WPT National Montreal
Day 1d Started
WPT National Montreal
Day 1d Started
Welcome to Day 1c of the World Poker Tour (WPT) National Montreal. The $600 NL Hold'em event aligned with the World Cup of Cards hosted by Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec boasts a $400,000 guarantee with seven starting flights. The event runs between August 19-25.
Playground has been a favourite stop for the WPT in Canada. This will be the ninth time a champion is crowned by the WPT inside Playground. Some former champions include Jonathan Roy, Jason Comtois, Amir Babakhani, Jared Mahoney, Sheraz Nasir, and Derrick Rosenbarger.
Each Day 1 will pay 12% of the starting field and play down to the final 5%. Payouts will be $750, $1,000 or $1,250 based on where a player busts. This is a re-entry event and players will have the option to re-enter on any Day 1 before registration closes at the end of the break following Level 8. Players may choose to play multiple Day 1’s even if they have previously qualified. Only a player’s best stack will carry over to Day 2, though any forfeited stack will be worth a bonus $1,500.
With 85 entries on Day 1a, 90 on Day 1b, and 98 on Day 1c, there have been just fifteen players qualify for Day 2. Five from each day. Benoit Beaulac has the top stack collecting over 50% of the chips in play after day 1a with 648,000. Frank Gregory has the second largest bagging the top Day 1b stack with 542,000.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Cards are in the air for Day 1d with 31 entries. Blinds are 25/50.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Poissant
|
15,000 | |
Alexis Lucien Pierre Crenn
|
15,000 | |
Diana Shamshoum | 15,000 | |
Benoit Jean | 15,000 | |
Francois Goulet | 15,000 | |
Eric Ranger | 15,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
Kevin MacDonald opened in early position to 400. One player called before Ziling Zhang three-bet to 1,200. MacDonald and the other player called.
All three players checked the board all the way to the river. The board read and MacDonald led for 1,600. The other player folded before Zhang called. MacDonald showed for a flush and Zhang mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin MacDonald |
21,200
21,200
|
21,200 |
Ziling Zhang
|
15,900 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Diana Shamshoum just eliminated Sebastien Soares when the two got all in on the flop.
Shamshoum had against the of Soares. The table let out a collective sigh when a queen came on the turn and Soares was sent to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Diana Shamshoum |
36,300
21,300
|
21,300 |
Sebatien Soares
|
Busted |