Ian Tang opened to 60,000 from early position, Karam-Olivier Kamal three-bet to 100,000, and when action folded back around to Tang, he four-bet shoved for 468,000. Kamal got a count and made the call, putting Tang at risk.
Tang:
Kamal:
A classic race was underway. The board ran out , and Tang was the first casualty of the final table.
Brady Hinnegan just took the chip lead after a big pot where three players saw the turn for 130,000 each.
The action started when Hinnegan raised preflop to 60,000 and Tomas Larivee Magni called from the hijack. Man Sze Chow was in the big blind and she called also.
The flop came and Chow checked. Hinnegan bet 130,000. Magni and Chow called.
The turn was the and Chow checked again. Hinnegan made it 225,000 to go and Magni called again in position. The action came back to Chow. She counted her stack and seemed ready to make a move, but eventually folded.
The river was the and Hinnegan waited a moment before checking. Magni checked and Hinnegan turned over . Magni mucked.
Chow seemed to regret folding, "You fold if I shove the turn?"
Hinnegan shrugged and collected the pot and took the chip lead.
With a massive pot in the middle and a board reading , Elie A slid out a bet of 205,000. After a moment in the tank, his heads-up opponent, Ian Tang, made the call.
Elie A turned over and after checking his cards one more time, Tang tossed them into the muck.
On the first hand of Day 3, Xin Qi woke up with and shoved from under-the-gun. Unfortunately for Qi, Man Sze Chow picked up and after the board ran out , Qi hit the rail.
The final day of Event #24: $1,650 Card Player Poker Tour World Cup of Cards is set to get underway at noon inside Playground Poker Club. Just 11 remain in the hunt for the champion's trophy and a top prize of $110,000.
Sitting atop the counts entering play on Tuesday is Tomas Larivee Magni. Magni takes a comfortable chip advantage into the finale, ending Day 2 with 2,294,000. The closest competitors for Magni are Brady Hinnegan, Laurence Louie, and Elie A. Here are the chip counts heading into Day 3.
Place
Name
Chip Count
1
Tomas Larivee Magni
2,294,000
2
Brady Hinnegan
1,886,000
3
Laurence Louie
1,231,000
4
Elie A
1,052,000
5
Ian Tang
970,000
6
Kevin Rivest
782,000
7
Tyler Wilson
697,000
8
Philippe Belley
649,000
9
Karim-Olivier Kamal
501,000
10
Man Sze Chow
368,000
11
Xin Qi
321,000
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