Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
PlayNow Championship Winnipeg
Multi-Table Satellite Tournament
Day: 1
Event Info
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Chip Counts
Chip Counts
6
74,000
10
40,000
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded around to Joseph Taruc in middle position who rasied to 6,000, only the player directly to his left called.
The flop came 
and Taruc checked it over to his opponent who bet 7,000. Taruc called.
The 
turn saw both players check. When the 
came on the river Taruc fired out a bet of 13,000 and took down the pot once his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded to Maurice Gingras and he raised to 4,000 into the big blind of table newcomer Codey Chief. Chief considered the spot for a few seconds before sliding out a stack of whites for 20,000. It didn't take long for Gingras to fold, sending the pot to Chief and giving him a stack of over 35,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 11
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Chris Lahoda was down to his last 6,000 chips when he woke up with aces and got his chips into the middle as a three-bet in a pot with a limp and a raise. Only the raiser ended up calling and Lahoda's aces were up against the eights of his opponent. The board ran clean for the rockets, and Lahoda got a double plus.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,000 |
Level 11
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Henry Menard moved all in for 17,500 from the hijack when the action folded to him. The player in the big blind called it off for his remaining 9,000.
Menard: 
Opponent: 
The flop gave Menard some additional outs 
and the turn 
gave him even more. The 
river was just what Menard was looking for as he eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Ten levels of play are in the books now, and its time for another 15 minute break. Action resumes shorlty in Level 11 with blinds at 800/1600/1600.
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
An open limp from a player in early position started the action, the cutoff and small blind both called. Once Rory Springman checked his option in the big blind the four players saw a flop of 
Everyone checked around to the cutoff who put out a bet of 3,000. The small blind folded and Springman raised all in for 11,000 which won him the pot after both of his remaining opponents folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 |
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Action folded to a player in middle position who shoved for 9,600. Maurice Gingras woke up with a call from the cutoff in front of a dead button, and the blinds mucked their hands.
With cards on their backs, Gingras was ahead with pocket fours and had his opponent easily covered, but he was facing over cards. However, the board failed to connect with his opponent, and Gingras even hit a four for good measure on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
14,000
|
14,000 |