Bob T. took down Event #14 in only his third-ever Pot-Limit Omaha tournament. He bested a field of 64 players to win the CAD $2,352 first prize and the World Cup of Cards Trophy.
The players made a deal to pay the bubble, which meant that Manfred Gunther would get CAD $120 when he eventually finished eighth. Then, they changed the deal again five handed, adding about $400 to fifth and taking roughly that amount from first. Then the remaining four players completed two full levels before Alain Neveu and Andy D’Alessandro would be eliminated.
D’Alessandro actually eliminated Neveu just before he himself was eliminated. Neveu and D’Alessandro got all in preflop and D’Alessandro took down the pot with a slightly better two pair.
Then D’Alessandro got all in with Nicolas Valette-Heiler preflop. Valette had aces and hit a set on the river beating D’Alessandro’s flush draw.
Bob T. and Valette-Heiler had fairly even stacks entering heads up play. The stack swung to Valette-Heiler at first, but the final nine hands of the tournament went to Bob T. He got two walks, but on the other seven hands Bob T. either opened with a pot bet or bet the pot over a Valette-Heiler limp. On the final hand, Valette-Heiler bet the pot blind from the small blind. Bob T. called when he saw his hand and Valette-Heiler was at risk.
Bob T. would make a straight on the turn to win the tournament and send Valette-Heiler home with second place.
This was a six-handed event, so the final table started play seven handed. Shortly after the final table started, Antoine Chuzeville got all in against Joey Boczek and couldn’t catch up. Boczek would then be eliminated in sixth place after getting all in against Bob T. on an all-heart flop with a straight and a set. Bob T. had flopped a queen-high flush and would stay ahead.
Below is a breakdown of all the payouts:
Place
Name
Payout (CAD)
1
Bob T.
2352
2
Nicolas Valette-Heiler
2050
3
Andy D'Alessandro
1550
4
Alain Neveu
1200
5
Glenn Lowson
1100
6
Joey Boczek
520
7
Antoine Chuzeville
360
8
Manfred Gunther
120
This was Event #14 of the World Cup of Cards. The WCC is a tournament series that goes through September 14th. 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.
Nicolas Valette-Heiler was eliminated in second place after he bet the pot blind and Bob T. called.
Valette-Heiler had against the of Bob T. The board ran out and Bob T. won the tournament when he turned a straight and Valette-Heiler couldn't catch up on the river. Valette-Heiler took home CAD $2,050 for his second place finish.
After the remaining players decided to pay the bubble, Manfred Gunther was eliminated in 8th place and received CAD $180. Then early in play at the final table, Joey Boczek knocked out Antoine Chuzeville in seventh place.
Chuzeville was all in for 17,000 and Boczek raised to 40,000. The two were heads up with Chuzeville at risk.
Chuzeville had and Boczek had . The board ran out and Boczek made a straight. Chuzeville took home $360 for his seventh place finish.
Arthur W and Branden Macinnis-Morris busted shortly before the break and Joey Boczek claimed the chip lead.
Boczek, or "Birdman", took the lead when he got all in against Macinnis-Morris.
Bob T made it 10,500 and Macinnis-Morris called on the button. Boczek bet the pot, which was 43,000 and both Bob T. and Macinnis-Morris called.
The flop came and Boczek bet the pot. Bob T stood up and went into the tank. At that moment, Boczek disappeared and "Birdman" stood up and started posing for the cameras. Bob T folded and Macinnis-Morris thought for a moment before calling.
Macinnis-Morris had against the of "Birdman."
The turn was the and the river was the . Macinnis-Morris was eliminated.
Four tables remain in the Five Card Pot-Limit Omaha tournament and one is drawing a lot more attention than the others.
Joey Boczek is a polarizing figure at Playground Poker Club. He is a talkative player who is confident in his ability. He also has a cameo in a Playground Poker television ad. At the end of the commercial, he makes a bird sign with his hands and says, "caw, caw."
This has lead to some funny moments as he enters the tournament field and a handful of players "caw, caw" at him as he walks by. The "Birdman" has some fans.
Dan Vigderhous is not one of them. Over a few hands of play, the two were jabbing back and forth at each other. For the most part it was the kind of trash talking you might here on a basketball court, but it was a step above light-hearted. After Vigderhous made a few comments, the dealer informed the two players that the talking was ok, but that they needed to keep it "PG."
The floor person was near in case it got out of hand. That all happened before a hand that gave Birdman the chance to "caw" at Vigderhous as he headed to the rail.
The critical hand was raised preflop and four players saw the flop before Bob T bet the pot, making it 32,000. Vigderhous was checking his cards and seemed to be debating his next move. Eventually he said he was all in, putting his 137,000 or so at risk.
William Blais went all in as well for less and Bob T called the rest of his stack.
The hands:
Bob T. -
Dan Vigderhous -
William Blais -
The turn was the and the river was the .
Vigderhous cheered, but the table quickly realized that Bob T. made a straight flush.
Vigderhous was left very short and busted shortly after. Which gave "Birdman" a last chance to needle him with a "caw, caw."
The 14th event of the World Cup of Cards is about to get underway at Playground Poker Club. On the slate for this evening is Event #14: PL 5-Card Omaha 6-Max Re-entry. The event features a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000.
The unique pot-limit Omaha variation features a fifth card dealt with every hand. Players must still use two and only two cards in their holding and three from the community cards.
Players will begin with 20,000 chips and blinds will increase every 20 minutes. Late registration will remain open until the end of the break, following Level 4.
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against the 
of Bob T. The board ran out 
and Bob T. won the tournament when he turned a straight and Valette-Heiler couldn't catch up on the river. Valette-Heiler took home CAD $2,050 for his second place finish.
and Lowson was eliminated in fifth place. As part of the deal the players made earlier, Lowson takes home CAD $1,100.
and D'Alessandro had 
. The board ran out 
and D'Alessandro made a flush, eliminating Boczek in sixth place.
and Boczek had 
of "Birdman."
