Playground Poker Spring Classic 2015

Play opened up a considerable amount after the deal was made, and the two shorter stacks, Sean Windover and Robin Clouatre, were almost instantly eliminated. After several hands of back and forth, a wild hand occurred, as all 4 remaining players found themselves all-in.

Alexandre:

Daniel:

Julio:

Vo:

Daniel Kwon, who had the biggest stack, limped under the gun and then called once all three other players moved in one after the other. He was the favourite to win the hand, and therefore the whole tournament, as long as his pair could hold. This was not the case however, as Alexandre ran a flush on the board to win the massive pot, worth 85% of the chips in play. Daniel was left with around 700,000, but doubled it up in the first hand of heads-up versus Alexandre.

This hand strangely resembles one that occurred here less than a year ago, where Robert Notkin went on to eliminate his final three opponents to win the PokerStars Canada Cup Main Event. Robert, chip leader at the time, also limped under the gun with a pair of KK, and called after all three of his opponents moved all-in. The outcome tonight was a little different, as Robert won the hand, and with it the tournament. You can read about the hand here.

The remaining 6 players have reached a deal! The are leaving the required $450 up top for the eventual winner, who will also take home a Playground Poker Spring Classic bracelet, and divided the money in these increments:

• Alexandre Douville – $2,900
• Daniel Kwon – $2,900
• Vo Victor Ly – $2,850
• Julio Abrantes – $2,450
• Sean Windover – $2,400
• Robin Clouatre – $2,400

Congratulations gentlemen!

It was only around 15 minutes ago that James Bernard Sullivan was holding the chip lead, and turned down a deal proposed by some of the players on the final table. After losing chips to Vo Victor Ly and then doubling Alexandre Douville, he then found himself all-in and at risk, again versus Alexandre.

James:

Alexandre:

Community cards:

With James out of the picture, the clock is now paused, and the players are discussing a potential deal.

7th place: James Bernard Sullivan – $890

James Bernard Sullivan

Here are the counts of the final 7 players as they enter level 22:

Final Table

Seat 1. James Bernard Sullivan – 1,020,000
Seat 2. Alexandre Douville – 435,000
Seat 3. Daniel Kwon – 470,000
Seat 6. Sean Windover – 550,000
Seat 7. Julio Abrantes – 780,000
Seat 9. Vo Victor Ly – 780,000
Seat 10. Robin Clouatre – 665,000

Kliment Tarmakov was sitting in the big blind with around 7BB, and was facing an all-in from Vo Victor Ly from late position, who had him covered. He opted for the call, but found himself needing help.

Kliment:

Vo:

Community cards:

Not long after, it was Levi Stevens who was all-in and behind, as his was trailing the of James Bernard Sullivan. The flop couldn’t save Levi, who made his way to the cashiers in 8th place.

9th place: Kliment Tarmakov – $510

Kliment Tarmakov

8th place: Levi Steven – $670

Levi Stevens