Event 11 in the PokerStars Canada Cup was a $500 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha 3 Lives event that was held over two days from May 27th to May 28th 2014. There were 34 players in the event generating a prize pool of $16,490 which was distributed according to the following table.
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur | Walker | $7,000.00 |
| 2 | Travis | Robertson | $4,390.00 |
| 3 | Paul-Bogdan | Mohorea | $2,500.00 |
| 4 | Steven | Mavrigiannakis | $1,600.00 |
| 5 | Ron | Grover | $1,000.00 |
Event 12 in the PokerStars Canada Cup was a $200 + $20 No Limit Hold’em 8-Max event that started on May 28th, 2014. The event attracted 211 players which generated a prize pool of $40,934. The prize pool was distributed according to the following payout table.
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam | Garonce | $9,000.00 |
| 2 | Stephane | Sevegny | $6,724.00 |
| 3 | Pinkesh | Mehta | $5,200.00 |
| 4 | Isham | Yamani | $4,000.00 |
| 5 | Mathieu | Gagniere | $2,880.00 |
| 6 | Dallah | $2,160.00 | |
| 7 | Luc | Beaudoin | $1,620.00 |
| 8 | Andrej | Bachynsky | $1,250.00 |
| 9 | Marc-Andre | Cote | $800.00 |
| 9 | Mathieu | Boulanger | $800.00 |
| 11 | Marie-Pier | Simard | $700.00 |
| 12 | Romain | Putz | $630.00 |
| 13 | Charle-Alexandre | Bergeron | $630.00 |
| 14 | Samuel | De Montigny | $580.00 |
| 15 | Charles | Maheu | $580.00 |
| 16 | Serge-Alexandre | Hamel | $540.00 |
| 17 | Matthieu | Boisvert | $540.00 |
| 18 | Yannick | Labattaglia | $500.00 |
| 19 | Marc | Saddik | $500.00 |
| 20 | Yohann | Wagner | $450.00 |
| 21 | Philippe | Drouin | $450.00 |
| 22 | Jean Francois | Boulais | $400.00 |
The final event in a series at Playground Poker Club is often an opportunity for the hard-working staff to join in and compete for a nice prize pool and a trophy – and this year’s Event 12 in the PokerStars Canada Cup was no exception. It’s probably added EV for the other participants in the event, though, because at the end of a long series, staff who play are often exhausted after many days in a row of hard work and long hours.
When all was said and done in this event, it wasn’t a staff member but local player Adam Garonce who emerged victorious, taking home the amazing trophy and $9,000 for his efforts. Congratulations, Adam!
Event 12 Champion: Adam Garonce, $9,000
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | Notkin | $366,660.00 |
| 2 | Vincent | Jacques | $257,280.00 |
| 3 | Ryan | Rivers | $165,280.00 |
| 4 | Justin | Miller | $122,410.00 |
| 5 | Rayan | Chamas | $91,760.00 |
| 6 | Ankush | Mandavia | $73,520.00 |
| 7 | Thiago | Nishijima | $61,300.00 |
| 8 | François | Goulet | $48,880.00 |
| 9 | James | Armstrong | $36,660.00 |
| 10 | Antonio | Esfandiari | $26,960.00 |
| 11 | Francois | Binette | $26,960.00 |
| 12 | Theodore | Doukas | $26,960.00 |
| 13 | Kevin | MacDonald | $21,920.00 |
| 14 | McKenzie James | Liebzeit | $21,920.00 |
| 15 | Amir | Babakhani | $21,920.00 |
| 16 | Marcello | Delgrasso | $18,810.00 |
| 17 | Jeremie | Bilodeau | $18,810.00 |
| 18 | Micah | Johnson | $18,810.00 |
| 19 | Marc-André | Ladouceur | $16,490.00 |
| 20 | Laurence | Grondin | $16,490.00 |
| 21 | Jonas | Mackoff | $16,490.00 |
| 22 | Spencer | Stacey | $14,740.00 |
| 23 | Tamer | Alkamli | $14,740.00 |
| 24 | Steven | Silverman | $14,740.00 |
| 25 | Jonathan | Duhamel | $12,990.00 |
| 26 | Johnny | Mazzaferro | $12,990.00 |
| 27 | Amer | Suleiman | $12,990.00 |
| 28 | Viktor | Leonov | $11,250.00 |
| 29 | Sylvain | Siebert | $11,250.00 |
| 30 | Frank | Katana | $11,250.00 |
| 31 | Doris | Charlebois | $11,250.00 |
| 32 | Pascal | Lefrancois | $11,250.00 |
| 33 | Chang Whan | Sohn | $11,250.00 |
| 34 | Marco | Caza | $11,250.00 |
| 35 | Michael | Watson | $11,250.00 |
| 36 | Jonathan | Driscoll | $11,250.00 |
| 37 | Carter | Swidler | $9,700.00 |
| 38 | Maxime | Ouimet | $9,700.00 |
| 39 | Benoit | Pesant | $9,700.00 |
| 40 | Doug | Hartwick | $9,700.00 |
| 41 | Raffi Don | Dayian | $9,700.00 |
| 42 | Jeffrey | Kennedy | $9,700.00 |
| 43 | Robert | Mcadam | $9,700.00 |
| 44 | Christian | Paradis | $9,700.00 |
| 45 | Johnny A | Benehoutsos | $9,700.00 |
| 46 | William | Molson | $8,340.00 |
| 47 | Francis | Labonte | $8,340.00 |
| 48 | Alek | Stasiak | $8,340.00 |
| 49 | Domenico | Agatiello | $8,340.00 |
| 50 | Levon | Dedeyan | $8,340.00 |
| 51 | Jason | James | $8,340.00 |
| 52 | Alec | Brandstatter | $8,340.00 |
| 53 | Ami | Alibay | $8,340.00 |
| 54 | Mathieu | Boulanger-Vaugeois | $8,340.00 |
| 55 | Marc-Olivier | Carpentier-Perrault | $6,980.00 |
| 56 | David | Assouline | $6,980.00 |
| 57 | Ryan | Pignatelli | $6,980.00 |
| 58 | Jeremy | Thompson | $6,980.00 |
| 59 | Vincent | Bellissimo | $6,980.00 |
| 60 | Thomas | Lefort | $6,980.00 |
| 61 | Alemu | Makonen | $6,980.00 |
| 62 | Alexandre | Lavigne | $6,980.00 |
| 63 | Jonathan richard | Crute | $6,980.00 |
| 64 | Medhat | Ramzy | $6,010.00 |
| 65 | Nick | Nickoletopoulos | $6,010.00 |
| 66 | Louis | Boutin | $6,010.00 |
| 67 | Jean Francois | Bouchard | $6,010.00 |
| 68 | Eric | Place | $6,010.00 |
| 69 | Ellis | Polsky | $6,010.00 |
| 70 | Ronald | Eaton | $6,010.00 |
| 71 | Ian | Oshaugnessy | $6,010.00 |
| 72 | Daniel | Denghel | $6,010.00 |
In just the 4th hand of the action today, James Armstrong has been eliminated by François Goulet. The hand was pretty much a perfect storm – perfect for François, anyhow.
James opened the action from the button holding 
and François thought for a minute before putting out a 3-bet to 180K holding 
. James simply called the raise.
The flop was dealt: 
– both players had hit their set! François kept the betting lead, putting out a bet of 110K that James flat called. The turn was the 
, and François elected to check. James bet 125K after a few minutes of hollywood, and François raised to 275K. James threw out a little more acting before deciding to raise all-in – and François snap-called by jamming down a stack of big chips in front of him.
James saw the bad news and hit the rail in 9th place.
9th place: James Armstrong, $36,660
The $500 + $50 Pot Limit Omaha 3 Lives tournament – Event 11 in the PokerStars Canada Cup, was scheduled to be a 2-day event though it seemed possible, even probable, that it would play down to a winner on Day 1. However when the players hit the end of 14 levels of play (30-minute levels), they decided to return tonight (Wednesday May 28) at 8pm as initially scheduled to finish up the event. There are just 3 players remaining.
| First Name | Last Name | Seat | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur | W | Seat 9 | 500,500 |
| Paul-Bogdan | Mohorea | Seat 3 | 281,500 |
| Travis | Robertson | Seat 5 | 228,000 |
Event 10 in the PokerStars Canada Cup was scheduled to be a 3-day affair, but by the time the scheduled conclusion of Day 2 arrived there were only 7 players remaining, and they chose to continue Day 2 until a champion emerged. A few hours later, the event wrapped up with its champion, Daniel Watton. Daniel was at or near the top of the leaderboard for almost all of Day 2 and while there was lots of movement in the counts behind him in the standings, it was clear that Daniel was in command for much of the event.
Congratulations on your victory Daniel!
Event 10 Champion: Daniel Watton, $35,000
The Final Table of the Main Event in the PokerStars Canada Cup will begin play at 11am EDT on May 28th, 2014. The action will be presented via live stream with hole cards visible on a one-hour delay starting at 12pm. Visit pokerstars.tv to access the live stream in English or RDS.ca to access the live stream in French.
There was a seating redraw at 10 players remaining. With the elimination of Antonio Esfandiari in 10th place, the official 9-handed final table is now set but there will NOT be an additional redraw.
| First Name | Last Name | Seat | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankush | Mandavia | Seat 4 | 1,410,000 |
| Francois | Goulet | Seat 3 | 1,065,000 |
| James | Armstrong | Seat 2 | 1,055,000 |
| Justin | Miller | Seat 7 | 2,675,000 |
| Rayan | Chamas | Seat 5 | 2,255,000 |
| Robert | Notkin | Seat 6 | 1,985,000 |
| Ryan | Rivers | Seat 9 | 1,690,000 |
| Thiago | Nishijima | Seat 1 | 2,680,000 |
| Vincent | Jacques | Seat 8 | 2,530,000 |
With the elimination of Antonio Esfandiari, the PokerStars Canada Cup Main Event has wrapped up for the day and the remaining 9 players will return tomorrow at 11am for Day 5.
Tomorrow’s action will be presented online via cards-up live stream on an hour-long delay, so tune in at noon tomorrow for the live stream and follow the action all the way through the final table.
There was a seating draw at 10 players remaining, and because this is now the official final table there will NOT be an additional redraw, so players will return in the same positions on the table they have occupied for the past couple of levels.
| First Name | Last Name | Seat | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankush | Mandavia | Seat 5 | 1,410,000 |
| Francois | Goulet | Seat 4 | 1,065,000 |
| James | Armstrong | Seat 2 | 1,055,000 |
| Justin | Miller | Seat 8 | 2,675,000 |
| Rayan | Chamas | Seat 6 | 2,255,000 |
| Robert | Notkin | Seat 7 | 1,985,000 |
| Ryan | Rivers | Seat 10 | 1,690,000 |
| Thiago | Nishijima | Seat 1 | 2,680,000 |
| Vincent | Jacques | Seat 9 | 2,530,000 |
Antonio was cruising for most of the day, always among the chip leaders and seemingly having little trouble navigating a tough field. When the 10 players came together on the unofficial final table, however, he went through a run that saw him move from among the leaders to a relatively short stack.
Just before the most recent break it looked like Antonio had found the solution – François Goulet was all-in with a short stack and James Armstrong had simply flat-called to Antonio’s right. Antonio then raised to isolate, James folded and the players turned over their cards.
François: 
Antonio: 
The flop: 
– so far, perfect for Antonio. The turn was a (relatively) safe but the river brought the 
. François more than doubled up and Antonio went down to about 14 BB.
On the first hand back from the break, Antonio got it in and it looked like he was going to get folds all around… but Robert Notkin called.
Antonio: 
Robert: 
The flop spelled disaster for Antonio: , and then the turn and river 
brought no help and Antonio was out of the Main Event.
10th place: Antonio Esfandiari, $26,960.00
