Event #4 of the World Cup of Cards, the $100 + $10 6-Max Re-entry, had a great turnout that made a total of 101 entries to this single-day event. The prize pool came just shy of doubling the $5,000 guarantee, and 13 players reached the money.
The action maintained a high pace throughout the afternoon and brought the field down to the final table within seven hours of play. Once at the final table, the massive amount of chips in play gave the players deep stacks, and the pace slowed accordingly. Slowly but surely the eliminations added up until only three players remained. Once it was down to Andrew Lalonde, Vinh Busque and Steven Dubois-Daigle, they opted for an ICM chop of the remaining prize pool. Lalonde had the largest stack in play and received the lion’s share of the prize pool. But the battle was not over. Everyone had their heart set on the beautiful World Cup of Cards trophy, more so than the remaining $295 in prize money.
Lalonde used his chip lead to his advantage during three-handed play and added lots of chips to his stack without showdown by pressuring his opponents whenever possible to build up a huge lead. Dubois-Daigle was eventually eliminated by Busque, and a brief heads-up match between Busque and Lalonde ensued. Lalonde took down several pots to extend his chip lead before the tournament culminated in a preflop all in. Lalonde outflopped Busque to finish off their heads-up battle and claim victory. Congratulations!
6-Max Re-entry Champion: Andrew Lalonde, $2,207
Second Place: Vinh Busque (right), $1,645
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