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

Roussy-Majeau Busts Stratopoulos to Take Chip Lead

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

It wasn't a significantly large pot but it was enough to give Samuel Roussy-Majeau the tournament chip lead as the field approaches the final three tables.

Roussy-Majeau had Tony Stratopoulos all-in and at risk preflop holding {a-Spades}{6-Spades} against Stratopoulos' {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{j-Hearts}{a-Hearts} and Roussy-Majeau spiked an ace on the river to eliminate Stratopoulos.

Player Chips Progress
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Samuel Roussy-Majeau
292,000
128,000
128,000
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Tony Stratopoulos
Busted

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Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Turn Check-Raise Get it Done For Khalil

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

On the turn of a {6-Spades}{8-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} board with about 50,000 already in the pot, Joseph Abou Khalil checked the action to his heads-up opponent Edward Guergis.

Guergis took a moment before sliding in a bet of 27,000. Khalil came over the top with a check-raise to 62,000 and Guergis took a few moments before tossing his cards towards the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Abou Khalil
226,000
116,000
116,000
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Edward Guergis
96,000
-47,000
-47,000

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Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Dhanjal Triples Up With Aces

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Facing all-in bets from Tanveer Dhanjal and Lucad Drolet in front of him, chipleader Bradley Copestake made an agonizing call to put both of his opponents at risk.

Copestake: {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}
Drolet: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Dhanjal: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

Dhanjal was in fantastic shape to triple up as the dealer patted the table and swept out a {4-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop.

Dhanjal's all-in was for 47,300 which both of his opponents were forced to pay. Drolet picked up the side pot worth 70,200 and Copestake was hammered down to just over 100,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Tanveer Dhanjal
150,000
114,000
114,000
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Bradley Copestake
114,000
-41,000
-41,000
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Lucas Drolet
70,200
15,200
15,200

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

"Sorry Ruben"

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

With about 13,000 in the middle, on a board reading {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}, William Johnston led out for 4,100 from the big blind. Ruben Perceval was on the button and moved all in, and Johnston let out a sigh before calling for 20,000 total.

Johnston was at risk with {j-Spades}{10-Hearts} for a gut-shot straight draw, up against Perceval's {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}.

The turn was the {7-Clubs} but the river was the {8-Hearts} and Johnston made his straight. "Sorry Ruben" said Johnston as he sat back down in his seat.

Player Chips Progress
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Ruben Perceval
130,000
-15,000
-15,000
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William Cornelius Johnston
53,000

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Lily Kornik Doubles Through Mitcheal Ferguson

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We got to the table as the dealer was cutting out chips to count Lily Kornik's stack. She was all-in for 17,000 from the small blind, and her neighbor Mitcheal Ferguson doubled her up from the big blind.

Ferguson's hand was in the muck already, but Kornik had {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} in front of her on a board reading {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{5-Spades}. Kornik now sits on a playable stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Mitcheal Ferguson
70,000
-22,000
-22,000
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Lily Kornik
38,000

Tags: Lily KornikMitcheal Ferguson