2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards

PL 5-Card Omaha 6-Max Re-entry
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq862
Prize
2,352 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
150 CAD
Prize Pool
5,000 CAD
Entries
64

"Birdman" Joey Boczek Eliminated in 6th Place (CAD $520)

Joey "Birdman" Boczek
Joey "Birdman" Boczek

Joey Boczek was eliminated in sixth place shortly after getting all in with a set and a straight against a queen-high flush of Bob T.

The flop came jack-high all hearts and Bob T. checked. Boczek bet and after a raise and a reraise the two were all in.

"You got a flush?" Boczek asked.

"Yeah," Bob T. repsponded.

Shortly after that, Boczek was all in for his tournament life against Andy D'Alessandro.

Boczek had {k-Spades}{j-Spades}{5-Clubs}{q-Spades}{5-Hearts} and D'Alessandro had {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}. The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and D'Alessandro made a flush, eliminating Boczek in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
Glenn Lowson
Glenn Lowson
495,000 401,000
Bob T
Bob T
349,000 34,000
Alain Neveu
Alain Neveu
172,000 -327,000
Andy D'Alessandro
Andy D'Alessandro
160,000 50,000
Nicolas Valette-Heiler
Nicolas Valette-Heiler
43,000 -78,500
Joey Boczek
Joey Boczek
Busted

Tags: Joey BoczekBob T

Chips Moving

Glenn Lowson is now the short stack after doubling up Joey Boczek. Boczek was in the big blind and bet the pot after a Lowson raise. Lowson called.

Boczek bet his remaining 24,000 blind and the flop came {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. Lowson called and Boczek had flopped a set of kings to beat Lowson's aces. The board ran out with the {q-Clubs} turn and the 3s] on the river.

Bob T. and Alain Neveu are at the top after some aggressive betting and three-betting preflop.

Player Chips Progress
Alain Neveu
Alain Neveu
499,000 296,000
Bob T
Bob T
315,000 195,000
Joey Boczek
Joey Boczek
250,000 -93,000
Nicolas Valette-Heiler
Nicolas Valette-Heiler
121,500 -61,500
Andy D'Alessandro
Andy D'Alessandro
110,000 -65,000
Glenn Lowson
Glenn Lowson
94,000 -152,000

Manfred Gunter "Bubbles", Antoine Chuzeville Eliminated in 7th Place (CAD $360) (full)

Antoine Chuzeville - 7th Place
Antoine Chuzeville - 7th Place

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 {a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and Boczek had {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{9-Spades}. The board ran out {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{k-Spades}{q-Spades} and Boczek made a straight. Chuzeville took home $360 for his seventh place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Joey Boczek
Joey Boczek
343,000 18,000
Glenn Lowson
Glenn Lowson
246,000 59,000
Alain Neveu
Alain Neveu
203,000 109,000
Nicolas Valette-Heiler
Nicolas Valette-Heiler
183,000 -7,000
Andy D'Alessandro
Andy D'Alessandro
175,000 73,000
Bob T
Bob T
120,000 11,000
Antoine Chuzeville fr
Antoine Chuzeville
Busted

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Tags: Joey BoczekManfred GuntherAntoine Chuzeville

Branden Macinnis-Morris and Arthur W Bust Before Break, 10 Left (full)

Birdman
Birdman

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 {8-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds} 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 {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades} against the {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{4-Spades} of "Birdman."

The turn was the {q-Spades} and the river was the {10-Hearts}. Macinnis-Morris was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Joey Boczek
Joey Boczek
325,000 223,000
Nicolas Valette-Heiler
Nicolas Valette-Heiler
190,000 131,000
Glenn Lowson
Glenn Lowson
187,000 104,000
Manfred Gunther
Manfred Gunther
118,500 34,500
Bob T
Bob T
109,000 46,200
Andy D'Alessandro
Andy D'Alessandro
102,000
Alain Neveu
Alain Neveu
94,000
Benjamin Chabot
Benjamin Chabot
52,500
Antoine Chuzeville fr
Antoine Chuzeville
31,400
Marc-Andre Fortin
Marc-Andre Fortin
23,000
Branden Macinnis-Morris
Branden Macinnis-Morris
Busted

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Tags: Joey BoczekBranden Macinnis-MorrisBob T.

This Table is Rated PG-13

Bob T.
Bob T.

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 {9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} 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. - {j-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Dan Vigderhous - {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades}
William Blais - {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades}

The turn was the {5-Clubs} and the river was the {6-Diamonds}.

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."

Player Chips Progress
Joey Boczek
Joey Boczek
102,000
Manfred Gunther
Manfred Gunther
84,000
Bob T
Bob T
62,800
Dan Vigderhous
Dan Vigderhous
Busted

Tags: Bob T.Joey BoczekManfred GuntherDan VigderhousWilliam Blais

Alim Ismail Eliminated in Three-Way All In

There was about 43,000 in the pot and four players saw the {9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop. The action checked to Glenn Lowson who went all in for about 11,000. Alim Ismail then called all in for less and Ramsey Belmaaza shoved over the top for about 15,000. The fourth player folded and the three remaining players showed their hands.

Ismail - {8-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Spades}{8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Belmaaza - {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}
Lowson - {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{q-Spades}{10-Hearts}

The turn was the {10-Diamonds} and the river was the {9-Spades}. Lowson won the hand with a full house, tens full of nines.

Player Chips Progress
Glenn Lowson
Glenn Lowson
83,000
Ramsey Belmaaza
Ramsey Belmaaza
4,900
Alim Ismail
Alim Ismail
Busted

Tags: Alim IsmailRamsey BelmaazaGlenn Lowson

Prize Pool Annouced

The total amount of entries received closed at 64, creating a prize pool of $9,312. The top seven places will make the money with the eventual champion earning the trophy and a first-place prize of . Here is the complete payout breakdown.

PlacePrize (CAD)
1$3,032.00
2$2,120.00
3$1,490.00
4$1,050.00
5$740.00
6$520.00
7$360.00