Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
WPT National Montreal
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
540 CAD
Prize Pool
427,945 CAD
Entries
817
Level
32
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
25,000
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
The remaining 47 players are now on a 15-minute break. Registration will remain open during the break but will close at the beginning of Level 9.
The green 25-chips will be raced off at this time.
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
51,200
|
51,200 |
|
|
59,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
32,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
20,500
17,100
|
17,100 |
|
|
20,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
19,500
1,100
|
1,100 |
|
19,000
5,400
|
5,400 |
|
15,900
15,900
|
15,900 |
|
15,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
13,100
13,100
|
13,100 |
|
|
7,700
25,900
|
25,900 |
|
Busted |
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Jeffrey Cormier has lost about 30,000 since jumping out to the chip lead earlier in Day 1b. On this hand he gets all in against Armen Afarian with the board reading 
.
Afarian went all in for roughly 12,000 and Cormier called. Afarian showed a set of sevens with 
and Cormier mucked his hand. However, the dealer hadn't turned over the river yet, so Cormier's hand was turned over revealing 
. Cormier was drawing dead.
The river was another nine, the 
, which gave Afarian the pot with a full house. Afarain would double up and Cormier is back under 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,500
28,500
|
28,500 |
|
|
26,200
11,200
|
11,200 |
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
A short-stacked Edward Hislop moved all-in preflop and Kevin MacDonald snap-called putting Hislop's tournament life on the line.
Hislop: 
MacDonald: 
The dealer rolled a 
flop giving MacDonald a set of queens. Hislop was in rough shape and found no help from the turn and river — 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,800
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Level 7
: 250/500, 75 ante
Giuseppe Peruzza moved all-in for 3,525 on a 
board with around 5,000 chips in the middle. Michael Mellor made the call putting Peruzza at risk.
Peruzza: 
Mellor: 
Peruzza was able to fade the turn and river and doubled up to over 11,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
11,600
11,600
|
11,600 |
Level 7
: 250/500, 75 ante
A gasp was heard across the room as multiple players stood up from the table and Patrick Braga began to walk away. The dealer called him back having cut down his stack to push across the table to Joshua Frazer James.
The board was 
and on their backs were the 
of James and Braga's . James' set of aces were best and scored the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,500 | |
|
|
3,400 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Jeffrey Cormier has the biggest stack currently in level 6 of Day 1b.
He was in the small blind when Edward Hislop limped under the gun. Jean Francois Bouchard raised to 900. Cormier and Kevin MacDonald called from the blinds.
The flop was 
and the action checked to Bouchard, who bet 1,000. Cormier and MacDonald both called and Hislop folded.
The turn was the 
and all three players checked. The river was the and Cormier checked. MacDonald bet 4,300 and Bouchard folded. Cormier weighed his option's and eventually called with 
for second pair. He was good against only the king high of MacDonald.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
76,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
16,800
16,800
|
16,800 |
