IPA Playoffs (2021-2022) Match 3 Recap

Overview

The IPA 2021-2022 tournament resumed with the IPA Playoffs on April 23th and 24th.

The IPA Playoffs conclude with Auckland, Brown, Columbia Law, and Vanderbilt each securing a spot in the IPA Finals. The four finalist teams are the point leaders from their respective playoff groups.

Group A – 5 seed Columbia Law defends their lead and claims a seat in the IPA Finals. Group A has the closest point margin between first and last. 1 seed Cornell falls short while 12 seed UNSW and 16 seed UPenn conclude the season with a tie. This will be Columbia Law’s first IPA Finals appearance. The team will be playing for their first IPA title.

Group B – 11 seed Auckland enters and leaves the final round of playoffs with a strong lead and claims a seat in the IPA Finals. Oxford shows a strong performance bringing them to second. This will be Auckland’s first IPA Finals appearance. The Kiwis will be playing for their first IPA title.

Group C – 10 seed Brown outperforms 3 seed Georgia Tech and claims a spot in the IPA Finals. Georgia Tech displays a poor performance in their final match while 14 seed McGill shines. Defending IPA champions Brown will compete in their third consecutive IPA Finals and will look for their second title.

Group D – 4 seed Vanderbilt continues to dominate their group and claims a spot in the IPA Finals. 8 seed Claremont McKenna shows a strong performance and moves to second. This will be Vanderbilt’s first IPA Finals appearance. The team will be playing for their first IPA title.

Notable Hands

Group A, Table 5, Hand 164 (38/75/150)

Reno Varghese (Columbia Law) Mark Hitrik (Cornell)

Varghese (3723 | SB) Hitrik (4277 | BB)

Varghese raises to 432

Hitrik calls

Flop: Q♣ Q♠ A♦

Hitrik checks

Varghese bets 470

Hitrik calls

Turn: Q♣ Q♠ A♦ [6♣]

Hitrik checks

Varghese bets 940

Hitrik raises to 2783

Varghese calls and goes all in

Varghese (A♣ J♣) Hitrik (9♣ Q♦)

River: Q♣ Q♠ A♦ 6♣ [A♥]

Varghese wins the pot of 7,446 chips.

Group B, Table 1, Hand 5 (5/10/20)

Drew Hollett (Tufts) Flavius Vlasiu (Oxford) Phoenix Taku (Aukland) Solomon Olshin (Pomona)

Hollett (2125 | SB) Vlasiu (1920 | BB) Taku (1730 | UTG) Olshin (2225 | BU)

Folds to Hollett who raises to 60

Vlasiu calls

Flop: 7♣ 3♣ Q♣

Hollett bets 80

Vlasiu calls

Turn: 7♣ 3♣ Q♣ [J♦]

Hollett bets 200

Vlasiu calls

River: 7♣ 3♣ Q♣ J♦ [A♣]

Hollett bets 390

Vlasiu raises to 780

Hollett folds

Vlasiu shows (Q♦ 3♠)

Vlasiu wins the pot of 1,480 chips.

Group C, Table 2, Hand 39 (10/20/40)

Camran Lateef (Brown) Aidan Gomar (McGill)

Lateef (3698 | SB) Gomar (2302 | BB)

Lateef raises to 80

Gomar calls

Flop: 5♥ 8♥ 7♠

Gomar bets 60

Lateef calls

Turn: 5♥ 8♥ 7♠ [A♦]

Gomar bets 100

Lateef calls

River: 5♥ 8♥ 7♠ A♦ [J♠]

Gomar bets 160

Lateef raises to 624

Gomar folds

Lateef shows (K♥ Q♥)

Lateef wins the pot of 820 chips.

Group D, Table 4, Hand 20 (15/30/60)

Adam Koszut (Claremont McKenna) Joey Arslanian (Michigan) Justin Oresky (Vanderbilt)

Koszut (1437 | SB) Arslanian (1711 | BB) Oresky (4852 | BU)

Oresky raises to 66

Koszut calls

Arslanian folds

Flop: 7♠ 4♣ 9♦

Koszut bets 93

Oresky calls

Turn: 7♠ 4♣ 9♦ [K♥]

Koszut checks

Oresky checks

River: 7♠ 4♣ 9♦ K♥ [6♦]

Koszut bets 372

Oresky raises to 1270

Koszut calls and goes all in

Koszut (10♦ 8♠) Oresky (5♣ 8♦)

Koszut wins the pot of 2,912 chips.

Playoffs Match 3 Table Leaders

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

The IPA tournament will conclude with the IPA Finals in late May or early June.