Action folded to Robert Laberge in the hijack and he raised to 60,000. Tam Ho was in the small blind and quickly three-bet to 125,000. Laberge snap moved all-in for 545,000 and Ho asked for a count. After seeing how much he had left to call, he piled some chips in the middle.
Robert Laberge:
Tam Ho:
It was a flip and Laberge needed to hit one of his two over cards to remain in contention.
The flo pcame and Ho remained ahead with jacks. The turn was the and Laberge cheered as he paired his king. The river was the and Ho roared as he hit a miracle river to eliminate yet another opponent, not even halfway through the first level of play today.
Laberge finished in 7th place, taking home $13,190 for his deep run.
Day 3 of Card Player Poker Tour's 2017 CPPT World Cup of Cards gets underway at 2:30 p.m. local time inside Playground Poker Club this afternoon. When cards hit the felt, just eight players will get dealt a hand, all eyeing the $98,000 top prize.
Luc Bellerive starts with the chip lead. Bellerive built a stack of 1,698,000 by the time the clock was paused on Day 2. Tam Ho has also crossed the million-chip mark wielding a stack of 1,327,000. Both players are miles ahead of their competition, accumulating almost 60% of the chips in play.
Here is how the eight finalists stack up:
Seat
Player
Chip Count
1
Sam Chartier
587,000
2
Luc Bellerive
1,698,000
3
Ha Van Nguyen
278,000
4
Tristan Bergeron
325,000
5
Robert Laberge
692,000
6
Jonathan Marrie
283,000
7
Stuart Taylor
800,000
8
Tam Ho
1,327,000
Bellerive is already guaranteed his largest live-recorded tournament cash ever. Sitting at just under $7,000 in career tournament earnings, Bellerive's Hendon Mob page is sure to get a huge boost however the day progresses.
The most dangerous member of the table is surely Sam Chartier. Chartier is a world-class player with almost $3,000,000 in tournament earnings alone. Chartier is also a high stakes cash game player and won't be shy about putting himself at risk to better his position at the table.
There is still lots of money up for grabs. Here's a look at the prizes available for the final eight:
Place
Prize (CAD)
1
98,000
2
67,050
3
40,000
4
24,210
5
18,700
6
15,480
7
13,190
8
11,520
Day 3 will kick off at Level 24 with a 12,000 small blind and 24,000 big blind. The ante will start at 4,000 and play will continue with one-hour levels until they reach heads-up.
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and Ho remained ahead with jacks. The turn was the 
and Laberge cheered as he paired his king. The river was the 
and Ho roared as he hit a miracle river to eliminate yet another opponent, not even halfway through the first level of play today.
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