Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 125
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 125
As late registration closed during the break, a few last minute arrivals have entered the field, and most likely all three of these gentlemen are favorites to win.
Shawn Daigle is the defending champion of this event and also won another title during the 2016 World Cup of Cards.
William Blais is a regular crusher here at Playground and also picked up a win during the 2016 festival, including multiple final tables.
David Jeanneau-Cyr scooped four titles in 2016, even hoisting trophies on bac-to-back nights.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Shawn Daigle | 20,000 | |
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William Blais | 20,000 | |
David Jeanneau-Cyr
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20,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Adam Podstawka | 61,000 | |
Alim Ismail | 47,000 | |
Mitcheal Ferguson | 46,000 | |
Francois St Onge | 46,000 | |
Jason Conforti | 45,000 | |
John E Slaughter
|
43,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Michael Tessier Strasbourg
|
40,000 | |
Maxime Laberge | 38,000 | |
Isham Yamani | 38,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 100
Four levels have been completed and with that comes the first 15-minute break of the day.
Laying in the middle of the table in front of John E Slaughter and Sagar Shetye was a completed board reading .
It appeared Slaughter had made a big bet on the river and Shetye had called. Slaughter tabled and a stunned Shetye took a moment before tossing his cards towards the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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John E Slaughter
|
42,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Sagar Shetye |
4,625
-15,375
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-15,375 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 75
On a flop, Marvin Yousif check-raised all-in and Karyn Gemmill put herself at risk, making the call.
Yousif:
Gemmill:
Yousif had been caught but the on the turn quickly reversed the fortunes as Yousif made a straight. Gemmill needed a king or queen on the river and sure enough, the dealer fanned out the and Gemmill's full house earned her the double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Karyn Gemmill |
26,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Marvin Yousif
|
5,125
-14,875
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-14,875 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 50
Facing a bet and a call of 600 from two players in early and middle-position, Daniel Gennings made the call from the cutoff on the turn of a board.
The river was the and the first player to act checked. The player in middle-position fired a bet of 1,550 and Gennings called. The early position player called as well.
The player in mid-position tabled for a wheel but Gennings tabled for the top end of the straight. The other player mucked and Gennings raked in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Daniel Gennings
|
25,000
5,000
|
5,000 |