“I’ve been ready for that ring for a very long time,” shared an ecstatic Yvan Gravel with PokerNews. After eleven hours of play, a winner has emerged in Occasion #2: $400 Monster Stack right here on the World Collection of Poker Circuit Montreal at Playground. Gravel bested Michael Malouin to take dwelling $40,000 and his first WSOPC circuit ring.
Winners Interview
“I really feel nice… I’m very blissful proper now.” The enjoyment was noticeable as Gravel confirmed his pleasure after successful his first WSOPC ring.
When requested if there was a turning level for his event, Gravel replied “Solely within the second half of the ultimate desk imagine it or not. I began getting playing cards… and it labored out.”
As for his future plans with the cash, Gravel defined that he was “undoubtedly going to Vegas. I’m going each winter. It’s too scorching in the summertime.”
Remaining Desk Outcomes
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Remaining Day Motion
The second circuit occasion of the sequence attracted 707 entrants, producing a prize pool of CAD 233,310 to clear the $200,000 assure.
Rohit Kaul loved the chip lead for many of the first half of the day scoring a number of eliminations early on.. Though Micheal Hales overtook the lead when his queens held up in opposition to huge slick, Kaul took this momentum all the way in which to a seventeenth place end. Hales completed somewhat additional, making it to eleventh place.
Carla Sabini was underneath the radar for many of the day till she gained the chip lead on the two-table redraw with 4,450,000 chips. From that time, she bulldozed her approach to the ultimate desk. Eliminations have been fast with an exceptionally brutal cooler occurring in opposition to Kaul’s aces. Shortly after, the unofficial closing desk was set with Christian Benoit main the pack (6,640,000).
Sabini discovered the primary elimination, sending Ryan Leeming to the rail. Sylviane Michee-Blanc and the short-stacked Paul Duval fell shortly after. The earlier winner of this occasion within the prior sequence Anthony Comand was unable to win back-to-back Monster Stacks as he fell in seventh place. Lastly, Benoit was despatched dwelling as his two pair was outmatched by a turned straight.
The remaining 5 gamers agreed to an ICM chop, leaving $11,030 and the WSOPC Ring for the winner. Play appeared to sluggish, however Etienne Leduc was the following to be despatched dwelling. Shortly after, Sabini’s run got here to a halt when her two pair was bested by a flopped set.
After doubling up via Kevin Lussier, Gravel despatched Lussier dwelling with a podium end. Gravel seized the chip lead and fought onerous to whittle Malouin all the way down to a brief stack. Ultimately, Malouin was compelled to maneuver all in and was despatched dwelling in 2nd place.
That concludes the PokerNews protection for this occasion, however keep tuned as we proceed to convey you all of the motion for the remainder of the World Collection of Poker Circuit occasions right here at Playground.
