The remaining players are on their second break of the day, and play will resume in 15 minutes.
2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards
Eric Afriat limped in from middle position and action folded to James Ferguson-Renaud on the button. He had 2,275 remaining and moved all-in. The player in the small blind thought about it, and even cut out chips to call, but eventually folded.
Action was back on Afriat and he said, "I'll give you action. I've got two unders" as he tossed in chips to call.
Ferguson-Renaud tabled , while Afriat showed .
The flop came and Afriat took the lead with a pair of fours. The turn was the and the river was the , giving Afriat a straight and sending Ferguson-Renaud to the rail.
The WPT champion raked in the pot and sits comfortably atop the leader board with six times the starting stack just four hours into the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Eric Afriat |
150,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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James Ferguson-Renaud
|
Busted |
The final number of entries at the close of registration hit an even 150, making up a prize pool worth $75,000! The original $40,000 guarantee was almost doubled, and this event will pay out 16 spots.
First place will take home $17,100 along with a shiny trophy and bragging rights, of course.
Here is a look at the final prize pool:
Place | Prize (CAD) |
---|---|
1 | 17,100 |
2 | 12,900 |
3 | 9,800 |
4 | 7,400 |
5 | 5,550 |
6 | 4,150 |
7 | 3,150 |
8 | 2,350 |
9 | 1,800 |
10-11 | 1,350 |
12-13 | 1,250 |
14-15 | 1,150 |
16 | 1,050 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Linda Huard was down to just 3,000 in chips and moved all-in from early position. Action folded around to Dat Doan in the big blind and he called.
Huard was the player at risk and was well behind with , up against Doan's .
The flop came and Huard still needed to hit a three to stay alive. The turn was the and the river was the , sending Huard to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dat Doan |
11,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
Linda Huard | Busted |
Level 7 has begun and registration is now closed.
Unofficially, the final number of entries reached 150. Stay tuned for prize pool information!
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mitcheal Ferguson | 92,000 | |
Ruben Perceval | 75,000 | |
Eric Afriat |
70,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
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Daune Fernandez | 65,000 | |
Jean Francois Bouchard |
62,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Andrej Markovinovic | 61,000 | |
Isabelle Tremblay |
60,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
David Hamel
|
58,000 | |
Lucas Drolet | 55,000 |
Germany's Harald Sammer has taken his seat just before the close of registration today. The field is predominantly filled with Canadians, so it's definitely a treat to see a player from abroad in the field.
Sammer jumped into the 2017 World Series of Poker this summer for the first time, and cashed for over $50,000. His three cashes make up his entire live poker resume, with deep runs in the Millionaire Maker and a cash in the Main Event.
When we asked him how his summer went he laughed and said, "Well, I haven't been home yet." It's safe to say he's on a fun journey at the moment.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Harald Sammer |
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level 6 has begun, which means it's the last level before registration closes.
The number of entries has reached 146, with 119 players remaining in this freezeout. The guarantee was set at $40,000 and the prize pool currently sits at $74,500.