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It's a hot start for Canadian and 2013 EPT Berlin High Roller champ Griffin Benger.
He opened to 275, then called a three-bet to 775 going heads up to a 
flop. Benger check called 800 on this street, but when the 
turn showed up, he led out for a lofty 1,850.
His opponent folded and Benger is off to a fast start on home soil.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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31,575 |
No TV for this event means no commentary duties for the legendary Mike Sexton.
As a result, the partypoker Team Pro fired a bullet today and is off to a decent start. Heads up on the button against the cutoff, Sexton got 300 chips in before the flop.
Then, when the flop fell 
and his opponent bet 500, Sexton bumped it to 1,000. His opponent tossed it in the muck and Sexton chipped up to begin play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,800 | |
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Poker Hall of Famer and WPT Host Mike Sexton just made the call to shuffle up and deal and play begins with the board reading 141 entries.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
The World Poker Tour returns to the Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Quebec, Canada this morning for the second of two starting flights in the partypoker.net WPT Canadian Spring Championship.
This is the first stop of WPT's 14th season and drew 136 entries on Friday's Day 1a.
Just 50 players survived through ten 60-minute levels, the same number they will play today beginning at 11 a.m. local time.
Canadian Mike Leah bagged the chip lead putting up a number close to 270,000.
In 2014, this tournament was a WPT National event that drew 1,079 entries with Jason Comtois winning it all.
Organizers are expecting a big number today with a host of partypoker online qualifiers and Playground satellite winners planning to jump in the fray.
Plus, anyone who busted or bagged a short stack Friday can fire a second bullet today.
Players will start with a 30,000-chip stack and a chair, the rest is up to them.
Stay tuned right here as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand for it all with live updates and videos throughout.
Main Event
Day 1b Started
