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    • Event 1 – $135 + $15 No Limit Hold’em Re-entry
    • Event 2 – $100 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
    • Event 3 – $60 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack Turbo
    • Event 4 – $150 + $15 No Limit Hold’em 6-Max
    • Event 5 – $60 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Single Rebuy
    • Event 6 – $50 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
    • Event 7 – $100 + $10 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha & No Limit Hold’em
    • Event 8 – $70 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
    • Event 9 – $100 + $10 No Limit Hold’em 8-Max Deepstack
    • Event 10 – $1000 + $100 Main Event
    • Event 11 – $100 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack Turbo
    • Event 12 – $500 + $50 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack
    • Event 13 – $50 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Big Ante
    • Event 14 – $100 + $10 Pot Limit Omaha Single Rebuy
    • Event 15 – $70 + $10 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout
    • Event 16 – $185 + $15 + $100 No Limit Hold’em Bounty $100
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Shamshoum eliminated in 10th

2014/09/02 8:00pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

Rick Shamshoum has just missed the official final table of the Playground Poker Montreal Festival Main Event, as he was eliminated in 10th place by Thi Nguyen. Rick moved all-in from under the gun +1 for nearly 1.2M, and was called by Thi from the big blind.

Rick: Ace of Spades Queen of Spades

Thi: 10 of Hearts 10 of Diamonds

There was a sweat through to the river, but Thi’s pocket pair held it’s grounds on the 5 of Spades 7 of Clubs 9 of Clubs 2 of Spades King of Clubs board, and with that elimination, Day 3 is now over. The Main Event will resume at 12:00pm tomorrow, and will play out until a champion is crowned!

10th place: Rick Shamshoum, $11,440

Rick Shamshoum

Filed Under: Event 10 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

That’s it for today

2014/09/02 7:56pm by

The Main Event is now down to 9 players who will bag up their chips and return for the final table at 12pm tomorrow. Hand details and full counts coming in a few minutes.

Filed Under: Event 10 - Day 3

The ‘Unofficial’ Final Table

2014/09/02 7:34pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

Although the official final table is composed of only 9 players, the tournament falls to a single ‘unofficial’ final table once the field is reduced to 10 individuals. With the recent elimination of Chad Gray in 11th place, we have now reached this stage. Here are our 10 finalists:

Final Table

  • Seat 1. Yannick Lamarre-Delooz (2.6M)
  • Seat 2. Daniel Gagne (2.5M)
  • Seat 3. Daniel Gagnon (6.7M)
  • Seat 4. Thi Nguyen (1.8M)
  • Seat 5. Michael Mellor (4.0M)
  • Seat 6. Alexandre Lavigne (2.4M)
  • Seat 7. Rick Shamshoum (1.1M)
  • Seat 8. Lorne Wechsler (1.8M)
  • Seat 9. Noeung Troeung (5.6M)
  • Seat 10. John Helou (2.8M)

Once we lose one more player, the Main Event will go on pause until Day 4, scheduled at 12:00pm tomorrow, September 3rd.

Filed Under: Event 10 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

Chad Gray out in 11th

2014/09/02 7:31pm by
Tournament: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

Chad Gray is the latest player to be eliminated, and also the last player to go before the final redraw of the tournament as the remaining players come together on a single table.

Chad’s stack had dwindled to 1.6M and in this hand, he open shoved on the button and found one caller in Noeung Troeung sitting in the small blind position.

Chad: 9 of Hearts 9 of Spades

Noeung: Ace of Spades Queen of Spades

The community cards gave Troeung what he was looking for: 7 of Clubs Ace of Diamonds King of Clubs 3 of Spades 6 of Diamonds and Chad hit the rail.

11th place: Chad Gray, $11,440

Chad Gray

 

Filed Under: Event 10 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

Gabriel Vézina eliminated in 12th place

2014/09/02 7:29pm by
Tournament: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

A stunning hand just took place between Gabriel Vézina and Daniel Gagnon that saw Gabriel hit the rail in 12th place and vaulted Daniel once again to a massive chip lead in the tournament.

Daniel opened the action with a raise to around 300K and Gabriel raised to 720K. Daniel just called and the dealer dealt the flop.

Flop: 4 of Diamonds Jack of Spades 3 of Clubs.

On the flop, Daniel opened to 625 and Gabriel raised all-in. Daniel snap called and the hands were flipped.

Daniel: 3 of Hearts 3 of Spades
Gabriel: Ace of Clubs Ace of Diamonds

Daniel’s flopped set of threes was well ahead and the 4 of Hearts and 9 of Spades sent Gabriel to the tournament desk to get his payout ticket.

12th place: Gabriel Vézina, $11,440

Gabriel Vezina

Filed Under: Event 10 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

Update on counts

2014/09/02 7:00pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

We’re on a short break here in Day 3 of the Main Event, and this is how the chips are distributed at the moment:

Table 62

  1. Michael Mellor – 4,525,000
  2. empty
  3. Thi Nguyen – 1,720,000
  4. Chad Gray – 1,500,000
  5. Noeung Troeung – 2,745,000
  6. Daniel Gagné – 1,965,000
  7. empty
  8. empty
  9. Alexandre Lavigne – 2,995,000

Table 66

  1. Rick Shamshoum – 2,315,000
  2. Yannick Lamarre-Delooz – 2,685,00
  3. John Helou – 2,185,000
  4. Gabriel Vézina – 3,100,000
  5. empty
  6. empty
  7. Lorne Wechsler – 2,275,000
  8. empty
  9. Daniel Gagnon – 3,950,000

Filed Under: Event 10 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

Mellor wins a huge pot

2014/09/02 6:37pm by
Tournament: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

Michael Mellor started the day with a short stack but he has chipped up very successfully and now is one of the larger stacks left in the tournament.

In the hand in question, Noeung Troeung raised from middle position to 160K and Daniel Gagné, to his immediate left, flat called. Michael also called from the BB and the flop was dealt: Ace of Diamonds 6 of Diamonds 2 of Diamonds. Action checked around and the turn came 4 of Hearts.

Michael checked, then Noeung bet 240K and Daniel called. Michael then chose to raise it up to 740K. Noeung folded but Daniel called. The river was dealt: 4 of Clubs and the action went check – check and Michael turned over Queen of Diamonds 8 of Diamonds and stacked up the 2.3M pot.

Michael Mellor

Filed Under: Event 10 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

Wechsler’s 5-bet gets through

2014/09/02 6:34pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

John Helou min-raised from middle-position to 160K, and was 3-bet by Lorne Wechsler to 325K, sitting on the button. John opted for a 4-bet to 630K, but was forced to fold once Lorne 5-bet all-in for around 3.6M (John started the hand with roughly 2.5M).

Filed Under: Event 10 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

Beaupre gets rivered

2014/09/02 6:30pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

Facing a button-raise to 175K from the part of Daniel Gagne, Joakim Beaupre 3-bet shoved his 800K stack from the small blind and got the call from Daniel.

Joakim: 5 of Hearts 5 of Clubs

Daniel: Ace of Spades 6 of Clubs

The board ran 9 of Hearts 10 of Hearts 3 of Hearts 7 of Diamonds 6 of Spades, and Daniel’s rivered pair of sixes was enough to knock Joakim out of the tournament in 13th place.

13th place: Joakim Beaupre, $9,380

Joakim Beaupre

Filed Under: Event 10 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

Troeung climbing the leaderboard

2014/09/02 6:23pm by Playground Poker
Tournament: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

Noeung Troeung, who spend a good part of the day on top of the leaderboard yesterday, saw his stack dwindle at the start of Day 3. After doubling up versus Alexandre a few orbits ago, he has managed to once again double up. After a button-raise to 200K from Michael Mellor, and a 3-bet to 500K from Thi Nguyen in the small blind, Noeung moved in for 1.58M from the big blind. Michael threw his cards into the muck, and Thi tanked for a minute before announcing the call.

Noeung: Ace of Clubs King of Clubs

Thi: Ace of Spades 10 of Diamonds

Board: 2 of Spades 8 of Diamonds 6 of Hearts 5 of Clubs 2 of Clubs

Noeung now holds around 3.3M.

Filed Under: Event 10 - Day 3 Tagged With: Event 10 - $1000 + $100 Main Event

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