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204 Bounty players!

Level: 6

Small Blind: 300

Big Blind: 600

Ante: 0

Chip Average: 25.5K

Remaining: 160

Entries: 204

2015/09/02 - 21:22 by Playground Poker

Event 14 is the wrap-up event of the Montréal Poker Expo, as is the last chance for players to get their hands on one of the beautiful Champion’s Trophies! This tournament is also the only one of the series which is open to staff members, and so you might find a few familiar faces amongst the field.

A total of 204 players have shown up for this last event, and are currently battling it out across numerous tables here in the Playground Poker Club Tournament Hall. Only 1 will remain at the end of it all, but who will it be?

Good luck to all the players in the field!

Photographs taken during the first 4 levels of play:

: Sander Jonathan Straus

Event 12 Champion: Rodney Ramalho

2015/09/02 - 19:03 by Playground Poker

After deep-running an EPT Main Event last week in Barcelona, Rodney Ramalho returned to Montreal just in time to play in the $500 + $50 Event, part of the Montréal Poker Expo. He stayed under the radar for most of the tournament, until play fell down to 6 players, where a combination of run-good and play-good propelled him into the chip lead.

He entered heads-up play versus opponent Trevor Delaney with roughly a 3-to-1 chip advantage, and never looked back. On the last hand of play, Trevor opened his button to 105,000, to which Rodney replied with a 3bet to 275,000. Trevor quickly moved all-in for just over 1-million, and got an even quicker call.

Trevor:
Rodney:

Rodney’s big-slick held for the win on a board, and with that pot he became our Event 12 Champion! He collected a sweet $14,830 for his finish, as well as a Montréal Poker Expo Champion’s Trophy.

Congratulations!

Event 12 Champion: Rodney Ramalho – $14,830.00

Event 12 Runner-Up: Trevor Delaney – $11,110.00

Last Hand of Play

Event 12 – Results & Payouts

2015/09/02 - 19:00 by Playground Poker

Event 12 in the Montréal Poker Expo was a $500 + $50 NL Hold’em Freeze that was held from September 1 to 2. There were a total of 124 players in the event which generated a prize pool of $60,140.00.

Rank	First Name	Last Name	Prize
1	Rodney	Ramalho	$14,830.00
2	Trevor	Delaney	$11,110.00
3	Geoffrey	Hum	$8,410.00
4	Randy	Khalil	$6,370.00
5	Matthew	Bellsmith	$4,820.00
6	Andreas	Kanakis	$3,650.00
7	Joey	Boczek	$2,750.00
8	Justin	Miller	$2,050.00
9	Michael	Malm	$1,550.00
10	Michael	Selliah	$1,200.00
11	Presten	Cloutier	$1,200.00
12	Levon	Dedeyan	$1,100.00
13	Rong	Xu	$1,100.00

Évènement 12 – Résultats et Prix

2015/09/02 - 19:00 by Playground Poker

Les résultats pour l’évènement 12 seront publiés ici une fois qu’ils seront disponibles à la suite du tournoi.

Montréal Poker Expo Main Event Champion: Chan An Luong

2015/09/02 - 18:23 by Playground Poker

The Main Event in the Montréal Poker Expo has just come to an end, and after 4 days of poker, the starting field of 647 players was reduced down to only one finalist: Chan An Luong!

When play fell down to three players, an agreement was made whereby each player took a share of the prize pool based on their chip counts at the time, leaving an additional $12,500 to be won by the eventual tournament champion – who would also take home the beautiful Montréal Poker Expo Main Event Champion’s Trophy.

Jonathan Brassard was the first to get eliminated after the deal, as Chan An cleaned him out in two huge hands. The tournament was then heads-up between Chan An and Chanracy Khun, with Chan An holding nearly a 5-to-1 chip advantage.

After only a few hands of play, Chanracy found himself all-in and far behind. He 3bet his last 2,800,000 from the big blind facing a min-raise of 400,000, and found a call from Chan An, who couldn’t withhold his smile.

Chanracy:
Chan An:

Chanracy almost made a straight to double himself up and stay in the game, but in the end it was the pair of aces that won the hand on a board of . With that, Chan An became the Montréal Poker Expo Main Event Champion, collecting a sweet $92,500 cash prize, as well as the Champion’s Trophy! Chanracy collected $73,140 for his runner-up finish.

Congratulations!

Montréal Poker Expo Main Event Champion: Chan An Luong – $92,500

Main Event Runner-Up: Chanracy Khun – $73,140

Last Hand of Play

3rd place: Jonathan Brassard

Level: 33

Small Blind: 100K

Big Blind: 200K

Ante: 25K

Chip Average: 9.7M

Remaining: 2

Entries: 647

2015/09/02 - 17:53 by Playground Poker

Jonathan Brassard was the chip leader not too long ago when a deal was struck 3-way, however he has just made his exit after losing two big pots to Chan An Luong.

In the first hand, Chan An made a questionable call in a limped pot with middle pair for the remainder of his chips, and got lucky in the process. On a flop of , he called off his stack with , and was up against the of Jonathan. He spiked a second pair on the turn, as it brought the , and held on for the win with the river being a blank ().

Several hands later, Chan opened his button to 500,000, and called Jonathan’s 3bet of 1,175,000. On the flop of , he pushed all-in after Jonathan c-bet 1,175,000. Jonathan made the call with his draw, and they were virtually flipping.

Chan An:
Jonathan:

Chan An filled up with the running , and Jonathan, who was barely covered in the hand, made his exit in 3rd place. He collected $90,000, as agreed during the 3-way deal.

3rd place: Jonathan Brassard – $90,000 (part of 3-way deal)

Jonathan Brassard

Top 3 make a deal!

Level: 33

Small Blind: 100K

Big Blind: 200K

Ante: 25K

Chip Average: 6.5M

Remaining: 3

Entries: 647

2015/09/02 - 17:24 by Playground Poker

When play fell down to three players, they asked the tournament director to pause to clock in order to negotiate a potential deal. Once the stacks were counted and the numbers revealed, the players went into a small negotiation, and finally came to an agreement.

The structure of the tournament requires at least $12,500 to be left up top for the eventual winner, who will also take home the Montréal Poker Expo Main Event Champion’s Trophy, leaving $243,140 available to be split. Based on their chips and further negotiations, here is what the players finally agreed to:

First Name	Last Name	Prize	Chip Count
Chan An	Luong	$80,000.00	5,925,000
Chanracy	Khun	$73,140.00	3,475,000
Jonathan	Brassard	$90,000.00	10,025,000

Although these figures are locked in, play continues until we have a winner, who will earn the extra $12,500 as well as the trophy.

Congratulations gentlemen! And best of luck!

: Chanracy Khun

: Chan An Luong

: Jonathan Brassard

4th place: Azim ‘Samuel’ Popatia

Level: 33

Small Blind: 100K

Big Blind: 200K

Ante: 25K

Chip Average: 6.5M

Remaining: 3

Entries: 647

2015/09/02 - 17:08 by Playground Poker

With little options left due to his short stack, Azim moved in from the small blind for 1,000,000 in chips, and found a call from Jonathan in the big blind.

Azim:
Jonathan:

Azim picked up some outs on the flop, but failed to improve on the board to place 4th in this Main Event of the Montréal Poker Expo.

4th place: Azim Popatia – $39,600

Azim Popatia

Chip counts of final 3 players

First Name	Last Name	Seat	Chip Count
Chan An	Luong	Seat 1	5,925,000
Chanracy	Khun	Seat 2	3,475,000
Jonathan	Brassard	Seat 6	10,025,000

Chip counts of final 4

Level: 33

Small Blind: 100K

Big Blind: 200K

Ante: 25K

Chip Average: 4.9M

Remaining: 4

Entries: 647

2015/09/02 - 17:00 by Playground Poker

There are the most recent chip counts of the final 4 players, following the elimination of Kevin in 5th place.

First Name	Last Name	Seat	Chip Count
Chan An	Luong	Seat 1	5,875,000
Chanracy	Khun	Seat 2	3,100,000
Azim	Popatia	Seat 4	1,425,000
Jonathan	Brassard	Seat 6	8,950,000

5th place: Kevin MacDonald

Level: 33

Small Blind: 100K

Big Blind: 200K

Ante: 25K

Chip Average: 4.9M

Remaining: 4

Entries: 647

2015/09/02 - 16:56 by Playground Poker

Kevin MacDonald lost most of his chips in a rather strange hand. Chan An raised his button to 1,300,000, and when the bet was announced to Kevin, he thought for a moment before announcing a clear, loud ‘call!’. It led to believe that Kevin thought Chan An was all-in, however he still had 1,475,000 behind. When Kevin realized this, he opted to move all-in blind before the flop was brought out. With the board showing , Chan An made the call, slamming his cards open on the table.

Chan An:
Kevin:

The running cards were of no help to Kevin, as they were the and , leaving him with only 675,000 behind.

He moved all-in the next hand from the small blind, and was called by Azim in the big blind, and Jonathan, who limped under the gun. It was checked down to the river, where all three players opened their hands.

Kevin:
Azim:
Jonathan:

Board:

With nobody hitting the board, Jonathan picked up the pot with his pair of deuces, eliminating Kevin in the process.

5th place: Kevin MacDonald – $29,680

Kevin MacDonald

204 Bounty players!

Event 12 Champion: Rodney Ramalho

Event 12 – Results & Payouts

Évènement 12 – Résultats et Prix

Montréal Poker Expo Main Event Champion: Chan An Luong

3rd place: Jonathan Brassard

Top 3 make a deal!

4th place: Azim ‘Samuel’ Popatia

Chip counts of final 4

5th place: Kevin MacDonald

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