NL Hold'em Quantum
Day 1i Started
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
NL Hold'em Quantum
Day: 1i
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
Quantum Leap, The Quantum Day 1i Buy-in Jumps to $550
The Quantum Tournament, which started back on August 17 is getting ready to play its eighth of ten starting flights. This is the biggest starting flight buy-in for the Quantum at $550. The bigger buy-in means a bigger percentage of the field will make Day 2. Twenty percent of the field will advance and each advancing player will take $400 for their effort.
The levels start at 20 minutes until level ten. Then go to 30 minutes from 11 to 20. The remaining levels are 40 minutes until the tournament is heads up. Day 2 of the Quantum starts September 13th. [Removed:105] is the man to catch, sporting the biggest Day 2 stack so far at 399,100. Players can also direct buy-in to Day 2 for $2,200 and start with 150,000 chips.
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Cards in the Air
The $550 Quantum No-Limit Hold em flight has started and there are 12 players in the field with registration open until the start of level five.
21 Registered So Far
Twenty-one players have registered for the $550 Quantum Day 1i so far. There is about 30 minutes left to register.
Early Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000 | |
|
|
43,500 | |
|
|
41,000 | |
|
36,200
36,200
|
36,200 |
|
|
34,500 | |
|
34,200 | |
|
|
31,300 | |
|
30,200 | |
|
29,600 | |
|
27,800 | |
|
26,300
26,300
|
26,300 |
|
|
25,750 | |
|
|
25,600 | |
|
|
24,600 | |
|
24,500 | |
|
22,600 | |
|
|
19,200 | |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
|
4,275 | |
|
Busted |
Tao Bo Liang Wins a Big Hand Early, Cracks Shane Flewelling Aces
In the early levels of the $550 Quantum Day 1i, Toa Bo Liang hit a miracle river to with a huge hand and crack 80,000 before the first break.
The action started when a player limped in early position. Senthuran Vijayaratnam raised to 550, Liang made it 1,300 and Shane Flewelling called in position. Francesco Lombardo called on the button, Vijayaratnam reraised to 4,850. Liang called and then Flewelling made it 17,000 to go. The action folded to Vijayaratnam and he folded. Liang called.
The flop came 
and Liang shoved his remaining chips in the pot. Flewelling called quickly and showed 
. Liang tabled pocket tens and the players around the table started talking about how the hand played out. Liang was looking like an early bust out, but a ten on the river saved his tournament life and gave him the 80,000 pot. Flewelling was left with 300 and went all in blind the next hand. He was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
7 More Players Will Make Day 2 of the Quantum No-Limit Hold Em Tournament
The registration for Day 1i of the Quantum No-Limit Hold em tournament and 31 remaining entrants are playing for seven Day 2 spots.
There are currently 35 total players for this $550 flight. Day 2 of the Quantum is September 13th. There are two more chances to win a spot into Day 2. A $240 Reentry Mega Sattelite tomorrow at 8 p.m. and a final Day 1 flight for $250 on Monday, September 12.
You can also buy directly into Day 2 for $2,200 and start with 150,000 chips, which is just over 60 big blinds when Day 2 starts.
Khaly Dang Eliminated, Carmela De Ciantis Leading
Khaly Dang registered for the $550 Quantum Day 1i flight while she was still in the CPPT $1,650 Day 1a. She bagged the CPPT and was trying to do the same again with the Quantum. Gaetano Di Maria opened to 1,200 and she shoved all in for 13,500. Tao Bo Liang called and Di Maria called.
The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Liang checked. Gaetano bet 5,000 and Liang called.
Both players checked the 
on the river and Liang won the hand with pocket eights, eliminating Dang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
144,000
100,500
|
100,500 |
|
|
102,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted |
Photos from Quantum Day 1i
Senthuran Vijayaratnam Bursts the Bubble With Double KO
The flop was 
and three players got all in. Senthuran Vijayaratnam had both his opponents covered and was tabled the best hand, 
. He was against 
and 
.
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Vijayaratnam would win the pot and end Day 1i of the Quantum No-Limit Tournament. He will now join six other players moving on to Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000
120,500
|
120,500 |