WPT National Montreal
Day 2 Completed
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
WPT National Montreal
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Playground Poker Club World Cup of Cards
Buy-in
540 CAD
Prize Pool
427,945 CAD
Entries
817
Level
32
Blinds
75,000 / 150,000
Ante
25,000
Day 2 in the Books, Alexander Villa Leads Final 6
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
The final six players are set and they will head to Day 3 of WPT National Montreal. Alexander Villa leads the way with 3,530,000. Nathan Hall is close behind 3,140,000 .
After a huge three-way all in pot saw Peter Johnson Jr. eliminated in 7th place and Hall shoot to second in chips, the final six players of WPT National Montreal had a choice whether to continue play or not. The decision had to be unanimous, and a couple players quickly said they would prefer tomorrow. With that, play ended and the final six players will return tomorrow at 1p.m.
On the final hand, Senthuran Vijayaratnam, who entered the day as the chip leader, dropped to under ten big blinds. He had been among the bigger stacks before he ran his 
into the 
of Hall. He will return tomorrow with 275,000.
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End of Day Chip Counts (full)
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Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,530,000 | 763,000 |
|
3,140,000 | 1,915,000 |
|
2,390,000 | 140,000 |
|
490,000 | -1,190,000 |
|
440,000 | -654,000 |
|
275,000 | -2,052,000 |
Nathan Hall Wins Three-Way All In, Peter Johnson Eliminated in 7th Place ($12,500)
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Nathan Hall opened under the gun with a raise to 60,000. Peter Johnson Jr. then shoved all in over the top for 355,000. Jeffrey Cormier was next to act and he verified the amount before calling Johnson's all in.
The next player to act was Senthuran Vijayaratnam. He began Day 2 as the chip leader with 44 players starting the day. Here was sitting at over 2-million chips and shoved all in.
Hall was next to act and went all in as well. The action was now back on Cormier who called the original all in for 355,000. Cormier did have Vijayratnam covered just barely, but decided to fold and leave the three players to settle the hand between themselves.
The hands:
Hall turned over 
and was in the lead. Vijayaratnam was looking for an ace with and Johnson Jr. was in bad shape holding 
.
The board:
The board ran out 
and Hall won the hand and soared to over 3-million chips. Johnson Jr. was eliminated and Vijayaratnam ended the hand just below 300,000, which was roughly about nine big blinds.
Johnson will take home CAD $12,500 for his 7th place finish.
What's Next:
The remaining six players quickly decided to stop play for the day and return tomorrow at 1 p.m.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,140,000 | 1,915,000 |
|
|
275,000 | -2,052,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Tanveer Dhanjal Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,000) by Michael Mellor
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Mellor raised from middle position to 75,000 and Nathan Hall called in position. Tanveer Dhanjal shoved all in for 635,000. Mellor called and began to turn his hand over, forgetting that Hall was still in the hand. The dealer kept Mellor from exposing his hand and Hall took a moment before folding.
Dhanjal had and was behind the 
of Mellor. The board ran out 
and Mellor won the hand, eliminating Dhanjal in 8th place. Dhanjal will take home CAD $10,000 for his trouble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,250,000 | 876,000 |
|
Busted |
Fabio Luongo Eliminated by Nathan Hall in 9th Place ($8,000)
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Fabio Luongo shoved all in from middle position for just under 300,000 and Nathan Hall moved all in over the top for about 850,000 total.
The remaining players folded and Hall was in the lead with 
against the of Luongo.
The board ran out 
and Luongo was eliminated in ninth place. He will receive CAD $8,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,225,000 | 222,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Final 9 Chip Counts at the Break
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,767,000 | 267,000 |
|
|
2,327,000 | 627,000 |
|
|
1,680,000 | -90,000 |
|
|
1,374,000 | 228,000 |
|
|
1,094,000 | -146,000 |
|
|
1,003,000 | -177,000 |
|
|
815,000 | 5,000 |
|
744,000 | 244,000 |
|
|
371,000 | -424,000 |
Final 9 Players Head on Break
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The remaining nine have headed on a 15-minute break.
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Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
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