WPT Prime Playground Hands of the Week: Bad Beat Finally Ends Four-Handed Marathon

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On Friday night, the CAD $1,100 World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Playground Championship, which had attracted 1,587 runners over four starting flights, crowned a winner in Yunkyu Song, who won a CAD $241,620 first-place prize plus a seat into December’s WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

PokerNews was on-site for the action-packed tournament, and during that time the WPT Live Reporting Team (shoutout to Liam Gannon, David Salituro, and Ryan Lashmar) captured some game-changing hands.

Here’s a look at five big hands from the WPT Prime Playground Championship as reported in the WPT live blog.

What a Hero Call!

Senthuran VijayaratnamOn Day 2 in Level 23 (20,000/40,000/40,000), 34 players remained when Timothy Rutherford min-raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Senthuran Vijayaratnam defended the big blind to see a flop of 10*♦74♥*.

Vijayaratnam check-called a bet of 110,000 and then check-called one of 325,000 on the 8*♦* turn. When the 2*♠* completed the board on the river, Vijayaratnam checked for a third time and Rutherford bet 850,000.

Vijayaratnam burned a time extension before calling with the Q*♦4♦* for just fourth pair, but it was the right call as Rutherford had been bluffing with his A*♥J♣*.

It was a massive pot that put Vijayaratnam up to 111 big blinds, while Rutherford busted a short time later in 31st place.

Cooler Deep on Day 2

Srikanth GundelaWith just 30 players remaining in the tournament, it was Level 24 (25,000/50,000/50,000) when Yunkyu Song raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Srikanth Gundela jammed for 705,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Song quickly called.

Srikanth Gundela: Q*♦QYunkyu Song: KK♣*

It was a cooler and Gundela was on the bad end of it. He was looking to get lucky and picked up a seat when the 10*♠9J♠* flop delivered him a straight flush draw, though only the 8*♠* would help him as Song had the better flush draw with a king.

Unfortunately for Gundela, neither the 10*♦* turn nor 10*♥* river helped him and he hit the rail in 30th place for $6,287.

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Raymond Carter’s Kings Deposed

Raymond CarterOn Day 3, just 13 players remained in Level 28 (75,000/125,000/125,000) when Raymond Carter and Zeyu Huang saw a flop of Q*♠64♥*. The former bet 300,000 from the under-the-gun-position and the latter check-raised to 850,000 from the big blind. Carter proceeded to moved all in for 3.6 million and Huang burned a few time extensions before making the call.

Raymond Carter: K*♦KZeyu Huang: A9♥*

Carter was ahead with pocket kings but Huang had a flush draw with an over. The K*♠* was good for Carter as it improved him to a set, but unfortunately for him, the river was the 3*♥* to give Huang a winning flush.

“Nasty, Ray. What are you going to do?” Robin Wezelenburg offered from across the table. Carter received CAD $15,400 for his 13th-place finish.

Huang Set Up to End Four-Handed Play

Zeyu HuangFour-handed play at the final table began on Hand #39 And the next player didn’t fall until Hand #123. It happened in Level 33 (200,000/400,000/400,000) when Zeyu Huang raised to 800,000 under the gun and Yunkyu Song called out of the small blind.

When the flop fell Q*♣63♠*, Huang bet 1.8 million and Song raised to 4.6 million. The former then moved all in and the latter snap-called while saying, “I have a set.”

Indeed, Song tabled the 6*♣6♦* for a set of sixes and was ahead of Huang’s K*♥K♣* overpair. The J*♦* turn left Huang looking for a king on the river, but it wasn’t in the cards as the 9*♥* peeled off instead.

Huang was eliminated in fourth place for CAD $85,000.

Another Bad Beat to End the Tournament

Kevin RivestThe final hand of the tournament, which was Hand #167 of the final table, took place in Level 34 (250,000/500,000/500,000). Kevin Rivest raised to 1.5 million and Song three-bet to 5.5 million. Rivest then moved all in for 12.5 million total and Song called.

Kevin Rivest: A*♦QYunkyu Song: AJ♣*

Rivest had the best of it, but unfortunately for him, the flop came down K*♣J5♦* to pair Song. Neither the 3*♠* turn nor 4*♥* river changed a thing and Rivest had to settle for second place and CAD $152,000 in prize money.

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