Benoit Beaulac is the far-and-away leader at the end of Day 1a in WPT National Montreal. He finished the day with 648,000, which was more than half the chips in play.
Sebastien Proulx (216,000) is the next closest player and finished just above Fabio Luongo (211,000). Luongo got out of the gates early, playing many hands during the early levels. He cracked 100,000 early in the day and managed to work up to over 200,000 on the final hand of the day when he eliminated Sanjeepan Sathavism in sixth place. Each of the remaining players is guaranteed CAD $1,500 and will return on Wednesday for Day 2.
Day 1b starts tomorrow at 10 a.m. and is the second of seven total starting flights.
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Sanjeepan Sathasivam was eliminated in sixth place ending Day 1a of WTP National Montreal.
On the final hand, Benoit Beaulac opened to 8,000 and Fabio Luongo reraised to 22,000. Sathasivam reraised all in to 74,500. Beaulac folded and Luongo called. Luongo showed against the of Sathasivam.
Luongo pumped his fist when the flop came and shook Sathasivam's hand when the turn, , and the river, , eliminating Sathasivam in sixth place.
The remaining five players will now bag for Day 2 of WPT National Montreal.
Patrick Boisvert was eliminated by Benoit Beaulac shortly after the players broke to one table. He got all in with on a flop against the of Beaulac. The board didn't fall in his favor and he was eliminated in tenth place.
Sebastien Proulx earned a huge double up when he called Sammy Chao's all in.
The flop was and Chao and Proulx got all in. The action was so fast, but it seemed like Chao shoved all in and Proulx snap-called. Proulx turned over and Chao audibly sighed. He turned over .
The turn was the and the river was the , which didn't change a thing. Proulx earned a double up with his 54,000 chip stack.
Day 1a of the WPT National Montreal is going strong with 53 players remaining of the 64 entries. William Blais is off to a solid start with almost 60,000 from his original 15,000 starting stack. On this hand, he knocks out Badri Abboud.
The hand started when Laurence Louie opened to 650 and Abboud called in position. Blais was sitting on the button and he raised to 2,350. Both Louie and Abboud called.
When all three players checked the flop, it looked like there might not be much action. However, the turn was the and Blais was last to act. He made it 4,000 and Louie folded. Abboud called and the two players were heads up to the river.
The river was the and Abboud checked to Blais for a third time. Blais went all in, putting Abboud at risk. Abboud didn't take too long to calll and Blais turned over for two pair. Abboud mucked his hand and handed his chips over to the dealer.
Isabelle Tremblay is part of the Day 1a field at WPT National Montreal. She is sitting with a little more than half of the starting stack. She became a well known name in Canada after four seasons in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. She currently has $321 in tournament winnings with only one cash.
The WPT National would be as good a time as any to make a deep run and earn her first four-figure poker score. The CAD $400,000 Guarantee and seven starting flights should build a healthy prize pool.
Welcome to Day 1a of the World Poker Tour (WPT) National Montreal. The $600 NL Hold'em event aligned with the World Cup of Cards hosted by Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec boasts a $400,000 guarantee with seven starting flights. The event will run between August 19-25.
Playground has been a favorite stop for the WPT in Canada. This will be the ninth time a champion is crowned by the WPT inside Playground. Some former champions include Jonathan Roy, Jason Comtois, Amir Babakhani, Jared Mahoney, Sheraz Nasir, and Derrick Rosenbarger.
Each Day 1 will pay 12% of the starting field and play down to the final 5%. Payouts will be $750, $1,000 or $1,250 based on where a player busts. This is a re-entry event and players will have the option to re-enter on any Day 1 before registration closes at the end of the break following Level 8. Players may choose to play multiple Day 1’s even if they have previously qualified. Only a player’s best stack will carry over to Day 2, though any forfeited stack will be worth a bonus $1,500.
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flop, it looked like there might not be much action. However, the turn was the 
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