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Tam Ho takes home the first prize

2019/02/04 - 3:33 by Playground Poker

In the end, Event #20 in the World Cup of Cards ($200 + $20 Single Rebuy) came down to a battle between two friends from Ottawa: Tam Ho and Marc Lavergne. But their fracas was a short and sweet one, determined by their very first hand of heads up play.

Before Marc and Tam went head-to-head, Tam bettered Ian Tang after Ian went all in with 6 of Spades 6 of Clubs. Tam made the call holding Queen of Hearts Jack of Diamonds. When the community cards were dealt 5 of Spades Queen of Clubs King of Diamonds Jack of Hearts 5 of Hearts, Ian’s night was over. He finished in third place, and that hand set the stage for Tam and Marc’s showdown.

On the very first hand, Marc was dealt pocket fives, 5 of Spades 5 of Hearts. Tam had pocket jacks, Jack of Hearts Jack of Diamonds, and both players went all in.

When the competitors turned over their hole cards, Marc sighed.

The dealer then snapped the community cards onto the table: 8 of Hearts 8 of Spades Jack of Clubs 7 of Clubs 10 of Hearts. Marc shook his head. “Why did I go all in?”

The two friends immediately shook hands. Marc’s share of the prize pool was $4,210.

Tam won $5,498, the tournament trophy, and the champion’s bragging rights.

Congratulations to Tam. He played brilliant poker the entire evening, grinding his way to the finish line.

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Another one bites the dust

  • Level: 20
  • Small Blind: 15K
  • Big Blind: 30K
  • BB Ante: 15K
  • Chip Average: 780,000
  • Remaining: 3
  • Entries: 93

2019/02/04 - 2:49 by Playground Poker

After Marc Lavergne raised 500,000, Evgenii Tsatskin pushed all of chips towards the dealer. Marc was holding pocket queens, Queen of Hearts Queen of Spades, and Evgenii’s hole cards were Ace of Diamonds Queen of Clubs.

When the community cards came down 9 of Clubs 5 of Hearts 5 of Clubs 2 of Spades 4 of Hearts, Marc won the pot, and Evgenii finished in sixth spot.

Two hands later Colin Padgett busted from the event, finishing in fifth spot; just a few minutes after Colin exited the tournament, Craig William’s evening came to a close. He finished in fourth place.

We’re down to six

  • Level: 20
  • Small Blind: 15K
  • Big Blind: 30K
  • BB Ante: 30K
  • Chip Average: 780,000
  • Remaining: 6
  • Entries: 93

2019/02/04 - 2:23 by Playground Poker

Katsuhiro Muto went all with 8 of Clubs 6 of Clubs, preflop. Ian Tang called. His hole cards were Jack of Diamonds Queen of Clubs.

When the community cards were dealt, they came down 10 of Spades Queen of Hearts 6 of Hearts King of Hearts Ace of Diamonds. Ian hit the straight, and Katsuhiro went home in 8th spot.

A couple of hands later, Tam Ho knocked out Chris Arvanitis when both players went all in. Tam turned over Ace of Hearts Ace of Diamonds, and Chris was holding Ace of Spades King of Diamonds.

After the dealer snapped the community cards onto the felt, 8 of Hearts Queen of Clubs King of Hearts 5 of Diamonds 9 of Hearts, Chris headed towards the exit, finishing in seventh spot, and Tam raked in his winnings.

The final table

  • Level: 18
  • Small Blind: 8K
  • Big Blind: 16K
  • BB Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 350,000
  • Remaining: 9
  • Entries: 93

2019/02/04 - 1:57 by Playground Poker

After Ben Menache and Alexander Hartung busted out in eleventh, and tenth position, a final table of nine was determined.  Here are some pics of the players who made it to the final table.

Congratulations to all, and good luck!

The bubble has burst

  • Level: 18
  • Small Blind: 8K
  • Big Blind: 16K
  • BB Ante: 16K
  • Chip Average: 234,000
  • Remaining: 12
  • Entries: 93

2019/02/04 - 1:31 by Playground Poker

We’re now down to the final 12 players at the WCC Event #20. The bubble burst when 13th place finisher,  and low stack at table 60, James Belanger went all in with Jack of Spades 7 of Hearts. He was called by Ian Tang who was holding 10 of Clubs King of Hearts.

When the board played out 8 of Spades 2 of Hearts 5 of Spades 3 of Spades 6 of Hearts James’ night was over.

Congratulations to our final 12 players. They are all guaranteed a payout.

The leader board heading into the home stretch

  • Level: 14
  • Small Blind: 4K
  • Big Blind: 8K
  • BB Ante: 8K
  • Chip Average: 137K
  • Remaining: 18
  • Entries: 93

2019/02/04 - 0:50 by Playground Poker

The players have recently returned from their third, 15-minute player break to start level 14. They’ve been grinding it out for close to six hours, and the field has now been reduced to two tables of nine.

During the pause in the action we counted the chips, and determined that Tam Ho is our new front-runner with 280,000 chips. He holds a 20,000 chip lead over fellow Ottawa resident, Marc Lavergne. Marc’s stack measured 260,000 chips.

Clocking in with 210,000 chips, in third place, was Craig William.

With 12 players guaranteed to cash out, the bubble is rapidly approaching. Stay tuned to discover who makes it to the final table.

Name | Nom Stack | Tapis
Tam Ho280,000
Marc Lavergne260,000
Craig William210,000
Ian Tang185,000

A flip of a coin literally determines the hand

  • Level: 16
  • Small Blind: 4K
  • Big Blind: 8K
  • BB Ante: 8K
  • Chip Average: 102K
  • Remaining: 23
  • Entries: 93

2019/02/04 - 0:35 by Playground Poker

In a display of good sportsmanship, Miguel Goncalo handed a chip to the player to his right. “This one belongs to you. It accidentally ended up in my stack.”

If there is such a thing as karma, it played out a couple of hands later when Jason Morin went all in, preflop. Miguel reached into his pocket, and pulled out a quarter. He flipped the coin in the air. It bounced on the table, landing tails-side up. “Okay, I call.”

When Miguel turned over a Ace of Spades King of Spades, he shook his head. “I never win with ace, king. It would have been better if I folded.”

When his opponent, Jason, revealed his hole cards, he was holding Jack of Hearts King of Hearts.

When the dealer revealed the community cards, he snapped a Ace of Hearts 7 of Clubs 10 of Clubs King of Diamonds Jack of Spades onto the board.

Jason stood up, congratulated Miguel, and before walking away, wished all of the players good luck.

Miguel breathed a sigh of relief. “I have not won with that hand since I was in grade one.”

 

 

All bunched up on top of the leader board

  • Level: 12
  • Small Blind: 1,500
  • Big Blind: 3,000
  • BB Ante: 3,000
  • Chip Average: 58K
  • Remaining: 40
  • Entries: 93

2019/02/03 - 23:18 by Playground Poker

The top of the leader board at the WCC Event #20 is all bunched up.

Just 45 minutes after the Patriots sent the Rams packing at Super Bowl LIII, the 40 remaining players at Event #20 enjoyed their second 15 minute break. During the pause in the No Limit Hold’em action, we counted the chips and discovered that the top competitors are running neck and neck.

At the front of the pack is Reza Roostapour who has amassed a stack of 115,000 chips. But nipping at his heels, in the place position, is Richard Shamshoum. He trails Richard by 3000, with a stack of 112,000 chips. Not far behind, in third place, is Evgenii Tsatskin. His stack measured 107,000 chips.

 

Name | Nom Stack | Tapis
Reza Roostapour115,000
Richard Shamshoum112,000
Evgenii Tsatskin107,000
Konstantin Shukhman94,000

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