Canadian player Brady Hinnegan won the highly anticipated first edition of the Card Player Poker Tour World Cup of Cards C$1,650 Main Event to take home his largest live tournament cash of C$111,000, the tournament trophy, and the accolades every champion deserves.
The Card Player Poker Tour is currently hosted by the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Canada. The World Cup of Cards Main Event was among the highlight tournaments on the festival’s schedule and as it was expected, it attracted quite a lot of attention. The originally announced guaranteed prize pool of C$400,000 was surpassed and eventually, the amount of C$522,345 was distributed to the top nine finishers.
Prior to his victory last night, Hinnegan had cashed in five other events, collecting a total of $32,274 in those. In other words, winning the World Cup of Cards Main Event could well be defined as the player’s entry into the big poker scene.
The C$1,650 Main Event ran from September 10 to September 13, featuring two starting flights and two more days of play. The tournament’s final day kicked off with 11 survivors returning to set the official nine-handed final table and the champion.
Hinnegan eventually faced fellow Canadian Thomas Larivee Magni heads-up. The two-handed match kicked off with Hinnegan as the chip leader. The player managed to extend his advantage even more by the time the last hand in play occurred.
Magni limped and Hinnegan checked pre-flop. The board ran out [Kd][Qc][9c] on the flop to see both players check. The [6c] appeared on the turn. Hinnegan bet 200,000 and Magni called. The [5s] came on the river and Hinnegan bet 300,000. Magni shoved all in and his opponent snap-called, turning [Jd][10d] for a straight. Magni held [Qs][5c], which those being of no help to him, so he had to settle for the runner-up finish and the consolation prize of C$78,000.
Elie A took 3rd place in the tournament for C$57,925. Laurence Louie finished 4th for a payout of C$44,442. Karim-Olivier Kamal collected C$34,455 for taking 5th place. Man Sze Chow received C$26,455 for taking 6th place.
Philippe Belley scooped a C$19,966 share of the prize pool for his seventh-place finish. Kevin Rivest took 8th place, good for C$14,470. Tyler Wilson rounded out the official final table for a payout of C$10,482.
