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2019 World Cup of Cards News

Danny Ibrahim is the Card Player Poker Tour Champion!

2019/02/06 - 22:56 by Playground Poker

It was a grueling day of poker full of action and packed with seasoned poker professionals. We started the day with 64 competitors, with only 40 slated to be paid. As the group made its way towards the final table we lost a lot of big names. That said, once the final table was formed the field was still very strong.

After four hours of intense play the final four players decided upon an ICM chop. That helped speed the tournament along, but it still took another 90 minutes to crown our champion. And that champion is Danny Ibrahim!

Although Danny is an experienced poker player, this is his biggest win to date. On top of his ICM-apportioned win of $42,070, he also gains the $6,000 kept in reserve for the winner. In the end he takes home a prize of $48,070, the trophy, and many great memories from a fantastic day of poker.

Congratulations Danny.

The hand that won the tournament was a preflop shove, as they so often are in heads up battles.

In this case it was Danny’s King of Diamonds Queen of Clubs vs Michael’s 7 of Spades 8 of Hearts. The board came down Jack of Diamonds King of Hearts Jack of Hearts 2 of Diamonds 9 of Diamonds and that was all she wrote for Michael.

And of course we can’t forget Michael Mckinnon, who finished in 2nd place and won a prize of $28,600. He was the short stack for almost all of the final four action, and so he is to be credited for his patient play and well-timed bets keeping him in the hunt until the very end. Well done!

Event: PG News

Event #25 Champion: Yannick Labattaglia

2019/02/06 - 20:57 by Shawn McCrory

Event #25 of the World Cup of Cards, the $100 + $10 8-Max Re-entry, drew a large afternoon turnout of 118 entries including 23 re-entries, enough to more than double the prize pool guarantee.

The players in this event made two deals to re-distribute the prize pool; the first was made to provide the player on the money bubble a small cash of $150, and the second was an ICM chop of the remaining prize pool when three players, Chris Arvanitis, Yannick Labattaglia and Eric Guindon, remained. According to the terms of the ICM chop, each of the three finalists locked up a significant profit for the day and left $230 for the eventual winner. After the deal was made, the first player to exit was Eric Guindon, who earned $1,955 in the process.

Heads up for the trophy

It then came down to a heads-up battle between Arvanitis and Labattaglia. At this stage, the trophy and bragging rights meant more to the players than the remaining cash, and they showed their determination with tight and cautious play at the outset. The chip lead changed hands several times before the blinds reached nosebleed heights and provoked a series of pre-flop all-ins. In the end, Labattaglia’s Jack of Diamonds 10 of Hearts out flopped Arvanitis’ 7 of Hearts 6 of Hearts to give Labattaglia the extra prize money, the cherished trophy and bragging rights as a WCC event champion. Congratulations!

Event #25 Champion: Yannick Labattaglia, $2,391

Last hand of play: 

Runner-up: Chris Arvanitis, $1,880

Event: PG News

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

Martin Gaudreault-Rémillard is the WPTDeepStacks Champion!

2019/02/05 - 16:50 by

With the chip stacks to start heads-up play and the blind level they were playing, it was possible, even probable, that the 2-way match would end up taking a significant period of time. However, these players had something else in mind. Before the end of the first level of heads-up play, there was an all-in and a call – and a player at risk.

Julio Cacoilo opened the action preflop with a raise to 400K and Martin Gaudreault-Remillard made the call.

Flop: Jack of Diamonds 10 of Diamonds 9 of Hearts


The action went check-check – a little bit of a surprise considering the wet board. The turn was 5 of Hearts – and the action heated up quickly. Martin opened to 500,000 only to face an all-in raise from Julio. Martin went pretty deep into the tank before calling – but call he did.

Julio: Ace of Diamonds King of Clubs
Martin: Jack of Clubs 9 of Spades.

Martin was miles ahead with two pair and just one card left to come – and the river brought no solace to Julio: Martin had made a full house with the 9 of Diamonds! And just like that, the Champion was crowned!

For his efforts in the tournament, Martin receives $182,790 plus a WPTDeepStacks Championship Prize package (a $3,000 USD value), as well as the WPTDeepStacks trophy.

Congratulations!

Event #17 Champion: Martin Gaudreault-Rémillard, $182,790 (plus a $3,810 Championship Package)

Final hand of play

2nd place; Julio Caciolo, $128,210

Event: PG News

A second step on the way to MILLIONS

2019/02/01 - 15:01 by Shawn McCrory

Coming up tonight at 8pm is a Step 2 satellite for the MILLIONS Main Event that guarantees 30 Step 3 seats! As part of a three-step qualification process, the $400 + $40 MILLIONS Main Event Satellite Turbo Re-entry being held tonight will advance players to a must-play Step 3 satellite being held tomorrow, February 2, at 7pm.

Tonight’s field will be full of players who have qualified through Step 1 satellites, but it also permits direct buy-ins and unlimited re-entries so it us sure to bring out a huge field. This satellite provides a great way to get in to the biggest event on our calendar at a fraction of the buy-in price so make sure you don’t miss out!

Your last chance to satellite in to the WPTDeepStacks!

2019/02/01 - 13:35 by Shawn McCrory

Coming up tonight at 7pm is the final satellite to the $1,500 + $150 WPTDeepStacks. At the modest price of $165 + $15 this re-entry turbo satellite guarantees at least five seats and provides some great value for players looking to take a shot at a big event for a small price.

Late registration and unlimited re-entries will be available for the first six levels of play tonight. As a turbo flight, the blind levels will be fifteen minutes long so you will want to arrive early to get the most out of this one!

Flip ‘n go!

2019/01/30 - 22:30 by Shawn McCrory

The flip n’ go has become a fixture of major events; they offer a lot of excitement and a shortcut through the satellite process for players who want to find a way to play a big buy-in tournament at a discount.

This latest flip brought (almost) everyone out of their seats and drew a big crowd to join in the sweat to see who would flip their way in to the upcoming WPTDeepStacks event.

As always, flip ‘n go’s are available on demand: all you have to do is let the brush desk know you’re interested and they will get one running as soon as possible.

Update at the Shootout Turbo

  • Level: 15
  • Small Blind: 2K
  • Big Blind: 4K
  • BB Ante: 2K
  • Chip Average: 100,000
  • Remaining: 10
  • Entries: 100

2019/01/27 - 23:59 by Playground Poker

We are down to our final qualifying table at the WCC Shootout Turbo. David Jimenez and Sherif continue to go heads up as our other nine competitors wait for the start play at the final table.

Endrit Geci was the most recent qualifier after he knocked off George Alemkunnapuzha in heads up play at table 61.

Endrit went all in with 7 of Spades 8 of Spades, and George called with Ace of Clubs 10 of Clubs. But when the community cards came down 5 of Spades Jack of Clubs 8 of Hearts 3 of Spades 3 of Diamonds, Endit advanced to the final table.

Note: While I was writing up this post Sherif Saad, bounced David Jimenez from the tournament, after the duo engage in more than 60 minutes of heads up.

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