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Jiachen Gong End Playground Poker’s World Cup of Cards in Style; Wins the Quantum Tournament (C$50,000)
- Updated: September 17, 2016
Jiachen Gong is the winner of Event #1 of the World Cup of Cards at Playground Poker Club. He took home CAD $50,000 for winning the Quantum No-Limit Hold em tournament. The event had started the World Cup of Cards 29 days ago and was also the one to finish it, as the event ran throughout the entire festival.
The Quantum had several buy-in options during the series. Several of the flights were $170, a few were $250 and $350, and one was $550. The players could also direct buy-in to Day 2 for $2,200 and start the day with 62 big blinds. The final option was one mega satellite that awarded nine $2,200 seats.
After all the registration was over, the Quantum gathered 1,023 entries over the last month. Jiachen Gong – one of 29 players who bought in directly for Day 2 – was the one who took home the trophy and the $50,000 prize on the final day of the WCC.
Throughout the series, several players turned up for Quantum starting flights and took a chance at cashing for just bagging a Day 2 stack. Timothy Deering and Alain Louis Levesque took full advantage of that and bagged three different stacks. They collected $400 for bagging a Day 2 stack, but they also collected an additional $1,500 per stack. They both cashed for $4,200 before Day 2 even started.
Several players bought directly into Day 2 and made deep runs. Sam Chartier, who finished in 20th place and took home $2,000, just missed getting his money back when he got it in with …
