Main Event
Day 5 Completed
2015 partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship
Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship
Buy-in
3,200 CAD
Prize Pool
1,148,480 CAD
Entries
370
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
Sheraz Nasir Wins 2015 partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship ($237,390 CAD)!
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Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Edmonton, Alberta accountant Sheraz Nasir took down the 2015 partypoker World Poker Tour Canadian Spring Championship at Playground Poker Club just outside of Montreal, Quebec, Wednesday, earning $237,390.
Nasir came into the final day of the first event on the WPT Season XIV schedule trailing only chip leader Trevor Delaney and holding a ton of motivation. He had already bested the 10th-place finish he posted at WPT Montreal back here at Playground this past November, but today was all about making a real mark on the WPT and the City of Montreal.
In just the first hand of six-handed play, two-time 2014 WPT runner-up and 2014 WPT Johannesburg champ Dylan Wilkerson went broke, losing a race with nines to Levi Stevens' 
.
Lu Zhang then began picking up steam pulling into what looked like a dead heat with Delaney before he suddenly blew up, shoving with sixes after the river on a king-high board. Zhang had aces and made the call to bust him fifth and take a stranglehold on the event.
In fact, Zhang appeared primed to take a 4-1 chip lead on the rest of the table three-handed when she went all in on a king-high flop against Nasir holding pocket aces and he made the call with top pair of kings. But Nasir spiked another king on the river to double and the dynamic changed dramatically.
Zhang fought back to go into heads-up play almost even with Nasir, busting Gary Lucci fourth after winning a classic race with the 
against the 
and dumping Levi Stevens in third in dominating fashion.
During the final duel, the lead flip-flopped several times over the three-hour match, but Nasir managed to ensure Zhang, who generally goes by her English name Chanel, would not become the first female champion of an open event on the main tour of the WPT, when he picked off her ace-high shove on a jack-high board with two sixes holding just the 
.
With that, the $237,390 CAD first-place prize, a customized Playground Poker Club WPT Championship Belt, trophy, and a seat in the WPT Season XIV World Championship belonged to Nasir as he had bested a field of 370 entries over five days to earn the victory.
It has been a fabulous week of poker at the 2015 partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship and Playground Poker Club were top notch hosts throughout.
Check out what Nasir had to say about the big win in the video interview with PokerNews' Caitlyn Howe below.
And with that, thePokerNews Live Reporting team bids you all adieu, au revoir and bonne chance from Montreal!
Lu Zhang Eliminated in 2nd Place ($166,402 CAD)
Level 33
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Sheraz Nasir had moved into the lead again when Lu Zhang raised to 525,000.
He called and the flop came 
. Both players checked to the 
turn where Nasir bet 500,000 and Zhang pushed all in.
Nasir called with just 
but it was good as Zhang held 
for ace high. The river came the 
and with this final pot Nasir took down the 2015 partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 33
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 25,000
Zhang Is Back
Level 32
: 75,000/150,000, 25,000 ante
Sheraz Nasir made it 350,000 and Lu Zhang raised to 875,000.
Nasir called and the flop came 
. It checked to the 
turn where Zhang bet 875,000. Nasir called.
The river came the 
and both players checked again. Nasir showed 
, but Zhang had 
and took it down to inch above Nasir in the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,900,000 | 2,925,000 |
|
5,175,000 | -2,925,000 |
Nasir in Command
Level 32
: 75,000/150,000, 25,000 ante
Lu Zhang made it 350,000 and Sheraz Nasir called before the flop fell 
.
Nasir check-called a 375,000 Zhang bet and the 
turn was revealed.
This time he check-called 475,000, the river came the 
and both players checked. Nasir's 
was good as Zhang mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,100,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
|
2,975,000 | -1,510,000 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 25,000
Another Break!
Level 31
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
The heads-up combatants are now off on a 10-minute break with another level in the books.
Below are the current chip counts:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,600,000 | 315,000 |
|
|
4,485,000 | -315,000 |
Zhang Doubles Up
Level 31
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Lu Zhang made it 260,000 and Sheraz Nasir bumped it to 560,000 before she shipped it all in.
Nasir made the call with 
, but was well behind Zhang's 
.
She doubled through on a 
run out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,285,000 | -1,190,000 |
|
|
4,800,000 | 1,190,000 |
Nasir Takes Control
Level 31
: 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Lu Zhang made it 260,000 and Sheraz Nasir raised it up to 650,000.
Zhang called and the flop came 
. They both checked and the turn came the . Nasir led out for 600,000, Zhang raised to 1,350,000, and Nasir shipped it in, putting Zhang to a decision for her tournament life.
She folded and Nasir now has a 2:1 chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,475,000 | 855,000 |
|
|
3,610,000 | -855,000 |