WPT National Montreal Day 1e | 2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards

WPT National Montreal

Day 1e Started

08-22-2016 19:33 UTC-3

Underlay Looms as Day 1e Kicks Off

[user270022]

Welcome to Day 1e 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 384 from the first four starting flights, there have been just 21 players qualify for Day 2. 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.

08-22-2016 20:13 UTC-3

Play is Underway on Day 1e

[user270022]

The first evening flight of the WPT National Montreal is underway. There are currently 34 entries registered.

Late registration will remain open till the end of the break following Level 8.

Blinds are 20-minutes long and start at 25/50.

08-22-2016 20:59 UTC-3

Some Rerunners in Day 1e

Brentharrington

08-22-2016 21:24 UTC-3

First Break of the Day

[user270022]

With the end of Level 4 comes the first break of the day. Players will be back in 15-minutes.

The tournament clock shows 61 total entries with 53 remaining.

Blinds will be 150/300 with a 50 ante.

08-22-2016 22:31 UTC-3

72 Players So Far in First Turbo Flight WPT National Montreal

Brentharrington

There are 72 players registered so far for Day 1e, the first of two turbo starting flights for WPT National Montreal.

The blinds are 300/600 with a 75 Ante and there are 50 players remaining. The current chip average is 21,600.

This is the final level of registration for this flight. The final two of seven starting flights are tomorrow. The first is at 10 a.m. and the second is another turbo flight at 7 p.m.

08-22-2016 22:56 UTC-3

Recap of Day 1e Action So Far

Brentharrington

William Blais, who has been in a few of the starting flights already was eliminated when he got all in against Song Han preflop.

Blais had 8,000 chips at 300/600 and shoved from the cutoff. Han was in the big blind with about 16,000 and called. Blais had [qs8qs] and Han had . The board ran out and Blais was already leaving his seat after Han flopped a pair.

Song Han - 23,200

Here are some other chip counts from Day 1e:
Isabelle Tremblay - Eliminated
Alexandre Henry - 23,000
Matthew Paplyk - 11,000
Laurence Louie - 15,400

Tags: Isabelle Tremblay Laurence Louie Song Han William Blais

08-22-2016 22:57 UTC-3

Break Time, Last Chance to Register for Day 1e

Brentharrington

The players in Day 1e are on a 15-minute break. This is the last chance to register for this flight. Currently there are 49 players remaining and the flight has had 75 entries so far.

08-22-2016 23:44 UTC-3

Today's Pay Structure Released

[user270022]

The total amount of entries received for today's Day 1d flight was 76. There were 68 unique entries with 8 re-entries.

Day 1d will pay the final 10 positions. The top four spots will qualify for Day 2 guaranteeing themselves a minimum pay day of $1,500. Fifth and sixth will earn $1,250. Seventh and eighth place will take home $1,000, while ninth and 10th will receive $750.

08-23-2016 00:38 UTC-3