Playground Power Weekend July 2017

A 6-way ICM deal closes the 50/50 Bounty

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The $150 + $30 + $150 NL Hold’em 50/50 Bounty was the final event in the July Playground Power Weekend, and featured a $30,000 guarantee which was well surpassed with the 174 entries that took place.

The top 19 players secured themselves a payout, although $150 bounty chips were awarded for every elimination that took place in the tournament. When play reached the final 6 players, they opted to look at the ICM numbers as the average stack was falling quite short. All 6 agreed to their figures and shook on the deal, bringing the 50/50 Bounty to a close. Below are the prizes awarded in the chop.

Congratulations!

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomPrizes | Prix
SasanMehrabian$3,695.00
StephaneBedard$3,425.00
WilliamsBelanger$3,130.00
FrancoSicondolfi$3,015.00
Jean YvesDemers$2,750.00
MelanieGervais$2,609.00

Cloutier places 7th

  • Level: 22
  • Small Blind: 30K
  • Big Blind: 60K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 600K
  • Remaining: 6
  • Entries: 174

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Manon Cloutier was on a virtual roller coaster in the later stages of the tournament, finding herself swinging up and down the leaderboard all the way to the elusive final table. As play progressed and the field slowly dwindle, her stack was hit by the blinds until she was left with only a few chips to her name.

With only 1/2 a big blind left, she moved all-in and was heads-up versys Jean Yves Demers in the big blind. She caught a pair with her Queen of Spades 8 of Clubs on the 6 of Hearts 9 of Hearts 8 of Diamonds 9 of Clubs 7 of Spades board, however she was bested by Jean Yves’ straight with Ace of Hearts 10 of Diamonds.

Manon collected $1,020 for her 7th place finish, along with a some $150 bounty chips.

Manon Cloutier

Lazarios sent to the rail in 8th

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 20K
  • Big Blind: 40K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 500K
  • Remaining: 7
  • Entries: 174

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Action folded around to Nectarios Lazaris in the cutoff, and he moved all-in for his last 205K. Sasan was last to act in the hand in the big blind, and decided to take his chance in eliminating a dangerous opponent.

Nectarios: Ace of Spades 3 of Hearts
Sasan: 10 of Clubs 9 of Diamonds

Sasan bested his opponent on the 5 of Hearts 10 of Spades 3 of Diamonds 6 of Spades 9 of Clubs board to earn some extra chips, collect a bounty chip and secure a payjump. Nectarios was awarded a prize of $770 for his 9th place finish to go along with his bounty chips.

Nectarios Lazaris

Full counts of the final 8

  • Level: 21
  • Small Blind: 20K
  • Big Blind: 40K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 435K
  • Remaining: 8
  • Entries: 174

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A short break is underway here in the 50/50 Bounty with 8 players remaining. Below are the full counts as play returns from break into level 21:

First Name | PrénomLast Name | NomStack | Tapis
FrancoSicondolfi865,000
StephaneBedard735,000
WilliamsBelanger450,000
NectariosLazaris385,000
Jean YvesDemers370,000
MelanieGervais325,000
ManonCloutier240,000
SasanMehrabian100,000

Foisy can’t get one past Sicondolfi, exits in 9th

  • Level: 20
  • Small Blind: 15K
  • Big Blind: 30K
  • Ante: 5K
  • Chip Average: 435K
  • Remaining: 8
  • Entries: 174

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Gerson Jr Foisy placed a raise from under the gun, and went heads-up to the flop versus Franco Sicondolfi. With around 200K left, he moved all-in first to act on a 7 of Spades 7 of Diamonds 5 of Hearts flop and found a tank-call from Franco.

Gerson: Ace of Diamonds Queen of Diamonds
Franco: 6 of Spades 6 of Clubs

Gerson failed to improve on the running 10 of Spades 7 of Clubs and was forced out of the tournament in 9th place, collecting $580 for his run.

Gerson Jr Foisy

Mehrabian knocks one down, nearly triples up

  • Level: 20
  • Small Blind: 15K
  • Big Blind: 30K
  • Ante: 4K
  • Chip Average: 385K
  • Remaining: 9
  • Entries: 174

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On the 3rd hand of the final table, Daniel open-shoved for 158K from early position. Action folded around to Stephane Bedard in the small blind, who raised all-in. Sasan Mehrabian was in the big blind and faced with a decision for his tournament life, holding 251K total. After a moment in the tank, he shrugged and threw forward a bounty chip.

Daniel: Ace of Hearts King of Diamonds
Stephane: Ace of Clubs King of Clubs
Sasan: 8 of Hearts 8 of Clubs

Board: 4 of Spades 3 of Diamonds 6 of Hearts 9 of Hearts 10 of Clubs

Sasan’s pocket pair held on for the win as he nearly tripled his holdings, sending a player to the rail in the process. Daniel collected $430 for his 10th place finish.