaining 10 players have gone on a 15-minute break. When they return, blinds will increase to 2.5k/5k with an ante of 500. Average stack is currently 112,000.
With about 40,000 in the middle on a four-way board, Jeffrey Cormier bet 27,000. Timothy Aube jammed over top for 65,700 and Cormier made the call.
Cormier:
Aube:
Cormier had Aube in trouble but the on the turn, bailed him out and the on the river completed the board, securing the double up for Aube.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Timothy Aube
|
170,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
Jeffrey Cormier |
100,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mathieu Leclerc |
377,000
273,000
|
273,000 |
Timothy Aube
|
165,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Jeffrey Cormier |
96,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Jean-Francois Lescadres |
88,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
Paul Mohorea |
70,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Andrew Boujaoude |
61,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Bill Kontaratos |
60,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Sylvain Lepage |
50,000
-156,000
|
-156,000 |
Jonathan Poulin |
49,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
[Removed:367]
|
24,000
-40,500
|
-40,500 |
The coolest of coolers has sent Jonathan Poulin to the rail, two away from making Day 2. Poulin found himself all-in and at risk with pocket kings, but in the unluckiest of fashions, Timothy Aube woke up with two aces. The board ran out and Poulin was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Timothy Aube
|
234,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
Jonathan Poulin | Busted |
Jeffrey Cormier had Paul Mohorea all-in and at risk preflop to end play for the night and send the remaining eight players into Day 2.
Mohorea:
Cormier:
Mohorea was in trouble and his tournament life faded away as the board ran out .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeffrey Cormier |
163,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
Paul Mohorea | Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mathieu Leclerc |
386,200
9,200
|
9,200 |
Timothy Aube
|
242,800
8,800
|
8,800 |
Jeffrey Cormier |
162,900
-100
|
-100 |
Bill Kontaratos |
136,800
76,800
|
76,800 |
Jean-Francois Lescadres |
91,900
3,900
|
3,900 |
Andrew Boujaoude |
45,900
-15,100
|
-15,100 |
Sylvain Lepage |
39,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
[Removed:367]
|
18,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Day 1h of the World Cup of Cards Event #1: NL Hold'em Quantum is complete. Wednesday evening's flight attracted another 56 entries to Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, QC. This was the eighth 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 1h had an entry fee of $350 with 13% of the field moving on. There were eight spots up for grabs, each receiving a $400 bonus for qualifying.
A bonus feature of the Quantum flights is a special reward for qualifying multiple stacks on Day 2. Players may only take their largest stack forward and for each stack they forfeit, they receive a cash bonus of $1,500. This evening, Andrew Boujaoude did just that and walked away with $1,900, qualifying for Day 2, a second time.
Mathieu Leclerc lead the field on Day 1h and will currently has the second-best stack heading into Day 2. Leclerc bagged 386,200 to claim the top spot. Also heading into Day 2 are Timothy Aube (242,800), Jeffrey Cormier (162,900), Bill Kontaratos (136,800), Jean-Francois Lescadres (91,900), Andrew Boujaoude (45,900), Sylvain Lepage (39,000), and [Removed:367] (18,000).
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NL Hold'em Quantum
Day 1h Completed