On Friday evening, the CAD $1,100 World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Playground Championship, which had attracted 1,587 runners over 4 beginning flights, topped a winner in Yunkyu Track, who received a CAD $241,620 first-place prize plus a seat into December’s WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.
PokerNews was on-site for the action-packed event, and through that point the WPT Reside Reporting Staff (shoutout to Liam Gannon, David Salituro, and Ryan Lashmar) captured some game-changing palms.
Right here’s a have a look at 5 huge palms from the WPT Prime Playground Championship as reported within the WPT dwell weblog.
What a Hero Name!
On Day 2 in Stage 23 (20,000/40,000/40,000), 34 gamers remained when Timothy Rutherford min-raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Senthuran Vijayaratnam defended the massive blind to see a flop of 10♦7♣4♥.
Vijayaratnam check-called a guess of 110,000 after which check-called one among 325,000 on the 8♦ flip. When the two♠ accomplished the board on the river, Vijayaratnam checked for a 3rd time and Rutherford guess 850,000.
Vijayaratnam burned a time extension earlier than calling with the Q♦4♦ for simply fourth pair, but it surely was the best name as Rutherford had been bluffing together with his A♥J♣.
It was an enormous pot that put Vijayaratnam as much as 111 huge blinds, whereas Rutherford busted a short while later in thirty first place.
Cooler Deep on Day 2
With simply 30 gamers remaining within the event, it was Stage 24 (25,000/50,000/50,000) when Yunkyu Track raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Srikanth Gundela jammed for 705,000 from the button. Each blinds folded and Track shortly referred to as.
Srikanth Gundela: Q♦Q♠Yunkyu Track: Ok♠Ok♣
It was a cooler and Gundela was on the dangerous finish of it. He was trying to get fortunate and picked up a seat when the ten♠9♠J♠ flop delivered him a straight flush draw, although solely the 8♠ would assist him as Track had the higher flush draw with a king.
Sadly for Gundela, neither the ten♦ flip nor 10♥ river helped him and he hit the rail in thirtieth place for $6,287.
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Raymond Carter’s Kings Deposed
On Day 3, simply 13 gamers remained in Stage 28 (75,000/125,000/125,000) when Raymond Carter and Zeyu Huang noticed a flop of Q♠6♥4♥. The previous guess 300,000 from the under-the-gun-position and the latter check-raised to 850,000 from the massive blind. Carter proceeded to moved all in for 3.6 million and Huang burned a number of time extensions earlier than making the decision.
Raymond Carter: Ok♦Ok♣Zeyu Huang: A♥9♥
Carter was forward with pocket kings however Huang had a flush draw with an over. The Ok♠ was good for Carter because it improved him to a set, however sadly for him, the river was the three♥ to offer Huang a successful flush.
“Nasty, Ray. What are you going to do?” Robin Wezelenburg supplied from throughout the desk. Carter acquired CAD $15,400 for his Thirteenth-place end.
Huang Set As much as Finish 4-Handed Play
4-handed play on the ultimate desk started on Hand #39 And the following participant didn’t fall till Hand #123. It occurred in Stage 33 (200,000/400,000/400,000) when Zeyu Huang raised to 800,000 below the gun and Yunkyu Track referred to as out of the small blind.
When the flop fell Q♣6♠3♠, Huang guess 1.8 million and Track raised to 4.6 million. The previous then moved all in and the latter snap-called whereas saying, “I’ve a set.”
Certainly, Track tabled the 6♣6♦ for a set of sixes and was forward of Huang’s Ok♥Ok♣ overpair. The J♦ flip left Huang in search of a king on the river, but it surely wasn’t within the playing cards because the 9♥ peeled off as an alternative.
Huang was eradicated in fourth place for CAD $85,000.
One other Dangerous Beat to Finish the Match
The ultimate hand of the event, which was Hand #167 of the ultimate desk, passed off in Stage 34 (250,000/500,000/500,000). Kevin Rivest raised to 1.5 million and Track three-bet to five.5 million. Rivest then moved all in for 12.5 million complete and Track referred to as.
Kevin Rivest: A♦Q♦Yunkyu Track: A♣J♣
Rivest had the most effective of it, however sadly for him, the flop got here down Ok♣J♠5♦ to pair Track. Neither the three♠ flip nor 4♥ river modified a factor and Rivest needed to accept second place and CAD $152,000 in prize cash.
PokerNews can be on-site on the WPT Playground for the following week providing content material all through, so you’ll want to test again day by day as we deliver you updates and tales straight from the event flooring.
*Pictures courtesy World Poker Tour (WPT) / Alicia Skillman
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