Jikai Zhang Outlasts 1,291 Entries In WPT Prime Montreal

Jikai Zhang was the final participant standing from a discipline of 1,291 entries that turned out to Playground Poker Club for the WPT Prime Montreal $1,150 CAD no-limit maintain’em foremost occasion. The Ottawa, Ontario resident earned $139,840 for the win, which was by far his largest reside match rating but.

In addition to the title and the cash, Zhang additionally secured 960 Card Player Player of the Year factors for the win. This was his first POY-qualified rating of the 12 months, however it alone was sufficient to maneuver him inside the highest 250 within the total standings offered by Global Poker.

This occasion featured 4 reside beginning flights and a single on-line beginning flight. The 1,291 entries made by the top of registration noticed the $1,000,000 CAD assure surpassed by $291,000 CAD. The prime 164 finishers earned a share of that cash, with five-figures or extra going to the highest 12 finishers.

The ultimate day started with simply six contenders remaining. Dan Stavila was out in entrance, with WPT ambassador Brad Owen sitting in second and Zhang in third chip place.

The first two knockouts of the day got here in the identical hand. Zhang picked up pocket kings within the massive blind after Steven Marin (sixth – $27,778) shoved with pocket fours and Marc Lavergne (fifth – $36,550) re-shoved with A-Ok. Zhang’s hand-held as much as see him surge right into a digital tie for the lead heading into four-handed motion.

More than 90 fingers after that double knockout, Dan Stavila bought all-in with A-Q main the Ok-10 suited of Zhang. A king-high runout ended Stavila’s run in fourth place ($48,246). Just just a few fingers later, Adam Cader shoved from the small blind with Ok-9 and Owen referred to as all-in from the massive blind for 9 massive blinds with Ok-3 suited. Neither participant improved on an ace-high board and Owen was eradicated in third place ($64,328). This was the fifth-largest rating of his match profession. The in style poker vlogger now has almost $952,000 in recorded earnings to his identify.

Heads-up play started with Zhang holding almost a 3:1 chip lead. The ultimate two went on to battle for over 50 fingers. By the time the ultimate hand arose, Zhang had prolonged his benefit to greater than 5:1. He regarded down at AA on the button and raised to 2,000,000 (with blinds of 400,000-800,000 and an enormous blind ante of 800,000). Cader moved all-in for 9,100,000 whole with A10 and Zhang snap referred to as. The board got here down OkQ6410 to safe the pot and the title for Zhang. Cader earned $87,208 because the runner-up finisher.

Here is a take a look at the payouts and POY factors awarded on the ultimate desk:

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