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Tracy Hutton is now out in front

Level: 17
Small Blind: 3,000
Big Blind: 6,000
BB Ante: 6,000
Chip Average: 155,000
Remaining: 24
Entries: 124

2018/11/04 | 0:03 by Playground Poker

Level 16 is a wrap, and the players have now started level 17. During a 15 minute pause in the action, the chips were counted, and a new leader has emerged. Tracy Hutton has amassed 333,000 chips and is currently trailed by Helene Michaud, whose stack measured 286,000. The field has been reduced to three tables of 8 players, and after the next 9 players bust, the 15 who remain are guaranteed to cash out!

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis
Tracy	Hutton	333,000
Brenda Mary	Blackburn	278,000
Helene	Michaud	266,000
Julie	Demers	251,000
Susan	Slean	192,000

Raemaekers’ eliminations brings the field down to 2 tables

Level: 17
Small Blind: 2K
Big Blind: 4K
BB Ante: 4K
Chip Average: 182K
Remaining: 16
Entries: 97

2018/11/03 | 23:59 by Playground Poker

Joep Raemaekers was just eliminated from play, and with the tournament now down to just 16 finalists, a seating redraw has taken place. Below are the new seating assignments of the final 2 tables.

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Seat \| Siège
Hamidreza	Kamali	Table 63 - Seat 1
Edward	Lin	Table 63 - Seat 2
Jean-Sebastien	Dubois	Table 63 - Seat 3
Peter	Fellows	Table 63 - Seat 4
Ajay	Chabra	Table 63 - Seat 5
John	Krpan	Table 63 - Seat 6
Kristen	Bicknell	Table 63 - Seat 7
Tommy	Nguyen	Table 63 - Seat 8
Lawrence	Greenberg	Table 64 - Seat 1
Pascal	Lefrancois	Table 64 - Seat 2
Joey	Weissman	Table 64 - Seat 3
Marc-Andre	Ladouceur	Table 64 - Seat 4
Martin	Kozlov	Table 64 - Seat 5
Marc	Macdonnell	Table 64 - Seat 6
Louis	Boutin	Table 64 - Seat 7
Jordan	Westmorland	Table 64 - Seat 8

Nguyen chips up

Level: 17
Small Blind: 2K
Big Blind: 4K
BB Ante: 4K
Chip Average: 171K
Remaining: 17
Entries: 97

2018/11/03 | 23:48 by Playground Poker

Tommy Nguyen just took a chunk of chips from Joey Weissman after flopping three-of-a-kind and improving to a flush. Tommy was holding on a board and found a call on his 55,000 river bet in a pot that was close to 100,000 prior to the river action.

Tommy has now exceeded the 500,000 chip mark, and extended his lead as play nears the bubble.

Play extended until the payouts are reached

Level: 17
Small Blind: 2K
Big Blind: 4K
BB Ante: 4K
Chip Average: 171K
Remaining: 17
Entries: 97

2018/11/03 | 23:34 by Playground Poker

The High Roller event was supposed to go on break until tomorrow, however players have agreed to continue the day until the payouts have been reached. Action will therefore continue until we see 4 more eliminations take place.

Tommy Nguyen continues to lead the field, having now crossed the 400,000 chip mark, while Pascal Lefrancois has climbed into second overall. Below are the top 4 counts in play heading into level 17.

First Name \| Prénom	Last Name \| Nom	Stack \| Tapis
Tommy	Nguyen	403,000
Pascal	Lefrancois	382,000
Kristen	Bicknell	324,000
John	Krpan	246,000

Argue is still in it!

Level: 19
Small Blind: 4K
Big Blind: 8K
BB Ante: 8K
Chip Average: 395K
Remaining: 68
Entries: 896

2018/11/03 | 23:22 by Playground Poker

After the devastating blow to his chip stack very early in the day, the odds were that Trevor Argue would be bowing out of the WPTDeepStacks tournament early. However, that was not the case!

Trevor has battled back after losing 90% of his 300,000 chips, and his success is due in part to the fact that he (allegedly) shoved all in up to 25 times today. While there is no way to verify the exact number, the odds are that it is true, given the fact that he shoved twice on the bubble, a time in which the vast majority of players opt to do nothing but fold until the danger passes.

There is no telling where Trevor will end up at the end of the day, but if he keeps up his solid play, he could very well go deep in this event. Either way, he’s in the money, and that is a win all in itself.

Heads up clash results in sighs of relief

Level: 15
Small Blind: 2,000
Big Blind: 4,000
BB Ante: 4,000
Chip Average: 116K
Remaining: 32
Entries: 124

2018/11/03 | 23:18 by Playground Poker

Level 15 is grinding down to the end, and the average chip count is now up to 116,000. There are only 32 of the original 124 competitors who remain in the WPT event # 5. In a heads up clash that had the potential to knock another player out of the field, Tina S, and Elizabeth Bennett-Martin went toe to toe.

Preflop, Tina raised to 4,500, and Elizabeth called.

When the flop came down , Tina wagered 6,500 before Elizabeth raised to 25,000. There was no hesitation on Tina’s part; she called. When the turn was revealed, , Elizabeth pushed all of her 50,000 chips into the pot, leaving Tina with a tough decision. But after pondering for a moment, Tina counted out the chips, and shoved three quarters of her stack towards the dealer.

When the two players revealed their cards, Tina was holding , and Elizabeth’s hand was a . When the river was dealt, a , both players sighed, and split the pot.