2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards

NL Hold'em 8-Max Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
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Prize
5,121 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
300 CAD
Prize Pool
30,000 CAD
Entries
249

NL Hold'em 8-Max Bounty

Day 1 Completed

Benoit Laurence Wins Final World Cup of Cards Event ($5,121) at Playground Poker Club

Benoit Laurence
Benoit Laurence

Benoit Laurence bested a field of 249 players to win Event #28 of the World Cup of Cards at Playground Poker Club. In the end he beat Marco Simonetti heads up. The two got all in preflop, Laurence holding ace-queen against the king-ten of Simonetti. Neither player connected with the board and Laurence's ace-high was the best hand.

The players made a deal seven-handed and then, as per the Playground Poker Club's rules, played for $1,100. Below are payouts the players received and the order they finished in.

PlaceNamePrize (CAD)Appx USD
1Benoit Laurence5,1213,942
2Marcello Simonetti5,7254,408
3Joshua Abiscott4,9603,819
4Christopher Kokozaki6,8005,236
5Sammy Chao4,8203,711
6Peter Zhou5,4204,173
7Daniel Deshaies3,3502,580
8Gianfranco Giordano1,4001,078

The tournament drew a large field and was a fitting end to the World Cup of Cards. The tournament series paid out over $2,000,000 in guarantees and prize money and a $8,000 Caribbean Poker Pary package to the Tournament Leaderboard Winner. Charles La Boissonniere essentially won the leaderboard at the start of the day, since no remaining players could catch up to him.

This concludes the World Cup of Cards at Playground Poker Club. PokerNews was here for every hand of the festival, bringing you all the news, updates, and photos. Follow @pokernews on Twitter for live updates, Periscope broadcasts, and more. Also, follow PokerNews on Facebook and Instagram.

Tags: Benoit LaurenceCharles La BoissonniereMarco Simonetti

Seven-Way Deal

The remaining seven players made a deal. There is still $1,100 to first, but here are the payouts each player will receive regardless of who finishes first.

NamePrize (CAD)Appx (USD)
Christopher Kokozaki6,8005,236
Marcello Simonetti5,7254,408
Peter Zhou5,4204,173
Joshua Abiscott4,9603,819
Sammy Chao4,8203,711
Benoit Laurence4,1203,172
Daniel Deshaies3,3502,580

The Final 7

There are seven players left in the final event of the World Cup of Cards. The 8-Max Bounty Tournament drew 249 total players and first place is worth $10,376.

Final Three Table Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Christopher Kokozaki
Christopher Kokozaki
700,000
285,000
285,000
Profile photo of Benoit Laurence
Benoit Laurence
440,000
70,000
70,000
Profile photo of Gabriel Chicoine
Gabriel Chicoine
410,000
-92,000
-92,000
Profile photo of Elie A
Elie A
410,000
Profile photo of Sammy Chao
Sammy Chao
400,000
Profile photo of Manfred Gunther
Manfred Gunther
365,000
Profile photo of Marcello Simonetti
Marcello Simonetti
350,000
Profile photo of Daniel Deshaies
Daniel Deshaies
340,000
Profile photo of Mitchell Dredge ca
Mitchell Dredge
330,000
Profile photo of Krzystof Birecki
Krzystof Birecki
330,000
Profile photo of Jean Bernard Audet
Jean Bernard Audet
295,000
255,000
255,000
Profile photo of Gianfranco Giordano
Gianfranco Giordano
270,000
Profile photo of Pei Wu us
Pei Wu
260,000
Profile photo of Joshua Abiscott
Joshua Abiscott
246,000
-14,000
-14,000
Profile photo of Peter Zhou
Peter Zhou
245,000
Profile photo of Adel Boukhari
Adel Boukhari
240,000
-22,000
-22,000
Profile photo of Behrooz Salemi
Behrooz Salemi
220,000
-180,000
-180,000
Profile photo of Mounzer Awada
Mounzer Awada
157,000
Profile photo of Yannick Labattaglia
Yannick Labattaglia
100,000
Profile photo of Charles La Boissonniere ca
Charles La Boissonniere
80,000
55,000
55,000

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