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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.