Players are now on a 10-minute break. With 34 players remaining and bust-outs happening rapidly, the end of day is near. Play will stop with 13 runners left.
Jean Francois Betournay was one of three players to see the flop for 3,500. The board came [7c4s2] and the two players checked to Betournay. He went all in for 22,400, which was bigger than the 14,500 pot. His two opponents folded and he won the pot.
Vo Victor Ly opened on the button to 5,000 and Misha Olof Alexander Peters shoved all in for about 18,000. Ly called and showed . He was racing with Peters' . The race ended pretty quickly when the flop came and Peters didn't catch up.
Nick-Real Seide has added another casualty to his list and another massive pot has been shipped his way. Holding , Seide had Charles La Boissonniere all-in and at risk preflop with . Seide caught an ace on the turn and it held through the river to eliminate La Boissonniere. Seide is the top stack in the room once again.
There are 22 players remaining in Day 1a of the No Limit Quantam Tournament. This event is only the start of the schedule for the World Cup of Cards at Playground Card Room in Montreal.
The 22 remaining players are competing for 13 Day 2 spots and a CAD $400 prize. The average is just under 30 big blinds at 87,800.
The chips are flying at the table bossed by Nick-Real Seide. He was the beneficiary again just moments ago.
Seide had his opponent, Marcel Andre peroval all-in and at risk on a flop holding . He was way ahead of Peroval's and held through the and falling on the turn and river.
The very next hand a preflop raise-war ended with Andrew Boujaoude having his opponent all-in and at risk.
Boujaoude:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Boujaoude's spiked river-flush won the hand busting his opponent.