IPA (2021 – 2022) Playoffs Match 3 Recap
Overview
The IPA 2021–2022 tournament resumed with the IPA Playoffs on April 23 and 24.
The IPA Playoffs conclude with Auckland, Brown, Columbia Law and Vanderbilt each securing a spot in the IPA Finals. The four finalists are the point leaders from their respective playoff groups.
Group A: 5 seed Columbia Law defends its lead and claims a seat in the IPA Finals from the group with the closest margin between first and last. 1 seed Cornell falls short, while 12 seed UNSW and 16 seed UPenn finish the season tied. This will be Columbia Law’s first IPA Finals appearance, and the team will be playing for its first IPA title.
Group B: 11 seed Auckland enters and leaves the final round of the playoffs with a strong lead and claims a seat in the IPA Finals. A strong performance moves Oxford up to second. This will be Auckland’s first IPA Finals appearance, and the Kiwis will be playing for their first IPA title.
Group C: 10 seed Brown outperforms 3 seed Georgia Tech to claim a spot in the IPA Finals. Georgia Tech struggles in its final match, while 14 seed McGill shines. Defending IPA champion Brown will compete in its third consecutive IPA Finals and will be looking for its second title.
Group D: 4 seed Vanderbilt continues to dominate its group and claims a spot in the IPA Finals, while 8 seed Claremont McKenna puts in a strong performance to move up to second. This will be Vanderbilt’s first IPA Finals appearance, and the team will be playing for its 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 (Auckland) 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
| Name | Team |
| Nathaniel Cohen-Goh |  Auckland |
| Peter Gianaris |  Claremont McKenna |
| Benjamin Glanz |  Brown |
| Tobin Hirsch |  UPenn |
| Jonathan Kao | UPenn |
| Adam Koszut | Claremont McKenna |
| Camran Lateef | Brown |
| Tasha Liang |  McGill |
| Ben McGowan | McGill |
| Joshua Peng |  Vanderbilt |
| Jonathan Pry |  Columbia Law |
| William Rodliffe |  Manchester |
| Alain Rossier |  Oxford |
| Will Rumble | Oxford |
| Josh Stotzky | Vanderbilt |
| Jun Sun | UPenn |
| Samuel Swansen | Claremont McKenna |
| Jonathan Tam | Oxford |
| Reno Varghese | Columbia Law |
| Flavius Vlasiu | Oxford |
Group A
| Team | Points | Match 3 | Change | Status |
| Columbia Law (5) | 41 | 13 | No change | Qualified |
| Cornell (1) | 37 | 12 | ↑+1 | |
| UNSW (12) | 35.25 | 10 | ↓-1 | |
| UPenn (16) | 35.25 | 15 | No change |
Group B
| Team | Points | Match 3 | Change | Status |
| Auckland (11) | 47 | 14 | No change | Qualified |
| Oxford (2) | 41 | 19 | ↑+1 | |
| Tufts (6) | 35 | 9 | ↓-1 | |
| Pomona (15) | 27 | 8 | No change |
Group C
| Team | Points | Match 3 | Change | Status |
| Brown (10) | 42 | 15 | ↑+1 | Qualified |
| Georgia Tech (3) | 38 | 8 | ↓-1 | |
| McGill (14) | 37.25 | 17 | ↑+1 | |
| Manchester (7) | 32 | 10 | ↓-1 |
Group D
| Team | Points | Match 3 | Change | Status |
| Vanderbilt (4) | 49 | 17 | No change | Qualified |
| Claremont McKenna (8) | 37.25 | 18 | ↑+2 | |
| Michigan (13) | 35.5 | 7.5 | ↓-1 | |
| Yale (9) | 27.5 | 7.5 | ↓-1 |
The IPA tournament will conclude with the IPA Finals in late May or early June.