2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

$1,100 NL Hold’em 50/50 Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a4
Prize
16,750 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,100 CAD
Entries
144
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Break Time

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

The remaining six players have been sent on a 10-minute break while the T-1,000 chips are raced off.

George Caragiorgas Eliminated in 7th Place ($3,050)

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
George Caragiorgas
George Caragiorgas

After the action folded all the way around, Dustin Melanson open-jammed from the small blind and George Caragiorgas, who sat with under 10 bigs, called out of the big blind, putting himself at risk.

Caragiorgas: {10-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Melanson: {k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

The dealer fanned out a {2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades}{q-Spades} board and Caragiorgas failed to improve, falling in 7th place.

Player Chips Progress
Dustin Melanson ca
Dustin Melanson
950,000
452,000
452,000
George Caragiorgas ca
George Caragiorgas
Busted

Tags: Dustin MelansonGeorge Caragiorgas

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

Bradley Copestake Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,300)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Bradley Copestake
Bradley Copestake

On a {5-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{5-Clubs} flop, Clayton Grunberg bet 25,000 and Bradley Copestake check-jammed all-in for about 400,000. Grunberg called, putting Copestake at risk.

Copestake: {10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Grunberg: {a-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Copestake needed a club to survive but Grunberg faded the {k-Hearts} on the turn and {4-Spades} on the river to bust Copestake in 8th place.

Player Chips Progress
Clayton Grunberg ca
Clayton Grunberg
955,000
565,000
565,000
Bradley Copestake ca
Bradley Copestake
Busted

Tags: Bradely CopestakeClayton Grunberg

Grunberg Doubles Through Copestake

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Alexandre Lavigne opened to 40,000 from early position and action folded around to Bradley Copestake on the cutoff. Copestake three-bet to 110,000 and Clayton Grunberg four-bet shoved all-in from the small blind for about 10 big blinds.

Lavigne folded and Copestake made the call, putting Grunberg at risk.

Grunberg: {j-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}
Copestake: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

The board ran out {q-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{q-Spades}{6-Spades}{9-Spades} and Grunberg doubled up, making a pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
Clayton Grunberg ca
Clayton Grunberg
390,000
65,000
65,000
Bradley Copestake ca
Bradley Copestake
365,000
-120,000
-120,000

Tags: Alexandre LavigneBradely CopestakeClayton Grunberg

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Sofiane Boulila Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,700)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Sofiane Boulila
Sofiane Boulila

Alexandre Blanc opened to 37,000 from middle-position and Sofiane Boulila three-bet jammed for just under 300,000, one seat over. Patrick Braga four-bet shoved on the over the top on the button and Blanc folded.

Braga: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Boulila: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}

Boulila was in trouble and couldn't connect on the {7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{2-Spades}{j-Clubs} board, busting in 9th place.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Braga ca
Patrick Braga
800,000
300,000
300,000
Sofiane Boulila ca
Sofiane Boulila
Busted

Tags: Patrick BragaSofiane BoulilaAlexandre Blanc