Some of the stars out today

2014/05/24 12:35pm by
Tournament:
  • Level: 2
  • Small Blind: 75
  • Big Blind: 150
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 30.1K
  • Remaining: 230
  • Entries: 231


    • One of the greatest things about this event so far are the sheer number of fantastic poker players who have come out to compete for a share of the prize pool. Earlier we have seen Antonio Esfandiari, Jeff Gross, Marc-André Ladouceur, and Jonathan Duhamel, among others.

    Today there are some more top names in poker who have jumped in the event. Victor Ramdin is here, as is November Niner Marc-Etienne McLaughlin and his partner Laurence Grondin, Canadian tournament superstars Mike Watson and Mike Leah, and many more.

    Registration today is up to 231 players and late registration is still open for 5.5 hours, so there’s lots of time to come out to Playground and play with your heroes!

    Filed Under: Event 6 - Day 1c Tagged With:

    First bust of the day

    2014/05/24 11:59am by
    Tournament:
  • Level: 1
  • Small Blind: 50
  • Big Blind: 100
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 30.1K
  • Remaining: 226
  • Entries: 227


    • We have had our first elimination of the day and it went down in truly horrific (for the losing player) fashion… Mario Lim, who final tabled the WPT Canadian Spring Championship, was holding pocket 6s, flopped a set and the turn K gave him his boat… only to show down (with all of the chips in the middle) and find out his opponent – Vancouver lawyer Jason Mann – had turned quad Kings.

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    Filed Under: Event 6 - Day 1c Tagged With:

    What’s the word on Twitter?

    2014/05/24 11:36am by
    Tournament:

    We’ve seen a few early Tweets so far with regards to the Pokerstars Canada Cup Main Event held at Playground Poker Club:

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    Day 1c of the PokerStars Canada Cup Main Event is about to begin

    2014/05/24 11:09am by
    Tournament:

    Today is the last of three flights of the PokerStars Canada Cup Main Event, and it is looking to be a packed house! With still another 10 minutes to go before the traditional ‘Shuffle up and deal’ that launches the tournament, the current attendance for this Day 1c has already surpassed yesterday’s 161 entries by quite a bit! And with late registration still open for another 7 hours, we can expect that number to steadily grow throughout the day.

    So far, this Main Event has seen 290 players register in the first two flights, and 109 of these have survived onto Day 2. That number covers less than half of the $2 million guarantee, which means that, depending on today’s outcome, the players might enjoy an overlay! So far, 190 players have registered for this final flight, and any number of entries below 377 today will be added to the prize pool. This could prove to be very interesting for the players!

    Day 1c will play out a total of 10 levels of 1-hour before going on break until Day 2. There will be a 45-minute dinner break after level 6, at the end of which the late registration period will close. All of the surviving players will be back tomorrow, Sunday May 25th, at 11am for Day 2.

    Good luck to the players participating in Day 1c!

    Filed Under: Event 6 - Day 1c Tagged With:

    Main Event Day 1b – final chip counts

    2014/05/23 11:27pm by
    Tournament:

    There were 161 entries in today’s Day 1b of the Main Event in the PokerStars Canada Cup. The action started at 11am and the field played through 10 hour-long levels. 62 of those players have qualified for Day 2 on Sunday.

    Players who did not manage to qualify for Day 2 today may re-enter the tournament in Day 1c tomorrow (Saturday).

    Rank First Name Last Name Chip Count
    1 Charles Alexandre Sylvestre 222,200
    2 Sylvain Siebert 174,800
    3 Francois Goulet 169,000
    4 Louis Boutin 167,900
    5 Antonio Esfandiari 163,400
    6 Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois 160,000
    7 Jonathan Duhamel 157,900
    8 Micah Johnson 144,500
    9 Kevin MacPhee 141,800
    10 Yann Dion 133,500
    11 Jason Comtois 126,400
    12 McKenzie James Liebzeit 123,300
    13 Benjamin Rolle 121,700
    14 Jean Francois Bouchard 111,100
    15 Justin Sienes 109,600
    16 Timothy Orlando 106,200
    17 Dean Murphy 102,700
    18 Jeffrey Kennedy 102,000
    19 Thiago Nishijima 101,100
    20 Frank Katana 87,800
    21 Ryan Pignatelli 86,700
    22 Ankush Mandavia 83,400
    23 Jonathan Richard Crute 82,900
    24 Francis Beauregard 78,800
    25 Alek Stasiak 74,300
    26 Etienne Leduc 70,700
    27 Fedor Holz 69,200
    28 Stephane Racine 69,000
    29 Patrick Serda 68,600
    30 Joseph Kueter 66,400
    31 Ratharam Sivagnanam 66,300
    32 Ramzi Karam 65,600
    33 Jeff Cote 65,200
    34 Doris Charlebois 64,400
    35 Joseph Andres 62,700
    36 Bianca Perron 61,500
    37 Marc Emond 58,600
    38 Geoffrey Robert McNeely 56,800
    39 Shane Mackinnon 56,000
    40 Francois Dessureault 52,900
    41 Christian Paradis 52,800
    42 Jason Philpott 50,600
    43 Tyler Phillips 49,400
    44 Doug Hartwick 46,000
    45 David Barter 45,500
    46 Shayam Srinivasan 43,500
    47 Michael Noor 42,400
    48 Tim Ulmer 42,000
    49 Jason Duval 41,800
    50 Eric Place 40,600
    51 Philippe D Auteuil 37,000
    52 Julian Thomas 33,900
    53 Rayan Chamas 32,800
    54 Noy 31,800
    55 Benoit Forcier 31,700
    56 Phillippe Belley 30,700
    57 David Assouline 27,100
    58 Alexander Rath 26,400
    59 Antoine Berube 19,700
    60 Russell Carson 17,400
    61 Ami Alibay 15,000
    62 Jason James 12,000
    Filed Under: Event 6 - Day 1b Tagged With:

    Leaders at the final break

    2014/05/23 8:49pm by
    Tournament:
  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 400
  • Big Blind: 800
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 54.3K
  • Remaining: 89
  • Entries: 161


    • Day 1b is winding down as players take their last break of the day. During the break we surveyed the Tournament Hall to find the current chip leaders.

    1. Dean Murphy – 146K
    2. Sylvain Siebert – 144K
    3. Yann Dion – 129K
    4. Thiago Nishijima – 127K
    5. Ankush Mandavia – 118K
    6. Louis Boutin – 117K
    7. Charles Alexandre Sylvestre – 113K

    Play will continue through another two levels today and then the remaining players will count and bag their chips to return on Day 2, Sunday. Anyone who fails to qualify today (or even those who qualify with a small stack) are welcome to re-enter the tournament on Saturday in Day 1c.

    Filed Under: Event 6 - Day 1b Tagged With:

    Photos from the field

    2014/05/23 8:46pm by
    Tournament:
  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 400
  • Big Blind: 800
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 54.3K
  • Remaining: 89
  • Entries: 161


    • Here are a few photos from level 8:

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    Today’s number is 161

    2014/05/23 8:16pm by
    Tournament:
  • Level: 8
  • Small Blind: 300
  • Big Blind: 600
  • Ante: 75
  • Chip Average: 53.1K
  • Remaining: 91
  • Entries: 161


    • Today’s Day 1c of the Main Event of the PokerStars Canada Cup attracted a total of 161 players once late registration had closed at the end of the dinner break, and added to yesterday’s total of 129 for Day 1a, the event has had 290 total entries so far.

    Day 1c should be quite a bit larger than either Day 1a or 1b. As we’ve seen in the past, a large proportion of satellite winners prefer to play on the final day in a multi-flight tournament, and for many recreational players, a Saturday start is much more convenient than a weekday start.

    That being said, there’s still a chance there might be an overlay by the time the dust settles tomorrow, which means added value for everyone in the field. We’ve heard through the grapevine that there are some serious players living in Ottawa, Quebec City, and Toronto who are thinking about taking a drive tonight…

    Filed Under: Event 6 - Day 1b Tagged With:

    Chip counts at dinner break

    2014/05/23 6:23pm by
    Tournament:
  • Level: 7
  • Small Blind: 250
  • Big Blind: 500
  • Ante: 75
  • Chip Average: 43.5K
  • Remaining: 111
  • Entries: 161


    • Day 1b of the PokerStars Canada Cup is now on dinner break. Here are the current chip leaders of this flight, along with their estimated stacks:

    1. Rayan Chamas – 159K
    2. Stephane Racine – 112K
    3. Ankush Mandavia – 110K
    4. Ami Alibay – 108K
    5. Sylvain Siebert – 102K
    6. Etienne Leduc – 96K

    Notable players:

    • Antonio Esfandiari – 67K
    • Jonathan Duhamel – 71K
    • Sol Bergren – 24K
    • T.J. Ulmer – 57K
    • Carla Sabini – 74K
    • Antoine Berube – 28K
    • Kevin Macphee – 29K
    • Patrick Braga – 9K
    • Ronnie Bardah – 42K
    • Philippe D Auteuil – 79K
    • Michael Watson – 26K
    • Henri Balcazar – 28K
    • George Caragiorgas – 19K
    • Mike Leah – 13K
    • David Barter – 43K
    • David Yan – 48K
    • Jason Duval – 41K
    • Yann Dion – 74K
    • Jeff Cote – 54K
    Filed Under: Event 6 - Day 1b Tagged With:

    Dinner break approaching

    2014/05/23 5:35pm by
    Tournament:
  • Level: 6
  • Small Blind: 200
  • Big Blind: 400
  • Ante: 50
  • Chip Average: 43.1K
  • Remaining: 110
  • Entries: 158


    • Level 6 is a few minutes away from completion, after which the players will have a 45-minute dinner break before coming back for 4 more levels. Late registration will remain open until the end of this dinner break, so there is still almost an hour left for anyone who wants to jump into Day 1b.

    Below is a gallery of photos taken in the last few levels:

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