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Event #24 Champion: Andres Odeja

2019/02/06 - 4:32 by Shawn McCrory

Event #24 of the World Cup of Cards, the $200 + $20 PL Omaha 3 Lives Re-entry, was a huge success that brought out a field large enough to more than double the prize pool guarantee. Players took advantage of the re-entry option early and often, generating 21 re-entries in the first six levels of play.

In many tournaments with this kind of structure, we tend to see the play tighten up once the re-entry period ends, but that was not the case tonight. The loose play of the early levels kept up all the way until the money bubble, as multi-way pre-flop all ins were a regular occurrence up until the very late stages of play.

Once the field reached the money bubble, the players found some patience and some folds, as a dozen hands of hand-for-hand play ensued. The short stack in the field nearly blinded out and was eliminated when he was all in with his last 5K chip. After that several players hit the rail in short succession before the played slowed down again as the stacks got deeper.

Once the field was down to eight players, Andres Odeja went on a hot streak and did not look back. He found the right combination of good timing, strong cards and proper play that allowed him to eliminate several players at the final table. Critically, those he eliminated controlled the largest stacks in play other than his own, giving him a massive chip lead that he would not relinquish.

Heads-up play for the trophy

In the end, it came to heads-up play between Patrick St-Onge and Odeja. St-Onge put up a tough fight, but Odeja controlled the lion’s share of the chips throughout their duel and eventually came out on top once the blinds had reached dizzying heights and the two went all in before the flop.

Event #24 Champion: Andres Odeja, $4,036

Runner up: Patrick St-Onge, $3,080

Last Hand of Play:

Event: PG News

Siamak out in fourth, Nickoletopoulos finishes third

  • Level: 22
  • Small Blind: 20K
  • Big Blind: 40K
  • BB Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 1.26M
  • Remaining: 2
  • Entries: 84

2019/02/06 - 4:01 by Shawn McCrory

Siamak S was eliminated in fourth place, earning him $1,800 in the process.

Nick Nickoletopoulos was eliminated by Patrick St-Onge after the two got their chips in the middle before the flop. Both players woke up with strong hands, and the board did not change the pre-flop dynamics. It was Ace of Clubs 10 of Clubs King of Diamonds 9 of Hearts for Nickoletopoulos against St-Onge’s Ace of Spades 6 of Spades Queen of Spades Queen of Clubs. The board, 6 of Diamonds 7 of Diamonds 9 of Diamonds 3 of Hearts 4 of Hearts, gave Nickoletopoulos some hope on the flop, but it was not to be. Nickoletopoulos will collect $2,350 for his third place finish.

Arvanitis out in sixth, Haddad fifth

  • Level: 3
  • Small Blind: 12K
  • Big Blind: 24K
  • BB Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 840K
  • Remaining: 3
  • Entries: 84

2019/02/06 - 3:24 by Shawn McCrory

Two more players have made their exit from the final table.

Chris Arvanitis was eliminated in sixth place, good enough for a $1,050 payout ticket.

Fadi Haddad was sent packing in fifth place by the runaway chip leader Andres Odeja. Haddad had controlled the second largest stack in play but got involved in a massive pot against the only player who had the chips to eliminate him. Haddad and Odeja got their chips in on the turn when the board read 4 of Hearts 6 of Diamonds 2 of Hearts Ace of Spades. Hadded held 2 of Diamonds 2 of Spades Queen of Diamonds Jack of Hearts for a flopped set, but he was in bad shape against Odeja’s top set and nut flush draw with Ace of Hearts Ace of Clubs 8 of Hearts 6 of Hearts. Unable to conjure the perfect card on the river, Haddad rose from his seat to watch the Jack of Clubs fall and went to collect his winnings. Haddad will pocket $1,380 for the deep run.

Wettlaufer out in seventh

  • Level: 19
  • Small Blind: 10K
  • Big Blind: 20K
  • BB Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 504K
  • Remaining: 5
  • Entries: 84

2019/02/06 - 3:06 by Shawn McCrory

Darryl Wettlaufer controlled one of the largest stacks in play for most of the evening, but his run has ended in Event #24. He fell to the tournament’s chip leader, Andres Odeja, when the two players got their chips in on the flop.

It was a heads-up pot between the two big stacks. Wettlaufer held Ace of Hearts Jack of Hearts 10 of Clubs Ace of Diamonds and was up against Odeja’s Queen of Hearts King of Hearts 9 of Hearts 10 of Spades. Following a pre-flop raise from Wettlaufer in position, Odeja made the call and was able to check-raise all in on the 9 of Spades King of Hearts 3 of Hearts flop. Wettlaufer made the call and got the bad news, which only got worse on the 9 of Diamonds turn. The river did not provide the ace that could save him, giving instead the Jack of Spades, sending the massive pot Odeja’s way.

Wettlaufer will collect $800 for his deep run.

Fast eliminations following the money bubble

  • Level: 19
  • Small Blind: 10K
  • Big Blind: 20K
  • BB Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 420K
  • Remaining: 6
  • Entries: 84

2019/02/06 - 2:57 by Shawn McCrory

Once the players reached the money, it did not take long for the next three players to hit the rail. As is often the case, players look to double up or leave once the money bubble bursts, and that was the case for both Andreas K and Chad Yurkin.

Andreas was eliminated on the hand following the money bubble and will take home $360 for his eleventh place finish. Arthur W and Chad Yurkin, the two shortest stacks in the field, left soon after, finishing tenth and ninth respectively. Arthur will collect $360 for finishing tenth, while Yurkin will take home $470 for ninth.

Ryan Jensen was the next player eliminated, but he will take home $610 for the final table appearance.

Ten players left; Odeja and Wettlaufer in charge

  • Level: 17
  • Small Blind: 6K
  • Big Blind: 12K
  • BB Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 252K
  • Remaining: 10
  • Entries: 84

2019/02/06 - 2:14 by Shawn McCrory

Play is about to resume following the third break of the evening, and two players, Andres Odeja and Darryl Wettlaufer, are sitting comfortably, each with stacks of more than double the current chip average.

The money bubble burst shortly before the break, and the next elimination followed on the very next hand, as Andreas K collected the minimum payout of $360 for his eleventh place finish.

First Name | PrénomName | NomStack | Tapis
Andres Odeja595,500
DarrylWettlaufer520,000
NickNickoletopoulos307,000
Ryan Jensen245,000
PatrickSt-Onge242,000
SiamakS234,000
FadiHaddad183,000
ChrisArvanitis81,000
ChadYurkin69,000
ArthurW41,000

In the money!

  • Level: 16
  • Small Blind: 5K
  • Big Blind: 10K
  • BB Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 252K
  • Remaining: 10
  • Entries: 84

2019/02/06 - 1:55 by Shawn McCrory

The money bubble has just burst on Event #24.

The frantic pace of play seen throughout most of this tournament came to a grinding halt in the lead up to the money bubble, which took about a dozen hands of hand-for-hand play to resolve. Eventually, it was the short stack in the field, Ivan Driard, who made his exit in twelfth place and put the rest of the field in the money. Driard hung on for as long as he could, but the blinds caught up with him and he was reduced to a single 5K chip before going all in from his small blind. Andreas K made a pre-flop raise to isolate from the big blind, creating a heads-up situation, and prevailed in the hand.

The remaining players are now in the money and about to leave on their next break. Stay tuned for a leader board update.

Big pot for Ojeda

  • Level: 15
  • Small Blind: 3K
  • Big Blind: 6K
  • BB Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 168K
  • Remaining: 15
  • Entries: 84

2019/02/06 - 1:02 by Shawn McCrory

We have just entered level 14, and only 16 players remain in contention.

Andres Ojeda now finds himself among the chip leaders, after taking down a huge three-way all in pot. With the blinds at 2K/4K, Ojeda opened the action to 14K. He picked up a couple of callers before it got to Kosta Papa in the big blind. Papa moved all in for roughly 36K, opening the door for Ojeda, who took the opportunity to also raise all in for 97.5K. These raises chased out the remaining players, except for Manfred Gunther, who decided to take another shot at a big pot and made the call.

Gunther: 5 of Spades 8 of Hearts 7 of Diamonds 10 of Spades

Papa: Ace of Diamonds Queen of Hearts Jack of Diamonds 10 of Diamonds

Ojeda: Ace of Spades 7 of Clubs King of Clubs King of Diamonds

The board ran out 7 of Hearts 3 of Hearts 3 of Spades 4 of Diamonds 5 of Diamonds, and Ojeda’s kings held up against his opponents, giving him the big pot at a critical juncture in the tournament.

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