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$1,650 CPPT World Cup of Cards

Day 1b Completed

08-26-2017 21:51 UTC-5

Michael Malm Bags Massive Lead After CPPT World Cup of Cards Day 1b

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Day 1b of the Card Player Poker Tour (CPPT) World Cup of Cards at Playground Poker Club has wrapped up with just 25 of 115 entries securing a seat on Day 2.

Leading the charge and taking the overall chip lead was World Series of Poker bracelet winner Michael Malm. Malm tossed a stack of 414,500 into his bag at the end of the night.

Malm was the beneficiary of a semi-bluff gone wrong by former chip leader Sylvain Siebert. Siebert checked shoved for seven-times the pot on the turn with just an up-and-down straight draw and Malm tank-called with top-pair top-kicker. The river bricked and Malm scooped a huge pot to take a huge lead over the field.

Other top stacks include Jonathan Marrie (267,000), Jake Labonte (248,000), Gregory Harwick (221,500), Paul Scott (211,000), and Maxime Flibotte-Blanchard.

Firing their final bullet and missing the mark, partypoker ambassadors Kristen Bicknell and Natalia Breviglieri, Mike Leah, Dustin Melanson, Carter Swidler, Steven Kerr, and WPT Champion's Club member David Ormsby all failed to make it through to Day 2.

With just 191 entries total, the $400,000 guarantee was not met and anyone making the money on Day 2 will be rewarded with some extra value. The top 24 places will be paid, banking at least $3,600 while the top share of $98,000 will go to the eventual champion.

Day 2 will get under way at noon local time on Sunday and play will continue for nine 60-minute levels. Though with only 43 players remaining, there is a very good chance the event will wrap up and crown a champion late Sunday evening.

Tags: Carter Swidler David Ormsby Dustin Melanson Kristen Bicknell Michael Malm Mike Leah Natalia Breviglieri Paul Scott Steven Kerr Sylvain Siebert

08-26-2017 21:45 UTC-5

Day 2 Seat Draw

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

First Name	Last Name	Table	Chip Count
Patrick	St-Onge	Table 62 - Seat 1	68,500
Garrett	Dansereau	Table 62 - Seat 2	145,500
Thomas	Lefort	Table 62 - Seat 3	141,000
Tam	Ho	Table 62 - Seat 4	126,500
Frederic	Cossette	Table 62 - Seat 5	79,000
Patrick	Braga	Table 62 - Seat 6	156,500
Jiachen	Gong	Table 62 - Seat 8	226,000
Ha Van	Nguyen	Table 62 - Seat 9	46,000

Rong	Xu	Table 65 - Seat 1	175,000
Tristan	Bergeron	Table 65 - Seat 2	59,500
Samuel	Chartier	Table 65 - Seat 3	97,500
Andrew	Watt	Table 65 - Seat 4	113,000
David	Baba	Table 65 - Seat 5	144,500
Matthew	Paplyk	Table 65 - Seat 6	177,000
David	Valcourt-Dube	Table 65 - Seat 7	57,000
Xuan Huy	Phan	Table 65 - Seat 8	50,000
Gregory	Hartwick	Table 65 - Seat 9	221,500

Paul	Scott	Table 66 - Seat 1	211,000
Steven	Martin	Table 66 - Seat 2	38,500
Blake	Tarbell	Table 66 - Seat 3	274,500
Jonathan	Marrie	Table 66 - Seat 4	267,000
Michael	Malm	Table 66 - Seat 5	414,500
Brady	Hinnegan	Table 66 - Seat 6	42,500
Jake	Labonte	Table 66 - Seat 7	248,000
Douglas	Watson	Table 66 - Seat 8	185,500
Blaise Nigel	Googoo	Table 66 - Seat 9	67,000

Sammy	Chao	Table 69 - Seat 1	112,000
Louis	Boutin	Table 69 - Seat 2	75,000
Edouard	Dupuis	Table 69 - Seat 3	85,000
Jonathan	Cohen	Table 69 - Seat 4	121,500
Stuart	Taylor	Table 69 - Seat 5	195,500
Jean-Philippe	Piquette	Table 69 - Seat 6	137,000
Michael	Flanagan	Table 69 - Seat 7	48,000
Luc	Bellerive	Table 69 - Seat 8	33,000
Robert	Laberge	Table 69 - Seat 9	175,000

Nathan	Hall	Table 70 - Seat 1	48,000
Andrej	Markovinovic	Table 70 - Seat 2	187,500
Michael	Korovine	Table 70 - Seat 4	75,000
William	Blais	Table 70 - Seat 5	169,000
Viken	Artinian	Table 70 - Seat 6	54,500
Maxime	Flibotte-Blanchard	Table 70 - Seat 7	201,000
Lucas	Drolet	Table 70 - Seat 8	103,000
Thomas	Cemm	Table 70 - Seat 9	68,500

08-26-2017 21:44 UTC-5

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Malm	414,500 -50,500	-50,500

Jonathan Marrie	267,000 157,000	157,000
Jake Labonte	248,000 136,000	136,000
Gregory Hartwick	221,500 -39,500	-39,500
Paul Scott	211,000 113,000	113,000
Maxime Flibotte-Blanchard	201,000 45,000	45,000
Andrej Markovinovic	187,500 43,500	43,500
Matthew Paplyk	177,000 67,000	67,000
Robert Laberge	175,000 41,000	41,000
Patrick Braga	156,500 2,500	2,500
David Baba	144,500 -39,500	-39,500
Thomas Lefort	141,000 111,000	111,000
Jean-Philippe Piquette	137,000 54,000	54,000
Lucas Drolet	103,000 103,000	103,000
Sam Chartier	97,500 97,500	97,500
Frederic Cossette	79,000 -32,000	-32,000
Michael Korovine	75,000 -15,000	-15,000
Blaise Googoo	67,000 -48,000	-48,000
Tristan Bergeron	59,500 -19,500	-19,500
Viken Artinian	54,500 54,500	54,500
Xuan Huy Phan	50,000 50,000	50,000
Michael Flanagan	48,000 48,000	48,000
Nathan Hall	48,000 18,000	18,000
Ha Van Nguyen	46,000 46,000	46,000
Luc Bellerive	33,000 3,000	3,000

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08-26-2017 21:25 UTC-5

Five More Hands

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The clock on Day 1b has been paused and each table will play five more hands before bagging for the night.

08-26-2017 21:23 UTC-5

Malm Stacks Siebert

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

With just over 10,000 in the pot on the turn of a board, Sylvain Siebert check-jammed all-in for 150,000 after Michael Malm bet just 8,000.

Malm went into the tank and eventually made the call.

Malm:
Siebert:

The one-time chip leader, Siebert, was caught making a move and Malm would reap the benefits after the completed the boar don the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Malm	465,000 239,000	239,000

Sylvain Siebert	Busted

Tags: Michael Malm Sylvain Siebert

08-26-2017 21:05 UTC-5

Queens Vs. Queens, Chop It Up

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Jean-Philippe Piquette thought he found a great spot to get his chips in the middle and double through big stack David Baba.

Piquette moved all-in with pocket queens and unfortunately, Baba had the same hand.

Picquette held the two black queens and called for a black flop. The dealer swept out a flop with two hearts, however, sparking some concern from Picquette. The turn was a safe black card and the two players took back their stacks, chopping the blinds and antes,

Player	Chips	Progress
David Baba	184,000 -13,000	-13,000
Jean-Philippe Piquette	83,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Jean-Philippe Picquette David Baba

08-26-2017 20:49 UTC-5

Play Enters Final Level of the Night

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

With 13 levels down, the remaining 30 players have entered the final level of play for the night. At the end of the level, the Day 1b survivors will bag up their chips and return Sunday at noon for Day 2.

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

08-26-2017 20:37 UTC-5