08-20-2016 23:12 UTC-3
Players have made their way back to the tables. Blinds for Level 9 are 400/800 with a 100 ante. Average stack is 21,100 as 82 remain.
Here are the top stacks in the room:
Player
Chips
Progress
69,000
Alexander Matveev
58,000
Tam Ho
50,000
23,000
23,000
Yves Plante
49,000
7,500
7,500
Reid Fortin
48,000
John Helou
43,000
36,000
13,000
13,000
08-20-2016 23:45 UTC-3
As with every Day 1 NL Hold'em Quantum flight, the day ends when 8% of the field remains. With 144 total entries today, the final 12 players will qualify for Day 2 and receive a cash prize of $400.
08-21-2016 00:10 UTC-3
Play has entered Level 12. Blinds are now 800/1600 with a 200 ante. The tournament clock shows 49 players remaining and the average stack is 35,300.
Here are some of the top stacks in the room:
Player
Chips
Progress
115,000
46,000
46,000
76,000
76,000
76,000
John Helou
64,500
21,500
21,500
Norman Messier
59,000
59,000
59,000
56,000
56,000
56,000
54,000
54,000
54,000
Reid Fortin
53,000
5,000
5,000
Michael Pitcher
49,000
23,500
23,500
43,000
43,000
43,000
43,000
7,000
7,000
Yves Plante
41,000
-8,000
-8,000
08-21-2016 00:48 UTC-3
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
The tournament clocks shows 38 runners remaining.
08-21-2016 01:00 UTC-3
Blinds are now 1000/2000 with a 300 ante. Average stack is 55,700 as 31 players remain.
08-21-2016 02:51 UTC-3
Blinds are now 2000/4000 with a 500 ante. Average stack is 91,000 as 19 remain.
08-21-2016 03:07 UTC-3
Across the room we seen Reid Fortin pump his fist and an opponent walking away from the table. Approaching the table the dealer was cutting down Fortin's stack and a monster pot sat in the middle of the table.
The board was
Player
Chips
Progress
Reid Fortin
230,000
177,000
177,000
08-21-2016 03:08 UTC-3
Players are now on a 15-minute break as 18 remain.
08-21-2016 03:21 UTC-3
Table 54
Alain Neveu, 18000
Table 57
Ramsey Belmaaza, 185000
Player
Chips
Progress
Reid Fortin
223,000
-7,000
-7,000
Ramsey Belmaaza
185,000
69,000
69,000
John Helou
154,000
86,000
86,000
Norman Messier
150,000
10,000
10,000
117,000
3,000
3,000
Erim Gulec
113,000
100,000
90,000
-10,000
-10,000
89,000
76,000
-45,000
-45,000
70,000
56,000
-7,000
-7,000
Gabriel Chicoine
47,000
-16,000
-16,000
41,000
Kyle Janisse
38,000
38,000
38,000
32,000
19,000
Alain Neveu
18,000
-10,000
-10,000
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and Fortin's 
was the only hand still on its back. Chatter overheard at the table claimed it was a three-way all-in and Fortin's pair of tens was best.
