PlayNow Championship Winnipeg

Multi-Table Satellite Tournament
Day: 1
Event Info

PlayNow Championship Winnipeg

Event Info
Buy-in
180 CAD
Entries
277
Players Left
277
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
10,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
277
Players Left
27

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Taruc Fires The River

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded around to Joseph Taruc in middle position who rasied to 6,000, only the player directly to his left called.

The flop came {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and Taruc checked it over to his opponent who bet 7,000. Taruc called.

The {6-Spades} turn saw both players check. When the {k-Hearts} came on the river Taruc fired out a bet of 13,000 and took down the pot once his opponent folded.

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Joseph Taruc
51,000
51,000
51,000

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Chief Defends Blind with Aggression

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded to Maurice Gingras and he raised to 4,000 into the big blind of table newcomer Codey Chief. Chief considered the spot for a few seconds before sliding out a stack of whites for 20,000. It didn't take long for Gingras to fold, sending the pot to Chief and giving him a stack of over 35,000.

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Codey Chief
37,000
37,000
37,000

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Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Lahoda Doubles with Aces

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Chris Lahoda was down to his last 6,000 chips when he woke up with aces and got his chips into the middle as a three-bet in a pot with a limp and a raise. Only the raiser ended up calling and Lahoda's aces were up against the eights of his opponent. The board ran clean for the rockets, and Lahoda got a double plus.

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Chris Lahoda
14,000

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Menard Finds a Jack

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Henry Menard moved all in for 17,500 from the hijack when the action folded to him. The player in the big blind called it off for his remaining 9,000.

Menard: {k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Opponent: {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

The flop gave Menard some additional outs {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and the turn {a-Hearts} gave him even more. The {j-Diamonds} river was just what Menard was looking for as he eliminated his opponent.

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Henry Menard
29,000
29,000
29,000

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Springman Takes One Down With a Check-Raise

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

An open limp from a player in early position started the action, the cutoff and small blind both called. Once Rory Springman checked his option in the big blind the four players saw a flop of {6-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Everyone checked around to the cutoff who put out a bet of 3,000. The small blind folded and Springman raised all in for 11,000 which won him the pot after both of his remaining opponents folded.

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Rory Springman
20,000

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Gingras Sends One Home

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded to a player in middle position who shoved for 9,600. Maurice Gingras woke up with a call from the cutoff in front of a dead button, and the blinds mucked their hands.

With cards on their backs, Gingras was ahead with pocket fours and had his opponent easily covered, but he was facing over cards. However, the board failed to connect with his opponent, and Gingras even hit a four for good measure on the river.

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Maurice Gingras
30,000
14,000
14,000

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