
Flight C
The Fall of Quebec

A player in early position opened to 2,400 and received a call from Carl Quebec in the hijack before Acharya Anant three-bet to 6,000 from the button. The early position player folded, Quebec shoved for 20,400 and Anant called with a covering stack to put Quebec at risk.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CQ Carl Quebec | 8♠7♠ | busted |
AA Acharya Anant | A♣K♣ | 72,300(60 BB) |
The board ran out 4♥ 4♣ J♣ T♠ K♦ giving Anant kings up to send Quebec to the rail and win the pot.
Top Stacks
Player | Chips |
---|---|
RY Ryutaro Yamamoto | 155,600(311 BB) |
LP Lemmor Patulot | 88,400(177 BB) |
AA Abdullah Akbarpoor | 79,800(160 BB) |
78,900(158 BB) | |
JS Joseph Sia | 71,400(143 BB) |
BE Benjamin Ebarle | 70,700(141 BB) |
AJ Alvin Jeff Sembrano | 67,000(134 BB) |
JL Jack Li | 60,200(120 BB) |
RK Rikuhito Komachi | 57,000(114 BB) |
56,400(113 BB) | |
KO Ko Okubo | 54,200(108 BB) |
MB Michael Bueza | 54,200(108 BB) |
50,300(101 BB) | |
CQ Carl Quebec | 45,700(91 BB) |
45,700(91 BB) | |
CM Chung Michael Wookju | 45,300(91 BB) |
43,200(86 BB) | |
JK Jin Kwon | 40,100(80 BB) |
NS Nobuyasu Sato | 38,700(77 BB) |
AV Andrei Vavilonskii | 37,600(75 BB) |
MG Marc Gagne | 35,700(71 BB) |
34,500(69 BB) |
Kicker Problems for Quebec

With three players seeing a board of ah K♠ 3♥ and 5,400 in the middle Akihide Ejiri checked from the big blind, Carl Quebec checked from early position and Hyunseong Kim bet 1,500 from the hijack. Both opponents called.
Kim continued for 3,500 when checked to on the 5♠ turn and this time only Quebec called. Both players then checked the 8♦ river.
Both players had top pair. Quebec tabled A♠ 5♠ but Kim had him beat with A♣ Q♦ to win the pot.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
KH Kim Hyunseong | 53,700(134 BB) |
CQ Carl Quebec | 50,600(127 BB) |
EA Ejiri Akihide | busted |
Quebec Takes from Ponce

Jeffrey Ponce limped in from the hijack, Carl Quebec raised to 600 from the button and Ponce called.
The flop came 4♦ 9♥ 9♦ and Ponce check-called a 1,100 bet from Quebec.
Quebec bet 2,600 when checked to on the J♥ turn and this time Ponce opted to fold.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CQ Carl Quebec | 39,600(396 BB) |
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | 38,400(384 BB) |
Quebec Wins Early Hand

A player in the hijack opened to 200 and received calls from Jeffrey Ponce in the cutoff, Carl Quebec in the small blind and Winifred Obedoza in the big blind.
All four players checked the 3♣ Q♠ 8♦ flop leading to the Q♣ turn. Action checked around to Ponce who bet 1,000. Quebec called, Obedoza called and the hijack folded.
Quebec led out for 3,800 on the J♥ river and both remaining opponents opted to fold.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CQ Carl Quebec | 33,900(339 BB) |
JP Jeffrey Ponce (2) | 28,800(288 BB) |
WO Winifred Obedoza | 28,700(287 BB) |