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

Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 75

Giordano Flushes Paplyk Out on the River

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

With about 7,000 in the middle, on a board reading {a-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, Matthew Paplyk checked from the small blind. Gianfranco Giordano was on the button and bet 2,500. Paplyk called.

The turn was the {10-Hearts} and both players checked. The dealer completed the board with the {3-Diamonds} on the river. Paplyk thought for a moment and then bet 6,100. Giordano paused for a moment and then cut out chips, looking like he was going to call. He gave Paplyk a quick look, and eventually just called.

Paplyk tabled {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} for a pair of aces with a king kicker. Giordano then tabled {k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for the second-nut flush and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Gianfranco Giordano
47,000
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Mathew Paplyk
16,500

Tags: Gianfranco GiordanoMatthew Paplyk

Updated Stacks: Mac Donald, Braga and Afriat at the Top

Level 5 : 200/400, 50 ante
Erid Afriat
Erid Afriat
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alyssa Mac Donald ca
Alyssa Mac Donald
51,500
23,500
23,500
Profile photo of Patrick Braga ca
Patrick Braga
50,000
Profile photo of Eric Afriat ca
Eric Afriat
48,500
33,500
33,500
WPT 3X Winner
Profile photo of Tanveer Dhanjal ca
Tanveer Dhanjal
36,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Joel Palmer ca
Joel Palmer
33,000
Profile photo of Daniel Le ca
Daniel Le
32,000
1,500
1,500
Profile photo of Isabelle Tremblay ca
Isabelle Tremblay
32,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Peter Chien ca
Peter Chien
27,500
2,500
2,500
Profile photo of Thomas Cemm ca
Thomas Cemm
24,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Claude Perrault ca
Claude Perrault
23,500
-8,500
-8,500
Profile photo of Kathy Sawers ca
Kathy Sawers
22,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of Alim Ismail ca
Alim Ismail
20,000
Profile photo of Zachary Goodbaum ca
Zachary Goodbaum
13,000
Profile photo of Dustin Melanson ca
Dustin Melanson
11,500
Profile photo of Garrett Dansereau ca
Garrett Dansereau
8,500
-16,500
-16,500

Tags: Alyssa Mac DonaldEric AfriatPatrick Braga

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Two Pair for Braga

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

With about 6,000 in the pot, on a board reading {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, Zachary Goodbaum checked from the big blind, as did Joel Palmer from the hijack. Patrick Braga was on the button and bet 3,000. Goodbaum quickly called, but Palmer decided to put in a check-raise to 7,600. Braga called, as did Goodbaum.

The turn was the {6-Spades} and Goodbaum and Palmer both opted to checked. Braga thought for a full minute, clearly weighing his options, and decided to check back. The river was the {7-Clubs} and all three players checked.

Goodbaum tabled {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for busted flush and straight draws, and Palmer hesitated to table his hand. Braga took the initiative and showed next, tabling {k-Spades}{j-Clubs} for top two pair. Palmer rapped the table and said "Nice hand" before mucking his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Patrick Braga
50,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Joel Palmer ca
Joel Palmer
33,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Zachary Goodbaum ca
Zachary Goodbaum
13,000
13,000
13,000

Tags: Joel PalmerPatrick BragaZachary Goodbaum

WPT Champion Eric Afriat is in the Field

Level 4 : 150/300, 50 ante

Among the growing field is WPT Champion Eric Afriat, looking to add to his massive poker resume.

Afriat has amassed just shy of $2 million in career earnings, with his biggest cash coming from a World Poker Tour win in the Seminole Hard Rock Showdown for a whopping $1,081,184 in April of 2014. He came close to a second title right here on home soil at the Playground Poker Club in February of this year, but fell short in third place for $108,690.

Afriat makes his way around the world playing poker with cashes in Las Vegas, Florida, Atlantic City, Verona, the Bahamas, St. Maarten, Pompano Beach and of course a ton of results in Montreal, Canada.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Afriat
15,000
15,000
15,000
WPT 3X Winner

Tags: Eric Afriat

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 50

Mohsen Takes From Mac Donald

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Kathy Sawers raised to 525 from the hijack and Alyssa Mac Donald three-bet to 1,550 on the button. Amir Mohsen was in the small blind and quickly cold-called, as did Mokhtar Khedadi in the big blind. Sawers called also.

The flop came {k-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} and all four players quickly checked to the {8-Spades} on the turn. Mohsen, Khedadi and Sawers all opted to check again, and Mac Donald decided to bet 3,300. Mohsen quickly called and Khedadi and Sawers both folded.

The river was the {5-Clubs} and Mohsen paused for several seconds before checking. Mac Donald wasted no time and checked back. Mohsen tabled {k-Spades}{j-Clubs} for two pair kings and sixes with a jack kicker and Mac Donald mucked her hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Amir Mohsen ca
Amir Mohsen
36,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Alyssa Mac Donald ca
Alyssa Mac Donald
28,000
3,000
3,000

Tags: Alyssa Mac DonaldAmir Mohsen

Perrault Finds a Favorable River

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

With about 1,400 in the pot, on a board reading {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}{2-Clubs}, Claude Perrault led out for 600 from the small blind. Daniel Le called from the big blind.

The turn was the {2-Spades} and Perrault led out for 1,100 this time. Le thought for about a minute before raising to 4,500. Perrault called.

The river was the {a-Spades} and Perrault dramatically turned to stare Le down for several seconds before checking. Le half-smiled and checked back. Perrault tabled {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for aces full of deuces and Le flashed a red deuce before mucking his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Claude Perrault
32,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Daniel Le ca
Daniel Le
30,500
-6,500
-6,500

Tags: Daniel LeClaude Perrault