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

Leo Hackenbroch Ships Final Pot to Lead Day 1e Quantum Survivors

Day 1e chip leader Leo Hackenbroch
Day 1e chip leader Leo Hackenbroch

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 {a-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{10-Spades}, Boucher lead for 21,000, and Hackenbroch called. The two seen the {6-Spades} fall on the turn and both checked to the {a-Diamonds} on the river. Both checked again and their hands were tabled. Blais sheepishly turned over {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} seeing Boucher's {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}, but Hackenbroch was the last to show, revealing {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}.

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).

PokerNews will be here throughout the festival, bringing you all the news, updates, and photos. Follow @pokernews on Twitter for live updates, Periscope broadcasts, and more. Also, follow PokerNews on Facebook and Instagram.