2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

$550 NL Hold’em 8-Max Freeze
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
17,100 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
550 CAD
Prize Pool
75,000 CAD
Entries
150
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

$550 NL Hold’em 8-Max Freeze

Day 1 Completed

Samuel Roussy-Majeau Wins 8-Max Freeze

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Playground Poker Club has crowned another champion at the 2017 World Cup of Cards (WCC). The winner of Event #8: $550 NL Hold'em 8-Max Freeze is Samuel Roussy-Majeau. After a 15-hour grind, a long bubble, and a wild three-handed battle, Roussy-Majeau defeated Matthew Wilkins heads-up to claim the title, the trophy, the glory, and a top prize of $17,100.

Final Table Results:

PlacePlayer NameCountryPrize (CAD)
1Samuel Roussy-MajeauCanada17,100
2Matthew WilkinsCanada12,900
3Daune FernandezCanada9,800
4Adam HussenCanada7,400
5Niko GhagCanada5,550
6Adam PodstawkaCanada4,150
7[Removed:263]Canada3,150
8Joseph Abou KhalilCanada2,350
9Thundup RingpaCanada1,800

For Roussy-Majeau, this is just his fourth live-recorded tournament cash. With previously recorded earnings totalling just over $28,000 USD, the majority of which coming off a cash in the 2016 WSOP Main Event, Roussy-Majeau will add a nice chunk to his lifetime earnings.

A number of familiar faces and notable names took part in the popular event including Ruben Perceval, Dave Jeanneau-Cyr, Tuesday's back-to-back WCC trophy winner Andrew Watt, Peter Chien, and World Poker Tour Champion's Club Member Eric Afriat, all of whom departed before the money.

The event drew a total of 150 entries and paid the top 16 spots. Once the field reached 17 players left, hand-for-hand play kicked off and then dragged on for a full two levels. After several double-ups, Jonathan Marrie found a pair of tens but Wilkins had found a pair of queens and the money bubble burst.

Yan Touchette fell in 10th place ($1,350) to bubble the final table after running ace-ten into pocket kings and the final nine was set!

Sammy Roussy-Majeau came into the final table with a million chips for the chip lead, and Thundup Ringpa had just 43,000 as the shortest stack. Ringpa was next to go as a result of losing a flip with ace-queen against Daune Fernandez's jacks and took home $1,800 for his ninth place finish.

In eighth place ($2,350), Joseph Abou Khalil got it in with king-ten of spades and found himself up against Adam Hussen's jacks. Khalil picked up a flush and straight draws but the river was a brick and he was on the rail. [Removed:263] was next to go in seventh place after piling it in with two nines. Roussy-Majeau flipped with king-ten and found a pair on the flop to send Weese packing.

Adam Podstawka was the next to collect his payout of $4,150 for sixth place. He went deep but couldn't get king-ten to connect against Matthew Wilkins' ace-high. He flopped a straight draw but the board produced a deuce and a four for a couple of bricks to send him home. Fifth place ($5,550) belonged to Niko Ghag. He found two live cards in jack-ten and went with it. He found himself flipping with Roussy-Majeau's fours, but the board ran out dry for him and the table was left four-handed.

Hussen was next to go in fourth place ($7,400) as another casualty of chip leader Roussy-Majeau. Hussen held ace-six of clubs and out-flopped his opponent but Roussy-Majeau was running hot and turned a straight to end the hand.

The final three players battled for a while. All of them doubled up to lead and hold 50% of the chips at one point. Once it finally ended, it was quick! Fernandez hit the rail in third place ($9,800) after running into Roussy-Majeau's pocket queens with queen-ten.

Wilkins and Roussy-Majeau played just one hand, as they got it in right away with Roussy-Majeau ahead in chips by almost two-to-one. Wilkins was ahead with ace-nine, up against Roussy-Majeaou's queen-jack of diamonds. The board came king-high but the turn was a jack and Wilkins couldn't find an ace on the river to hold on. He pocketed $12,900 for his runner-up finish, while Roussy-Majeau earned himself $17,100 and all of the glory that comes with a tournament win.

Tags: Samuel Roussy-MajeauAdam HussenAdam PodstawkaAndrew WattDaune FernandezEric AfriatJonathan MarrieJoseph Abou KhalilMatthew WilkinsNiko GhagPeter ChienRuben PercevalThundup RingpaYan Touchette

Matthew Wilkins Eliminated in 2nd Place ($12,900)

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Matthew Wilkins
Matthew Wilkins

Just one hand into heads-up play, Matthew WIlkin's put his tournament life on the line, calling a jam from Samuel Roussy-Majeau.

Wilkins: {a-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Roussy-Majeau: {j-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Wilkin's was poised to score a double up and swap positions with his opponent but a jack on the turn of the {4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} board gave Roussy-Majeau the best hand.

Wilkins earned $12,900 for his runner-up finish while Roussy-Majeau takes home the title, the trophy, the money, and all the glory.

Player Chips Progress
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Samuel Roussy-Majeau
3,800,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
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Matthew Wilkins
Busted

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Daune Fernandez Eliminated in 3rd Place ($9,800)

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Daune Fernandez
Daune Fernandez

Daune Fernandez has had a wild ride throughout the day. With just 12 players left, Fernandez was all-in with just one big blind. A third place finish is an amazing job well done after coming back from that.

Three-handed play was even more of a roller coaster as Fernandez once more bounced back from a crippling stack. Just a few hands before, Fernandez had just 4 big blinds and ran it back up after doubling twice.

In his last hand, Fernandez got his chips in the middle with {10-Hearts}{q-Hearts}, running into Samuel Roussy-Majeau's {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}. The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and Fernandez's miracle run came to an end in third place.

Player Chips Progress
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Samuel Roussy-Majeau
2,400,000
-300,000
-300,000
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Daune Fernandez
Busted

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Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

Roussy-Majeau Flops Huge, Doubles Through Fernandez

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

On the flop of a {9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades} board, all of Daune Fernandez's and Samuel Roussy-Majeau's chips went in the middle.

Fernandez: {9-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Roussy-Majeau: {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

Both players had nailed the flop but Roussy-Majeau had hit it best, making a straight, and it held through the {6-Diamonds} on the turn and {a-Diamonds} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Samuel Roussy-Majeau
2,700,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
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Daune Fernandez
265,000
-1,135,000
-1,135,000

Tags: Daune FernandezSamuel Roussy-Majeau

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Wilkins Doubles into Chip Lead

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Samuel Roussy-Majeau open-jammed on the button and Matthew Wilkins called all-in out of the small blind.

Roussy-Majeau: {k-Hearts}{10-Spades}
Wilkins: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

A race for the chip lead was up for grabs as the dealer fanned out a {a-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} board and Wilkins' pair held up to give him the double up and propel him into the chip lead, holding more than half the chips in play.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Wilkins
2,100,000
900,000
900,000
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Samuel Roussy-Majeau
1,030,000
-770,000
-770,000

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Fernandez Doubles Through Roussy-Majeau

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Daune Fernandez returned from the break as the shortest stack and quickly got the rest of his chips in the middle, put at risk by Samuel Roussy-Majeau.

Fernandez: {4-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Roussy-Majeau: {a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{k-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Fernandez found a queen to stay alive and double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Samuel Roussy-Majeau
1,800,000
-400,000
-400,000
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Daune Fernandez
850,000
450,000
450,000

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