PL 5-Card Omaha 6-Max Re-entry
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2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
PL 5-Card Omaha 6-Max Re-entry
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
150 CAD
Prize Pool
5,000 CAD
Entries
64
Four Cards Not Enough, How About a Fifth?
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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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Cards in the Air
"Shuffle up and deal" has been announced and cards are in the air for the 23 currently registered players.
Leaders From the Break
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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93,000 | |
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79,000 | |
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62,500 | |
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59,000 | |
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53,000 | |
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50,000 |
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.
| Place | Prize (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 |
Alim Ismail Eliminated in Three-Way All In
There was about 43,000 in the pot and four players saw the 
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 - 
Belmaaza - 
Lowson - 
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Lowson won the hand with a full house, tens full of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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83,000 | |
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4,900 | |
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Busted |
This Table is Rated PG-13
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."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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102,000 | |
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84,000 | |
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62,800 | |
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Busted |
Photos from Event #14: 5-Card Pot-Limit Omaha
Branden Macinnis-Morris and Arthur W Bust Before Break, 10 Left (full)
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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325,000 | 223,000 |
|
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190,000 | 131,000 |
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187,000 | 104,000 |
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118,500 | 34,500 |
|
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109,000 | 46,200 |
|
102,000 | |
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94,000 | |
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52,500 | |
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31,400 | |
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23,000 | |
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Busted |
Manfred Gunter "Bubbles", Antoine Chuzeville Eliminated in 7th Place (CAD $360) (full)
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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343,000 | 18,000 |
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246,000 | 59,000 |
|
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203,000 | 109,000 |
|
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183,000 | -7,000 |
|
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175,000 | 73,000 |
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120,000 | 11,000 |
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Busted |