Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
PlayNow Championship Winnipeg
Multi-Table Satellite Tournament
Day: 1
Event Info
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Chip Counts
Chip Counts
6
74,000
10
40,000
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
A player under the gun opened the action by moving all in for 11,600. The player in the cutoff put his last 2,700 and Blake Gonsalves had a decision to make when action got to him in the small blind. After some thought Gonsalves made the call and had both players covered.
Gonsalves: 
Under The Gun: 
Cutoff: 
Gonsalves was in good shape to win the side pot, but the flop of 
put him ahead for the main pot as well. The turn and river did not improve either of his opponents 
. Gonsalves took down the pot and now sits with over double average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Deven Lane was down to his last 100 chips after he was crippled in a roller-coaster of a hand against Wes Traill. However, he wouldn't say die, and is now once again sitting fairly pretty.
Once again, it was a confrontation against Traill. All the money got in pre-flop, and Lane was in great shape with 
vs the of Traill. The board ran clean for the big slick, and Lane is now up to more than 15,000 chips.
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Action folded to John Albert in the cutoff who made it 2,000. The player in the small blind splashed his remaining 3,500 into the middle. Albert made the call and they were off to the races.
Albert: 
Opponent: 
The flop of 
put Albert in the lead. The turn was an interesting one as the 
gave his opponent nine additional outs. Albert was able to fade the river when the 
completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,000 |
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The final numbers are in, and a total of 277 entries were recorded for the event. That means 27 players will finish tonight with tickets for the $600 and $1,100, while the 28th place player will win an $1,100 Main Event seat plus $90 cash.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Action folded to Wes Traill in early position and he jammed for 7,700 chips. He was called by Deven Lane in the cutoff, and everyone else got out of the way.
Traill was in good shape with tens over the eights of Lane, but that all changed on the 
flop. After the hit the turn, another player at the table playfully called for a seven. Sure enough, the dealer laid down 
on the river for Traill to go runner-runner straight to win.
His full double up left his Lane on fumes with just a single 100 chip behind, but he's managed to survive and double a few hands, but is still sitting with a very short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
1,000
-17,150
|
-17,150 |
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Action folded around to a player in the hijack who moved all in, Eddy Watt was next to act and sent the last of his 4,400 stack into the middle. The remaining players folded and the players turned their cards over.
Watt: 
Opponent:
It was a sweat after the players saw a flop of 
, giving the player in the hijack an open-ended straight draw. But Watt was able to fade it when the board completed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,300
10,300
|
10,300 |
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
After a raise from middle position to 1,200, Maurice Gingras reraised to 2,200 before everyone else got out of the way. His opponent called and the flop came 
. After a check, Gingras fired 1,300 into the middle and his opponent quickly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,000
5,500
|
5,500 |