Some of the bigger stacks in the room are sitting at the table that Daniel Schreiber just busted from.
Schreiber opened under the gun with a shove for 22,500 and Derek Lerner called. The next two players took a few moments to consider the amounts, but decided to fold.
Schreiber and Lerner had almost the same hand. Schreiber had against the of Lerner.
"Two flush draws against one flush draw," Schreiber said as the board ran out.
The board came and quickly shut the door on Schreiber's run in Day 1f of WPT National Montreal.
With 460 total entries heading into the final two starting flights there was an optimism in the air. This morning's Day 1f flight reached 222 entries leaving this evening's Day 1f turbo flight needing only 59.
Level 2 is just underway in the turbo with 66 entries. The prize pool is now climbing over the guaranteed $400,000.
Amir Babakhani opende to 6,000 in middle position and Chritophe Joubert reraisedbehind to 15,500.
The action folded around and Babakhani took about 20 seconds before he called.
The flop came and Babakhani checked. Joubert counted out three even stacks of chips and formed them in a triangle before pushing them into the pot. The best was 17,500. Babakhani called.
Babakhani checked dark and said it was the first time he had ever done that in his life. The came and Joubert checked behind.
Babakhani checked again when the hit the river. Joubert began counting out even stacks of chips again and asked Babakhani how much he would need to bet to get Babakhani to fold.
"You have to go all in if you want me to fold," Babakhani responded.
Joubert eventually checked and Babakhani showed a missed straight draw with . Joubert showed and won the pot.
"I wanted to shove that flop," Babakhani said, "but he said he's not going to fold and I believed him."
On a board Christophe Joubert bet 45,000 into a pot of about 85,000. Senthuran Vijayaratnam made the call and the fell on the river.
Vijayaratnam checked the river and after a moment in the tank, Joubert slid out a bet of 37,000. Vijayaratnam shoved all-in for about 100,000 and Joubert tossed his cards into the muck.
Amir Babakhani has opened preflop three different hands on the bubble. The first one he shoved all in and showed the when everyone folded.
The second, he made it 10,000 and Senthuran Vijayaratnam called on the button. Babakhani checked the flop and Vijayaratnam bet. Babakhani folded.
On the third hand, Babakhani opened again, this time to 8,000. Vijayaratnam reraised to 30,000 and Babakhani waited for a brief moment, counted his remaining chips, and went all in. Vijayaratnam called and showed . Babakhani had and doubled up when the board ran out .