{"id":44418,"date":"2017-05-02T18:36:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T17:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=44418"},"modified":"2021-06-21T10:07:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T10:07:15","slug":"cassidy-battikha-crowned-grand-prix-canada-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/cassidy-battikha-crowned-grand-prix-canada-champion.html","title":{"rendered":"Cassidy Battikha Crowned Grand Prix Canada Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trainee firefighter Cassidy Battikha<\/strong> ran red hot on his way to taking down the partypoker LIVE<\/a> Grand Prix Canada Main Event<\/strong>, a fantastic result that saw him reel in CAD$84,050 after a three-way deal.<\/p>\n

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2017 Grand Prix Canada Final Table Results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nPrize (CAD)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nCassidy Battikha<\/td>\n$84,050*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nKarim Abdelhamid<\/td>\n$62,500*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nKevin Zeidler<\/td>\n$53,450*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nMike Leah<\/td>\n$25,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nLeandre St-Laurent<\/td>\n$14,580<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nShahar Ohaion<\/td>\n$10,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nEmmanuel Krykinis<\/td>\n$7,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nDilovan Hussein<\/td>\n$6,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*reflects a three-handed deal<\/em><\/p>\n

A massive field of 2,570 entrants packed into the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, which saw the CAD$500,000 guarantee surpassed by CAD$14,000 and a first-place prize of CAD$100,000 created. Plus any player who was one of the first 100 players to qualify online for the Grand Prix Canada Main Event via partypoker<\/a> satellites and online phases and had a Golden Chip in their possession would win an additional CAD$20,000 on top of any prize money.<\/p>\n

By the time the final day was reached, only 38 players remained in the hunt for title, among them Mike Leah<\/strong> who is a phenomenal poker player with almost $3 million in online cashes, and more than $5.7 million in the live arena.<\/p>\n

One by one, the final 38 players fell by the wayside and the minimum take home pay increased to a point where the eight players who reached the final table were guaranteed CAD$6,000 for their efforts.<\/p>\n

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Grand Prix Canada final table<\/p><\/div>\n

2017 Grand Prix Canada Final Table Seat Draw<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Seat<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nChips<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nMike Leah<\/td>\n12,630,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nCassidy Battikha<\/td>\n18,505,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nKarim Abdelhamid<\/td>\n6,360,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nDilovan Hussein<\/td>\n4,460,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nEmmanuel Krykinis<\/td>\n6,320,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nKevin Zeidler<\/td>\n13,255,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nShahar Ohaion<\/td>\n3,460,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nLeandre St-Laurent<\/td>\n2,360,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Dilovan Hussein<\/strong> was the final table\u2019s first casualty and banked CAD$6,000. After losing a large pot early into proceedings, Hussein committed his chips with on an flop after mike Leah had made a continuation bet. Leah called with and Hussein\u2019s run was over.<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Kyrkinis<\/strong> was the next to fall when he squeezed all-in with over the top of a Leah raise and a Battikha call only to see Kevin Zeidler<\/strong> wake up in the small blind with the powerhouse hand that is . The all-club ace-high flop left Kyrkinis drawing to a single out and when the appeared on the turn it was game over.<\/p>\n

Sixth-place and CAD$10,000 went to Shahar Ohaion<\/strong>, a cash game player who is a regular at the Playground Poker Club. Ohaion was waiting for a spot to push his short stack into the middle of the felt and found such a spot when he was dealt . Karim Abdelhamid<\/strong> limped for 500,000, Ohaion moved all-in for 3.2 million, Battikha reshoved and Abdelhamid folded. Battikha revealed the and when the board ran out queen-high, Ohaion\u2019s tournament ended.<\/p>\n

Down to 10 big blinds, Leandre St-Laurent<\/strong> looked down at ace-four and moved all-in. Leah called with the dominating ace-king, which held, to reduce the player count to four.<\/p>\n

With four players remaining, Leah and Zeidler were locked in a battle for the additional CAD$20,000 from the Golden Chip promotion. The extra money was awarded to Zeidler after Leah bust in fourth-place.<\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/p>\n

Leah lost most of his stack when he open-shoved from the small blind with and Battikha called from the big blind with , then Leah lost the rest of his chips when he pushed from the small blind with , Battikha called in the big blind with and despite picking up some outs on the flop, Leah\u2019s fine run came to an abrupt end.<\/p>\n

With Leah out of the way, the final three players paused the tournament clock so they could discuss a deal for the remaining prize pool. Those discussions proved fruitful with the trio agreeing to leave CAD$20,000 for the eventual champion and splitting the rest of the cash based on ICM.<\/p>\n