2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards

NL Hold'em Freeze
Day: 1
Event Info

2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
1,995 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
100 CAD
Prize Pool
8,245 CAD
Entries
85

Jamal Stewart-McKenzie Wins World Cup of Cards Event 24 For $1,995

World Cup of Cards Event 24 Champion Jamal Stewart-McKenzie ($1,995)

The penultimate event of Playground Poker Club's 2016 World Cup of Cards (WCC) has concluded and Jamal Stewart-McKenzie is the latest WCC champion. Stewart-McKenzie navigated a field of 85 players in Event #24: $110 NL Hold'em Freeze to capture the WCC champion's trophy and a top prize of $1,995.

A number of WCC notable players made the final table. Four-time WCC event champion Dave Jeanneau-Cyr made his sixth final table. Serial WCC final tablist Glen Hammers made another appearance, and Carrie Webster made her first WCC final table.

With a total prize pool of $8,245, just the top nine were to be paid. Once a 10-haned final table set, the remaining players decided to remove $100 from the first place prize and pay the bubble. The eliminations at the final table were swift and with shallow stacks, the final four players agreed on a four-way even chop, leaving the trophy and some added prize money for the eventual champion.

Final Table Results:

PlaceNamePrize (CAD)
1Jamal Stewart-McKenzie$1,995
2Borislav Angelov$1,300
3Ghislain Pigeon$1,300
4Glen Hammers$1,300
5Amir Majidi$720
6Matt Ranger$550
7Dave Jeanneau-Cyr$420
8Pierre-Luc Audet$320
9Karam Saleh$240
10Carrie Webster$100

A double knockout kicked things off into high gear at the final table. Karam Saleh open-shoved with pocket kings, receiving calls from Ghislain Pigeon with pocket eights, and Carrie Webster in the big blind with ace-queen. Pigeon had them both covered, and an eight on the river sealed both of their fates. Saleh and Webster out chipped, getting the better payout.

Just a few hands later, Pierre-Luc Audet called off an Amir Majidi preflop shove, putting himself at risk. Audet found himself dominated, holding ace-seven to Majidi's ace-nine. The nine kicker would come into play and Audet departed in seventh.

After losing a monster pot to Jamal Stewart-McKenzie, Dave Jeanneau-Cyr was left crippled and got his remaining chips in the middle in a three-way all-in involving Borislav Angelov and Matt Ranger. All very intensely close in chips and Angelov would prevail when his ace-seven caught a pair of sevens, besting Ranger's ace-queen and Cyr's jack-three. Cyr was eliminated and Ranger was left with less than a small blind.

Ranger would fall shortly after at the hands of Glen Hammers. Majidi was looking for a double up when he got all-in with king-nine against Pigeon's pocket fives. The fives would hold and Majidi would earn a fifth-place finish. The final four reached an agreement to chop up the prize money and play resumed.

Hammers picked up pocket kings and got his stack in the middle against Borislav Angelov's ace-five. Unfortunately, an ace fell on the flop, followed by two fives, giving Angelov a full house by the river, and Hammers was busted.

After an uncanny amount of all-ins between the final three, resulting in the shorter stack doubling up every time, Angelov was finally able to crack the trend and bust Pigeon. Pigeon open-shoved with jack-ten and Borislav called with king-jack of hearts. Pigeon flopped a ten, but Borislav spiked a flush on the river to set up a heads-up battle with Stewart-McKenzie.

The two exchanged several double ups and suck outs before Stewart-McKenzie was able to seal the deal. Stewart-McKenzie crippled Angelov in a massive pot when his king-eight spiked trip eights on the river, besting Angelov's flopped pair of nines. A couple hands later, Angelov shoved with {4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Stewart-McKenzie woke up with {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. A {2-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} board was the result and Stewart-McKenzie grabbed the extra cash on top, and the WCC champion's trophy.

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Borislav Angelov Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,300)

Borislav Angelov
Borislav Angelov

After trading double ups back and forth, Jamal Stewart-McKenzie crippled Borislav Angelov in a massive pot when his king-eight spiked trips on the river, besting Angelov's pair of nines.

A couple hands later, Angelov shoved with {4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Stewart-McKenzie woke up with {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. A {2-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} board was the result and Stewart-McKenzie grabbed the extra cash on top, and the champion's trophy.

Player Chips Progress
Jamal Stewart-McKenzie
Jamal Stewart-McKenzie
1,275,000
890,000
890,000
Borislav Angelov
Borislav Angelov
Busted

Tags: Borislav AngelovJamal Stewart-McKenzie

Ghislain Pigeon Eliminated in 3rd Place ($1,300)

Ghislain Pigeon
Ghislain Pigeon

After an uncanny amount of all-ins between the final three, resulting in the shorter stack doubling up every time, Borislav Angelov was finally able to crack the trend and bust Ghislain Pigeon.

Pigeon open-shoved and {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Borislav called with {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}. The board ran out {10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, and though Pigeon flopped a ten, Borislav spiked a flush on the river to set up a heads-up battle with Jamal Stewart.

Player Chips Progress
Borislav Angelov
Borislav Angelov
605,000
128,000
128,000
Ghislain Pigeon
Ghislain Pigeon
Busted

Tags: Borislav AngelovGhislain PigeonJamal Stewart

Hammer Down; Glen Hammers Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,300)

Glen Hammers
Glen Hammers

Glen Hammers picked up pocket kings and got his stack in the middle against Borislav Angelov holding ace-five. Unfortunately, an ace fell on the flop, followed by two fives, giving Angelov a full house by the river, and Hammers was busted.

Player Chips Progress
Borislav Angelov
Borislav Angelov
477,000
229,000
229,000
Glen Hammers
Glen Hammers
Busted

Tags: Borislav AngelovGlen Hammers

Four Way Deal Reached

The final four players have reached a deal, guaranteeing them all at least $1,300. The eventual champion will take home $1,995 and the champion's trophy.

PlacePrize (CAD)
1$1,995
2$1,300
3$1,300
4$1,300

Dave Jeanneau-Cyr Eliminated in 7th Place ($420); Matt Ranger Eliminated in 6th Place ($550)

After being crippled by Jamal Stewart in a kings versus ace-queen spot, Dave Jeanneau-Cyr has been eliminated.

Cyr got his remaining chips in the middle in a three-way all-in pot that included Matt Ranger and Borislav Angelov. Cyr had 68,000, Angelov had 72,000, and Ranger had 79,000.

Cyr: {j-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Angelov: {a-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Ranger: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, and Angelov hit a seven to triple up, busting Cyr, and crippling Ranger. Ranger was all-in in the small blind the next hand and could not find a double up, busted by Glen Hammers.

Player Chips Progress
Jamal Stewart-McKenzie
Jamal Stewart-McKenzie
385,000
185,000
185,000
Borislav Angelov
Borislav Angelov
248,000
127,000
127,000
Glen Hammers
Glen Hammers
241,000
-5,000
-5,000
Dave Jeanneau-Cyr
Dave Jeanneau-Cyr
Busted
Matt Ranger
Matt Ranger
Busted

Tags: Jamal StewartBorislav AngelovGlen HammersMatt Ranger

Pierre-Luc Audet Eliminated in 8th Place ($320)

Pierre-Luc Audet
Pierre-Luc Audet

Amir Majidi open-shoved from late position and Pierre-Luc Audet called all-in for less out of the blinds. Majidi had Audet dominated with {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs} to Audet's {a-Spades}{7-Spades}.

The board ran out {j-Spades}{6-Spades}{j-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, and though Audet flopped a world of outs, he bricked the turn and river and was sent to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Amir Majidi
Amir Majidi
225,000
148,000
148,000
Pierre-Luc Audet
Pierre-Luc Audet
Busted

Tags: Pierre-Luc AudetAmir Majidi

Double Knockout! Karam Saleh Eliminated in 9th Place ($240), Carrie Webster in 10th Place ($100)

Karam Saleh open-shoved from late position, Ghislain Pigeon called in the small blind, and Carrie Webster called for less out of the big blind.

Webster: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Saleh: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Pigeon: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

Saleh was looking good for an almost triple up but the board ran out {q-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, giving Pigeon a set of eights on the river and the double knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Ghislain Pigeon
Ghislain Pigeon
200,000
108,000
108,000
Carrie Webster
Carrie Webster
Busted
Karam Saleh
Karam Saleh
Busted