2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

$550 NL Hold’em 8-Max Freeze
Day: 1
Event Info

2017 Playground Poker Club and partypoker World Cup of Cards

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
17,100 CAD
Event Info
Buy-in
550 CAD
Prize Pool
75,000 CAD
Entries
150
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Joshua James Eliminated by Stuart Taylor

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Joshua James limped in from under the gun and Ivan Driard raised to 3,800 from late position. Stuart Taylor called on the button and James moved all-in for 6,800. Both Driard and Taylor called.

The flop came {k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and Driard checked. Taylor bet 13,000 and Driard frustratingly mucked his hand. Taylor tabled {k-Clubs}{q-Spades} for two paur kings and sixes and James showed {a-Hearts}{9-Spades} for ace-high. The turn was the {8-Clubs} and the river was the {5-Spades}, sending James to the rail.

Driard was muttering something under his breath and another player piped up and said, "What? King-queen isn't bad." Driard replied, "It's garbage. I'm not flatting him with nothing."

Player Chips Progress
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Stuart Taylor
75,000
75,000
75,000
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Joshua Frazer James
Busted

Tags: Ivan DriardJoshua JamesStuart Taylor

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Bellsmith and Messer Tangle

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

With about 9,000 in the pot already, on a board reading {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}, Matthew Bellsmith led out for 4,500 from the big blind. Peter Messer asked for a count and called from the button.

The river was the {2-Clubs} and Bellsmith fired out a bet of 7,000. Messer wasted no time and quickly called.

Bellsmith confidently tabled {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for a pair of queens with a jack kicker. Messer mucked.

It appeared as though the two players had some history because Bellsmith said "You raise too big. You try to buy it." He continued raking in the pot and Messer responded with "I had pocket nines! I didn't know we were getting coaching lessons here."

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Bellsmith
95,000
-3,000
-3,000
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Peter Messer
50,000

Tags: Peter MesserMatthew Bellsmith

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Snowmen Hold for Weese

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Action folded around to Rong Xu in the cutoff and he raised to 2,200. [Removed:263] was in the big blind and shoved for 10,300. Xu shrugged and made the call.

Weese was at risk with {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, up against Xu's {a-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. He had to fade an ace and did just that as the board ran out {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. Weese exhaled and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Rong Xu
50,000
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[Removed:263]
23,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Rong Xu

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100