Harpreet Gill is back in the lead after putting on lots of pressure. With action at the flop and the cards reading , his one opponent bet 5,100 into the pot of about 18,000 already in the middle. Gill raised big to 28,000.
His opponent sat back in his chair with a sigh and spent a long time thinking. Eventually, the clock was called and counted down.
"I think I have you," he said. But as the clock came close to zero, he threw his cards in the muck.
When a player raised to 1,200 preflop, Playground Poker Club's most recent WPT champion Sheraz Nasir was one of two players to call and see a flop of .
First to act, Nasir checked and was the only player to call his opponent's bet of 1,600.
The turn was the and Nasir checked again. His opponent bet 3,500 and Nasir raised it up to 8,500. Shortly after, he scooped up the pot as the other player gave up his cards.
With players back from break, registration is closed for the final time in 2015 WPT Montreal. The tournament clock shows a total of 696 entries which is a few less than last year when the total reached 732.
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The remaining players are now on a dinner break. They'll return in 45 minutes and, when they do so, registration will be closed for the last time in this event.
Harpreet Gill, our previous chip leader, is no longer on top after doubling up a player at his table, though he's still one of the top counts. But we noticed that Marc-Etienne McLaughlin suddenly has stacks in front of him. With 128,000 to play with, he likely has the most chips of anyone in the room.
Cate Hall was the first in the pot with a raise to 900 from the hijack seat and three players called. The flop came and all four players checked.
The dealer turned the and the two players in the blinds checked to Hall. She bet 2,600 and the player on the button raised to 5,500. It folded back around to Hall who thought for a moment before calling.
The river card was the and Hall checked. Her opponent bet 7,200 and won the pot when Hall gave up her hand.