TonyBet Winter Festival

Nous avons un champion

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Tonight’s Win the Button event in the TonyBet Winter Festival attracted a total of 87 players and played out through over 7 hours of aggressive poker. One of the goals in an event like this is to gain and keep position (the button) as often as possible, which greatly encourages action.

Heads up play lasted just a few minutes. Denis Scott had a 4-1 chip lead going into 2-way play. In an early hand, Denis raised to 60K only to face a reraise all from Alexandre Boyer. Denis called, almost before Alexandre finished declaring his bet!

Denis Scott King of Spades Queen of Hearts
Alexandre Boyer King of Diamonds 7 of Hearts

Alexandre was dominated, and the board was not much help to him: 8 of Clubs 3 of Spades King of Clubs 9 of Clubs Jack of Hearts

Congratulations, Denis!

 

Event 11 Champion: Denis Scott, $1,968.00

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2nd place: Alexandre Boyer, $1,297.00

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Last hand of play

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Event 11 – Results & Payouts

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Event 11 in the TonyBet Winter Festival was a $100 + $10 NL Hold’em Win the Button tournament, so named because instead of orbiting around the table seat by seat, the button goes to the person who won the last pot. There were a total of 86 players in the tournament which added up to a prize pool of $8,342.00. This was distributed according to the following table.

Rank | PosFirst Name | PrénomLast Name | NomPrize | Bourse
1DenisScott$1,968.00
2AlexandreBoyer$1,297.00
3SimonPin-Disle$1,297.00
4RobertDagenais$1,500.00
5AndreBilodeau$730.00
6MitchellDredge$560.00
7Jean-PhilippeSauvageau$420.00
8RaphaelOhayon$320.00
9MichaelPlante$250.00

Photos from level 9

  • Level: 9
  • Small Blind: 600
  • Big Blind: 1.2K
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 39K
  • Remaining: 33
  • Entries: 86


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    The second break is approaching in Event 11. Here are some photos of the players – there are 33 left of the 86 that started the tournament. The action is fast and intense in this tourney – anything can happen, any time!

    Level 7 leaders

  • Level: 7
  • Small Blind: 400
  • Big Blind: 800
  • Ante: 100
  • Chip Average: 28K
  • Remaining: 46
  • Entries: 86


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    There are three players that have separated from the crowd – and two of them are at the same table.

    1. Dan Vigderhous: 72,350 chips
    2. Line St-Pierre: 69,425 chips
    3. Leo Hackenbroch: 51,625 chips

    Photos from before the first break

  • Level: 5
  • Small Blind: 150
  • Big Blind: 300
  • Ante: 0
  • Chip Average: 19.2K
  • Remaining: 65
  • Entries: 83


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    Here are some photos taken during the first few levels of the Win the Button tournament, Event 11 in the TonyBet Winter Festival.

    The break is coming in just a few minutes and 83 players joined the tournament – just 65 remain in the tourney.

     

    Tonight: Win the button!

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    Of all the “alternative” tournament formats that we run, the “Win the button” might be the most popular. How it works is simple – instead of orbiting around the table one hand at a time, the dealer button goes to the player who won the previous hand. If a player wins three hands in a row, for instance, he or she will have the button three hands in a row.

    The tournament tonight is a $100 + $10 event and is a one-day event, so it will finish later this evening (or more accurately, early tomorrow morning). Late registration is open until the end of the break following level 4 – in other words, you can join any time until 9pm tonight!

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