The remaining 4 players have decided to make a chip-chop deal. The guidelines of this tournament require that in case of a deal, at least $2,700 must be left aside for the eventual winner, who will also be taking home a Playground Poker Spring Classic bracelet.
Here is what each player has guaranteed themselves:
Larry Farr had managed to grind his stack up to over 700K before 3-betting all-in from the big blind on Michael Malm’s button-raise. Michael, who was holding 
, made the call, and was far ahead of Larry’s 
.
The flop was very good to Michael, as the window card gave him a set, and he managed to fade the straight draw that Larry picked up on the turn to take the pot on a 
board. He now sits on nearly 2 million in chips for the chip lead.
5th place: Larry Farr, $7,470
We just saw Trieu Dung Hong get eliminated in 6th place here on this final table of Event 4, as he moved his remaining 255K into the middle from UTG, and was called by Jason Griffith next to act.
Trieu Dung: 
Jason: 
The board gave Trieu Dung all kinds of possibilities, showing 
, but Jason’s 9s managed to hold against the draws, sending him over the 1.1M mark in chips.
6th place: Trieu Dung Hong, $5,580
Larry Farr has just won his third all-in on this final table as he slowly climbs the leaderboard. This time it was Michael David Yeomans who open-shoved from the small blind, and was called by Larry from the big blind.
Michael: 
Larry: 
Board: 
Larry had 360K to start the hand, so he is now sitting with a little more than twice that amount.
Larry Farr has been very quiet on this final table, folding most of his hands preflop. In fact, we’ve only really seen him play in two pots, but both of them ended up going his way.
He began the day with roughly 250K, and got blinded down to 120K in the first 2 levels before finally getting it in from UTG at the end of level 25. He was called by Michael Malm in the small blind, and then Michael David Yeomans moved all-in for over a million from the big blind. Michael Malm regrettably folded his hands, and Larry was heads-up with Michael Yeomans.
Michael David Yeomans: 
Larry Farr: 
The board of 
gave Larry the win, who tripled up to over 360K.
A few more orbits went by and Larry went back to folded the majority of his hands, that is until he picked up a monster in the big blind. Jason Griffith opened the pot from the cut-off to 90K, and called Larry’s all-in from the big blind for 225K.
Larry:
Jason:
The queens held on the board of 
, and Larry’s patience brought his stack up to a high of over 450K.
We are now on break here at the final table of Event 4, and with 7 players remaining, this is how the chips are distributed:
Action folded around to Karo Lyne Dufour in the small blind, and she moved her 435K stack into the middle with only Michael David Yeomans left to act, who made a quick call with his 900K+ stack.
Karo Lyne: 
Michael: 
Michael gave a little fist pump when he saw the window card, an , and his pair held up on a board of 
, sending Karo Lyne to the cashiers to collect her $3,115 prize.
8th place: Karo Lyne Dufour, $3,115
The WPT Canadian Spring Championship is back from it’s second break on this Day 1a, and the following players have managed to climb over the 100K mark.
In addition to the massive cash prize, the winner of the WPT Canadian Spring Championship Main Event will also be the recipient of a customized Playground Poker WPT Championship Belt and Trophy!
Don’t miss your chance at becoming the next WPT Montreal Champion! Late registration is still available for Day 1a, or you can join Day 1b tomorrow at 11am, or Day 1c Saturday at 11am.
The total number of entries has climbed up to 193 so far, with almost 3 hours left still for late registration. Here are a few photos from the first two levels of play:
