The next event slated for the World Cup of Cards at Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec is Event #5: $220 PL Omaha 8 (Hi-Lo). Boasting a $5,000 guarantee, the fifth event of the festival kicks off at 7 p.m.
There are currently 18 entries registered. Players will start with 20,000 chips and blinds at 25.50. Blinds will raise every 20 minutes.
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A new World Cup of Cards champion has been crowned at Playground Poker Club. Michael Malm navigated a field of 57 to capture the Event #5: PL Omaha 8 Hi-Lo trophy and a top prize of $3,113.
The final table played out wild. With a fast-paced structure chips flew across the table with players chopping and scooping pot after pot. Once three-handed, Malm, Ryan FIsher, and Sagar Shetye agreed to a relatively even chop and play loosened up even more.
Originally only the final six would make the money but once the field was on the money bubble, they all agreed to create a seventh prize. Here is how the pay outs broke down:
Place
Name
Prize (CAD)
1st
Michael Malm
$3,113
2nd
Ryan Fisher
$2,840
3rd
Sagar Shetye
$2,445
4th
Kurtis Ruhl
$1,180
5th
Arthur W
$790
6th
Olivier Courcelles
$460
7th
Elisabette Bertucci
$240
Malm is no stranger to the winner's circle. With numerous cashes throughout previous festivals held at Playground, Malm also has a World Series of Poker bracelet to his name, winning a $2,500 Eight-Game mix in 2013 for $225,104. With this latest cash, Malm now has over $620,000 in career live-recorded tournament earnings.
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