Jiachen Gong Ends Playground Poker’s World Cup of Cards in Style; Wins the Quantum Tournament (C$50,000)

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 started the World Cup of Cards 29 days ago and finished 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 king-high against …

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