Gary Yeghiayan and his 216,000 soldiers found themselves in a betting war preflop versus Ali Jouni, who had his opponent ever so slightly covered.
Gary: 
Ali: 
Board: 
12th place: Gary Yeghiayan – $1,170.00
Shamshoum eliminated in 13th
Diana Shamshoum was almost eliminated in the first few minutes of the day, but managed to stage a recovery after being reduced to just 3 big blinds. She ran her stack back up over 12 big blinds before 3betting all-in from the small blind following a button-open by Todd Pierce. Todd made the call, and the two were off to the races.
Diana: 
Todd: 
Although Diana found the flop she was looking for, Todd turned a set on the 
board to score the knockout.
13th place: Diana Shamshoum – $1,170.00
Kwon takes a big hit; eliminated in 14th
Shaan Siddiqui just took a large chunk of Daniel Kwon’s stack, as his 
overcame Daniel’s in an all-in preflop situation.
Shaan knew he was in big trouble once cards were tabled, however he managed to flop a set on the 
board to double his 193,000 stack up to almost chip lead, leaving Daniel with under 60,000 behind.
A few hands later he was eliminated by Riyaz Abdulla, ending his run in 14th place.
14th place: Daniel Kwon – $1,080.00
Aubut knocks out JPP on the bubble
Nicolas Aubut has just secured himself his 4th cash of this TonyBet Winter Festival, as he eliminated Jean-Philippe Piquette in 15th to bring Event 10 into the money.
JPP moved in for his last 69,000 from early position, and Nicolas isolated him by moving in over the top next to act. The rest of the table mucked their hands, and the two tabled their cards.
JPP: 
Nicolas:
Board: 
Hand-for-hand
Husband and wife George and Diana, who are local regulars with a history of successful deep runs in and out of Playground Poker Club, found themselves all-in and at risk at the same time here in Event 10, but on different tables. Interestingly enough, they were in the same type of situation, as both of them had a small pair versus two over cards.
Diana was able to flop a set with her 
and vanquish the 
of opponent Yaseen Siddiqui for the double-up, however George suffered a different fate, as his 
fell second best to Ali Jouni’s 
, who flopped the nut flush and held on for the win.
With George’s elimination in 16th place, the tournament is now being played hand-for-hand on the money bubble.
Main Event Day 4 Preview
The final day of the Main Event of the TonyBet Winter Festival will begin at 12pm on February 10th when the final 6 players in the field will return to the felts to compete for some truly serious prize money.
There are two front-runners at this late stage in the tournament, chip leader Jiachen Gong and Jessie Wheatley, with 4.555M and 4.045M in chips respectively. Both players start with double the stack of any of the bottom 4 players left in the field, but among those players are some very talented and experienced players in their own right.
Will Molson needs no introduction to poker fans in Quebec – his exploits at the PCA over the years are simply the stuff of legend. Danny Kalpakis is another experienced player, and was the subject of a documentary about the game called simply “Grinders” which came out a couple of years ago. Maxime Hebert doesn’t have a gaudy poker resume, but he is instantly recognized by many players here at Playground because he has been doing well in tournaments here for some time. Grant Pazarka seems to be the wild card of the bunch, but his play – and his banter – today mark him as a player that can do some damage.
So there’s still a lot of poker to be played before a champion is crowned tomorrow. They’re playing for a minimum of $19,600.00 up to a massive $100,000.00 prize for first place. The winner of the event will also win a very handsome Champion’s belt, courtesy of TonyBet.
Good luck to all 6 players tomorrow!
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Seat | Siège | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiachen | Gong | Seat 10 | 4,555,000 |
| Jessie | Wheatley | Seat 4 | 4,045,000 |
| Maxime | Lejeune Hebert | Seat 7 | 1,835,000 |
| Danny | Kalpakis | Seat 1 | 1,730,000 |
| William | Molson | Seat 2 | 1,725,000 |
| Grant | Pazarka | Seat 9 | 1,590,000 |
A few more hit the rail
By the end of the first level, Event 10 was down to just 16 players, and we are just around the corner from the money-bubble.
Shortly after players merged down to the final 2 tables, Marc Andre Larouche found himself all-in versus Riyaz Abdulla on a flop of 
. Marc Andre tabled for top pair and nut flush draw, however he failed to improve versus the :T of his opponent as the running cards brought the 
.
In almost the same time, Senthuran Jeyaralingnam was eliminated as Mike Lafable completed his flush with 
on a 
board, outdrawig Senthuran’s .
Daniel Kwon leads the final 16 with a stack nearing 400,000, while Ryaz Abdulla and Todd Pierce share comfortable second place stacks worth roughly 300,000.
Senthuran Jeyaralingnam
3 quick eliminations bring us down to 2 tables
Day 2 of the $500 + $50 is still in its first level of play, but we have already seen 3 quick eliminations, bringing the field down to just 2 final tables. This means we are now but 4 eliminations from players being guaranteed a payout, as 14 are schedule to collect a prize in this event.
Levi Stevens, who came in as one of the shorter stacks, was the first to go, as his failed to improve against the 
of Gary Yeghiayan. Next was Patrick Cartier, who pushed his short stack with 
and fell short versus the of George Kazarian. Finally Steven Joudry 3bet all-in with 
only to run into the of Todd Pierce. Steven was left with a few big blinds after the hand, but couldn’t find a way of doubling them up and lost a few hands later.
Here are the final two tables:
| First Name | Last Name | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | Shamshoum | Table 36 - Seat 1 |
| Mike | Lafable | Table 36 - Seat 2 |
| Yaseen | Siddiqui | Table 36 - Seat 3 |
| Jean-Philippe | Piquette | Table 36 - Seat 4 |
| Nicolas | Aubut | Table 36 - Seat 5 |
| Senthuran | Jeyaralingam | Table 36 - Seat 6 |
| Jeremie | Bilodeau | Table 36 - Seat 7 |
| Viken | Artinian | Table 36 - Seat 8 |
| Todd | Pierce | Table 36 - Seat 9 |
| Riyaz | Abdulla | Table 39 - Seat 1 |
| Ali | Jouni | Table 39 - Seat 2 |
| Zheng | Wei | Table 39 - Seat 3 |
| Marc Andre | Larouche | Table 39 - Seat 4 |
| Gary | Yeghiayan | Table 39 - Seat 5 |
| Shaan | Siddiqui | Table 39 - Seat 6 |
| George | Kazarian | Table 39 - Seat 7 |
| Guillaume | Laroche | Table 39 - Seat 8 |
| Daniel | Kwon | Table 39 - Seat 9 |
7th place: Christopher Hudson
Play tonight was scheduled for 7 levels or to play down until 6 players remained, and the level that began after the last break was that 7th level of the day – so either way, by the end of the hour play was set to be suspended for the day. Things in the tournament had slowed down some after the insanity of the hour previous, and eventually Christopher Hudson – who had successfully navigated clear of too much harm previously on the day, found himself short – and then all in. He lost the hand, and the field is reduced to 6 players.
There is no seating redraw for Day 4 – so the final 6 players will return and take the same respective places around the table. Play resumes at 12pm tomorrow!
7th place: Christopher Hudson, $16,400.00
Christopher Hudson
Tonight at 8pm: Event 12 – PLO
The second new tournaments starting tonight is a $300 + $30 Pot Limit Omaha Single Rebuy event that isn’t likely to attract a huge field – but the field will be full of very strong and avid PLO players!
Good luck to everyone tonight!
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