2013 World Series of Poker Main Event sixth-place finisher Marc-Etienne McLaughlin has emerged as the first player past the 100,000-chip mark here in his hometown.
McLaughlin found himself in a raising war with a lone opponent on an flop that saw them put in about five bets.
When the turn was eventually revealed they got it all in with McLaughlin holding for the top end of a turned straight and his opponent on for the bottom.
The 110,000-chip pot has vaulted McLaughlin into the lead.
Thornhill, Ontario's Geoff McNeely made 98th in the $1,000 + $100 WPT Canadian Spring Championship held here last Spring.
Today he's off to a good start in bettering that finish.
In fact, after picking up a number of early pots, including one where he got full value out of by making top pair and getting paid off, McNeely is at the top of the chip counts.
Level 3 is about to come to a close and no one in the room has a bigger stack.
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Los Angeles' Mike Yacoubain has managed to grind his way up to twice the starting stack through a series of hands.
He made a set of fours and held up with kings against eights to drag a couple of big pots, but told PokerNews he's been able to build without any major confrontations thus far.
After a slow start, 2010 WSOP Main Event champ and local hero Jonathan Duhamel has righted the ship.
He was just seen betting 2,300 into a on the river, forcing a fold from his heads-up opponent. With that hand Duhamel has now crested the 40,000-chip mark and counting.
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and after the big blind checked, Engel did as well. One player bet 1,200 and only Engel called.
turn, but when the 
river was revealed and Engel checked, his opponent bet 4,000, sending him into the tank.
flop that saw them put in about five bets.
turn was eventually revealed they got it all in with McLaughlin holding 
for the top end of a turned straight and his opponent on 
for the bottom.
on the river, forcing a fold from his heads-up opponent. With that hand Duhamel has now crested the 40,000-chip mark and counting.
had his opponent's 
