Chip counts on the bubble

  • Level: 19
  • Small Blind: 4K
  • Big Blind: 8K
  • Ante: 1K
  • Chip Average: 240.2K
  • Remaining: 28
  • Entries: 269


Players are now back from break, and we are on the bubble! Here are the complete chip counts of the remaining 28 players.

Table 27

Seat 1. Jessie Wheatley – 276, 000
Seat 2. Ioannis Pentefountas – 77,000
Seat 3. Lonnie Hallet – 112,000
Seat 4. seat empty
Seat 5. David Barter – 201,000
Seat 6. seat empty
Seat 7. TJ Ulmer – 446,000
Seat 8. Edouard Dupuis – 141,000
Seat 9. Chanso Munn – 321,000

Table 28

Seat 1. Mike Lafable – 458,000
Seat 2. seat empty
Seat 3. seat empty
Seat 4. Joshua Abiscott – 224,000
Seat 5. Asem Alsaadi – 200,000
Seat 6. Kuo Hui-Chen – 131,000
Seat 7. Dustin Centanni – 75,000
Seat 8. Gary Lucci – 220,000
Seat 9. Sasa Stancic – 89,000

Table 30

Seat 1. Francois Goulet – 200,000
Seat 2. seat empty
Seat 3. Vlad Faubert – 308,000
Seat 4. seat empty
Seat 5. Xin Qi – 35,000
Seat 6. Erik Lemarquand – 372,000
Seat 7. Domenico Scalamogna – 43,000
Seat 8. Louis Boutin – 92,000
Seat 9. Graham Lupton – 363,000

Table 31

Seat 1. Julien Fauteux Delorme – 476,000
Seat 2. Daniel Jason Strelitz – 329,000
Seat 3. seat empty
Seat 4. Douglas James – 220,000
Seat 5. seat empty
Seat 6. Nikki Price – 325,000
Seat 7. Jonathan Barette – 192,000
Seat 8. Fabio Luongo – 335,000
Seat 9. Faisal Khan – 465,000

Some pre-bubble photos

Here comes the bubble

  • Level: 17
  • Small Blind: 2.5K
  • Big Blind: 5K
  • Ante: 500
  • Chip Average: 203.8K
  • Remaining: 33
  • Entries: 269


The WPT Warm-up is only a few eliminations away from being in the money, which means the bubble is almost here! With 33 players left still in contention, 6 of them will go home empty handed, while the rest will be assured of at least a $2,160 payday. The eventual winner will take home a whopping $61,390 prize, and of course a Playground Poker Fall Classic bracelet!

Of the 4 tables remaining, it is interesting to point out that table 31 is quite stacked. With the tournament average at 203.8K, only two of the eight players seated at this table sit below this number, and hold roughly 185K each. The six others find themselves way above the curve, and this should make for an interesting dynamic as the bubble approaches.

The leaders after 15 levels

  • Level: 16
  • Small Blind: 2K
  • Big Blind: 4K
  • Ante: 500
  • Chip Average: 146.2K
  • Remaining: 46
  • Entries: 269


With only 46 players remaining in Event 4 – The WTP Warm-Up, here is how the chips are distributed at the top of the leaderboard.

  1. Faisal Khan – 331,000
  2. Jonathan Barette – 292,000
  3. Julien Fauteux Delorme – 271,000
  4. Vlad Faubert – 265,000
  5. Louis Boutin – 247,000
  6. Fabio Luongo – 246,000
  7. Chanso Munn – 240,000
  8. Sasa Stancic – 228,000

Play will continue until we’ve reached our final table of 10 players today, which will be played out tomorrow at 3pm.

Level 15 photographs

Day 2 photos

  • Level: 15
  • Small Blind: 1.5K
  • Big Blind: 3K
  • Ante: 500
  • Chip Average: 124.5K
  • Remaining: 54
  • Entries: 269


Photographs taken during level 14

Event 5 Champion: Brian Yoon

Brian Yoon seemed to be in control of the tournament from when it dropped down to 2 tables. He entered the final table as the chip leader, and never really looked back. Playing a very aggressive style, he won many uncontested pots, and even managed to knock out a number of opponents who tried to play back at him.

Heads-up play versus Franco Amorelli didn’t last very long, and Brian started with a 5-to-1 chip lead. In the final hand, both players went all-in on the turn on a board showing 2 of Diamonds 8 of Hearts Queen of Hearts 9 of Hearts. Brian had the best of it, holding Ace of Hearts 2 of Hearts for the nut flush, but Franco wasn’t drawing dead, as his 9 of Diamonds 8 of Clubs was drawing to 4 outs for the win. The river was the 3 of Clubs, which sealed the victory for Brian.

Brian collected $4,500 for the win, as well as a Playground Poker Fall Classic bracelet.

Congratulations!

Event 5 Champion: Brian Yoon

Event 5 Champion: Brian Yoon – $4,500

Event 5 Champion: Brian YoonEvent 5 Champion: Brian Yoon

Event 5 Runner-Up: Franco Amorelli – $3,421

Franco AmorelliEvent 5 Champion Brian Yoon and Runner-up Franco AmorelliEvent 5 Heads-Up: Franco Amorelli vs Brian Yoon

Last Hand of Play in Event 5

Last Hand of Play in Event 5

3rd place: Marc Guerbilsky

  • Level: 23
  • Small Blind: 40K
  • Big Blind: 80K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 2.1M
  • Remaining: 2
  • Entries: 213


Facing a min-raise from Brian Yoon from the button, Marc Guerbilsky elected to 3bet shove from the big blind. Brian waisted no time in calling, and they tabled their hands.

Brian: Ace of Hearts 9 of Hearts

Marc: King of Spades Queen of Hearts

Board: 5 of Diamonds 3 of Hearts 4 of Clubs 3 of Clubs 9 of Spades

Event 5 is now heads-up between Brian Yoon (~3,600,000) and Franco Amarelli (~700,000).

3rd place: Marc Guerbilsky – $2,500

Marc Guerbilsky

4th place: Patrick Mailloux

  • Level: 22
  • Small Blind: 30K
  • Big Blind: 60K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 1.4M
  • Remaining: 3
  • Entries: 213


With only 2 big blinds to his name, Patrick’s options were quite limited. He moved in from utg, and was isolated by Brian Yoon.

Patrick: 2 of Hearts 3 of Spades

Brian: Ace of Hearts 2 of Spades

With no help on the King of Diamonds 4 of Hearts 10 of Spades 8 of Spades 5 of Diamonds board, Patrick’s run ended with a 4th place finish.

4th place: Patrick Mailloux – $1,930

Patrick Mailloux

5th place: Anthony Ciambella

  • Level: 22
  • Small Blind: 30K
  • Big Blind: 60K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 1.1M
  • Remaining: 4
  • Entries: 213


Franco Amorelli moving all-in first to act, and was quickly followed by Anthony Ciambella. The button and blinds folded their hands, and they were heads-up to the flop.

Franco: Ace of Hearts Jack of Hearts

Anthony: 5 of Spades 5 of Clubs

Franco, who had the bigger stack of the two, connected with the 9 of Spades Jack of Clubs 6 of Clubs 10 of Hearts 4 of Clubs board to eliminate Anthony in 5th place.

5th place: Anthony Ciambella – $1,450

Anthony Ciambella

Chip counts

  • Level: 22
  • Small Blind: 30K
  • Big Blind: 60K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 852K
  • Remaining: 5
  • Entries: 213


Here are the chip counts of the final 5 players, entering level 22.

Final Table

Seat 1. empty seat
Seat 2. empty seat
Seat 3. empty seat
Seat 4. empty seat
Seat 5. Brian Yoon – 2,200,000
Seat 6. Patrick Mailloux – 330,000
Seat 7. Franco Amorelli – 445,000
Seat 8. Anthony Ciambella – 350,000
Seat 9. empty seat
Seat 10. Marc Guerbilsky – 950,000

6th place: Gheorghe Priala

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 20K
  • Big Blind: 40K
  • Ante: 4K
  • Chip Average: 852K
  • Remaining: 5
  • Entries: 213


Gheorghe Priala opened to 100K from early position, and called off his stack after Brian Yoon 3bet shoved his chiplead stack.

Gheorghe: Ace of Diamonds Queen of Diamonds

Brian: King of Hearts King of Clubs

Board: 6 of Diamonds Queen of Hearts Jack of Hearts 3 of Diamonds 8 of Clubs

6th place: Gheorghe Priala – $1,090

Gheorghe Priala