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Jonathan Duhamel crowned the High Roller champion!

2017/11/14 - 21:27 by Playground Poker

The High Roller was Event #12 in the Playground Poker Fall Classic, and featured a $10,000 + $300 buy-in with a $300,000 guarantee. Players were allowed unlimited re-entries leading up to the start of Day 2, and once registration was closed there were a total of 29 entries, one shy of the guarantee.

Some of the biggest names in poker took part in this 2-day event, including Bryn Kenney, Jonathan Duhamel and Darren Elias to name a few. When play wrapped up after Day 1, there were 14 players who found a bag, and another 3 jumped into the action prior to the Day 2 restart.

The 9-handed final table was formed rather quickly on Day 2, but it took a few more hours of play to reach the money-bubble, with 4 places on the payout list. The first player eliminated in-the-money was Lawrence Greenberg, who collected a $30,000 prize for his finish. Ajay Gnanasambanthan was then eliminated in 3rd place for $50,000, leaving way for a heads-up match between Martin Raus and Jonathan Duhamel.

Martin, who re-entered the tournament early in Day 1 after his AA was cracked by Darren’s AK, began the duel slightly behind Jonathan, however he flipped the stacks rather quickly. Jonathan then grinded his way back into the chip lead, and began leaning on his opponent until the final hand took place after nearly 4 levels of heads-up play.

Martin completed from the small blind for 40,000, and Jonathan moved all-in from the big blind. With around 600,000 in front of him, Martin committed the chips, and hands were tabled.

Jonathan: 6 of Clubs 6 of Hearts
Martin: King of Diamonds Queen of Spades

Martin took the lead on the 3 of Clubs Queen of Diamonds 4 of Clubs board, but Jonathan turned a set to lock in the hand as the runout brought a 6 of Spades and a 9 of Hearts. Jonathan was crowned our High Roller champion, collecting $130,000 for the win, while Martin took home a runner-up prize of $81,000.

Congratulations!

High Roller Champion: Jonathan Duhamel – $130,000.00

Runner-up: Martin Raus – $81,000.00

Martin Raus

Last hand of play

Chipping up

  • Level: 19
  • Small Blind: 15K
  • Big Blind: 30K
  • Button Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 1.5M
  • Remaining: 2
  • Entries: 29

2017/11/14 - 20:38 by Playground Poker

Another level and a half of heads-up play has passed, and Jonathan Duhamel has chipped his way back into the lead, now holding a 2-to-1 advantage over Martin Raus.

Raus climbs into the lead

  • Level: 18
  • Small Blind: 12K
  • Big Blind: 24K
  • Button Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 1.5M
  • Remaining: 2
  • Entries: 29

2017/11/14 - 19:46 by Playground Poker

A full level of heads-up play has just passed in the High Roller finalists, and Martin Raus has pulled ahead of Jonathan Duhamel, taking a 3-to-2 chip advantage. Below are the current counts as play enters level 18:

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
MartinRaus1,870,000
Jonathan Duhamel1,130,00

Heads-up between Jonathan Duhamel and Martin Raus

  • Level: 17
  • Small Blind: 10K
  • Big Blind: 20K
  • Button Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 1.5M
  • Remaining: 2
  • Entries: 29

2017/11/14 - 19:25 by Playground Poker

The High Roller Event in the Playground Poker Fall Classic has reached heads-up play, and Jonathan Duhamel is duelling Martin Raus for the title, which is accompanied by a PPFC champion’s trophy and a cool $130,000 prize. The runner-up will earn a consolation prize of $81,000.

Jonathan begins with the slight lead, as his 1,550,000 stack is matched up against Martin’s holdings of 1,350,000. With almost 150 big blinds in play and two very talented players in action, this tournament can swing either way.

Best of luck!

Jonathan Duhamel
Martin Raus


Gnanasambanthan falls in 3rd

  • Level: 17
  • Small Blind: 10K
  • Big Blind: 20K
  • Button Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 1.5M
  • Remaining: 2
  • Entries: 29

2017/11/14 - 19:15 by Playground Poker

Ajay Gnanasambanthan limped in from the small blind, and Martin Raus raised to 70,000. Ajay then followed up with a 3-bet all-in for around 400,000, and Martin made the call.

Ajay: Ace of Hearts 9 of Hearts
Martin: King of Spades Queen of Spades

Martin caught a piece of the King of Hearts 10 of Diamonds 8 of Diamonds 7 of Diamonds 5 of Hearts board to win the pot, sending Ajay to the rail in 3rd place for $50,000.

Duhamel vaults into the lead

  • Level: 16
  • Small Blind: 8K
  • Big Blind: 16K
  • Button Ante: 8K
  • Chip Average: 967K
  • Remaining: 3
  • Entries: 29

2017/11/14 - 18:57 by

Just minutes after Lawrence Greenberg was eliminated, there was a hand between Ajay Gnanasambanthan and Jonathan Duhamel that vaulted Jonathan into the chip lead and made him the first chip-millionaire in the event.

We missed the development of the hand, but it quickly got to an extreme place – Ajay was all-in on a 10 of Spades 2 of Diamonds Ace of Spades Ace of Hearts board. Jonathan thought about it for a moment and calmly called.

Jonathan: Ace of Clubs 6 of Clubs
Ajay: 8 of Spades 7 of Spades

The 2 of Clubs on the river gave Duhamel the boat – although his trip aces were fine on their own provide no spade came on the river.

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