Late Arrivals
Player | Chips | Progress |
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David Peters | 30,000 | |
Chris Brammer | 30,000 | |
Morten Mortensen | 30,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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David Peters | 30,000 | |
Chris Brammer | 30,000 | |
Morten Mortensen | 30,000 |
Rhys Jones has had a marvelous start, and he's already at 60,000 in chips.
On this hand, he opened to 450 preflop, getting called in one position before Ray Mackintosh opted to three-bet to 1,600. Jones four-bet to 5,500, the caller folded, and Mackintosh made the call.
The flop came , and Jones bet 6,700. Mackintosh responded by moving all in, and Jones quickly called.
Jones:
Mackintosh:
The turn left Mackintosh drawing dead when the landed, and the on the river made Jones unnecessary quads.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Rhys Jones |
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Ray Mackintosh
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Busted |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jack Salter | 30,000 | |
Daniel Rudd | 30,000 | |
Adrian Mateos | 30,000 | |
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On the river of a board reading , Marc Inizan set out a bet of 2,300 and the onus was on Rhys Jones. Jones cut out some chips and threw in a raise to 7,300.
At first, Inizan thought this was a call and was about to turn over his cards before quickly realizing his opponent had raised him. Inizan gave it about 30 seconds before releasing his cards.
The Frenchman, Inizan, claimed he had a ten-high flush.
"But what did you really have?" asked Jones, "I could've shown you the ."
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Rhys Jones |
67,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Marc Inizan |
24,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
On the turn of a board, Miguel King saw his 3,200 bet raised to 9,200 by James Thomson. King made the call to see the on the river before checking to his opponent.
Thomson bet 7,200, and King quickly flicked in a call. He could only muck, though, when the Thomson turned over the for a full house.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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James Thomson |
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Miguel King
|
10,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Looking for your own big time poker experience? The Playground Poker Fall Classic, featuring the World Poker Tour Montreal, runs now through Nov. 27. With events ranging from $150 all the way to $10,400, Playground Poker Club truly is Canada's premier poker destination.
The WPT Montreal kicks off on Nov. 20, featuring three Day 1s with next-day reentry format. Since its inception, the WPT Montreal has been one of the most popular stops on the WPT, featuring record fields and huge prize pools. Opportunities to win your way into Canada’s premier poker tournament are still available through a number of live satellites at the club.
On Wednesday, Nov. 19 there will be THREE satellites. Things will get started at 1 p.m. local time with a $150 reentry satellite with two seats guaranteed, and that will be followed by a $150 turbo reentry satellite at 4 p.m., also with two seats guaranteed. The blockbuster kicks off the same night at 7:30 p.m. — a $385 reentry satellite with 10 seats guaranteed!
There are additional $385 reentry satellites on Thursday, Nov. 20 and Friday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. — perfect for a player who wants to qualify for a second entry in the WPT. In addition to these multi-table satellites, players will have the opportunity throughout the Fall Classic to play in single-table sit-n-gos, and you can inquire at the brush desk for more information.
Visit the Playground Poker Fall Classic mini site for details and to purchase your event tickets online.
Visit Playground Poker's live event blog for event updates throughout the Fall Classic.
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
Just before the break, Morten Mortensen made a fantastic climb.
He was heads up against one opponent with the board reading , and the Dane saw his 5,800-chip bet called with the appearing on the river. Mortensen moved all in to cover, and his opponent called off his stack. Mortensen showed the , and that was good enough to eliminate his foe.
"Yes, it's an amazing start," said Mortensen. "But it's all about how you finish."
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Morten Mortensen |
70,000
40,000
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40,000 |
Former World Poker Tour winner Dominik Nitsche, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, and the highly-rated Spaniard Sergio Aido are the latest players to have been eliminated from the High Roller event, and all three have jumped straight into the Main Event to stack the field even more.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Michael Mizrachi |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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Sergio Aido |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Dominik Nitsche |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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