Daniel Gagnon Wins Playground Poker Montreal Festival Main Event for $190,750
Day 4 of the Playground Poker Montreal Festival Main Event came to an end on Wednesday as the final nine players of a 1,063-entry field played down to a winner. After five levels of intense play, Daniel Gagnon emerged as champion to claim the title and $190,750 first-place prize.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daniel Gagnon | $190,750 |
| 2nd | Noeung Troeung | $125,410 |
| 3rd | Thi Nguyen | $89,700 |
| 4th | Yannick Lamarre-Delooz | $72,690 |
| 5th | John Helou | $53,100 |
| 6th | Michael Mellor | $40,720 |
| 7th | Daniel Gagne | $28,350 |
| 8th | Alex LAvigne | $20,620 |
| 9th | Lorne Wechsler | $15,360 |
According to the Playground Poker Blog, the first elimination of the final table occurred in Level 31 (60,000/120,000/20,000) when Lorne Wechsler bowed out in ninth place for $15,360, and then Playground Poker regular Alex Lavigne followed him out the door one level later. With the blinds at 75,000/150,000/25,000, Lavigne moved all in from the button for 2.025 million and John Helou called from the big blind.
Lavigne: A?3?
Helou: 7?7?
Lavigne was in need of some help, but the 4?7?2? flop proved disastrous as Helou flopped a set. The Q? turn meant a fifth club would result in a chop, but that didn��t happen as the 8? blanked on the river. Lavigne took home $20,620 for his eighth-place finish.
After Daniel Gagne and Michael Mellor exited in seventh and sixth place, respectively, Helou took his leave in fifth. It happened in Level 33 (100,000/200,000/25,000) when Helou got his last 1.5 million all in preflop holding the 9?9? and was racing against the A?Q? of Gagnon. The 2?7?3? flop didn��t hit Gagnon directly, but it did give him a flush draw to go with his overs. The 6? turn was of no consequence, but the K? river was as Gagnon spiked his flush. Helou received $53,100 for his performance.
Minutes later, Yannick Lamarre-Delooz was eliminated in fourth place when his K?Q? failed to overcome the A?10? of Noeung Troeung, and then it was time for the last woman in the field to go. Thi Nguyen fell in Level 35 (150,000/300,000/50,000) when she moved all in for 2.4 million from the small blind. Gagnon, who had limped the button, made the call and Nguyen was in great shape to double.
Nguyen: A?8?
Gagnon: A?6?
Both players held an ace, but Nguyen��s kicker had her out in front. The 10?3?Q? flop changed nothing, though the Q? turn put out chop opportunities. Gagnon could only win outright with a six on the river, and much to Nguyen��s dismay, it came when the 6? spiked. Nguyen was eliminated in heartbreaking fashion and had to settle for third place and $89,700.
Gagnon took a 4-1 chip lead into heads-up play against Troeung, and it didn��t take long for him to finish things off. In what would be the last hand of the tournament, Troeung moved all in holding the K?J? and needed to improve against the A?9? of Gagnon. The A?J?6? flop gave both players a pair, but Gagnon��s aces were best. Neither the 10? turn nor 5? river helped Troeung, and he took his leave in second place for $125,410 while Gagnon captured the $190,750 first-place prize.
*Pictures and data courtesy of playgroundpoker.ca.
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