Sreyleap Prom raised to 130,000 from the hijack and action folded to Eric JC Ylagan in the big blind. He paused for a moment and then moved all-in for 1,050,000. Prom tanked for a minute and eventually called.
Ylagan was at risk but well ahead with 
, up against Prom's 
.
The board ran out 
and Ylagan held to double up.
Mike Leah managed to get his chips in the middle before the flop, up against a player with the same hand as him, who was at risk for 1,300,000.
Leah held 
while his opponent tabled .
The flop came 
with both players having the capability to back into a flush as opposed to chop the pot. The turn was the 
and Leah was the one to pick up the flush draw. The river was the magical 
and Leah took a quick break from playing online poker on his laptop to rake in the pot.
Level: 14
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Day 2 is at the midway point and the field has been reduced to 288 players and dropping fast. The money bubble looms at 163rd place which should draw close around the next break.
Play will resume in 15 minutes.
With registration now officially closed the payout structure has been released. The Canadian Poker Championships fell short of the guarantee so the prize pool sits at $2,000,000.
The top 162 spots will earn a prize. Anyone who makes the money will be guaranteed $2,000. Making the final table will secure you a prize of at least $20,000 but at that point, the only prize that matter will be the $400,000 cash for the eventual champion.
| Place | Prize(CAD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 400,000 |
| 2 | 240,000 |
| 3 | 164,000 |
| 4 | 110,000 |
| 5 | 75,000 |
| 6 | 50,000 |
| 7 | 35,000 |
| 8 | 26,000 |
| 9 | 20,000 |
| 10-12 | 16,000 |
| 13-16 | 14,000 |
| 17-24 | 12,000 |
| 25-32 | 10,000 |
| 33-40 | 9,000 |
| 41-48 | 8,000 |
| 49-56 | 7,000 |
| 57-64 | 6,000 |
| 65-80 | 5,000 |
| 81-96 | 4,000 |
| 97-120 | 3,000 |
| 121-162 | 2,000 |
Pascal Monarque and Ara Asatorian were both standing up when we arrived at the table. In the middle of the table was a board reading 
.
In front of Asatorian lay 
.
Monarque had 
.
According to the table, Monarque bet 110,000 on the flop and Asatorian raised to 500,000. Monarque then three-bet jammed all-in for 2.3 million and Asatorian snap-called, having Monarque slightly covered.
After both stacks were verified, Monarque was eliminated and Asatorian rocketed up the leaderboard.
Peter Chien raised to 100,000 from the hijack and Eric Afriat three-bet to 225,000 from the cutoff. Chien called.
The flop came 
and Chien checked. Afriat bet 126,000 and Chien check-raised to 400,000. Afriat called.
The turn was the 
. Chien bet 300,000 and Afriat moved all-in for 2,014,000. Chien had 977,000 behind and tank-called.
Chien tabled 
for a set, while Afriat held 
for the nut flush. The river was the 
and Chien was eliminated.
Level: 13
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
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