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Jôle Simard

Our $200 +30 + $100 Bounty Champion: Donald Abdelhay

2017/11/17 - 5:39 by Jôle Simard

Event #17 was the last of the Playground Poker Fall Classic. The series crowned 17 Champions, including former World Champion Jonathan Duhamel who took down the High Roller Event, and Maxime Héroux, a local hero who is now the happy owner of the WPT Montreal title and the coveted belt that comes with it.

It was a feast of many, professional players and amateurs alike. The last Event was played tonight, a $200 + $30 + $100 Bounty tournament that welcomed 235 bounty hunters, an amazing but not surprising success. It is a preferred format, and most players keep proof of their kills on display, shuffling their Bounty chips on the tables as they weigh their important decisions.

24 players were paid tonight, including many regulars and even a few staff members. After the formation of the final table, with pay jumps becoming important and the average stack deeper, play slowed down so much that one hour passed without any eliminations.

Finalists took a break, and then things happened. Donghai Lu, who was the first to earn a 7-figure stack, lost it in 4 or 5 hands, the first of which hurt him badly. He went out, along with 3 other finalists, and 6 players went to the ICM calculator. They quickly agreed to a deal that awarded all of them a small fortune, between $4,300 and $6,420. After that, it was a demolition derby.

Donald Abdelhay and Pawan Braich got to heads-up with about 2M each, and those chips went in when Pawan shoved with 8 of Hearts 7 of Clubs and Donald called with King of Clubs Jack of Diamonds. Donald spiked a jack, and that was it. Pawan had 2% of the chips left after that hand, which were lost immediately. The last hand is featured below.

Pawan won $6,250, the biggest prize awarded tonight. He can add that money to last night’s 1st prize of $9,300, and be a happy camper. Donald took $5,925 and the last Champion Trophy for his win.

Congratulations!

Champion of Event #17: Donald Abdelhay – $5,925.00

Runner-up: Pawan Braich – $6,250.00

Pawan Braich

Last hand of play:

Christopher Tavares takes 3rd

  • Level: 26
  • Small Blind: 50K
  • Big Blind: 100K
  • Button Ante: 50K
  • Chip Average: 2.4M
  • Remaining: 2
  • Entries: 235

2017/11/17 - 5:01 by Jôle Simard

Christopher Tavares played a great game. He built his stack early in the tournament, and was among the leaders ever since. His stack dwindled down after reaching the money, but he held on, and caught a break at the right time on the final table to squeeze into the ICM chop. His 3rd place is good for $5,580, part of which, he said, will go to a new crib for her baby girl!

Congratulations!

Christopher Tavares

Fast eliminations

  • Level: 26
  • Small Blind: 50K
  • Big Blind: 100K
  • Button Ante: 50K
  • Chip Average: 1.6M
  • Remaining: 3
  • Entries: 235

2017/11/17 - 4:54 by Jôle Simard

Shortly after the deal, Malawai Hoyer went down with jacks against a low ace, after the board completed a wheel for her opponent.

Giovanni Giannitti followed. His Ace of Clubs 2 of Hearts was no match for Christopher Tavares’ Ace of Diamonds King of Hearts

Pawan Braich then took out Richard Catellier. He now has more than half the chips.

6th place: Malawai Hoyer – $4,130.00
5th place: Giovanni Giannitti – $4,400.00
4th place: Richard Catellier – $6,150.00

Malawai Hoyer
Giovanni Giannitti
Richard Catellier

ICM numbers

  • Level: 25
  • Small Blind: 40K
  • Big Blind: 80K
  • Button Ante: 40K
  • Chip Average: 940K
  • Remaining: 5
  • Entries: 235

2017/11/17 - 4:45 by Jôle Simard

When the field got down to 6 players, with excruciating blinds on the screen, survivors chose to chop what they could according to ICM number. The final is now a winner-take-all Event, with $1,020 and the Champion Trophy still on the line. The remainder of the prize pool has been divided as follows:

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomChips | JetonsPrize | Prix
GiovanniGiannitti470,000$4,400.00
RichardCatellier1,140,000$6,150.00
ChristopherTavares870,000$5,580.00
MalawaiHoyer400,000$4,130.00
DonaldAbdelhay620,000$4,905.00
PawanBraich1,200,000$6,250.00

Donghai, Sébastien and Jahkheem leave the arena

  • Level: 25
  • Small Blind: 40K
  • Big Blind: 80K
  • Button Ante: 40K
  • Chip Average: 783K
  • Remaining: 6
  • Entries: 235

2017/11/17 - 4:31 by Jôle Simard

Donghai Lu came to the final table as the overwhelming chips leader, but after Richard Catellier, second in chips, took a huge bite in his stack, he doubled another finalist, and his last chips were disputed by 3 players. His brutal downfall has now come to a close.

Sébastien Drolet-Poitras then shoved his last 200K with Ace of Diamonds 8 of Clubs, and was called by Christopher Tavares. With 80K in the big blind, his Ace of Clubs 7 of Hearts was going in. The 7 on the flop spelled Sébastien’s elimination, and he took it with a smile. Good sport.

Jahkheem Polydore suffered a similar fate. His Ace of Hearts Queen of Spades went down after Pawan Braich’s Ace of Diamonds 7 of Diamonds hit its own kicker, on the river this time.

9th place: Donghai Lu – $1,015.00
8th place: Sébastien Drolet-Poitras – $1,345.00
7th place: Jahkheem Polydore – $1,790.00

Congratulations!

6 players have just agreed on an ICM chop, which should speed up the game considerably. Details will be published shortly.

Donghai Lu
Sébastien Drolet-Poitras
Jahkheem Polydore

10th place: Gianfranco Giordano

  • Level: 24
  • Small Blind: 30K
  • Big Blind: 60K
  • Button Ante: 60K
  • Chip Average: 522.2K
  • Remaining: 9
  • Entries: 235

2017/11/17 - 4:10 by Jôle Simard

Gianfranco Giordano went all-in from the hi-jack with Ace of Diamonds Queen of Hearts, and the action folded all the way to Pawan Braich, who was sitting in the big blind. He made the call with King of Clubs 6 of Hearts, and flopped 2 pairs. both stacks were in the 300K vicinity.

Gianfranco was crippled, and his Bounty went to Donghai Lu on the Following hand.

10th place: Gianfranco Giordano – $765.00

Well done!

Gianfranco Giordano
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