World Poker Tour 2017 Final Table
From a field of 191 entries who turned out to the Playground Poker Club in Montreal now only eight players remain in the 2017 World Cup of Cards Card Player Poker Tour $1,650 CAD buy-in $400,000 CAD guaranteed no-limit hold’em event. On Monday, August 28 one of the remaining players will walk away as a CPPT champion, with the WCC trophy and the first-place prize of $98,000 CAD.
Luc Bellerive (pictured above) enters the final tables as the chip leader with 1,698,000. Other big stacks include Tam Ho with 1,327,000 and Stuart Taylor with 800,000.
The final three tables, which comprised the final 27 players, played the conclusion of the event at Binion's Horseshoe. All of the Main Events that followed the 2005 event were played completely at the Rio. Consequently, this made Joe Hachem the final player to win the Main Event at the original home of the World Series of Poker. 2017 WSOP Main Event Final Table Details When play resumes Thursday, the players will pick up with 1 hour, 7 minutes and 1 second remaining in Level 37. The antes will be 100,000 and blinds will stand at 400,000 and 800,000. The WSOP Main Event Final table television coverage will begin airing Thursday on ESPN2.
Samuel Chartier is the most accomplished player remaining still in contention, with more than $2.7 million in prior live tournament earnings to his name. The Montreal native will enter the final table in fifth chip position with 350,000.
A total of 43 players returned for day 2 on Sunday, Aug. 27. The top 24 finishers made the money in this event, with a min-cash being worth $3,600 CAD.
Michael Malm entered day 2 as the chip leader, but fell in ninth place towards the end of the day. He moved all-in on a short stack from late position with the QQ and ran into the A10 of chip leader Luc Bellerive. The board ran out AK562 to secure the pot for Bellerive and send Malm to the rail with $9,850 CAD.
The final eight players are now all guaranteed at least a $11,520 CAD payday. Play resumes at noon local time and will continue until a champion is decided.
Here is a look at the chip counts heading into the final table:
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Luc Bellerive | 1,698,000 |
| 2 | Tam Ho | 1,327,000 |
| 3 | Stuart Taylor | 800,000 |
| 4 | Robert Laberge | 692,000 |
| 5 | Samuel Chartier | 350,000 |
| 6 | Tristan Bergeron | 325,000 |
| 7 | Jonathan Marrie | 283,000 |
| 8 | Ha Van Nguyen | 278,000 |
About The World Cup of Cards and Playground Poker Club
The World Cup of Cards (WCC) is back for its second year, and this year’s edition is bigger and better than ever! Running until Sept. 13, the WCC features more than $6 million in guaranteed prize pools in events designed to appeal to players of all experience levels.
The weekend after the CPPT main event will be focused on a new event, the Playground 1000, an $1,100 buy-in with four starting flights (this is the second event in the WCC with a $1 million prize pool guarantee.)
Last but not least among the marquee events in the WCC, is the brand new Canadian Poker Championship. This is a $2,200 no-limit hold’em event that boasts a massive $2 million guarantee featuring three single re-entry “normal” speed starting flights, plus an additional single re-entry turbo starting flight.
There’s more! Playground Poker Club has responded to popular demand by adding two additional $5,000 eight-max events plus a $10,000 high roller six-max event to the schedule. The World Cup of Cards caters to all players, with bankrolls big and small.
In addition to all of these amazing events, the World Cup of Cards will feature a full range of poker variations, all managed by what has been called the best tournament poker room in the world: Playground Poker Club.
Playground Poker Club is Canada’s premier poker destination, conveniently located just minutes south of downtown Montreal in the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake. Built For Players By Players, Playground Poker Club offers unmatched cash game action 24/7 plus a great weekly tournament schedule.
For more information about the Card Player Poker Tour, click here.
Photos and info courtesy of World Cup of Cards blog.