Tommy Coulombe Wins All-Stars for Starlight Tournament (CAD $15,967)
Tommy Coulombe won the CAD $160 All-Stars for Starlight Tournament, besting a field of 850 players and finally beating Charles La Boissonniere in a heads up battle. The All-Stars for Starlight was Event #6 at the World Cup of Cards. The WCC is a 28-day, 28-event Tournament series held at Playground Poker Club just outside of Montreal, QC.
The tournament raised more than CAD $20,000 for the Starlight Foundation Canada, which helps children and their families deal with illness while in the hospital and life outside the hospital as well.
When play began today, there were ten players left and Samuel Chapot was ahead of them all. He would eventually finish in third place. Here is how the final table went down and Tommy Coulombe became the eventual winner.
The first player eliminated was David Bonneau (10th place $1,340). He was eliminated when he got all in preflop against Nick-Real Seide. Bonneau had jacks and three-bet Seide's button open. Seide four-bet shoved and Bonneau called. Seide rivered a queen with 
and that was the end of the day for Bonneau, who quickly entered Event #8: CADn$330 6-Max No-Limit.
Jacob Lafleur was next to go in ninth place earning $1,750. He came into the day second in chips and would have had a huge lead early in the day if Sagar Shetye didn't river a chop when he was at risk for a huge pot. Lafleur eventually busted to Samuel Chaput when the two were all in preflop. They both had aces, but the 
of Lafleur was no help against the 
of Chaput.
Denis Simard finished in eightth place for CAD $2,320. He had a relatively quiet day and was eliminated when he shoved under the gun with and Coulombe called with . Coulombe made two pair and that was all she wrote for Simard.
Then Nick-Real Seide was eliminated in seventh place. He took home CAD $3,280 when he shoved just under ten big blinds and Chaput called with 
. Seide was unable to connect with his 
and hit the rail.
Charles-Eric Benoit was eliminated by the other Charles, Charles La Boissonniere. He finished in sixth for CAD $4,560. He doubled up eventual winner Tommy Coulombe and then was eliminated by La Boissonniere when he called off for about four big blinds in the big blind with 
.
Fifth place went to Felix Leclerc. Leclerc became the short stack and battled back, getting several preflop shoves through. Eventually, he got in behind to Sagar Shetye and couldn't catch up. He took home CAD $6,000.
Shetye would go out next when he got deuces in against and Tommy Coulombe hit an ace on the flop. Shetye walked home with CAD $8,000.
Samuel Chaput would go out third, after making a deal three-handed. He doubled up Charles La Boissonniere with 
against and that brought the three players stacks to even. They made a deal that would see each player get at least CAD $14,465. Shortly after the deal Chaput got king-high in again against La Boissonniere.
Boissonniere and Coulombe played out two more levels before Coulombe eventually earned the trophy and the leader board points, as well as the extra CAD $1,502. In total Coulombe took home CAD $15,967.
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