Three players are still in the race for the bracelet in the event #50, Vanessa Selbst is leader in the tournament reserved for women, Jason Lavallée comes out before the awards in the #52 event, 2 Quebecers are still in the race in the #53 event and it is the today the start of the tournament at 1 M$ of buy-in, the Big One for One Drop!
Event #50 of No Limit Hold'em $ 5000 - 3 players are still in the race
Yesterday the tournament attracted our attention because there were still the Quebec Sam Chartier in the race!
Today, there are more than 3 players shortlisted for the bracelet, but unfortunately the name of Sam Chartier is not in these 3 names. Sam still finished 26th tournament on 1001 entries to win a purse of $ 28,793, what is a more than respectable performance.
The three remaining players are: Dan Smith who has 6.6 M chips, Kyle Julius, who has 4.4 million tokens and Panayote Vilandos which has 3.9 M chips.
3 players are currently insured for a value of $ 368,943. The winner of the tournament will put hands on $ 952,694.
Event #51 Championship of No Limit Hold'em for women! ($1000) - Debbie Pachac is leader of the tournament!
Sharon and PickPocket were no longer in the tournament, both eliminated very quickly. There still remained the American born in Quebec, Annie Lepage in the race.
Unfortunately for her, her hopes have soared when she finished ranked 93rd for a purse of $ 1.735.
At this stage, there are still 9 players in the race. The current leader is Debbie Pechac with 630,000 chips.
All players are guaranteed to receive a scholarship of $ 12.156 and the winner will win $ 170,587.
When the action resumes today, the blinds will be 4000/8000 with antes in 1000.
Event #52 10 - Game mixed/6-max ($2500) - Jason Lavallée out on the bubble
Jason Lavallée was in a very good situation in the tournament yesterday before the day begins. Unfortunately for him on the other hand, he was unable to pass through the second day of games. It is removed before the awards.
At this stage, there are still 19 players. The leader is Vanessa Selbst presensement which has 346,900 tokens!
All players are guaranteed to win $ 7614 and the winner will win a $ 244,250 grant
The tournament is scheduled to end today.
Event #53 No-Limit hold ' em $ 1500-2 Quebec still in the race!
3166 people are registered in this tournament and was expected to see some québécois.
Nine Quebecers took part in this tournament. Among them, there are still 2 standing: ranked 335th, found Gylbert Drolet and Saint - Nicolas who has 7600 chips ranked 73rd, Philippe Bergeron Bélanger in Drummondville with 61,000 chips!
The current leader is Mario Nagel which 158,700 tokens. When the action resumes later today, the blinds will be 500/1000 with antes at 100.
PokerCollectif wishes the best of luck to our Quebec 2!
Event #55, The Big One for One Drop! -This historic tournament starts today!
It is today that begins this tournament at 1 M$ buy-in! The list of entries is now confirmed:
1 Bobby Baldwin - Chief Design and Construction Officer, MGM Resorts Intl. (Las Vegas, NV)
2 Frédéric Banjout - CEO, Eden Shoes (Paris, France)
3 Bob Bright - CEO, Bright Trading, LLC (Las Vegas, NV)
4 Ilya Bulchev - Businessman (Moscow, Russia)
5 Roland De Wolfe - Professional Poker Player (London, England)
6 Tom Dwan - Professional Poker Player (Edison, NJ)
7 Jonathan Duhamel - Professional Poker Player (Montreal, QC, Canada)
8 David Einhorn - U.S. Hedge Fund Manager (Rye, New York)
9 Antonio Esfandiari - Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
10 Phil Galfond - Professional Poker Player (Potomac, MD)
11 Bertrand Grospellier - Professional Poker Player (Paris France)
12 Philipp Gruissem - Professional Poker Player (Germany)
13 Giovanni Frank - Businessman (Montreal, Canada)
14 Phil Ivey - Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
15 Eugene Katchalov - Professional Poker Player (New York, NY)
16 Cary Katz – CEO, College Loan Corporation (Las Vegas, NV)
17 Jens Kyllönen - Professional Poker Player (Finland)
18 Guy Laliberté - Founder, Cirque Soleil (Montreal, QC, Canada)
19 Ben Lamb - Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
20 Tom Marchese - Professional Poker Player (Parsippanny, NJ)
21 Jason Mercier - Professional Poker Player (Davie, FL)
22 Michael Mizrachi - Professional Poker Player (Miami, FL)
23 John Morgan - CEO, Winmark Corporation (Minneapolis, MN)
24 Daniel Negreanu - Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
25 Paul Newey - Chairman, New Wave Ventures (Dorset, United Kingdom)
26 Chamath Palihapitiya - Venture Capitalist (Burlingame, CA)
27 Bill Perkins - Owner, Small Ventures (Private Equity), (Houston, TX)
28 Paul Phua - Asian Businessman (Miri, Malaysia)
29 Brian Rast - Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
30 Vivek Rajkumar - Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
31 Tobias Reinkemeier - Professional Poker Player (Brighton, Germany)
32 Andrew Robl - Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
33 Phil Ruffin - Owner, Treasure Island Resort (Las Vegas, NV)
34 Rick Salomon - Film Producer (Los Angeles, CA)
35 Nick Schulman - Professional Poker Player (New York, NY)
36 Noah Schwartz - Professional Poker Player (Miami, FL)
37 Erik Seidel - Professional Poker Player (Las Vegas, NV)
38 Mike Sexton - Professional Poker Player/Commentator (Las Vegas, NV)
39 Dan Shak - Founder, SHK Asset Management (Philadelphia, PA)
40 Talal Shakerchi - European Hedge Fund Manager (Surrey, England)
41 Mikhail Smirnov - Businessman/Poker Player (Moscow, Russia)
42 Justin Smith - Professional Poker Player (Los Angeles, CA)
43 Brandon Steven - Businessman/Car Dealer Owner (Wichita, KS)
44 Sam Trickett - Professional Poker Player (East Retford, England)
45 Haralabos Voulgaris - Professional Sports Handicapper (Winnipeg, Canada), (Lotto seat)
46 Richard Yong - Asian Businessman (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
47 gus Hansen - $25,300 Mega Satellite - June 30 at Rio - Professional Poker Player, Denmark
48 Phil Hellmuth - MGM Resorts International VIP winner - June 30, Palo Alto, CA
To watch today:
-The #53 in which Quebecers 2 event are still in the race, namely Gylbert Drolet and Philippe Bergeron Bélanger!
-The start of the tournament at 1 M$ buy-in which PokerCollectif spoke you so often, The Big One for One Drop!
You can discuss these different tournaments on our forums by clicking on the following links:
Event #50 of No Limit Hold'em $ 5000
Event #51 Championship of No Limit Hold'em for women! ($1000)
Event #52 10-Game mixed/6-max ($2500)
Event #53 No-Limit hold ' em to $ 1500
Event #55, The Big One for One Drop!
