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

Braga Wins Huge Pot To Take the Lead

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Patrick Braga
Patrick Braga

Allan Puzantian opened to 15,000 from the cutoff and Patrick Braga three-bet out of the big blind. Puzantian four-bet jammed all-in for 232,000 and Braga snap-called, having Puzantian covered.

Puzantian: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Braga: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

The hand looked all but locked up for Braga when he hit a king on the {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop. The {q-Clubs} on the turn made things interesting, giving Puzantian a flush draw along with outs to the two remaining queens. The river was the {8-Diamonds} and Braga scooped the pot to take the tournament chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Patrick Braga
515,000
450,000
450,000
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Allan Puzantian
Busted

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Copestake Takes Chip Lead

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

With about 150,000 already in the middle on the river of a {q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{k-Spades}{a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} board, Bradley Copestake bet 112,000 and Eric Leblond check-called.

Copestake tabled {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades} for a full house and Leblond mucked.

With the pot, Copestake takes the tournament chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Bradley Copestake
490,000
113,000
113,000
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Eric Leblond
197,000
-173,000
-173,000

Tags: Bradely CopestakeEric Leblond

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Leblond Chao's Down

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Eric Leblond opened to 8,000 from late-position and called a three-bet jam of just six big blinds from Sammy Chao out of the big blind.

Chao: {a-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Leblond: {4-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

The flop ran out a clean {9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{q-Hearts} for Chao, also fading the {2-Diamonds} on the turn. It did, however, give Leblond an up-and-down straight draw along with his two live cards.

The river was the {4-Hearts}, giving Leblond a pair and Chao's bounty was shipped along with the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Leblond
370,000
-48,000
-48,000
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Sammy Chao
Busted

Tags: Sammy ChaoEric Leblond

Raboy Busted by Blanc

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Sean Raboy had just over 10 big blinds when he looked down at pocket fives in early position. He decided the hand was good enough and moved all-in. Action folded around to Alexandre Blanc on the button who made the call.

Blanc: {k-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Raboy: {5-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}

The board ran out {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{a-Hearts} and Blanc made the nut flush on the river to score Raboy's bounty.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexandre Blanc
270,000
208,000
208,000
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Sean Raboy
Busted

Tags: Sean RaboyAlexandre Blanc

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Melanson Quadruples Up; Wilkins Busts

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Tanvir Ahmed moved all-in under-the-gun sparking an onslaught of all-in jams. Dustin Melanson was the first to react, putting his short stack at risk. Daune Fernandez and Matthew Wilkins followed suit, Wilkins wielding the shortest of the group.

Ahmed: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Melanson: {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}
Fernandez: {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Wilkins: {j-Spades}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Melanson's pair held up to claim the main pot along with Wilkins' bounty.

Ahmed got the small side pot but now finds himself in the danger zone with less than six big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Daune Fernandez
1,110,000
1,028,000
1,028,000
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Dustin Melanson
80,000
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Tanvir Ahmed
25,000
-45,000
-45,000
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Matthew Wilkins
Busted

Tags: Dustin MelansonDaune FernandezMatthew WilkinsTanvir Ahmed

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500