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Two Bad Beat Jackpots In One Weekend!
Feb 17, 2020, 3:49 PM
Despite the flurry seen during the World Cup of Cards, Bad Beat Jackpots had been few and far between in recent months. But, perhaps as a sign of changing seasons, this past weekend delivered not one but two Bad Beat Jackpots in less than 24 hours! The first arrived on Sunday evening at a $2/$5 table. The action began with a call from early position by Konstantinos R. He was quickly raised to $30 by his neighbour, Christopher B. The player on the button, Simon M, made the call, as did Konstantinos. Konstantinos and Christopher checked the flop to Simon, who fired a bet of $75. Konstantinos got out of the way, and Christopher made the call. On the turn, Christopher once again checked to Simon, who moved all in this time. Christopher made the insta-call and immediately tabled his . It was not looking good for Simon, who had […]
Next Up: WPTDeepStacks Montreal
Feb 7, 2020, 3:58 PM
You know the name. You love the format. The WPTDeepStacks returns to Montreal, and this time as a full-fledged festival! Held from April 16 to April 27, the series features nine tournaments and over $1,900,000 in total guarantees. The tour was honoured at the 4th Annual American Poker Awards in February of 2018 with the well-deserved prize for Mid-Major Circuit of the Year. Since then, the brand has continued to expand and now offers premier poker festivals on six continents! What to expect in Montreal? Lots of action! Event #2 will be none other than the now famous WPTDeepStacks Opener, the $500 + $50 tournament that follows the WPTDeepStacks far and wide. With a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool, seven Day 1s to choose from and an unlimited re-entry format, this is a can’t-miss event. The WPTDeepStacks Montreal Main Event is a $1,500 + $150 tournament that is no stranger to our […]
The World Cup Of Cards 2020, A Huge Hit!
Feb 6, 2020, 4:41 PM
The 2020 edition of the World Cup of Cards featured 22 successful events. With a variety of game types and tournament structures to choose from, this series had a little something for everyone and attracted players from far and wide. The $200 + $20 Grand Prix Canada was the marquee event of the 2020 World Cup of Cards, featuring a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool. This epic event was presented in conjunction with partypoker LIVE and five online starting flights were presented on partypoker. Along with the 10 live Day 1s at Playground, this edition of the Grand Prix Canada collected 2,990 entries, which was more than enough to surpass the massive prize pool guarantee. The Grand Prix Canada champion, Alexandre Fournier, earned $70,800 for taking down this epic event. The $150 + $25 Strangers in the Night, was a great success, attracting a total of 525 entries from four starting […]
8-Max 50/50 Bounty Champion: Philippe Belley
Feb 6, 2020, 5:41 AM
Event #22, the $100 + $20 + $100 8-Max 50/50 Bounty Re-entry, wrapped up the 2020 World Cup of Cards in exciting fashion. The prize pool guarantee of $20,000 was inflated to $25,762 by the massive turnout of 273 entries. The top 35 players would make it in the money with a grand prize of $5,632 for the winner. The evening was fast-moving and action-packed as players hunted for $100 bounty chips. The chips flew throughout the night, as the leaders shifted after every break. Once the field reached the final table, play slowed significantly as the stakes grew. Mykyta Kurilenko was the first to go after the final three reached an ICM deal. He finished third for $3,815. This left Philippe Belley and Guowei Hu to fight for the additional $607. The final hand saw Hu shove with Belley called with . The dealer flopped to Belley’s delight. The turn […]
Playground 100 Champion: “Seabass” Drolet-Poitras
Feb 6, 2020, 1:22 AM
Event #18 of the 2020 World Cup of Cards was the $100 + $10 Playground 100, the most affordable multi-day tournament of the series. There were five starting flights over three days and in the end, it attracted a total of 743 entries, bringing the guaranteed $50,000 prize pool all the way up to $71,871, outstanding for a such an affordable buy-in! Play on the final table favoured the big stacks, as eliminations resulted nearly every time a tournament life was on the line. Day 2 chip leader Loai El Ayday lost a key hand when only three players remained when he put his money in good and lost on the river to Sebastien “Seabass” Drolet-Poitras. When heads-up play commenced between Drolet-Poitras and Hamzah Ozor, Drolet-Poitras had a marginal lead over Ozor, one that he would not relinquish. On the final hand of play, the chips went in on a […]
Crazy Pineapple 8-Max Re-entry Champion: Sabin Levesque
Feb 5, 2020, 9:32 PM
Event #21 of the World Cup of Cards, the $100 + $10 Crazy Pineapple 8-Max Re-entry, was an action-packed and fun-filled affair. Drawing a turnout that made a total of 90 entries, this single-day event easily surpassed the prize pool guarantee of $5,000 to award $8,730 in prizes to the top 12 players. The action got off to a fast start this afternoon and rarely showed signs of slowing down. The chips made their way around the felts quickly, especially in the early levels before the end of the late registration and re-entry period as many players took advantage of the structure to fire additional bullets. Mario Savard dominated the field through the first two breaks with a massive chip lead, but he ran out of steam and gave way to this event’s eventual champion, Sabin Levesque. Levesque maintained one of the largest stacks in play for most of the […]
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