Mark Stephen Edwards Leads Day 1A
Apr 30, '15
Mark Stephen Edwards bagged the largest stack of the night on Day 1A of the Card Player Poker Tour St. Maarten inaugural $1,650 no-limit hold’em $200,000 guarantee main event.
Edwards bagged 164,400 followed by Adam Friedman with 161,900 and Andrew Fair with 139,800.
The first of two starting days drew a total of 64 entries including Card Player’s own Barry Shulman, Mark Gregorich, former CPPT bestbet Jacksonville final tablist Yi Li and Carbon Poker online qualifiers Cole Macy, Andy Asnicar and Duane Mispagle.
Card Player’s Allyn Shulman, the only former CPPT main event champion in the field and the tour’s all-time money winner, survived Day 1A with 72,000.
Day 1B will begin Friday at 1:30 pm local time and live updates will be provided throughout the day on CardPlayer.com.
Day 1A Chip Counts
| Rank |
Player |
Chip Count |
| 1 |
Mark Stephen Edwards |
164,400 |
| 2 |
Adam Friedman |
161,900 |
| 3 |
Andrew Fair |
139,800 |
| 4 |
Albert Balayn |
138,200 |
| 5 |
Enrici Christophe |
118,900 |
| 6 |
George Mull |
118,400 |
| 7 |
Marvin Rosen |
109,500 |
| 8 |
Wesley Bundy |
108,900 |
| 9 |
Joel Lirot |
96,200 |
| 10 |
Daniel Snowden |
94,200 |
| 11 |
Myriam Mehnana |
87,700 |
| 12 |
Adam Cedric |
84,200 |
| 13 |
Benichou Paul |
83,800 |
| 14 |
Mike Garcell |
74,600 |
| 15 |
Allyn Shulman |
72,500 |
| 16 |
Desmond Culbert |
61,700 |
| 17 |
Albert Lunenberg |
45,300 |
| 18 |
Cole Macy |
41,200 |
| 19 |
Mark Gregorich |
40,000 |
| 20 |
Duane Mispagel |
39,800 |
| 21 |
Marko Merjjer |
38,000 |
Player Tags: Mark Stephen Edwards
Mark Stephen Edwards Wins Another Big One With Pocket Eights
Apr 30, '15
The player in the hijack raised to 4,000 and Mark Stephen Edwards made it 10,600 to go from the small blind. After some thought his opponent called and the two saw a flop of 9
8
5.
Edwards bet 5,900 and the hijack quickly moved all in. Edwards snap called with the 8
8 for a set. His opponent held the A4 for the nut flush draw.
The turn paired the board with the 5 to lock up the pot for Edwards. The 7on the river was ultimately meaningless as the huge pot was shipped to Edwards, who now sits with over 100,000.
Player Tags: Mark Stephen Edwards
Cole Macy Doubles Through Mark Stephen Edwards
Apr 30, '15
Cole Macy moved all in for his last 8,400 with KQ and Mark Stephen Edwards call with J9
. Macy doubled on a 1065107 board.
Player Tags: Mark Stephen Edwards, Cole Macy
Mark Stephen Edwards Eliminates One
Apr 30, '15
The player in the cutoff moved all in for about 21,000 and Mark Stephen Edwards called from the button.
Edwards: AK
Cutoff: AQ
The board: 1093KA
Player Tags: Mark Stephen Edwards
Patricia Lirot Wins One
Apr 30, '15
Mark Stephen Edwards raised to 1,350 from under the gun+1 and the small blind re-raised to 3,800. Patricia Lirot called from the big blind.
After a flop of AJ9 the small blind bet 4,000. Lirot moved all in for about 15,000 and forced her two opponents off the pot.
Player Tags: Mark Stephen Edwards, Patricia Lirot
Mark Stephen Edwards Wins A Big One
Apr 30, '15
The player under the gun moved all in for 2,350 and Mark Stephen Edwards made it 4,600 to go from the button. The player in the big blind made the call.
The flop brought the 763 and the big blind checked to Edwards, who bet 5,100 into the side pot. The big blind called and the 7 hit the turn. Both players checked and the river brought the 8.
The big blind checked to Edwards who bet 9,025 which was roughly half his stack. After plenty of thought the big blind made the call, only to muck after Edwards showed him the 88 for eights full.
The all-in player showed his J10 and was sent to the rail while Edwards raked in the pot to increase his stack to around 50,000.
Player Tags: Mark Stephen Edwards
Mark Stephen Edwards Wins Without Showdown
Apr 30, '15
From under the gun Barry Shulman limped in for 300 and Mark Stephen Edwards made the call as well. The player in the cutoff made it 1,500 to go and Shulman called, only to have Edwards move all-in.
The player in the cutoff and Shulman both folded and Edwards took down the pot preflop without a showdown.
Player Tags: Mark Stephen Edwards
Notables In The Field Early
Apr 30, '15
With eight tables running so far here in the early going there are a number of recognizable faces in the field, including Card Player Publisher and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Barry Shulman, accomplished pro Mark Gregorich (with $1.4 million in tournament earnings) and Mark Steven Edwards, who won the WPT Regional Jacksonville in 2012.
Player Tags: Mark Gregorich, Barry Shulman, Mark Stephen Edwards
Mark Stephen Edwards Eliminated 9th ($4,360)
May 02, '15
Mark Stephen Edwards has been eliminated as the ninth place finisher for $4,360.
Edwards opened to 33,000 from the hijack seat and Tommie Janssen three-bet to 78,000 from the small blind. Edwards four-bet shoved all in for about 320,000 and Janssen called.
Edwards showed pocket nines and Janssen tabled AK. Edwards stayed ahead after a flop of J87. The 10 on the turn gave Edwards a straight but the Q on the river completed a higher straight for Janssen and Edwards was eliminated.
Player Tags: Mark Stephen Edwards, Tommie Janssen
Mark Stephen Edwards Eliminates Aubertin Christophe
May 02, '15
Mark Stephen Edwards has eliminated Aubertin Christophe.
Christophe: AJ
Edwards: A3
The board: 88359
With Christophe elimination, we are now hand-for-hand on the money bubble.
Player Tags: Mark Stephen Edwards, Christophe Aubertin
Mark Stephen Edwards has had his stack dwindle a bit during the middle stages of day 1B. He did get his chip count going in the right direction early on in level 7 by taking down a small pot. Edwards opened from the button to 2,000 and the player in the big blind made the call.
Mark Stephen Edwards is a former Card Player Poker Tour final tablist (he finished ninth in the 2015 
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