Francois Goulet Wins World Cup of Cards 6-Max for $7,050
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The ninth event of the World Cup of Cards featured a $330 NL Hold'em 6-Max tournament, boasting a guarantee of $30,000. As expected, the event attracted a strong field of 181 entries crushing the guarantee and boosting the prize pool to $52,671.
Among the leaders for the majority of the day, Francois Goulet entered six-handed play as one of the short stacks. When Michael Korovine busted in seventh place, the final six decided to look at the numbers, pausing the clock to discuss a deal. The short-stacked Goulet negotiated a bit of extra prize money and the remaining players agreed to the terms. Here is how the deal shaped up in order of position.
| Place | Name | Prize (CAD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francois Goulet | $7,050 |
| 2 | Michael Levy | $7,520 |
| 3 | Yohann Wagner | $6,680 |
| 4 | Sebastien Morin | $6,420 |
| 5 | Michel Cloutier | $6,251 |
| 6 | Joey Boczek | $6,100 |
As an event rule, the tournament must be played out to an eventual champion. The deal must also leave 2% for the winner, leaving the final six $1,050 to play for.
On the final hand, Goulet had Levy all-in and at risk preflop holding 
against the 
of Levy. The board ran out 
and Levy was eliminated in second place.
Goulet took over the chip lead in a back-to-back confrontation with sixth-place finisher Joey 'birdman' Boczek. A hand after Boczek doubled up Goulet, failing to improve with 
against Goulet's 
, the tables had turned and Boczek was the one at risk against Goulet. Boczek was all-in preflop holding 
but again found himself behind, with Goulet tabling 
. The board ran out 
and Boczek was eliminated, giving Goulet the chip lead.
A few to cash but fall short of the final table included Samuel Roussy (8th - $1,600), Philippe Belley (10th - $1,000), RDS poker analyst and Playground celebrity Laurence 'Ladyluckpoker' Grondin (14th $750), and John Toth (19th - $600).
One of the more popular events to take place during festivals at Playground Poker Club, six-max always brings out the best fields. Some players to pass through were Ami Alibay, Kathy Sawers, Isabelle Tremblay, Michael Malm, Jonathan Bussieres, and Jean-Philippe Piquette.
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