WSOP-C News

Carpentier-Perrault is the Super High Roller Champ!

2018/08/31 | 22:16 by

After a heads up battle that can only be described as epic, Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault has emerged as the Champion of Event #4 of the WSOP-C Playground, the $5,000 + $300 Super High Roller event. Igor Picone, a young Belgian player, put up a massive fight and on several occasions looked like he might come out on top. For his victory in the event, Marc-Olivier won $100,000 plus the coveted WSOP Circuit Ring, while Igor had to settle for $67,000 for second place.

Day 2 in the event started with just 11 players remaining, and by the end of the first three levels of play on the day there were 5 eliminations, the bubble was burst, and the first three players to be paid made their exit – Pablo Mariz in 9th place, Mike Leah in 8th, and Omid Shahbazian in 7th. Play was 6-handed and Marc-Olivier had managed to build a solid chip lead on the field.

What came next was a surprise – but the players at the table seemed to be less surprised than observers. Daniel Henderson had come into the day with a huge chip lead, and even at the first break of the day was in 2nd place with over 4M in chips – but he was the next to be eliminated. In just about a single level, Daniel had distributed chips around the table, with Marc-Olivier getting the final stacks. These additional chips put Marc-Olivier in a great spot with 5 left. By the time Jason James was eliminated in 5th, however, former short-stack Dominykas Mikolaitis had accumulated some and the 4 players were relatively even.

Next to go was Jean-Serge Baril in 4th place, putting Dominykas into the lead – but it was a lead he could not sustain and he ended up on the rail in 3rd place. Play turned to the heads up phase of the tournament – which turned out to be a real battle between two clearly skilled players. Marc-Olivier started as a big chip leader, but Igor took chips hand after hand after hand, most without a showdown and many without even a flop, until he had gained a solid lead… But getting to the top only means you can be knocked down – and just at the end of level 26, Marc-Olivier won a huge pot to re-take the 2-1 lead.

Following a short break and a few inconsequential hands between the players, Igor moved all in and found a call from Marc-Olivier… who learned very quickly that he was absolutely dominated in the hand. It looked like another change in the lead was in the works.

Igor:
Marc-Olivier:

The board runout looked solid for the Ace-Queen Igor held: . He had top pair top kicker and the board had little in the way of good news for Marc-Olivier. There were back-door flush possibilities, and of course he could always spike a 6… or it could go like this:

Turn:
River:

Marc-Olivier had made the runner-runner straight for the win!

Event #4 Champion: Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault, $100,000 and the WSOP-C Ring

Final hand of play

2nd place: Igor Picone, $67,000

Schedule Announcements for August 31

2018/08/31 | 16:08 by

There are two important announcements to make about the tournament schedule for today, August 31st, in the WSOP-C Playground. Both announcements come as a result of the overwhelming success of today’s Day 1D flight in the Main Event, in which there are currently 828 entries with late registration (and re-entry) available throughout the day.

First, tonight’s $100 + $10 WSOP-C Playground Main Event Mega Satellite, which was scheduled to begin at 8:00pm, has been cancelled.

The second announcement is that tonight’s Day 1A flight in the $300 + $30 Closer event WILL be held as usual beginning at 6:00pm. The adjustment being made for tonight’s starting flight is that alternates will be capped at 50 entries tonight.

We apologize for any inconvenience these changes may cause.

Event #4 – $5,000 + $300 Super High Roller

2018/08/30 | 12:53 by Shawn McCrory

The WSOP-C Playground continues this afternoon with the biggest buy-in of the series in the $5,000 + $300 Super High Roller.

This 8-handed tournament starts players with a whopping 250,000 in chips that mirrors the hefty guarantee of a $250,000 prize pool. This tournament permits unlimited re-entries until the end of the tenth level of play so players can fire as many bullets as they want during that time frame. There will be a 30-minute dinner break after level 10. Day 1 will continue as long as it takes to play down to the final nine players. Play will resume at 1pm on Friday for the final table.

Good luck to all!

Here comes Day 1C!

2018/08/30 | 11:45 by Shawn McCrory

The Main Event of the WSOP-C Playground is in full swing, and the stage is set for another big starting flight on Day 1C. With two live starting flights already in the books, Day 1C is shaping up to be the busiest yet.

The format has quickly become familiar to those in attendance; a starting stack of 50,000 in chips, and ten 60-minute levels to play before bagging for Day 2. Players will be able to enter or re-enter at any point during this flight, as well as during the first two levels of play on Saturday’s Day 2.

As the opportunities to enter and re-enter the Main Event dwindle, we are likely to see more re-entries today than in previous flights. The players will be looking to bag as many chips as possible for Day 2, a dynamic that will lead to a “boom or bust” approach for many in the field.

For anyone still looking to play their way in to the Main Event, there will be a Main Event Mega Satellite this afternoon at 2pm. With a buy-in of only $110, today’s Mega Satellite guarantees 30 Main Events seats, providing great value for all those in attendance.

Day 1C kicks off in less than 20 minutes. There are already over 110 players registered, and that number is ticking up by the minute. This is one you don’t want to miss!

Good luck to all!

Super High Roller postponed

2018/08/29 | 16:18 by Playground Poker

Due to unforeseen environmental problems, the WSOP-C Playground Event #4, the $5,000 + $300 Super High Roller event, has been postponed by one day. The tournament, scheduled to start at 5:00pm today (August 29th), will now get underway at 1:00pm on Thursday August 30th. Day 2 will be held on Friday August 31st at 1:00pm.

Along with the schedule change comes slight changes to the tournament structure. Day 1 in the event will now continue until the final table of 9 players is established. At this time, the players will bag their chips to return for Day 2, which will play down to a winner on a single table. Late registration and re-entries in the tournament will continue to be available until the end of level 12.

Early double up for the Oyster King in Day 2 of the Monster Stack

Level: 13
Small Blind: 1.2K
Big Blind: 2.4K
Button Ante: 2.4K
Chip Average: 99.5K
Remaining: 137
Entries: 454

2018/08/28 | 13:28 by Shawn McCrory

Armand King, better known as the Oyster King, just got a new lease on his tournament life in the Monster Stack.

Players were still making their way to their seats, and unopened bags remained scattered throughout the field, when King decided it was time to try to double his stack.

The action was opened from early position by Thomas Taylor, and King went all in over the top for slightly less than 10 big blinds. The raise chased everyone else out of the pot and was met by a snap call from Taylor who tabled . King tabled his as he rose from his seat, preparing to make his exit. But the cards had other plans for King, as the flop fell . King clapped his hands and settled back down in his seat to watch the and roll off the deck, giving him a much needed double up.

Play continues in level 13 with 137 players remaining.