2015 partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2015 partypoker WPT Canadian Spring Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
237,390 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
3,200 CAD
Prize Pool
1,148,480 CAD
Entries
370
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

The Final 31 (full)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Here's how things stand on the leaderboard now into the day's second 90-minute level:

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Karamalikis au
Jonathan Karamalikis
1,039,000
501,000
501,000
Lu Zhang
Lu Zhang
1,035,000
185,000
185,000
Gary Lucci ca
Gary Lucci
1,001,000
391,000
391,000
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
930,000
360,000
360,000
WPT 3X Winner
Trevor Delaney ca
Trevor Delaney
643,000
-161,000
-161,000
Dylan Wilkerson us
Dylan Wilkerson
510,000
86,000
86,000
WPT 1X Winner
Senthuran Vijayaratnam ca
Senthuran Vijayaratnam
409,500
Levi Stevens
Levi Stevens
405,000
131,500
131,500
Pascal LeFrancois ca
Pascal LeFrancois
325,000
220,500
220,500
Kevin MacDonald ca
Kevin MacDonald
320,000
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
315,000
-5,000
-5,000
Noeung Troeung ca
Noeung Troeung
310,000
-108,500
-108,500
Robert Taylor ca
Robert Taylor
291,000
Will Molson ca
Will Molson
290,000
-39,000
-39,000
Kevin Singh
Kevin Singh
278,000
Rene Bourbeau
Rene Bourbeau
262,000
Lucas Greenwood ca
Lucas Greenwood
255,000
33,000
33,000
Edmund John Campion
Edmund John Campion
242,000
176,000
176,000
Dean Murphy ca
Dean Murphy
240,000
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
240,000
-45,000
-45,000
Samuel Tsehai ca
Samuel Tsehai
215,000
65,000
65,000
Griffin Benger ca
Griffin Benger
188,000
54,000
54,000
John Krpan ca
John Krpan
180,000
Yves Loiselle
Yves Loiselle
171,000
Tim Reilly us
Tim Reilly
165,000
165,000
165,000

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Zhang Bangs Benger; Secures Lead

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Griffin Benger
Griffin Benger

Lu Zhang is firmly in the lead now after knocking out Canadian Griffin Benger moments ago.

She called a flop lead from Benger on a {K-Spades}{3-Spades}{7-Hearts} board, then snapped when he shoved the {Q-Hearts} turn.

Benger held {J-Spades}{9-Spades} and needed a spade or a ten against Zhang's {Q-Clubs}{3-Hearts} turned two pair. The {9-Hearts} river wasn't either and as he hit the rail, Zhang got some separation from the log jam at the top of the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Lu Zhang
Lu Zhang
1,200,000
165,000
165,000
Griffin Benger ca
Griffin Benger
Busted

Tags: Griffin BengerLu Zhang

Final 27 Seating Assignments

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

TABLE 30
Seat 1. Samuel Tsehai
Seat 2. Kevin Singh
Seat 3. Gary Lucci
Seat 4. Rene Bourbeau
Seat 5. Kevin MacDonald
Seat 6. Luc Greenwood
Seat 7. Lu Zhang
Seat 8. Robert Logan Dunn
Seat 9. Sheraz Nasir

TABLE 31
Seat 1. John Krpan
Seat 2. Robert Taylor
Seat 3. Glenn Hammers
Seat 4. Eric Afriat
Seat 5. Yves Loiselle
Seat 6. Levi Stevens
Seat 7. Edmund Campion
Seat 8. Will Molson
Seat 9. Ari Engel

TABLE 35
Seat 1. Jonathan Karamalikis
Seat 2. Shaan Siddiqui
Seat 3. Jeff Gross
Seat 4. Senthuran Vijayaratnam
Seat 5. Pascal Lefrancois
Seat 6. Tim Reilly
Seat 7. Noeung Troeung
Seat 8. Dylan Wilkerson
Seat 9. Trevor Delaney

Engel Turns It Around

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Ari Engel
Ari Engel

Facing a 40,000-chip bet from Eric Afriat with close to 100,000 in the middle on an {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{8-Spades}{J-Clubs} board, Ari Engel fired back with a check-raise to 95,000.

Afriat called, but when the {J-Diamonds} river was revealed and Engel fired out 115,000, he folded, allowing Engel to push back over 500,000 again and turn things around, coming back from his earlier troubles

Player Chips Progress
Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
710,000
-220,000
-220,000
WPT 3X Winner
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
540,000
225,000
225,000

Tags: Ari EngelEric Afriat

Vijayaratnam Spells Double

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Senthuran Vijayaratnam
Senthuran Vijayaratnam

Senthuran Vijayaratnam just doubled through Pascal Lefrancois with a miracle river card.

He got it in preflop with {J-Spades}{10-Spades} and LeFrancois called with {A-Spades}{2-Spades}, holding all the way through the {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} run out, until the {Q-Hearts} river made Vijayaratnam a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Pascal LeFrancois ca
Pascal LeFrancois
550,000
225,000
225,000
Senthuran Vijayaratnam ca
Senthuran Vijayaratnam
350,000
-59,500
-59,500

Tags: Pascal LeFrancoisSenthuran Vijayaratnam

Flip Flop Lucci's On Top

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Gary Lucci
Gary Lucci

The chips are flying around now down to 22 players remaining.

Lu Zhang slipped under one million losing a couple of pots, then busted a short stacked Kevin MacDonald to push above once again.

Meanwhile, Jonathan Karamalikis' unrelenting aggression saw him fall under one million as well, but just served him well moments ago against Trevor Delaney.

Delaney made it 22,000 and Karamalikis bumped it up 25,000 more. Delaney called and they went heads up to a {J-Spades}{2-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop.

Delaney checked, Karamalikis made it 42,000 and Delaney check-raised to 100,000 total. Not to be outdone, Karamalikis made another raise, making it 178,000 total and Delaney folded.

Once again, Karamalikis pushed over the one million mark, but he and Zhang still trail chipleader Gary Lucci.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Lucci ca
Gary Lucci
1,500,000
499,000
499,000
Lu Zhang
Lu Zhang
1,100,000
-100,000
-100,000
Jonathan Karamalikis au
Jonathan Karamalikis
1,100,000
61,000
61,000

Tags: Gary LucciJonathan KaramalikisLu Zhang

Break!

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The players are off on a 15 minute break with another level in the books.