IPA (2021 – 2022) Playoffs Match 2 Recap
Overview
The IPA 2021–2022 tournament resumed with the IPA Playoffs on April 9 and 10.
The IPA Playoffs resume with Columbia Law, Auckland, Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt leading their playoff groups. The playoff field is made up of the top teams from the regular season, and the leading team in each group will secure a seat in the IPA Finals.
5 seed Columbia Law overtakes 12 seed UNSW to lead Group A, while 1 seed Cornell makes up significant ground from the previous match. UNSW and Cornell both trail closely behind Columbia Law. Reno Varghese (Columbia Law) and Andy Tan (Cornell) went head-to-head for 131 hands, setting a new IPA record, with 131 of the table’s 204 hands played heads-up. The previous record of 88 hands was set by Josh Shi (Auckland) and Niles Lo (Tufts).
11 seed Auckland continues to lead Group B and extends its lead to a healthy margin over second-place 6 seed Tufts. 2 seed Oxford and 15 seed Pomona both trail.
3 seed Georgia Tech continues to lead Group C, extending its lead by a single point from the previous match. Defending IPA champion Brown holds second place as it looks for a third consecutive IPA Finals appearance. 7 seed Manchester overtakes 14 seed McGill.
4 seed Vanderbilt continues to lead Group D, and 13 seed Michigan, one of the underdogs from the wildcard game, again follows closely. 9 seed Yale and 8 seed Claremont McKenna follow.
Notable Hands
Group C, Table 3, Hand 36 (13/25/50)
Justin Shiao (Georgia Tech) Camran Lateef (Brown)
Shiao (2895 | SB) Lateef (5105 | BB)
Shiao calls 50
Lateef checks
Flop: 10♣ 9♣ K♥
Lateef checks
Shiao bets 50
Lateef calls
Turn: 10♣ 9♣ K♥ [A♦]
Lateef checks
Shiao bets 169
Lateef calls
River: 10♣ 9♣ K♥ A♦ [3♥]
Lateef checks
Shiao bets 712
Lateef calls
Lateef (6♠ 9♥) Shiao (2♦ J♦)
Lateef wins the pot of 1,998 chips.
Group C, Table 5, Hand 52 (15/30/60)
Cottrell van Wingerden (Brown) Anass Benchekroun (McGill) Florian Pesce (Georgia Tech) William Rodliffe (Manchester)
Van Wingerden (914 | SB) Benchekroun (835 | BB) Pesce (4213 | UTG) Rodliffe (2038 | BU)
Folds to van Wingerden, who calls
Benchekroun checks
Flop: 6♦ 8♣ 6♣
Van Wingerden bets 60
Benchekroun calls 60
Turn: 6♦ 8♣ 6♣ [7♦]
Van Wingerden bets 300
Benchekroun raises to 700 and goes all in
Van Wingerden calls 700
Van Wingerden (10♠ 10♦) Benchekroun (7♣ Q♦)
River: 6♦ 8♣ 6♣ 7♦ [5♠]
Van Wingerden wins the pot of 1,700 chips.
Playoffs Match 2 Table Leaders
| Name | Team |
| Frederick Baldwin |  Michigan |
| Aidan Bergin |  McGill |
| Parsa Esfahani |  Georgia Tech |
| Tristan Holup |  Vanderbilt |
| Hubert Januszczak |  Auckland |
| Xyzlo Lee |  Columbia Law |
| James Leung |  Yale |
| Ryan Leung |  Cornell |
| Leo McMahon |  Brown |
| Justin Oresky | Vanderbilt |
| Joshua Peng | Vanderbilt |
| Florian Pesce | Georgia Tech |
| Brawner Quan |  Tufts |
| Rod Rofougaran | Cornell |
| Christopher Schober |  UPenn |
| Josh Shi | Auckland |
| Justin Shiao | Georgia Tech |
| Reno Varghese | Columbia Law |
| Flavius Vlasiu |  Oxford |
| Kevin Wu |  Pomona |
Group A
| Team | Points | Match 2 | Change |
| Columbia Law (5) | 28 | 14 | ↑+1 |
| UNSW (12) | 25.25 | 9.25 | ↓-1 |
| Cornell (1) | 25 | 16 | ↑+1 |
| UPenn (16) | 20.25 | 10 | ↓-1 |
Group B
| Team | Points | Match 2 | Change |
| Auckland (11) | 33 | 15 | = |
| Tufts (6) | 26 | 13 | = |
| Oxford (2) | 22 | 12 | = |
| Pomona (15) | 19 | 10 | = |
Group C
| Team | Points | Match 2 | Change |
| Georgia Tech (3) | 30 | 14 | = |
| Brown (10) | 27 | 13 | = |
| Manchester (7) | 22 | 12 | ↑+1 |
| McGill (14) | 20.25 | 10.25 | ↓-1 |
Group D
| Team | Points | Match 2 | Change |
| Vanderbilt (4) | 32 | 16 | = |
| Michigan (13) | 28 | 13 | = |
| Yale (9) | 20 | 10 | = |
| Claremont McKenna (8) | 19.25 | 11 | = |
The IPA tournament will resume on April 23 and 24 with the third and final round of the IPA Playoffs.