Blais of Glory; William Blais Crushes Crazy Pineapple Bounty
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Event #7 of the World Cup of Cards kicked off at 7 p.m. inside Playground Poker Club Sunday evening. The $220 NL Crazy Pineapple Bounty attracted a field of 130 players, pushing the $15,000 guarantee to almost $19,000. Igniting his competition for 16 bounties, William Blais dominated en route to victory and a top prize of $4,500.
Crazy Pineapple plays like no-limit hold’em with one slight variation. Players are dealt three cards but must discard one of them following the flop. From each buy-in, $150 went to the prize pool and $50 was awarded for each elimination. The 16 bounties Blais collected throughout the event, netted him a bonus prize of $800.
On the first hand of heads-up play, Blais’ opponent Martin Welch moved all-in and Blais snap-called. The flop came 
and both released a card. Blais tabled 
, ahead of Welch’s 
, needing to sweat just two cards to win it all. The turn was the 
changing nothing. The dealer laid the 
on the river, sealing Blais' victory.
Blais steamrolled the final table, busting the final four players. Once five-handed, Blais disposed of Daniel Pepin when his 
sucked out on Pepin’s 
on a 
board.
Maurice Simard was the next to go, moving all-in on a 
flop and being called by Blais’ 
. Simard had outs holding 
. The 
on the turn gave Simard a bunch more equity but the hit on the river, spelling the end of his tournament.
Mehdi M fell in third to Blais on a 
flop. Both mucked a card and their hands were turned over. Mehdi M tabled but ran straight into Blais’ and could not improve through the turn or river.
Here is how the final table payouts broke down:
| Place | Name | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Blais | $4,500 |
| 2 | Martin Welch | $3,400 |
| 3 | Mehdi M | $2,600 |
| 4 | Maurice Simard | $2,000 |
| 5 | Daniel Pepin | $1,500 |
| 6 | Vasilios Sklavounos | $1,115 |
| 7 | Keith Laflam | $850 |
| 8 | Steven Mavrigiannakis | $650 |
| 9 | Jason Conforti | $500 |
| 10 | Siamak S | $400 |
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