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And our champion is Robert Turcotte

2019/01/22 - 22:02 by Playground Poker

A champion has been declared in the $100 + $10 Megastack Turbo, Event #5 in the World Cup of Cards.

After Robert Turcotte knocked out Nizar T when he hit a jack on the river, to pair up, and beat Nizar’s pair of eights, Robert and David Bonneau were left to battle it out alone.

Nizar T

 

The duo engaged in an hour of back-and-forth heads up action where, initially, David looked dead in the water. When both players went all in, early on, David’s pocket fives 5 of Hearts 5 of Spades  did not appear strong enough to beat Robert’s pair of sevens, but when he hit the 5 of Clubs on the turn, he lived to fight another hand.

But Robert had lady luck on his side, and even though David took a substantial lead at one point, Robert remained cool and poised, grinding his way to victory.

When the final hand came down, David went all in with Queen of Diamonds 3 of Clubs and Robert wagered everything on suited connectors Jack of Spades Queen of Spades.  When the board was dealt Jack of Clubs 10 of Spades 9 of Clubs Queen of Hearts 4 of Spades, Robert prevailed.

As runner up, David’s share of the prize pool was $1,960!

But the grand prize of $3,163 and a champion’s bragging rights belonged to Robert!

David Bonneau

Event: PG News

Down to three

  • Level: 31
  • Small Blind: 75K
  • Big Blind: 150K
  • BB Ante: 150K
  • Chip Average: 1,800.000
  • Remaining: 3
  • Entries: 109

2019/01/22 - 20:54 by Playground Poker

David Bonneau knocked out Maurice Cyr just a few moments before the fifth, 15 minute break of the event. Maurice, who was the short stack at the table, was being clobbered by the blinds, and force to go all in.

During the pause in the action, when we counted the chips, Robert Turcotte was the clear and dominant front-runner. With more than 4,000,000 of the 5,450,000 in his possession, he is clearly the favorite to hoist the trophy once play resumes.

Maurice Cyr
David Bonneau

And we’re down to six

  • Level: 30
  • Small Blind: 60K
  • Big Blind: 120K
  • BB Ante: 120K
  • Chip Average: 1,000,000
  • Remaining: 6
  • Entries: 109

2019/01/22 - 20:33 by Playground Poker

Robert Turcotte, the big stack following the last break, just knocked out Eric Portelance. Robert called Eric, the low stack at the table, after he pushed all of his chips into the pot. But Robert’s pocket tens were more fire power than Eric could muster.

Eric Portelance

The final table

  • Level: 26
  • Small Blind: 25K
  • Big Blind: 50K
  • BB Ante: 50K
  • Chip Average: 545K
  • Remaining: 10
  • Entries: 109

2019/01/22 - 19:46 by Playground Poker

The players have just returned from their fourth 15-minute break of the day, and within minutes of the resumption of play the field was reduced to a final table of 10 competitors.

During the pause in the action the chips were tabulated, and it was concluded that Robert Turcotte has taken the lead with slightly more than 1,000,000 chips.  Trailing substantially behind Robert are Eric Portelance, and Maurice Cyr, who have stacks of 670,000 and 655,000.

Congratulations to all 10 players who made it to the final table.

Robert Turcotte

The bubble bursts

  • Level: 26
  • Small Blind: 25K
  • Big Blind: 50K
  • BB Ante: 50K
  • Chip Average: 495K
  • Remaining: 14
  • Entries:

2019/01/22 - 19:19 by Playground Poker

With 15 players left in the WCC Megastack Turbo Re-entry, the competitors began to play tight. With only 14 players destined to rake in a share of the $10,573, the two remaining tables began to play more conservatively.  It took more than an hour of hemming and hawing, but the strategy of waiting for a low stack to bust out eventually paid off.

When the blinds became too big for Daniel Leduc, Nizar T moved in for the kill. Forced to go in with a seven, six off-suit, Daniel was unable to beat Nizar’s ace, jack, and consequently was knocked off on the bubble.

Congratulations to all the remaining players for making it into the money!

 

Nizar T

Nabil Nahoul takes the lead

  • Level: 20
  • Small Blind: 6K
  • Big Blind: 1.2K
  • BB Ante: 1.2K
  • Chip Average: 227K
  • Remaining: 24
  • Entries: 109

2019/01/22 - 17:50 by Playground Poker

The competitors have recently returned from their third 15 minute break of the day to start level 20. Before the action recommenced, we counted the chips, and it was revealed that Nabil Nahoul has raced to the front of the pack. His 493,000 chips place him solidly in the lead, nearly 50,000 chips ahead of the second biggest stack, David Bonneau. The next two closest competitors are more than 150,000 chips behind Nabil!

There are currently 24 players still in the hunt for a payout. But only 14 the competitors will make it into the money. Good luck to all the remaining 24.

Name | Nom Stack | Tapis
Nabil Nahoul493,000
David Bonneau447,000
Eric Portelance320,000
David Leduc300,000
Nabil Nahoul

Diego Aguilar lives to fight another day

  • Level: 18
  • Small Blind: 4K
  • Big Blind: 8k
  • BB Ante: 8k
  • Chip Average: 160k
  • Remaining: 34
  • Entries: 109

2019/01/22 - 17:09 by Playground Poker

As I was walking past table 56, Diego Aguilar appeared defeated. He was standing up, and ready to put on his jacket. He had gone all in with a 7 of Hearts 7 of Diamonds.  But Charles Desharnais, who was holding pocket eights appeared to have Diego beat.

The  community cards, when I arrived, looked like this: 6 of Clubs King of Diamonds 4 of Clubs 4 of Spades. But when dealer flipped the river, 7 of Clubs, Charles Desharnais moaned. Diego hit a full-house, pumped his fist, and having more than doubled up his stack, gratefully returned to his seat.

Diego Aguilar

Nizar T doubles up

  • Level: 17
  • Small Blind: 3k
  • Big Blind: 6k
  • BB Ante: 6k
  • Chip Average: 126,744
  • Remaining: 43
  • Entries: 109

2019/01/22 - 16:37 by Playground Poker

My ears pricked up as soon as I approached table 59. Preflop, Nizar T asserted that he was raising all in. The player immediately to his left, Andreas K, called without hesitation. Naturally I couldn’t resist watching the action play out.

After everyone else at the table mucked their cards, Nizar and Andreas showed their hands. Nizar was holding pocket eights, 8 of Hearts 8 of Clubs. Andreas was also holding a pair, 4 of Spades 4 of Hearts.

The dealer dealt the community cards 6 of Diamonds 3 of Hearts 6 of Diamonds King of Clubs Jack of Clubs.

Nizar doubled up his stack and now possesses a tad more than 200,000 chips. That is 75,000 chips more than the stack average.

The hand-winner joked with me as I proceeded to take his photo. “You should have waited till I went to the bathroom to fix up my hair!”

Nizar T

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