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Day 1D was the largest of the first four starting flights of Event #18 of the World Cup of Cards, the $100 + $10 Playground 100, attracting a total of 194 entries. There have now been a total of 617 entries between four starting flights, with still one more flight, Day 1E (turbo) which plays out tomorrow morning at 11:00am. The prize pool has swelled well beyond the $50,000 guarantee, outstanding value for sure in this modest priced buyin multi-day event!

By the time the first break came around, Tom D. had built up a monster stack but he failed to make it to the top 20. Michel Leblanc took the lead at the second break but unfortunately he busted out on the bubble when he put his chips in with king-jack and was called by Andy D’Alessandro holding pocket queens. At the second break Hamzah Ozor was sitting on the leaderboard right behind Leblanc  and he stayed on the leaderboard all night long. By the time the third and last break of the evening came to be, it was Maxim Suszec-Guerin in the top spot followed by Guillaume Lincourt.

When it was all said and done, the top three stacks of the night were:

1. Hamzah Ozor, 431,000 chips
2. Maxim Suszec-Guerin, 367,000 chips
3. Guillaume Lincourt, 362,500 chips

To see the combined Day 1 results, click here. (NB: tonight’s Day 1D results will be added to the list on Tuesday morning)

The last chance to join the action takes place at 11:00am on Tuesday with Day 1E.

Day 2 will play out tomorrow evening at 7:00pm, and Day 3 will take place on Wednesday at 7:00pm.

The tournament now is down to 23 players with the final 20 bagging and tagging to move on to Day 2.

The tournament is now in level 17 and with only 35 players left on the tables, play is now in the final stages. The top 20 will move on to Day 2 so moves are expected to be made by the short stacks as they try to secure double-ups.

The average stack is at 114,100 chips, and one player has built a stack north of 300K; Maxim Suszek-Guerin leads with 313,000 chips, equal to 63 big blinds.

The leaders are:

With the blinds at 2,000/4,000, action folded to Guillaume Lincourt seated in the cutoff position, who bumped it to 9,000. With action on Christopher Lau in the small blind, he moved all in for 32,900. The big blind folded and Lincourt, looking a bit uncomfortable, but with only 23,900 more to make the call, he threw in a chip and the hands were opened.

Lincourt:
Lau:

Lau was way ahead until the flop when both players hit a pair. The turn gave Lau two pair but also brought some sweat as now Lincourt had a straight draw. The river sealed the deal for Lincourt as he made his Broadway straight while sending Lau to the rail.

A break is coming up and a new leaderbaord will be posted.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Glenn Duncan has been playing a slightly below average stack but has just been able to pick up two back-to-back pots to add to his stack.

With the blinds at 1,500/3,000, he opened under the gun to 9,000 and found a call from Hamzah Ozor seated on the button as well as from Eric Trottier in the big blind. The flop fell and he continued out for 9,000. Ozor gave it some thought before deciding to release his hand. Trottier also folded.

On the very next hand, there were five limpers and Duncan was now in the big blind. On his option, he paused briefly and then raised it up to 17,000. Tom Demarinis had just arrived at the table and he was the only caller. When the flop came , Duncan moved all in. Demarinis folded and Duncan showed that he had the goods, opening up .

In two hands he added 57,500 to his stack without having to go to showdown.

Play continues as the tournament is now 29 players from the end of Day 1.

After the second break of the night the tournament is in level 12 and 71 players remain, with the top 20 scheduled to bag for the night.

The average is now 54,600 and Michel Leblanc is the chip leader. He is a playing a stack of 140,700, good for 88 big blinds.

Here is the new leaderboard:

With 194 total entries in tonight’s flight, 20 players will bag their chips to advance to day 2 which plays tomorrow at 7:00pm.

Over half the field has left the room so far as the tournament is now in level 11. Here are some of the players still fighting away:

In a classic pre-flop battle, John Slaughter got all of his chips into the middle with against the shove by Denis Chalifour holding . Salughter had Chalifour covered and was hoping for the best. The brought some sweat as Slaughter was now hoping to see a ten hit the board. When the turned, he picked up two more outs but the just wasn’t helpful.

And the winner is: Denis Chalifour with his pocket aces.

The late registration and re-entry period has now closed and the total number of entries made it all the way up to 194 (including 39 re-entries). That brings the total number of entries over the first four starting flights to 617, and there is still one last flight (Day 1E turbo) that plays tomorrow at 11:00am. Needless to say, the Playground 100 has been a smashing success!

With an average stack at just over 27K, Tom D. has the lead with a stack of 85,825 chips, good for 172 big blinds. He is followed in second place by Pascal Monarque with a stack of 81,750 chips.

The top stacks in play are as follows:

There are now 160 entries (including 18 re-entries) and there is still more than another half-hour to go in the late registration period.

On table 38, with the blinds at 150/300, Myriam Campanelli limped in for 300. John Palmer than raised it up to 1,100, finding a call from Richard Sysko seated on the button. Campanelli also came along for the ride.

The flop came and both Campanelli and Palmer checked, followed by a bet of 1,600 by Sysko. Campanelli let go of her hand and Palmer three-bet to 7,000. Sysko responded with a four-bet shove. Palmer folded and Sysko showed his hand; for flopped trip fives.

Palmer shook his head and was heard saying, “yup, nobody ever misses against me”.

It is only level three and there are already 120 entries (including 10 re-entries). This means that the $50,000 guarantee has already been surpassed and each additional entry tonight and in tomorrow’s Day 1E turbo flight will just keep adding juice to the prize pool!

Some random snaps from around the room:

Welcome to Day 1D of the 2020 World Cup of Cards Event #18, The $100 + $10 Playground 100, the most affordable multi-day tournament of the entire series.

Players have a 20,000 chip starting stack and play 10-handed through 20-minute blind levels. Once space permits, play will become nine-handed. Play will continue until only 10% of the filed remains, at which point all players will be in the money and will bag their chip stack to move forward to Day 2.

There are unlimited re-entries available right up until the end of the late registration period which is at the start of level seven at 9:15pm.

There have so far been 423 entries and 44 players have qualified to move forward to Day 2. That means that tonight’s flight Day 1D will most probably bring the tournament north of the $50,000 guaranteed prize pool, and, there is still a turbo flight (Day 1E) that will play tomorrow at 11:00am.

The cards are in the air so we hope to see you soon!

Good luck to all of the competitors.